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POST-MATCH THREAD: Leicester City v Charlton Athletic: Saturday 31st January 2026: KO 12:30
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Also top man @palarsehater really friendly chap, good to meet another CL user and was plugging my vlog in the gents and to the stewards ffs 😂
Life is better when Charlton are winning.4 -
I've just played that at 0.75 speed, which adjusts the sound too, and it sounds perfect!Braziliance said:12 -
Far too much logic in this post.IAgree said:
Seriously? We are all pleased we won, in many cases pleasantly surprised. There really is no need to suggest most fans genuine concerns based upon an appalling run and some terrible performances are indicative of “bedwetters”. Again we as fans respond rather than lead.CH4RLTON said:The bed wetters can put their sheets in the wash now
I support Jones and don’t want to see him replaced, however I think he’s does get his formation, line ups and tactics wrong on occasions and it’s perfectly legitimate for us to comment on that. The result today showed promise and a great deal of resilience, however you are foolish to think the season is over because of one game. It’s promising, a very nice surprise and has many positives.2 -
I go by smart/sexy pronounsAlmeriaddick said:
They/themAddicksAddict said:
Just ignore him/her.golfaddick said:
I really have no idea what you have against me. I made a positive post earlier about how I thought the team did well & then replied to someones post about Dochety.TheHerminator said:
Have a day offgolfaddick said:
At one point towards the end of the game Docherty picked up the ball just outside our penalty area & strode into acres of space. He kept going and going and going and then gave it away which lead to another Leicester attack. He had time to play it out wide but just didn't know what to do with it.Southbank said:Simply, we had a proper defence for the first time in months. Our problems have been very straightforward. Three good centre backs and two proper wingbacks fixed it. Now also clear that our midfield is a huge problem with none of them capable of making a decent forward pass, partly why we were on the back foot for a lot of the second half
Four more wins will keep us up
It's getting to look I little bit like bullying to me, unless I see you pick on the other dozens of posts picking up on something that went on during the match
Just lay off will you.1 -
Why is speculating on whether he meant the touch being miserable?Stig said:
I don't know why it is, but whenever someone scores a great goal there are always some miserable buggers trying to spoil the magic by questioning the intent of the goalscorer. Why can't we just enjoy it for what it is rather than always trying to belittle others' achievements?mendonca said:His eyes are on the ball every millisecond. It looks intentional to me, especially when viewed at 0.25 speed.
I think us fans sometimes forget that professional footballers aren't just professionals for the label.
Great work, Sonny. All but one of his goals (the other in the Millwall draw) have led to Charlton wins.
Fantastic finish regardless, as everyone has unanimously said. No one is even slightly suggesting otherwise2 -
Because the second you start questioning it, you start sucking the fun out of it.TheHerminator said:
Why is speculating on whether he meant the touch being miserable?Stig said:
I don't know why it is, but whenever someone scores a great goal there are always some miserable buggers trying to spoil the magic by questioning the intent of the goalscorer. Why can't we just enjoy it for what it is rather than always trying to belittle others' achievements?mendonca said:His eyes are on the ball every millisecond. It looks intentional to me, especially when viewed at 0.25 speed.
I think us fans sometimes forget that professional footballers aren't just professionals for the label.
Great work, Sonny. All but one of his goals (the other in the Millwall draw) have led to Charlton wins.
Fantastic finish regardless, as everyone have unanimously said. No one is even slightly suggesting otherwise1 -
Thanks - now edited.Chizz said:
Luke ChambersBlucher said:A win of huge importance, lifting us 6 points clear of Blackburn and the drop zone and 8 clear of Oxford. WBA are in free fall with a rookie manager and once Leicester’s points deduction is applied, they could well find themselves in the bottom three. Should that occur, I’m not sure they’ll have the stomach to fight their way out of it on the evidence of yesterday. In Fatawu, they probably have the best winger in the division but the team and the home crowd looked demoralised from the outset.
For us, the result was critical but it was also a really encouraging performance after our recent travails. That first half was as good as I’ve seen from us for a while. The team had real balance with Clarke and Chambers as wing-backs, the remodelled midfield was solid and aggressive and we gave Leicester a torrid time up front, with Leaburn a man on a mission.
We had a sticky first 20 minutes in the second half and began to sit deeper but once Ayew hit the post with the penalty, it was effectively game over. Nathan got his substitutes spot on, with Godden very impressive up top, TC stretching the opposition on the left and Coventry wrestling back control of the game in midfield. Our game management was very good and we saw the match out comfortably.
There were good performances all over the park, with a particular shout out for the young wing-back, Callum Chambers. He looked a class act and his cross for the second goal was sublime. The other new signings all played well and it was great for Matty Godden to get 45 minutes under his belt.
The result sets us up beautifully for the 3 consecutive home games coming up in the next two and a half weeks. The only negatives from yesterday were the injuries to Lloyd Jones and Miles Leaburn - hopefully they are not significant and they’ll be fine for QPR on Friday.
A cracking away day - the sun shone, the trains ran on time and we brought home 3 vital points. We managed a couple of very pleasant pints in the local Wetherspoons, The Corn Exchange, pre-match and a cleansing post-match beer in the King’s Head before hopping on the train. We were back in London for 5 o’clock to start the celebrations in earnest.
Great support for the side today, which I thought really gave the players a demonstrable lift. That was important after last week’s debacle and the result will have totally transformed the mood around the club. There’s still a lot of work to do but 50 points is now well within reach, especially with 10 of our last 17 games at home.
A bit of a brain fade on my part. Calum Chambers is the ex-Arsenal defender, now plying his trade at Cardiff, I see.0 -
Without picking people out more than one are speculating that he didn't mean it.TheHerminator said:
Why is speculating on whether he meant the touch being miserable?Stig said:
I don't know why it is, but whenever someone scores a great goal there are always some miserable buggers trying to spoil the magic by questioning the intent of the goalscorer. Why can't we just enjoy it for what it is rather than always trying to belittle others' achievements?mendonca said:His eyes are on the ball every millisecond. It looks intentional to me, especially when viewed at 0.25 speed.
I think us fans sometimes forget that professional footballers aren't just professionals for the label.
Great work, Sonny. All but one of his goals (the other in the Millwall draw) have led to Charlton wins.
Fantastic finish regardless, as everyone have unanimously said. No one is even slightly suggesting otherwise
Only Carey knows if he did or not but in the end who gives a shit as a goal is a goal no matter how it's scored.2 -
Someone posted asking ‘I wonder if he meant that touch?’southamptonaddick said:
Without picking people out more than one are speculating that he didn't mean it.TheHerminator said:
Why is speculating on whether he meant the touch being miserable?Stig said:
I don't know why it is, but whenever someone scores a great goal there are always some miserable buggers trying to spoil the magic by questioning the intent of the goalscorer. Why can't we just enjoy it for what it is rather than always trying to belittle others' achievements?mendonca said:His eyes are on the ball every millisecond. It looks intentional to me, especially when viewed at 0.25 speed.
I think us fans sometimes forget that professional footballers aren't just professionals for the label.
Great work, Sonny. All but one of his goals (the other in the Millwall draw) have led to Charlton wins.
Fantastic finish regardless, as everyone have unanimously said. No one is even slightly suggesting otherwise
Only Carey knows if he did or not but in the end who gives a shit as a goal is a goal no matter how it's scored.
Others have responded with their opinions. It’s a football forum. No one is trying to take anything away from Carey or play down what a great goal it was4 -
Take it for what it was, a really good goal, only on CL can anything be turned into an argument, when we all agree something is good.southamptonaddick said:
Without picking people out more than one are speculating that he didn't mean it.TheHerminator said:
Why is speculating on whether he meant the touch being miserable?Stig said:
I don't know why it is, but whenever someone scores a great goal there are always some miserable buggers trying to spoil the magic by questioning the intent of the goalscorer. Why can't we just enjoy it for what it is rather than always trying to belittle others' achievements?mendonca said:His eyes are on the ball every millisecond. It looks intentional to me, especially when viewed at 0.25 speed.
I think us fans sometimes forget that professional footballers aren't just professionals for the label.
Great work, Sonny. All but one of his goals (the other in the Millwall draw) have led to Charlton wins.
Fantastic finish regardless, as everyone have unanimously said. No one is even slightly suggesting otherwise
Only Carey knows if he did or not but in the end who gives a shit as a goal is a goal no matter how it's scored.0 -
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So at least one person was suggesting otherwise 😉TheHerminator said:
Someone posted asking ‘I wonder if he meant that touch?’southamptonaddick said:
Without picking people out more than one are speculating that he didn't mean it.TheHerminator said:
Why is speculating on whether he meant the touch being miserable?Stig said:
I don't know why it is, but whenever someone scores a great goal there are always some miserable buggers trying to spoil the magic by questioning the intent of the goalscorer. Why can't we just enjoy it for what it is rather than always trying to belittle others' achievements?mendonca said:His eyes are on the ball every millisecond. It looks intentional to me, especially when viewed at 0.25 speed.
I think us fans sometimes forget that professional footballers aren't just professionals for the label.
Great work, Sonny. All but one of his goals (the other in the Millwall draw) have led to Charlton wins.
Fantastic finish regardless, as everyone have unanimously said. No one is even slightly suggesting otherwise
Only Carey knows if he did or not but in the end who gives a shit as a goal is a goal no matter how it's scored.
Others have responded with their opinions. It’s a football forum. No one is trying to take anything away from Carey or play down what a great goal it was0 -
To be fair I’m not sure he meant to flick it over the defender the way he did.southamptonaddick said:
So at least one person was suggesting otherwise 😉TheHerminator said:
Someone posted asking ‘I wonder if he meant that touch?’southamptonaddick said:
Without picking people out more than one are speculating that he didn't mean it.TheHerminator said:
Why is speculating on whether he meant the touch being miserable?Stig said:
I don't know why it is, but whenever someone scores a great goal there are always some miserable buggers trying to spoil the magic by questioning the intent of the goalscorer. Why can't we just enjoy it for what it is rather than always trying to belittle others' achievements?mendonca said:His eyes are on the ball every millisecond. It looks intentional to me, especially when viewed at 0.25 speed.
I think us fans sometimes forget that professional footballers aren't just professionals for the label.
Great work, Sonny. All but one of his goals (the other in the Millwall draw) have led to Charlton wins.
Fantastic finish regardless, as everyone have unanimously said. No one is even slightly suggesting otherwise
Only Carey knows if he did or not but in the end who gives a shit as a goal is a goal no matter how it's scored.
Others have responded with their opinions. It’s a football forum. No one is trying to take anything away from Carey or play down what a great goal it wasI still think it’s a brilliant bit of instinctive football and a tremendous finish.5 -
Watching the goal back I think He meant the flick but the finish was meant to be a pass imo.24
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My mate knows someone, who knows another guy, who says he knows a mate of Carey, and he said, that he said, that his mate said, that he meant every second of it...ok,🙄4
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Great finish, but that is not an intentional first touch.
He looks to cushion it with with the outside of his foot - instead it bounces off and up. The instinct to see where that touch goes and to be able to adjust at speed and finish is the mark of a pro player....but that is not, and never will be in a month of very long Sunday's, an intentional first touch.
Cushion the ball away from the body to enable a first time strike would be the likely intent.
Take a touch with the outside of the boot to lift the ball into the air to beat a defender who wasn't in the action on the initial touch, but became engaged simply as a result of the touch, was not the likely intent.
As I say - great finish.5 -
Whether he meant all of it or not, if that's scored by anyone in the top 4 or 6 of premier league, MOTD would have that on repeat from every angle, with all studio guests going on about it being genius.19
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Yup!stoneroses19 said:Whether he meant all of it or not, if that's scored by anyone in the top 4 or 6 of premier league, MOTD would have that on repeat from every angle, with all studio guests going on about it being genius.4 -
So true. He’d be up for goal of the month and they’d be talking about a move to Real Madridstoneroses19 said:Whether he meant all of it or not, if that's scored by anyone in the top 4 or 6 of premier league, MOTD would have that on repeat from every angle, with all studio guests going on about it being genius.3 -
I hope he has also mastered the Pratley 'slowly fall over when touched by an opponent and win a freekick' routine. We used to call it the Pratleyfallcantersaddick said:
Had a random memory pop into my head from our last championship season. I think we played QPR at home in an evening game and Pratley scored from a corner?TheHerminator said:Watching various highlight packages on YouTube this morning and noticing how Coady after each major incident (goal, foul, sub) is getting in the ear of 3/4 players either geeing up or talking tactics.Particularly after each goal he’s quick to get to both the scorer and assister to celebrate with them before going off to talk to one othe youngsters.From yesterday it does seem he has a lot to offer beyond his obvious technical ability on the ball. Could be really valuable in the coming weeks
I remember reading a blog from a QPR fan that described Pratley as deciding he was gonna ref the game from the moment the teams walked out and that the ref was happy to let him do it.
I can see similar comments coming about Coady. Its what you need when you're in a battle and it's actually helpful of it doesn't come from the captain.3 -
killerandflash said:Yes, the defensive balance isn't quite right. Too many players dropping into the box, with hardly anyone marking and pressing attacking players on the edge of the box.
Players marking space instead of opponents, as Brownie often moans about.
Spot on Killer.
Despite the euphoria of 3 vital points this really needs to be worked on as if you have the extra player why do 3 of our players mark no one because doing blocks don't work every time and hampers the view of our keeper and you can always get a deflection. I have never been a fan of Alamo defending per se.
Of course you need to block but also mark closer to the opposition as players being unmarked especially on the edge of the area can get shots in like the one Kaminski couldn't hold on to.
Having a Left footed LWB and a Right footed RWB who both enjoy getting forward and putting crosses into the box makes football seem a lot simpler.
If we can do that against 11 opponents and we have two forwards: perm 2 from 4 in Leaburn, Godden, Dykes and Kelman with our goal scoring 10 in Carey then our goal scoring should improve over the last 17 games.
It made sense to switch to a 4 at the back late on and Coventry was good at his short passing and after the penalty miss: "calm down, calm down" as Coady must have been saying after both the Red card and the poor penalty !
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So so much better than last week, which frankly wouldn’t be hard but improvement regardless. Decent performances all over the pitch and our new players look like they’ll have a positive impact. However. We’ve caught Leicester at a vulnerable time. Sacked manager, 0 - 2 loss last week at home to struggling Oxford and the sending off (fully deserved) helped us enormously. Fabulous three points and no reason not to feel both pleased and relieved . What I will say though is that the proof of the pudding will come on Friday evening v QPR. They’re decent and managed to get a victory yesterday against probably the best team in this league. They won’t come fearing us. We’ve three home games now and I’d say that at the end of those three games we’ll know where our season is heading. Of course I’d love us to beat QPR but at this stage in our rehabilitation I think avoiding defeat is essential.
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Surely a deliberate flick over the defender to get it on his left foot? 😁TheHerminator said:I reckon Carey tried to control it and it jumped up. He had the awareness to pick it up again quickly and finish superbly, but the pessimist in me thinks he probably didn’t mean to knock it over the defender.I really don’t want to detract from what is technically a brilliant finish, but if he meant that it’s Messi levels of brilliance I reckon1 -
Must just say, what a joy it was seeing Godden on the pitch again, and he came very close to opening his account this season on a couple of occasions, just a matter of time till 🎶Godden again Ole Ole🎶and the goals start racking up...9
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Braziliance said:Also top man @palarsehater really friendly chap, good to meet another CL user and was plugging my vlog in the gents and to the stewards ffs 😂
Life is better when Charlton are winning.
Is that a Euphemism 🤔24 -
Not if you had backed us like me for a 2-0 win at 18-1!!!!MuttleyCAFC said:
I think it would have been justice if we won 1-0 after being dominated. The right score yesterday was 3 nil and they can thank the ref it wasn't.AberystwythAddick said:We were hard done by in the home game after completely dominating them. This was justice3 -
Aw, thanks, dear Lifer.eastterrace6168 said:
Great post fanny, how’s the tingle doing…😉Fanny Fanackapan said:A quick word from me just to say that today was one of those when we rejoice in being Addicks.
We are pretty tough cookies who've been through thick & thin supporting this old football club - well, we have to be - but I guess we're stronger for taking the downs as well as the ups like supporters of the Beautiful Game across the world.
Today was one of those ups & boy, did we need it ! After last weekend's "embarrassment", we were owed one & the lads didn't let us down.
Following the okey cokey of the last few days, on paper, the starting eleven looked a damn sight more balanced than it's been for a while but the new additions to Nathan's squad had to show their worth from the off.
I would hazard a guess that no-one who'd travelled over land & sea to Leicester today was disappointed.
We now have the players we're counting on to keep us away from the bottom three and we have the manager to get the best out of them.
I'll admit to having a "wobble" of late with concerns & doubts swirling around in my old head & the sat nav on standby for the likes of Blackpool & Plymouth again.
But today seems to have been a turning point in our season. Famous last words which could haunt me come May. But I saw enough this afternoon to convince me that Nathan will ensure, by hook or by crook, that the Titanic will steer well clear of danger & that we'll survive to face another season in tier 2....I'm liking the new arrivals, especially young Chambers, and The Ginger One appears to have rediscovered his mojo. Long may it last.
You could say, Fanny's keeping the faith.
Onwards & upwards !
Hmmm, the Tingle....
Recently, it's been put in mothballs but without being too optimistic, I'm hoping to set it free once again for our 2nd season in the Championship.
I shall give fair warning though as it won't be a pretty sight !5 -
The question regarding Carey is, was it a fluke or was it a brilliant goal?
The answer is, it wasn't a fluke.2 -
jose said:The question regarding Carey is, was it a fluke or was it a brilliant goal?
The answer is, it wasn't a fluke.
Sonny Carey goal yesterday was Bergkampesque.1 -
So, changing the subject a bit, does anyone reckon Dykes goal was a fluke...😂10
