I compare playing Millwall to visiting the mother-in-law regularly while she rarely comes round to your house and when she does it just pisses you off and you wish she would go away.
That’s very much how Charlton and Millwall’s footballing timelines have panned out over the years – Charlton have been a bigger club in terms of league status and position, tiptoeing down to the lower depths of the football league ladder to check it out before quickly climbing back up to out rightful place. Millwall have been the opposite, always a lower league team who rarely venture up the ladder, and once they even fell from the very top of a ladder straight to the floor. Remember that?
Anyway, Saturday’s game comes 13 years after we last met them in the league and many people from the ages of 15-25 are unlikely to have many vivid memories of Charlton vs. Millwall so Saturday’s game could really establish a new rivalry for many, albeit hopefully just for a season…
The Charlton team is unlikely to look much different from Saturday’s hard fought win up at Edgeley Park especially as Frazer Richardson and Kelly Youga ca’tn prove their fitness. Scott Wagstaff and Lloyd Sam need to attack the Millwall full backs on a regular basis to provide Dave and Deon the chances to bang in a couple.
I have no doubt the likes of Bailey, Semedo, Dailly, Sodje and Rob Elliot are going to be bang up for this, I just hope all aggression and passion is exerted in the right way and no silly mistakes are made.
I think their two main threats are still out (?) in Alexander and Harris but we will need to keep an eye on Morison who has scored 6 goals recently – all at The Toolbox.
Amid all of the hoohaa of this game we do need to remember it is just another game in a 46 season and regardless of the result we will still be ahead of our target of 2 points per game…BUT WE WANT TO BEAT THIS F*CKING LOT!!!
Lloyd Sam in the snow – Charlton 2-0 Milwall.
Pre Match Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnxVSiSsOGkOther Games of NoteColchester v Carlisle POSTPONED
Leeds United v Southampton
MK Dons v Brentford
Norwich v Huddersfield
Swindon v Brighton
Tranmere v Bristol Rovers
Walsall v Leyton Orient
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Groucho?
Charlton 3-1 Millwall
Dailly to get the 1st in front of the Jimmy Seed.
If we can match their effort we know we can outplay them. Away from the New London Stadium they aren't all that so 2 - 0 to us.
Burton 8 MOTM
His opinion counts? :-)
I suspect it will be similar to the Southend game, and like that one the ability to take a half chance is crucial.
What I'd give for an easy 4-0 with 3 goals in the first half hour though. Come on Santa, please!
Two Mooney goals, one just before and one just after half time, but a late goal from them makes for a nervy last 10 minutes until an injury time clincher from Jonjo.
Hope I'm wrong though!
Unchanged XI from last Saturday.
1-1 - Morison for us. Bailey for you. Rubbish game.
Their fans will go loopy even though its only the same as Bristol Rovers to them, it will all go off after the game, our ticket allocation will be restricted to 2500 in the Upper Tier only, and we'll sell 1800 :)
Col U vs Carlisle - 0-0 would be nice
Leeds V S'hampton - could easily be a draw
Norwich V Hudds - could easily be a draw
MK Dons V Brentford - could easily be a draw
This weekend could be a real chance to assert ourselves a bit on this division and if all goes to plan could see us go top again - and pull further away from our chasers
COYR
Ever the pesimists; I'll go 1 - 0 Millwall.
Feel free to judge me Saturday evening........will be happy to get this wrong but this is charlton!
And I have never owned rose tinteds, but would love too, one day soon!
I cant wait for this, good old south london derby at its finest..... 3-1 the haddocks, millwall own goal from harris, burton penalty goal, and elliot doing an extra spesh tunnel celebration, setting up the best xmas for a good few years!
And
An extra loud and long VFR....... COME ON YOU REDS!