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Charlton v Watford post-match views (Spoiler Alert: We're staying up!) 2014

LoOkOuT
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I said, we're staying up!
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  • peterreeves
    peterreeves Posts: 1,062
    What a feeling - many miles away but so chuffed!
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Fan bloody tastic.
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    Yes!!! Party on the beach on Saturday!!!
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    On the bus home great feeling. Well done fought for every ball, hats off Callum two great finishes. Well done Jose Riga, hope you stay.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    edited April 2014
    So many heroes tonight. Callum Harriott with a performance that hopefully helps him push on next year. Jacko in his new Steven Gerrard holding role was immense second half. Poyet again amazing - what I wouldn't give for even one more year of him. Great to have Cousins back in the middle. And Lawrie Wilson is much more than alright!
  • floridaaddick
    floridaaddick Posts: 4
    What a relief !!!!!!
  • MR_LWMedia
    MR_LWMedia Posts: 14
    MATCH REPORT - Charlton 3–1 Watford: Captain fantastic Johnnie Jackson and stunning strikes from Callum Harriott seals safety for Addicks - http://www.maidstoneandmedwaynews.co.uk/Charlton-3-8211-1-Watford-Captain-fantastic/story-21030020-detail/story.html
  • GvsendAddick
    GvsendAddick Posts: 12
    So, so pleased. What a season of ups and downs it has been but so relieved we are staying up where we need to be, relegation would have really set us back big time. Looking forward to seeing what unfolds over the summer (hopefully starting with securing Diego Poyet on a new contract ASAP!) - great stuff from Harriott tonight but I'm particularly proud of Jackson - has been written off by a few but I don't think he can ever be accused of not grafting for the team over the years - he deserves his part of the praise for keeping us up tonight. We don't get much glory as Addicks fans but tonight getting that win feels brilliant, so enjoy it everyone! COYA!
  • GvsendAddick
    GvsendAddick Posts: 12
    A win at Blackpool of course would still be the icing on the cake so let's finish off the season in style!
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    edited April 2014
    So pleased a patient kept me busy for last 20 mins as the stress was killing me. Just found out result. What a game. What a team. Great way to finish terrible season of home games. Thank you lads and Mr Riga, whoever stays for next season, i am just glad it's in the Championship. Don't know what the atmosphere was like tonight, ending the season on a night game, but hope the faithful lost their voices singing and cheering.

    Looking forward to Blackpool so much now. Tickets..got. Hotel...got. Money...got. Bring on the dancing girls quiet night in the hotel with a relaxing cuppa and early night, ready for the big not so big game.

    I'm pretty sure CP will be with us in his heart and breath a sense of relief with the rest of us.
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  • StevieK
    StevieK Posts: 304
    Wonderful - what a relief!!!
  • East Kent Addick
    East Kent Addick Posts: 1,350
    edited April 2014
    6 ex youth team players in the starting line up no network players and a great performance and brilliant atmosphere - all those slagging off Harriett hang your heads in shame
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,327
    One of only two games I've enjoyed this season, the other being Doncaster. Every other game I've seen, we've either screwed up or looked like we were going to screw up!

    Really good team performance that began with a well-balanced starting 11.

    Harriott had some poor moments, mixed with good wing play and two cracking finishes. Shows the folly of slating a young winger and saying he "shouldn't be anywhere near the team again" after being played out of position.

    Solly and Wilson didn't let anyone pass on the right. Really like that combination and good to see some diving runs from Wilson.

    Cousins didn't have one of his best games but put in a shift. Jackson and Poyet played well in the centre.

    Great ball from Fox for Jacko's goal and a good run from the skipper to get there. Jacko was full of energy today, an example to Astrit.

    The only criticism is how open we were through the middle in the period around their goal but looked solid after getting the second.

    Marvin didn't get a sniff but looked sharp. Obika haters - you're right, I'm wrong. Had a hand in the goal but pretty poor otherwise. His first touch was appalling.


    Almost joined in with "Jose Riga's Red and White army" ;-) No CP comparisons, just a well done to Jose on achieving the end goal with a decent performance to boot.
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    What was the tannoy announcer banging on about at the end?

    Why did we care how Birmingham did when Doncaster have 44 points?

    Sounded pretty stupid.

    Other than that one of the best Valley nights for years.
  • mid_life_crisis
    mid_life_crisis Posts: 3,263
    I love Charlton!

  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,333
    Interviewing the watford manager with a interpreter on CAFC player. Can't speak English !! Italian only ...
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,327
    newyorkaddick said:

    What was the tannoy announcer banging on about at the end?

    Why did we care how Birmingham did when Doncaster have 44 points?

    Sounded pretty stupid.

    Other than that one of the best Valley nights for years.

    Haha! Good point.
  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    edited April 2014
    What a game hahahaha get in!!!!
    Jose Riga baby Jose Riga oohhhhhhh
  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,333
    Having won wanted brum to get a result and maybe put Millwall down on last day
  • garfield
    garfield Posts: 336
    Fantastic really pleased
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  • Mundell Fleming
    Mundell Fleming Posts: 854
    Phew!! What a relief!! Fantastic stuff. All that mattered is the result so not much to say.

    I'd make two points - neither of them really mean anything.

    First, Uwe Rosler and others should take note. One of the great strengths of the Football League is its honesty and integrity. Nobody simply rolls over even when they have nothing to play for. Watford proved that tonight.

    Second, when Troy Deeney equalised on the hour I'd have taken a point there and then. I honesty believe that if the breaks had cut differently during that first hour we'd have been worrying about our goal difference. Who cares though!!

    Two fantastic finishes by Harriott. Diego Poyet immense, yet again. Brilliant substitution by Riga when replacing Sordell with Obika. That really worked.

    I hope all those going to Blackpool can now enjoy a wonderfully relaxing day by the seaside!!
  • SaySomething
    SaySomething Posts: 2,526
    who's going down ? it's not us so who cares?? (p.s still hope it's millwall!)
  • sirjohnhumphrey
    sirjohnhumphrey Posts: 1,859
    Said to my ten year old at the end of the game that he had just experienced what being a football fan and Charlton fan is all about.

    Enjoyable game. Chuffed for Harriott and two fantastic finishes, the second in particular.

    Riga played the team most of us would have picked and Solly and Wilson look so good on the right.

    Fox was excellent. Poyet did his usual stuff and Cousins allowed to roam in the centre.

    Lovely to see the number of Academy players involved. Fox setting up the second, Cousins quick thinking to release Wilson for the third.

    Can't say much more. Too keen to read everyone else's comments.

    Quick word on Watford. Horrible. Nasty, spiteful team. However, in Deeney they have a fantastic player who scored a wonderful goal.

    Nice speech by Riga at the end and I must say that the management team seemed to genuinely get on judging by the emotion they showed.

    Marvellous.
  • GretnaGreenAddick
    GretnaGreenAddick Posts: 3,085
    edited April 2014
    Huge result, we actually did it, im not sure any Charlton fan honestly thought this moment would happen as we walked away from our FA cup loss.

    Extra mention for Harriott, Sordell and Fox who have stepped up in the last few games, to play such a big part in getting us over that line.

  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,181
    Couldn't bear to listen. My lad called me at half time. I sat watching the TV knowing he would call at the final whistle. "Hi Dad we did it!!! 3-1!!!!" Wow what a relief. I'd rather be there than listen on the radio. I just couldn't go tonight.

    All that worry - all gone and basking in that glow of relief.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    I know you are all waiting for me to say it............

    Love Jacko to bits.
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,547
    Fantastic, what a relief. IMO if Harriot had played the whole season and Wilson played more games in right midfield, we'd have been nowhere near the bottom.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,206
    Powell's boys did it at last. Thanks SCP and well done to Jose for deciding to stick with his boys.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Emotionally drained. What a night. Performance of the season from the lads. Sounds like Riga won't be here next season but top marks to him and the entire squad. I'll sleep well tonight, dreaming of a Yann hat-trick on Saturday. Will post properly tomorrow. COYR!
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    PWR

    From zero to hero Calum, take a bow man of the match. It's funny how we, the supporters were two steps ahead, what with Jordan playing inside, Wilson over there with Solly (a wonderful combination from those three in the first half btw), Calum on the left, and no imports, if you don't count Obika, on the pitch. The right team selection, the right attitude, the right result, and thank goodness this awful season sees us survive.
    The Watford bloke had been chipping unpleasantly throughout the match and I was glad to see him go, the ref was right, although I thought the Watford bloke was going to chin him, bizarre East Stand lino, but it was actually a rightly given free kick that led to their goal, well finished by Deeley.
    Anyway, so what about their goal, how beautiful that it was Jacko, Jacko who will always be one of the most fondly thought of Charlton players for years to come, it was a Jacko scramble that did it, and then the goal of the game from Calum which was better than Deeleys.
    Relief is my overwhelming feeling, plus for once we will have a very interesting close season to help us through bloody Wimbledon, oh and the World Cup to come too, and we can go again in the brave new Duchatelet construction for 2014-2015.
    All the players played well, a big up for Morgan Fox, not his fault Wiggy got injured, Poyet is so consistently good you take it for granted, the rest were great...liked Wilsons contribution a lot, so good to see Chris Solly being Chris Solly, but my great big kiss on the top of the head goes to Jacko.

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