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Match Thread: Charlton Athletic v Lincoln City | Tues 4th May 2021 7pm

Oggy Red
Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
edited May 2021 in General Charlton
Lincoln. We should have played them a month ago when they were in a dire run of form, before declaring themselves Covid victims ....... which gave them breathing space to reset. It did make Golfie cross.

Now they are the division's form team and have already clinched their playoff qualifying place.
What does our nice Mr Adkins have to say? “We need to win the game, it’s as simple as that." 

Well, in the immortal words of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, "May the fourth be with you".
Star Wars fans may groan. I can't say I blame them.

Hamstrung DJ is still absent. Maybe one or 2 others have niggles, but Nads has said he's going to put out a team to win the game.
Watch this space.




Charlton: Amos; Matthews, Innis, Famewo, Purrington; Forster-Caskey, Watson, Gilbey; Maatsen, Millar; Stockley.

Subs: Maynard-Brewer, Gunter, Pearce, Pratley, Morgan, Aneke, Washington.





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All on Valley Pass .......... Scott Minto will host the Preview show, broadcast from 6.15pm.
Starring Curbs and Charlton legend, Bradley Pritchaaaaaard! 

Gawd, we need to win tonight. Sh*t or bust!
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    edited May 2021
    Hope in some respect we get put out of our misery tonight.

    If we play shite and somehow get a 90th minute winner its just going to drag things on

    If we play really well though and get a deserved victory I wont mind as much.

    In some ways it'll be the first time since 2017 where we'd be going into the final day with nothing to play for:

    2020: Relegation @ Leeds
    2019: Managed to bump ourselves into third
    2018: Stretching it a bit but Plymouth could have beaten us to 6th on Goal Difference if I remember rightly

    Although with the last one they had a hell of a job to try and achieve it
  • KettsJohn
    KettsJohn Posts: 1,210
    It feels a bit irrelevant this one. Feel ambivalent but football is a funny old game. Can Burton and Stanley do is a favour on Saturday. Still need to win both games ourselves and we are at home of course. Hope for a positive line up at the very least.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    edited May 2021
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Hope in some respect we get put out of our misery tonight.

    If we play shite and somehow get a 90th minute winner its just going to drag things on


    Can't agree with that, Forever, old chap.

    We're Charlton supporters, we've done time and bear the scars ....... we've chosen a football life of (usually) misery.
    It's what we do. :smile:
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,454

  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    KettsJohn said:
    It feels a bit irrelevant this one. Feel ambivalent but football is a funny old game. Can Burton and Stanley do is a favour on Saturday. Still need to win both games ourselves and we are at home of course. Hope for a positive line up at the very least.
    That's the problem, my friend.

    We're at home. :neutral:




  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    I’ve got a real irrational hatred of Lincoln, so hope we give them a good hiding. Failing that, Inniss first goal, anytime scorer or last goalscorer will do me nicely. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    edited May 2021
    Back to 4-3-3 by the looks of things with Famewo in for Pearce and Matthews back in for Gunter

    Purrington and Watson also back in the squad
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    No Pearce tonight - we have a chance.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    KettsJohn said:
    It feels a bit irrelevant this one. Feel ambivalent but football is a funny old game. Can Burton and Stanley do is a favour on Saturday. Still need to win both games ourselves and we are at home of course. Hope for a positive line up at the very least.
    This one is only irrelevant if we lose it. 

    To be honest, even though the footy has been crap at times, it cannot be denied to run it this close with the season we have gives heart. 

    It's not success, but many of us knew deep down in November/December we weren't going to get promoted, who knows if we would have run it even closer with a sooner change of management. 

    Just be pleased we have our club, we have our owner and come the start of the new season, we might even have our seats back. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Back to 4-3-3 by the looks of things with Famewo in for Pearce and Matthews back in for Gunter

    Purrington and Watson also back in the squad
    Yes, back to Nigel's favoured formation...
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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,626
    All our firepower is on the bench......unless either Millar or Maatsen can clear the first defender & put the ball on Stockleys head.

    Glad I'm not watching the stream tonight.
  • KettsJohn
    KettsJohn Posts: 1,210
    No Shinnie and Aneke on the bench. Oh well consistent at least. 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Oggy Red said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Hope in some respect we get put out of our misery tonight.

    If we play shite and somehow get a 90th minute winner its just going to drag things on


    Can't agree with that, Forever, old chap.

    We're Charlton supporters, we've done time and bear the scars ....... we've chosen a football life of (usually) misery.
    It's what we do. :smile:
    Accrington was just Sarr knocking the ball past Phillips at Wembley. It was a catalyst for us to up our game and go at Sunderland.

    Let's hope the players up their game and fight to the very end of the season.

    It's not expected, it's demanded. 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Jorge Grant starts for Lincoln tonight, even more reason for you to avoid the game Golfie?


  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    I was hoping for an Aneke start. Shame but happy with the rest of the team.
  • SamB09
    SamB09 Posts: 901
    Adkins says we must win but leaves aneke on the bench and shinnie not in the squad. I think i will save my tenner tonight..
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited May 2021
    Amos
    Matthews - Inniss - Famewo - Purrington

    F.Caskey - Watson - Gilbey

    Maatsen - Stockley - Millar

    Subs M.Brewer, Gunter, Pearce, Pratley, Morgan, Aneke, Washington

    Think I prefer mine Nige : 

    Dazzler21 said:
    Expect a return to 4-3-3 not necessarily what I want, but what I expect. 

    If I had to choose I'd have these players in it.

    Amos

    Matthews - Inniss - Famewo - Purrington 

    Shinnie - F.Caskey - Gilbey

    Millar - Aneke - Washington

    Subs: M.Brewer, Oshilaja, Maatsen, Morgan, Henry, Clayden (assuming Jaiyesimi still injured), Stockley

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    COYR
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    anyone not watching the TV show and has freeview TV, the game is on BBC Radio Lincolnshire which is 722 on the Virgin media site

    Would like to have seen another striker in there for either Maatsen or Watson. We need to stop Grant the Lincoln 10 and their strikers are in very good form. GOTTA WIN THIS ONE .. attack attack attack
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  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Is it a goodbye and thanks captaincy tonight? 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    A modern 4-3-3 with width, pace and passing triangles for the optimists and 4-5-1 with hoofed balls up to a lone Stockley for the pessimists.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,917
    edited May 2021
    Maybe I'm over thinking it, but I guess chucks is off in the summer. It's literally a shit or bust game, let him run himself into the ground and take him off when he's done. Last 10 is pointless and wtf shinniesta has done wrong I don't know.

  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    No Shinnie in the squad is very disappointing. I guess NA doesn't rate him, yet I think he is worth having on the bench at least, anyway lets see how this pans out.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    shine166 said:
    Maybe I'm over thinking it, but I guess chucks is off in the summer. It's literally a shit or bust game, let him run himself into the ground and take him off when he's done. Last 10 is pointless. 
    I cannot understand the reliance on Stockley. He's got 7 in 21 is it now? 1 in 3 is good, but it ruins how we play. Aneke allows us to have two styles, passing with low crosses and lump it up. 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Jorge Grant starts for Lincoln tonight, even more reason for you to avoid the game Golfie?


    I see Lincoln have borrowed last season's Charlton kit for this match.

    Anyone else feel there could be a colour clash tonight? :smile:




  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,665
    edited May 2021
    Redmidland said:
    No Shinnie in the squad is very disappointing. I guess NA doesn't rate him, yet I think he is worth having on the bench at least, anyway lets see how this pans out.
    Bonkers if he doesn't rate him, he's been one of our better players this season.
  • cafc4life
    cafc4life Posts: 4,632
    Sick of this one striker lark and if this is how Adkins chooses to set up next season then expect pelters quite early. What had Chuks got to do to start? Doubt we’ll see him play for us again after Saturday . I’d be off too if I’d got the treatment he has . 
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,338
    ricky_otto said:
    I’ve got a real irrational hatred of Lincoln, so hope we give them a good hiding. Failing that, Inniss first goal, anytime scorer or last goalscorer will do me nicely. 
    You've got to explain that one!

    What on earth have Lincoln ever done to you?
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    charlton_hero said:
    Redmidland said:
    No Shinnie in the squad is very disappointing. I guess NA doesn't rate him, yet I think he is worth having on the bench at least, anyway lets see how this pans out.
    Bonkers if he doesn't rate him, he's been one of our better players this season.
    Doesn't say much to be fair. 
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