MATCH PREVIEW: Charlton Athletic vs Coventry City - New Years Day: 3pm Kick-Off

ForeverAddickted

Coventry City unbeaten in their first game of the calendar year for 12 years - won nine and drawn three.#cafc have only won one of their last 11 home league games against the Sky Blues - drawn six and lost three. They have also lost five of their last six home league games on…

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TonyWebstersShed

Going today, primarily to inspect Frank Lampard's bald patch. Incidentally, the title of this thread is wrong, the opponents are Frank Lampard's Coventry. 

Garrymanilow

Weirdly feel like we'll win, which no doubt I'll be freed from when the first Coventry goal goes in

gmantaxi

I reckon ol Golfie will be in a more positive frame of mind than me today, 0-3 

The Red Robin

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letthegoodtimesroll

Chunes said:

Hopefully this game is less of a car crash than Lulu's cover of The Man Who Sold the World on last night's Hootenanny.

Might be time for you to replace that old black and white 625 lines tv you were watching it on

ross1

If we score first we will almost certainly win 
or draw
or lose 🤣

PeaksAndValleys

Normally very keen for Wrexham to lose but don't mind watching Blackburn get pumped at home today. I reckon we get a result ourselves and back it up with another three at Ewood next week. What a start to 2026

cantersaddick

Think we will see Doc in midfield for his off the ball positioning and work. Maybe Knibbs in the 10 role

ct_addick

Going for a rousing 3-1 victory….Kelman, Leaburn and Knibbs

CharltonManor1966

LargeAddick said:

CharltonManor1966 said:

ArmchairAddick said:

Chunes said:

Have you ever been 'by the seafront' in Portsmouth. It's a desolate wasteland 😂

Watching the hovercraft. 

Pretty much the main attraction in Portsmouth.

There is no way professional footballers go walkies before a match. They will all have travelled together and followed the same ore natch itinerary. But what has happened to Anderson???

As I said a few years back you'd often see opposition players wandering around Bexleyheath early on a Saturday morning, stretching their legs etc otherwise they'd just be holed up in the hotel. 

A few years ago...... not nowadays unless it was properly overseen with security etc. Elf and safety old chap? These players although only Champ level are valuable commodities. They don't just go out for a walk on the day of s match.

panther10

Sorry if docherty starts we got no chance 

fenaddick

CharltonManor1966 said:

LargeAddick said:

CharltonManor1966 said:

ArmchairAddick said:

Chunes said:

Have you ever been 'by the seafront' in Portsmouth. It's a desolate wasteland 😂

Watching the hovercraft. 

Pretty much the main attraction in Portsmouth.

There is no way professional footballers go walkies before a match. They will all have travelled together and followed the same ore natch itinerary. But what has happened to Anderson???

As I said a few years back you'd often see opposition players wandering around Bexleyheath early on a Saturday morning, stretching their legs etc otherwise they'd just be holed up in the hotel. 

A few years ago...... not nowadays unless it was properly overseen with security etc. Elf and safety old chap? These players although only Champ level are valuable commodities. They don't just go out for a walk on the day of s match.

Happens all the time, PL clubs do it too

Scoham

panther10 said:

Sorry if docherty starts we got no chance 

He’s on the bench

RoanRedNY

Charlton: Kaminski; Burke, Jones (c), Bell; Bree, Coventry, Rankin-Costello, Berry, Campbell; Leaburn, Kelman

Subs: Mannion, Gillesphey, Gough, Docherty, Carey, Knibbs, Apter, Fullah, Olaofe