MATCH THREAD (+POST p23): Charlton Athl v Cray Valley PM: FA Cup 🏆1st Rd: Sun 5 Nov 2023 | KO 17:30

NornIrishAddick

How many of us joked to ourselves that we might hold on for a draw when Fraser scored?

Any half decent player, out of contract in the Summer, would be a fool to stay.

We're not even organised enough to be a pitiful shambles.

That said, thank you all for the updates, the only good thing about this match (other than seeing Kevin Lisbie again).

cafc_4life

limeygent said:

This one's down to Appleton.

Have a day off. Did you want him to go full strength against a pub team? 

Team he selected should have been enough to be comfortable. They were shit. End of. 

Talal

lancashire lad said:

will the replay be on TV

Think it's nailed on isn't it? 

eastterrace6168

lancashire lad said:

will the replay be on TV

Would anyone watch it if it was...🙄

MillwallFan

Wow. All pisstaking aside that was a great watch for a neutral. Shows the FA cup is still the best knock out cup competition going. Unlucky lads but well done cray valley. They was superb. You’ll probably beat them comfortably in the replay though 

killerandflash

That starting 11 should have been good enough to easily win.

BUT the attitude had to be right. I thought we started the second half slowly, whereas they really gave it a go. Once they got the goal, they were further lifted, while we got worse when we tried to chase the game 

valleynick66

Appleton better be honest post match and say we were poor and his selection was poor. 

If he comes out with the usual nonsense he isn’t credible. 

seth plum

Appleton creates a humiliation. There are no excuses.

jacob_CAFC

The players out there should have been more than capable winning today, not down to Appleton. I'm not convinced by him but not getting a clear win is just pathetic 

Numbers

Totally embarrassing, now we’ve got another game we could do without. I’d play the u18 team next time. If we go through so be it. If not,  fuck it.

ForeverAddickted

eastterrace6168 said:

lancashire lad said:

will the replay be on TV

Would anyone watch it if it was...🙄

Of course... Its not just about clamouring for tickets to Old Trafford or Wembley

Briston_Addick

LoOkOuT said:

Thanks everyone, let’s carry on here with what is sure to be a glorious post-match thread!

Better rename it the "Sweary Mary Thread".

This thread should only be available after the watershed.

Fumbluff

Callumcafc said:

DDOUBLEE said:

Callumcafc said:

Reminder: our U18s beat Cray Valley 3-2 in August.

We fielded eleven full time professionals that should have had far too much for them.

Appleton massively let down by the players on the day.

Shouldn’t be making 11 changes either 

Why not? Individually every player that started today’s game for us would be, on paper, Cray’s best player.

Should have started with the big guns like May and Leaburn who were on the pitch for 20 minutes and didn’t manage to do anything either?

Kirk wouldn’t.

I’d take any of theirs instead of Kirk, even the fat keeper

IdleHans

lancashire lad said:

will the replay be on TV

Not on mine

Callumcafc

cafc_4life said:

limeygent said:

This one's down to Appleton.

Have a day off. Did you want him to go full strength against a pub team? 

Team he selected should have been enough to be comfortable. They were shit. End of. 

So impossibly shit that they couldn’t beat a team our U18s beat three months ago.

That’s the bottom line for me.

ct_addick

Pathetic performance…..Ness should never play for us again….he is a gormless waste of space……one of the worst center half performances I have seen

Covered_End_Lad

Never want to see Kirk in a Charlton top again, he is a disgrace 

letthegoodtimesroll

On the bright side surely that must have got the message through to Appleton that fucking about with the line up, or not taking early action to replace a player when he’s having a shit game, is not acceptable.

He better get it right at Fratton Park

IAgree

Fumbluff said:

Anyone surprised that a poor lower league manager gets poor results?

Seriously??

NornIrishAddick

supaclive said:

It isn't Appleton's fault
He didn't sign Abankwah, Campbell, Ness, Taylor, Edun, Fraser etc

We simply have no bollocks
No depth 
No pride to do a professional job

We have plenty of bollocks, just about everything that happened on the pitch was utter bollocks.

ValleyGary

Callumcafc said:

DDOUBLEE said:

Callumcafc said:

Reminder: our U18s beat Cray Valley 3-2 in August.

We fielded eleven full time professionals that should have had far too much for them.

Appleton massively let down by the players on the day.

Shouldn’t be making 11 changes either 

Why not? Individually every player that started today’s game for us would be, on paper, Cray’s best player.

Should have started with the big guns like May and Leaburn who were on the pitch for 20 minutes and didn’t manage to do anything either?

I personally prefer to play a stronger team than that from the off then make changes at 2/3-0. We know Kirk is useless, Tedic below average, Ness a liability. I can’t believe any of us or Appleton needed any reassurance of that before today.

blackpool72

This performance and result shows our strength in depth is fucking shit 

Exiled_Addick

Was Abankwah that bad? I thought he was one of the brighter ones first half. Admittedly with next to zero competition. Campbell and Anderson probably the other two that played with something close to the energy required. 

It’s the more “senior” players that need to take the biggest share of blame for that. Fraser as captain an absolute joke. Kirk pulling out of challenges that were 80:20 in his favour. McGrandles invisible. Tedic jogging everywhere.

We didn’t even look any fitter than them. 

carly burn

I'll say it again, theres not a veterans team in the country that would let Charlie Kirk get anywhere near their first team!

IAgree

seth plum said:

Appleton creates a humiliation. There are no excuses.

You must be absolutely delighted……..

palarsehater

People defending Appleton. 

He’s employed to manage - end of 

he put out a weakened side, if there not good enough jog them on down the road, don’t wanna be here can do one. 

There professional players should of seen them off and couldn’t - useless as per usual clubs an embarrassment 

Briston_Addick

SantaClaus said:

Feels like a lot of our fans are only focusing on the negatives.

We've already been through the positives.

Callumcafc

Fumbluff said:

Callumcafc said:

DDOUBLEE said:

Callumcafc said:

Reminder: our U18s beat Cray Valley 3-2 in August.

We fielded eleven full time professionals that should have had far too much for them.

Appleton massively let down by the players on the day.

Shouldn’t be making 11 changes either 

Why not? Individually every player that started today’s game for us would be, on paper, Cray’s best player.

Should have started with the big guns like May and Leaburn who were on the pitch for 20 minutes and didn’t manage to do anything either?

Kirk wouldn’t.

I’d take any of theirs instead of Kirk, even the fat keeper

Show me a Cray Valley player that has over 200 EFL appearances and over 30 EFL goals and I’ll admit they have an individual player better than Charlie Kirk.

swordfish

Well done Cray Valley. I think they deserved a draw. Disappointing from us. Was expecting more. 

eastterrace6168

ForeverAddickted said:

eastterrace6168 said:

lancashire lad said:

will the replay be on TV

Would anyone watch it if it was...🙄

Of course... Its not just about clamouring for tickets to Old Trafford or Wembley

Sure there ain't another Grand prix due FA...😉