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POSTMATCH THREAD: League 1 Play-off Final - Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient | Sunday 25th May 2025

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  • RC_CAFC
    RC_CAFC Posts: 1,754
    I’m so happy.
  • Gisappointed
    Gisappointed Posts: 985
    Great day out. I thought we controlled the match and let Orient play in front of us to no effect.
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,593
    Don't know why, but I'm exhausted. What a day though, out of this god awful league, who'd have predicted that pre-christmas.
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    edited May 25
    kinveachyaddick said:
    Was a tough watch. Don’t think we had an effort on target except for the goal but that doesn’t matter. 

    They wanted to win but we needed to… and we did. 

    Doherty had a deflected shot tipped over by the Orient keeper in the second half.
    Felt confident that Charlton would score another one, if Orient had managed to get a goal. There is real belief in the team.
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,556
    This is the post-match thread from the Crawley game on 3 December
    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/99000/post-match-thread-charlton-athletic-v-crawley-town-tuesday-3rd-december-2024/p1

    As much as we shouldn't rewrite history and forget how awful we were at the time (all the criticisms were 100% valid), the transformation that Nathan Jones has brought about since then is absolutely extraordinary.

    Well done Nathan and the players, and thank you.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    https://youtu.be/OUK45zEdfLA?si=a66jQyfriDHZbTOE
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,905
    Croydon said:
    Just bumped into Thierry Small on Wembley Way. Walking around in his shirt and medal 😂
    He definitely seems to love it here I hope it’s enough for him to sign a 3 year contract
  • peterreeves
    peterreeves Posts: 1,062
    Like most fans, absolutely drained after that. 

    Completely different feelings to the previous two play offs, but I don't think we needed to get out of 3rd gear today, our defenders were amazing and Mannion I take my hat off to you brilliant handling all day.

    Curbs was right, we are a big club with a great fan base but we need to ensure we harness that now and push on.

    Charlton owners.... Over to you! 
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  • AdTheAddicK
    AdTheAddicK Posts: 3,379
    I LOVE THIS CLUB.
  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 1,976
    I was convinced that we would lose today as I had seen us win 2 play off finals at Wembley.

    Thanks Charlton for proving me wrong.

    COYRs


  • Arthur_Trudgill
    Arthur_Trudgill Posts: 464
    Amazing.

    View from block 527 was lovely.

    My goals now are to:

    drink whisky

    check when the fixture list comes out for the CHAMPIONSHIP (Thursday, 26 June, 12pm)

    buy Valley Gold to support the academy and get (good) away and tournament tickets

    decide which aways I can convince my partner to come to: Ipswich for her family in Felixstowe, Sheffield Wednesday for our son's girlfriend's family, Bristol City to see my brother, Norwich for her family in Lowestoft, Oxford for the uni.

    And ... this 4 day week will just fly.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Callumcafc said:
    https://youtu.be/OUK45zEdfLA?si=a66jQyfriDHZbTOE
    That’s a great summary. Really good watch.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,454
    It weren't pretty but we got it done.
    Orient had a few flashes but defensively I think we controlled that game from start to finish.
    A word for two players that rarely get the plaudits.
    Gilesphey- outstanding again. And Mannion. He regularly slips under the radar but he is such a commanding presence in the box. Ever reliable. 

    Back where we belong. Exciting times
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,015
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2OY08GNds8
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,125
    Not had time to read much, let alone upload any pics but many thanks to the lovely lady and her son in block 545 who swapped seats with us so we could all sit together after the general ticket arseachery. COYA
  • Themightyath2
    Themightyath2 Posts: 930
    Just got home, after an evening on the beers after another playoff win. 

    Wembley was rocking! 

    It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t that enjoyable, but I don’t give a f@@k, we’re out of that wanky league and that’s all that matters! 

    Can’t wait for next year! COYR
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  • Pavoren007
    Pavoren007 Posts: 2,518
    Enjoyed every minute of that game and day. My nephew watched his first ever Charlton game and other family members returned for the first time in 10+ years. Meeting and chatting with the players at the end was icing on an already well iced cake. 

    Where was Chuks at the end? Didn’t spot him on the pitch nor did we see him leave the ground despite seeing plenty of others. 
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,927
    Pretty crap game really apart from Macca's great goal. I was still dancing and waving my silly flag about nearly an hour after the game. Oh! and in the bogs the raucous 'We are going Up...' was ear splitting. Home now and can't stop smiling. Flag (for now) is over the bed with my new scarf. "C'mon you reds!"
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,473
    Lot of love and respect for Alex Gilbey, Charlie Kirk, Albie Morgan and especially Sean Clare, who seemed to massively enjoy rubbing it in when Mr Morgan scored against us previously.
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    aliwibble said:
    Nathan's dressing room speech after the game
    I need to nip back out and run through a few brick walls hearing that.
    A good speech...
    Actually I thought it was poor in respect to the “I took some shit for you” . Goes without saying that that’s what a manager does. Didn’t need to be said, a bum note. A bit ‘haven’t I got big shoulders’ . Something I’d have said. Pathetic.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    edited May 25
    Chris Powell - took over January 2011, won L1 April 2012
    Lee Bowyer - took over March 2018, won the playoffs May 2019
    Nathan Jones - took over February 2024, won the playoffs May 2025

    In L1, you CAN turn things around quite quickly, with the right manager and recruitment.
  • theeenorth
    theeenorth Posts: 2,277
    Fourth play off final and easiest of the lot.
    We’ve had come backs and last minute winners and pens so suppose we were due a cleverly crafted strangling of the opposition.
    In many ways that perhaps shows we’re going up with the mentality to stay this time. No goals conceded in the three games is well worth the plaudits. Even the added minutes went past easy when you have a keeper that can catch.
  • LittleAddick
    LittleAddick Posts: 635
    What makes this one even more special is that Jones took us over when we were in danger of relegation to the 4th tier. Glad to put this dark chapter in our history to bed
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    The Red Robin said:
    Callumcafc said:
    https://youtu.be/OUK45zEdfLA?si=a66jQyfriDHZbTOE
    That’s a great summary. Really good watch.
    They really didn’t want us to win did they?
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    killerandflash said:
    Chris Powell - took over January 2011, won L1 April 2012
    Lee Bowyer - took over March 2018, won the playoffs May 2019
    Nathan Jones - took over February 2014, won the playoffs May 2025

    In L1, you CAN turn things around quite quickly, with the right manager and recruitment.
    Jones has taken his time hasn’t he ?

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