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Post-match Thread: Sunderland v Charlton | Sat 10 April 2021
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MuttleyCAFC said:I think generally there is a lot of respect between both sets of fans. They have every reason to hate us and they may have even more in May0
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hoof_it_up_to_benty said:MuttleyCAFC said:I think generally there is a lot of respect between both sets of fans. They have every reason to hate us and they may have even more in May0
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Maybe they won't see winning them as a bonus but they will probably feel less pressure to win them than Sunderland players.0
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I do think a bit mental that the way things are looking we will play either Portsmouth or Blackpool in the semifinals then probably Sunderland again at Wembley. Another them and us final0
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MuttleyCAFC said:Maybe they won't see winning them as a bonus but they will probably feel less pressure to win them than Sunderland players.1
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I hope Sunderland beat Blackpool Saturday.0
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cafcfan1990 said:MuttleyCAFC said:Maybe they won't see winning them as a bonus but they will probably feel less pressure to win them than Sunderland players.0
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I think one of Adkins strengths is people management and I'm sure he will keep the players level and professional enough to get the job done. I really cant see us not making the playoffs now only question for me is can we win them ?1
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Extraordinary shift in expectatations. We've only just won that game thanks to some goalie heroics. A lot of football still to be played. After how shit we've been this season, everything is a bonus imo.
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Chunes said:Extraordinary shift in expectatations. We've only just won that game thanks to some goalie heroics. A lot of football still to be played. After how shit we've been this season, everything is a bonus imo.4
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Chunes said:Extraordinary shift in expectatations. We've only just won that game thanks to some goalie heroics. A lot of football still to be played. After how shit we've been this season, everything is a bonus imo.
Until the beginning of March this squad was massively under performing, you can lay the blame for that where ever you like. Since then we have picked up over 2 points a game and still probably should of had more.1 -
thenewbie said:Chunes said:Extraordinary shift in expectatations. We've only just won that game thanks to some goalie heroics. A lot of football still to be played. After how shit we've been this season, everything is a bonus imo.0
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JamesSeed said:thenewbie said:Chunes said:Extraordinary shift in expectatations. We've only just won that game thanks to some goalie heroics. A lot of football still to be played. After how shit we've been this season, everything is a bonus imo.
I don't see us being good/lucky enough to replicate that all the way through to play off success.0 -
You could always say that, though. If it wasn't for hitting the post twice and making better final ball decisions when 2 on 1 we could've won 5-1. What matters is we went up against the form team in the division at their place and more than held our own, being completely on top from 20th minute to 75th.2
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I agree with the performance but nothing saying we can't see this season out being set piece legends.....Innis, Pearce, Stockley, Pratley, Gilbey, Aneke (if fit or not fouling) will be quite hard to defend at free kicks and corners.
Quite a stark difference to our team of minions earlier in the season who posed hardly any threat at set plays.0 -
Jonniesta said:You could always say that, though. If it wasn't for hitting the post twice and making better final ball decisions when 2 on 1 we could've won 5-1. What matters is we went up against the form team in the division at their place and more than held our own, being completely on top from 20th minute to 75th.0
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cafcfan1990 said:hoof_it_up_to_benty said:MuttleyCAFC said:I think generally there is a lot of respect between both sets of fans. They have every reason to hate us and they may have even more in May
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Dazzler21 said:Jonniesta said:You could always say that, though. If it wasn't for hitting the post twice and making better final ball decisions when 2 on 1 we could've won 5-1. What matters is we went up against the form team in the division at their place and more than held our own, being completely on top from 20th minute to 75th.
My point is that I personally don't think we've got good/better enough quickly enough to be realistically looking at the play offs as an outcome. It COULD happen. But I don't think the Sunderland performance/result actually shows a team that I would be confident of succeeding. (Hopeful, yes, confident, no.)0 -
thenewbie said:Dazzler21 said:Jonniesta said:You could always say that, though. If it wasn't for hitting the post twice and making better final ball decisions when 2 on 1 we could've won 5-1. What matters is we went up against the form team in the division at their place and more than held our own, being completely on top from 20th minute to 75th.
My point is that I personally don't think we've got good/better enough quickly enough to be realistically looking at the play offs as an outcome. It COULD happen. But I don't think the Sunderland performance/result actually shows a team that I would be confident of succeeding. (Hopeful, yes, confident, no.)thenewbie said:
if not for Amos' saves and some good luck we'd have lost or drawn just the same.
We were the better side. I'm sure Adkins will be saying "we can only take each game as it comes and learn as we go".
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thenewbie said:JamesSeed said:thenewbie said:Chunes said:Extraordinary shift in expectatations. We've only just won that game thanks to some goalie heroics. A lot of football still to be played. After how shit we've been this season, everything is a bonus imo.
I don't see us being good/lucky enough to replicate that all the way through to play off success.Most matches are affected by luck to some extent, and you could say this one was no exception. On the other hand, the goalie is part of the team, and if he pulls of a great save or two it’s just part of his job. You could argue that having a good goalie’s not luck.Sunderland may have put in a lot of crosses, but we earned the 2-1 I reckon.0 - Sponsored links:
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It was a tough contest but we won because we had a slight edge in crucial areas and certainly with management decision making.
A slight edge over Sunderland on one occasion does not make us world beaters.1 -
Again, I am not saying we didn't play well or that we shouldn't have won against Sunderland - we did deserve to win on the day performing as we did.
But I don't think that as a team we are consistently good enough yet that we should be expecting/hoping to get anything from the play offs.
I'm a fan of Adkins, I like him as a person and a manager and I am excited to see what he can do with some backing. But I think that talk of the play offs is still extremely premature.0 -
thenewbie said:Again, I am not saying we didn't play well or that we shouldn't have won against Sunderland - we did deserve to win on the day performing as we did.
But I don't think that as a team we are consistently good enough yet that we should be expecting/hoping to get anything from the play offs.
I'm a fan of Adkins, I like him as a person and a manager and I am excited to see what he can do with some backing. But I think that talk of the play offs is still extremely premature.
Winning them is a lottery, but it's funny how the sides with more chemistry tend to win it.0 -
Dazzler21 said:thenewbie said:Again, I am not saying we didn't play well or that we shouldn't have won against Sunderland - we did deserve to win on the day performing as we did.
But I don't think that as a team we are consistently good enough yet that we should be expecting/hoping to get anything from the play offs.
I'm a fan of Adkins, I like him as a person and a manager and I am excited to see what he can do with some backing. But I think that talk of the play offs is still extremely premature.
Winning them is a lottery, but it's funny how the sides with more chemistry tend to win it.
We have won 2 and lost 1 play off penalty shoot out and the players and teams are remembered very differently as a result.1 -
thenewbie said:Chunes said:Extraordinary shift in expectatations. We've only just won that game thanks to some goalie heroics. A lot of football still to be played. After how shit we've been this season, everything is a bonus imo.
Right now, I'm not thinking any further ahead than our next game.
That result (and those on that day, and tonight, of course) is all that matters.
Win the playoffs? Why not?
But it's too far ahead and a distraction.
One game at a time.
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Cafc43v3r said:Dazzler21 said:thenewbie said:Again, I am not saying we didn't play well or that we shouldn't have won against Sunderland - we did deserve to win on the day performing as we did.
But I don't think that as a team we are consistently good enough yet that we should be expecting/hoping to get anything from the play offs.
I'm a fan of Adkins, I like him as a person and a manager and I am excited to see what he can do with some backing. But I think that talk of the play offs is still extremely premature.
Winning them is a lottery, but it's funny how the sides with more chemistry tend to win it.
We have won 2 and lost 1 play off penalty shoot out and the players and teams are remembered very differently as a result.
The team that won was the one with more chemistry. How do we know they had more chemistry? Because they won.
That's not to downplay the huge improvement in morale and general team spirit that Adkins has overseen but frankly in football (especially in something like the play offs) then luck is as big a part of it as anything else. An absolute top drawer rocket goal or save or even an absolute dropped bollock of a mistake can be as decisive as any "chemistry."0 -
Dazzler21 said:Jonniesta said:You could always say that, though. If it wasn't for hitting the post twice and making better final ball decisions when 2 on 1 we could've won 5-1. What matters is we went up against the form team in the division at their place and more than held our own, being completely on top from 20th minute to 75th.
It's only human nature, I suppose.
Others seem to believe that where we are today is where we'll be at the finish - and that nothing else is likely to change.
If it's raining now, it'll never stop and the sun will never come out.
Personally, I prefer to see the possibilities, and recognise what we're capable of, even though there's always the chance we may not quite achieve it. But you never know.
Remember, it's not only our team that may cock up ..... you can bet that others will too. Guaranteed!
And on that basis: all to play for!
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Charlton and @SunderlandAFC set a virtual attendance record for League One on Saturday with over 14,000 UK passes sold, smashing the previous record of 10,36319
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The Prince-e-Paul said:How tight were them shorts on that play-off with Leeds. They looked tighter than Kylie Minogue's gold hotpants. What a night. Lennie said that he thought that that was the right format for a play-off, one from each division. Winner takes all.0
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We have an outside chance of promotion.
Either League 1 or the championship I reckon next season is gonna be great.1