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

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  • edited May 26
    As its 606 AM when I start this post my phone in views are we achieved the result on the day and it was amazing to witness around 40k with Charlton Athletic allegiance enjoy the successful outcome.

    Stop to have tea and toast !

    In the past we have lost generations of youngsters who decided not to support Cafc like their Dad's, Mum's, Uncle's etc because of the lack of ambition, lack of success and the going nowhere feels to supporting Charlton. 

    The test will be can the thousand or so under 10's that were at the game support Charlton like three relations of mine yesterday or will they end up supporting Arsenal and Chelsea etc because of other family or peer group pressure ?

    Stop to emulate Oohaah in the small thinking room !

    Hat trick of playoff wins at Wembley, though it was so different on the field to the last two; the attacking prowess of Clive Mendonca in 98 and the loanee effect of Bielik and Cullen helped CAFC just get over the line.

    With the better strikers in the Championship I have my doubts we can just be defensive as over the 100 minutes of most games now they will take at least one chance if not more. Brilliant to see the whole squad celebrating was great but at least 50% of the players won't be up to Championship football; that's for another day and that will be from tomorrow as we plan for the upgrade.

    I'm tea-total now so no hangover for me and next season has to be when we move forward on and off the pitch.

    Stop to listen to my wife as she bends my ear before heading West for the half term week.

    Keep the happy memories going for now as football, like life is a rollercoaster.

    1 hour and 14 minutes 🤦🏻‍♂️
  • edited May 26
    Thierry Small is embracing the gaffer in the picture above; if only he could sign a contract to have at least one more season at CAFC as he has embraced the club on and off the pitch. Money talks and if I was involved with another Championship club I would want Small in my 18 man squad. It will be gutting to see him walk away with no financial benefit to Charlton.
  • Stuck in doors due to knee replacement op,gutted,but we did it and what a day for all who went,at last next year some decent football at the valley.
    Hope you soon recover fully, Ray
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  • I think Small will sign now. He will have had Championship offers but he is at a championship club already. 
  • What a day. Went in 2019 with mates and was a proper final day in a sense of beers, pubs, post match celebrations. 
    This year just me and my 6 year old and couldn’t have gone any better, pre match fan zone, lower tier atmosphere, final result and him buzzing meeting Cov and Small walking down Wembley way post match.

    In terms of the game and the way we won I wouldn’t expect anything else. Was nice to win that way in a sense. Been desperate for us to play simple football tactics (educated route one) to get out of this league, as many successful teams have done before us rather than possession based, Garner, Holden etc. We can do that the further up the pyramid we go. We’ve got a lot of work to do to stay up next year as we look light in Championship quality straight away, but looking forward to the summer and next season already! COYR
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  • O ye of little faith. COYR 
  • Simonsen said:
    Such a lovely day....saw Chippy after....I even think this time he'll remember seeing me. The back five won the game and probably won the season...
    I'm glad he got to Wembley, the way he was posting last week I thought he was struggling to get a ticket.
  • Pretty legendary performances from Lloydy and Macca today. A superb defensive play from them that won us the game.

    Not on board with the people who say that was a poor performance - we were in control of that match, bar from a 10 minute spell Orient had.
    Exactly right.
  • edited May 26
    Downside: I'm pretty sure we now have to pay a promotion fee for Ahadme

    And a pay rise which will be included in his contract as well as a bonus 🤦🏻‍♂️

    I know recruitment isn't an exact science but how can we make excellent signings like Ramsey, Jones, Edwards, Small, Godden and even Macca who has been a revelation in '25' after a wobbly start yet Ahadme and Kirk were recruited on long contracts.
    Gassan will be difficult to move on if he is content not to be in the 18 and get paid for working 4 morning a week at Sparrows. At 24 can he suddenly be the new fit Chuks to impact from the bench 🤔 probably not 🤷🏻‍♂️

    Obviously systems and formations are involved in success or failure at clubs but in Charlie's case other than Burton away he looked lightweight even in the pre match warmup; in one home match Jason Pearce looked at him with contempt and then ignored him after Kirk went down holding his shin from minimal contact when playing one touch.
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