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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

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  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    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).
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,485
    lancashire lad said:
    will the replay be on TV
    Think it's nailed on isn't it? 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,513
    lancashire lad said:
    will the replay be on TV
    Would anyone watch it if it was...🙄
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    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
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,889
    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
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Appleton creates a humiliation. There are no excuses.
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    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
    Numbers Posts: 834
    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.
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    edited November 2023
    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
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    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
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,126
    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
    IdleHans Posts: 10,965
    lancashire lad said:
    will the replay be on TV
    Not on mine
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    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
    ct_addick Posts: 4,333
    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
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,619
    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
    IAgree Posts: 1,839
    Fumbluff said:
    Anyone surprised that a poor lower league manager gets poor results?
    Seriously??
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    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.
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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,979
    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
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,671
    This performance and result shows our strength in depth is fucking shit 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    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
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    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
    IAgree Posts: 1,839
    seth plum said:
    Appleton creates a humiliation. There are no excuses.
    You must be absolutely delighted

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  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    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
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    SantaClaus said:
    Feels like a lot of our fans are only focusing on the negatives.
    We've already been through the positives.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    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
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    Well done Cray Valley. I think they deserved a draw. Disappointing from us. Was expecting more. 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,513
    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...😉

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