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MATCH THREAD: Charlton Athletic vs Burton Albion - Saturday 3rd May 2025 - 3pm Kick-Off

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    No Small ?
    He’s off…🤷‍♂️
    Thought I could smell something funny
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,907
    We can kiss goodbye to promotion if Brewers in goal. Pray for Mannion 
    Think it's more about getting AMB some minutes and match sharpness post injury just incase he's needed in the playoffs. Doubt there is anything untoward with Mannion.
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    MarcusH26 said:
    A lot stronger than I was perhaps expecting. 
    Thought we may have rested one of the Strikers

    Surprised that Mannion is missing though, dont really need to rest a Goalkeeper do you?
    What do you mean?

    The number of times he's gone down crook in matches over the last couple of months and requiring treatment he's obviously in need of a rest ...

    😉
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    Why take such a risk? That team's just asking for trouble.
    Start strong, get a lead, take off the important players and get minutes into the fringe players' legs.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,986
    Really interested to see how Mitchell does 
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,907
    Why take such a risk? That team's just asking for trouble.
    I agree. An injury or suspension to either TC or Godden could kill us. 
    I count 7 crucial first teamers in that line up. I think we'd be screwed in any of them went down.
    Can't go 100% risk free. There will have been conversations with the medical team, there's a week to the first leg. For some it'll be better to play them and keep their match sharpness and the only risk of injury will be a freak injury that could happen in training. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    That's exactly the sort of team I was expecting, based on what Jones said. 

    Don't play the players with injury issues, but play a strong team to finish the season well and take winning momentum into the playoffs.

    You can't rest players "just in case" as injuries also happen in training.

    I'm pleased Mitchell has got the nod over McIntyre, a more natural replacement.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    Line up is a good compromise i m o .. a back four, experimental midfield and regular attack
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    edited May 3
    Oggy Red said:
    Wow... We've been abandoned by @eastterrace6168
    Yeah, he's only gone and supporting the team - instead of us! 
    If he had anything about him he'd be able to do both ...

    😉
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,986
    Line up is a good compromise i m o .. a back four, experimental midfield and regular attack
    It’s still a back 5. Watson and Edwards WBs with Ramsay, Mitchell, Gillesphey CBs
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    Last game of the season that I'll be able to relax and enjoy
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    fenaddick said:
    Burton make FIVE changes


    They're playing their formation dancing XI today.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,800
    Best to keep your keeper fit or not suspended for the play offs, and Will kept going down all the time around the 23rd minute 🤨
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    Last game of the season that I'll be able to relax and enjoy
    Not even the second leg of the semi-final when we're bringing in a four-goal lead?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    Last game of the season that I'll be able to relax and enjoy
    Not even the second leg of the semi-final when we're bringing in a four-goal lead?
    Oh you naïve soul :D
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,651
    fenaddick said:
    Burton make FIVE changes


    They're playing their formation dancing XI today.

    Or practicing their tackling.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    fenaddick said:
    Line up is a good compromise i m o .. a back four, experimental midfield and regular attack
    It’s still a back 5. Watson and Edwards WBs with Ramsay, Mitchell, Gillesphey CBs
    It's not a straightforward back 3 or 5 system though, as otherwise you'd have a left winger in TC playing ahead of a left wingback in Edwards.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,555
    Last game of the season that I'll be able to relax and enjoy
    Will you still be saying that when we are 6-0 up with five minutes to go and us needing another to finish 3rd?
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    My dad's come down to this game today and he made a wonderful suggestion re the play-offs.

    We're in the play-offs and so are Sunderland (albeit ours is Div 3, theirs is Div 2). If (when) the Black Cats lose in the semi or the final can we then play them in another play-off final, for old time's sake, with the winner taking the Div 2 spot?

    Gives us two bites at the cherry ...
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  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    fenaddick said:
    Burton make FIVE changes


    They're playing their formation dancing XI today.

    Or practicing their tackling.
    Feet that high when tackling won't result in a free kick to us. ☹️
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    Last game of the season that I'll be able to relax and enjoy
    Will you still be saying that when we are 6-0 up with five minutes to go and us needing another to finish 3rd?
    F**K!!!... Not now I wont!!!!
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,986
    fenaddick said:
    Line up is a good compromise i m o .. a back four, experimental midfield and regular attack
    It’s still a back 5. Watson and Edwards WBs with Ramsay, Mitchell, Gillesphey CBs
    It's not a straightforward back 3 or 5 system though, as otherwise you'd have a left winger in TC playing ahead of a left wingback in Edwards.
    It is, you can have wingers in front of a back 3 just like in a 343. Ours is often more hybrid because of Small but Watson doesn’t offer that. My point was more that it isn’t a back 4 than anything else 
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,907
    fenaddick said:
    Line up is a good compromise i m o .. a back four, experimental midfield and regular attack
    It’s still a back 5. Watson and Edwards WBs with Ramsay, Mitchell, Gillesphey CBs
    It's not a straightforward back 3 or 5 system though, as otherwise you'd have a left winger in TC playing ahead of a left wingback in Edwards.
    It's the lopsided back 5 we've been playing for the 2nd half of the season. Or even more. Watson in the Small role on the right as the more advanced wing back. Edwards slotting in at fullback when needed. TC up front but pulling out wide on the left at times 
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677


    More people in seats than is normally the case 20 mins before kick off.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,555
    It's definitely busier today. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    fenaddick said:
    Line up is a good compromise i m o .. a back four, experimental midfield and regular attack
    It’s still a back 5. Watson and Edwards WBs with Ramsay, Mitchell, Gillesphey CBs
    It's not a straightforward back 3 or 5 system though, as otherwise you'd have a left winger in TC playing ahead of a left wingback in Edwards.
    It's the lopsided back 5 we've been playing for the 2nd half of the season. Or even more. Watson in the Small role on the right as the more advanced wing back. Edwards slotting in at fullback when needed. TC up front but pulling out wide on the left at times 
    Edwards plays like a conventional left back, whereas Small on the right has a license to attack, just as TC on the left 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    edited May 3
    Players involved in the 1-0 win at the Pirelli Stadium


  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,555
    Mitchell looks a bit trimmer to me. Maybe that's been an issue?
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,725
    If Jones, Small, Berry and Mannion are all injured I don't think we'll enjoy the next fortnight 
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