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

eastterrace6168
eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,715
edited November 2023 in General Charlton
Today the glamour of the FA Cup 🏆 comes to The Valley, when we welcome Cray Valley Paper Mills FC here after the shortest trip imaginable from their Middle Park Avenue Eltham home, The Artic Stadium, just down the road from my old school, no longer there, but that's another story...
I expect that they will be bringing every one of their supporters, and also expect a match full of up's and down's for both sides, but I also expect us to progress into the next round, and wish Cray Valley a good game and day out on the hallowed turf...what's the betting that Lisbie's lad gets on the scoresheet in front of The Covered End...🤷‍♂️

The line up will be interesting, but here we go...

Tayo Edun and Conor McGrandles make their returns to the starting XI for this afternoon’s FA Cup first-round tie..

Edun hasn’t played since Michael Appleton’s first game in charge against Stevenage after suffering a hamstring injury in training, while McGrandles has been out with a knee injury.

They are joined in a much-changed starting line-up by Charlton debutant Sam Walker. The 6ft 6in goalkeeper joined the Addicks in October and comes in for Ashley Maynard-Brewer, who is named as a substitute.

Charlton are likely to line-up in a 4-3-3 formation with James Abankwah, Lucas Ness, Terell Thomas and Edun starting in a back four in front of Walker.

McGrandles joins Scott Fraser, wearing the captain’s armband, and Jamaican international Karoy Anderson in midfield, behind a front three of Chem Campbell, Slobodan Tedić and Charlie Kirk.

Maynard-Brewer is joined on the bench by Nathan Asiimwe, Tennai Watson, Michael Hector, George Dobson, Louie Watson, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Miles Leaburn and Alfie May.

Charlton: Walker; Abankwah, Ness, Thomas, Edun; McGrandles, Anderson, Fraser(c); C.Campbell, Tedić, Kirk

Subs: Maynard-Brewer, Asiimwe, T.Watson, Hector, Dobson, L.Watson, Blackett-Taylor, Leaburn, May

Good lineup, with backup on the bench if needed



2nd round draw...Away to Gillingham awaits...




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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,202
    Very strong bench.

    Glad we're taking it seriously and respecting Cray Valley, especially having CBT available - Although a little disappointed we wont see any other youngsters.

    Going for a 4-0 win... Hope Cray get a goal though
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,859
    Absolute madness 
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,972
    Happy with that. Should be strong enough for a comfortable win without needing to risk a Millwall fan crunching Leaburn or CBT 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,233
    Risky risky starting XI that. Kirk and Fraser in the same team against a side who, at a minimum, are going to run their bollocks off, makes me very nervous. 
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,057
    How close is that starting 11 to the 11 who tried to throw away a 3 goal lead up at Wigan?
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,439
    Anyone want to put their neck out and say who's going to pull up injured first out of Edun and McGrandles?
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,839
    Garrymanilow said:
    Anyone want to put their neck out and say who's going to pull up injured first out of Edun and McGrandles?
    Aneke. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,434
    11 changes, giving all the lads who started at Wigan a well earned rest while still putting out a team that should win comfortably. Well done Micky Apples.
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,402
    Pleased to see a good mix of players with a strong bench.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,901
    wmcf123 said:
    Absolute madness 
    One step beyond 😉

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  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,358
    EveshamAddick said:
    How close is that starting 11 to the 11 who tried to throw away a 3 goal lead up at Wigan?
    And how good are the Cray Valley PM team compared to the Wigan team

    I mean I get we have to show respect to the opposition 

    But come on there is no one who can honestly say the team we have put out is not good enough to be beating a team like CVPM 

    We haven't out out an under 18s team, we have put out a team of senior pros who have played league 1 football this season 
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,213
    McStandstill in the same starting line-up as Kirk in a flat out race for the record lowest scoring stat bank average, you’ll all be glued to your seats…
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,115
    I’ve arrived with a minibus full of kids from the community centre on middle park avenue. They’re so excited, for many of them it’s their first game. Hoping that some get the bug.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,618
    What I was expecting, a team made up of mostly squad players, but not a bunch of random youth, with a strong bench incase it goes tits up 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,465
    All the available loan players feature in the 20, which answers one question I had.

    VERY strong bench, dare I say too strong, as it would have been nice to have had a couple of youngsters who aren't part of the current matchday squad, to bring on if we're say 4-0 up.

    I imagine Alfie May will be desperate to get on, and score. 
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,757
    Three of the CVPM subs from the same year of my sons school.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,465
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Very strong bench.

    Glad we're taking it seriously and respecting Cray Valley, especially having CBT available - Although a little disappointed we wont see any other youngsters.

    Going for a 4-0 win... Hope Cray get a goal though
    As I predicted a 4-1 win, I really hope Cray get a consolation goal  ;)
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,057
    paulie8290 said:
    EveshamAddick said:
    How close is that starting 11 to the 11 who tried to throw away a 3 goal lead up at Wigan?
    And how good are the Cray Valley PM team compared to the Wigan team

    I mean I get we have to show respect to the opposition 

    But come on there is no one who can honestly say the team we have put out is not good enough to be beating a team like CVPM 

    We haven't out out an under 18s team, we have put out a team of senior pros who have played league 1 football this season 
    Just remembering this:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8340994.stm
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,115

  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 27,159
    Hmmm. Definitely a "go on then, show me what you can do" line-up that one. Hopefully Appleton's team talk will be along the lines of "look at Barnsley, look at Pompey, you can't take this for granted" and we actually manage a decent whole 90 minute performance for once. If we do our only waking up at half time thing, it could get a bit twitchy in the stands.

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  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,691
    Risky starting line-up imo. I hope Appleton knows what he's doing.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,799
    killerandflash said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Very strong bench.

    Glad we're taking it seriously and respecting Cray Valley, especially having CBT available - Although a little disappointed we wont see any other youngsters.

    Going for a 4-0 win... Hope Cray get a goal though
    As I predicted a 4-1 win, I really hope Cray get a consolation goal  ;)
    I don't. I'm hoping for a double figured massacre and a clean sheet, although with that midfield, it simply won't happen.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,255
    Strong bench. Nice of us to start with ten men to give the underdogs a chance.
  • Jonniesta
    Jonniesta Posts: 1,173
    Love that line up as they pretty much all have something to prove. How many are capable of proving it? 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,983
    It’s the best bench I can remember but I’m not happy with that starting line up . Total lack of respect for the opposition and the paying public .  I hope we don’t have to use the subs to avoid an embarrassment. 
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 5,006
    That is a poor side relative to what we can field and is not taking it seriously. 

    Not saying we won’t win but it’s not strong. 

    It’s not right to make so many changes this early in the season. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,434
    To use a @Leuth ism - we really are a scarred fanbase.

    There is an infinitely small chance that that squad isn’t good enough to win this comfortably.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,060
    Garrymanilow said:
    Anyone want to put their neck out and say who's going to pull up injured first out of Edun and McGrandles?
    I'm going to predict they collide with each other going for the same ball and its a mutual injury.

    Because Charlton.
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,402
    Comfortable home win, surely, 4-0.
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 5,006
    edited November 2023
    Callumcafc said:
    To use a @Leuth ism - we really are a scarred fanbase.

    There is an infinitely small chance that that squad isn’t good enough to win this comfortably.
    Not the whole point. 

    We should be playing our better players unless nursing injuries get them working out how to be their best in every league game (because we aren’t yet) and get the confidence from a big win. 

    Just progressing is not the only opportunity. 

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