After suffering from the engineering works on the Woolwich line and then joining the long queues outside the North Stand I presumed I'd spend the beautiful day witnessing a boring nil nil. Oh no! A real Charlton performance who looked like they really wanted it. Then a burst ball! Never seen that before. At that point Simon Mak looked like the weak link, but his goal was fantastic and meant so much to him. Kashi was brilliant. We should have been at least two up before our injuries let Hull back in. Pope made one mistake, but he snuffed out plenty of other crosses. Then it looked like it was going to be a real travesty when Hull's second went in only for it to be ruled offside. Gudmundson made up for his earlier one on one with a brave well placed header and bingo! ! Get in. Got what we deserved well and truly.
Just a small point, I thought it was good that the Charlton crowd stayed with the team, by clapping them off at half time, despite not being ahead, it must make a difference having the fans behind the team.
Meyler pulled his leg back to hit a crossfield pass and Ceballos stuck his foot in. Nicked the ball off Meyler but the Hull player's follow through whacked him square on the ankle.
He tried to play on but went down a second time five minutes later and was subbed.
Gutted to not see the winner, Rufus my son has been crying about that but if you need to go toilet you need to go.
Very sound in defense, and with our three sharpest foils for makienok out surprisingly good in attack against a side I thought had the potential to destroy us.
How many points now? Given the fixtures 3rd in the league puts the lie against relegation. Come in luzon, come charlton. Let's see how good we are
Great love for GL on the site tonight. But let's not forget that his decision to play Charles-Cook in central midfield when Ba went off injured could have cost us the match. Felt sorry for the young lad as he was totally out of his depth playing there. Improved greatly when he went to RB and Cousins moved forward.
I can see why Luzon did it. Ba was walking the tightrope, having been booked, and running out of steam - Guy probably had similar concerns as many here did on the pre-match thread of throwing RCC in at RB, and risky tinkering with a back 4 protecting a clean sheet. He also had the stones to realise he'd got it wrong and take that risk after the equaliser.
With Tony Injured. I wanted Kag to play alongside Simon, so i got my wish and with a bit more composure he could have scored, i feel Ceballos will be a good player to come on when the oppos are tiring. Hope he not out long as we don't have many forwards left.
Most seasons in the Championship, everyone can beat everyone. The relegated teams may have expensive squads and parachute payments, but it's hard to keep team spirit when players are leaving or rumoured to be leaving. I'd be surprised if Hull don't lose 2 or 3 out of today's team
Who though all looked average, we dominated in all positions, Tom Huddleston had to come off because he looked poor against our solid team
Missed the QPR game so first viewing of the new boys and was well impressed. We now have midfield players who can win ball without getting booked!
Seriously impressed with the lads today, JC did a great job at deputy RB, Big Mak was simply superb 2nd half when he got some confidence and overall we deserved the win for our positive play.
Possibly the most exciting finish in years and my throat is now wrecked.
Still beaming now and thanks to the CAFC fans for applauding the players at HT, for making a lot of noise throughout, considering the turn out and for getting behind the lads after Hull equalised - that will have made a difference.
Thank you, Nikica Jelavic for missing that late, late header from 6 yards out, my ma-in-law could have put that in even with her dodgy knees and hip.
Let's hope not too many long term injuries but today was a very special day - what a finish.
50 years to the day that Keith Peacock became the first ever substitute in English football.
Guy Luzon is a winner - let's get behind him and the lads.
Chuffed to bits with todays win. It was 1-1 when I left work and walking to my car I was fully expecting to check the final score and being happy that we're still unbeaten. When the result came up on my phone I gave a shreik of 'get in there you Addicks'. I really need to see this team in the flesh soon.
If you'd have offered me eight points from our first four games at the start of the season I'd have bitten your hand off so hats off to Guy and the lads, they're exceeding my expectations so far.
Did anyone else but myself realise how erratic Bauer is when we have corners, the defenders can't keep up with him and he's free more times than not if we can find him.
First game of the season for us. First game in post-season ticket era, so sat in the East Stand for a change, which was a bit different, but pleasant enough. As far as I can remember, this was the first time I've been to a football match in flip-flops. Actually, I'm sure it was. Just an extraordinary last ten minutes. Anything other than a win would have been a travesty, but to get it like that was incredible. Totally agree with the earlier post likening it to the QPR game two years ago, with the delirium that greeted the goal. Feel sorry for anyone who was at their first game today. It doesn't always work out like that.
Wow! Strange perspective as I only caught the first half on the stream. Kashi excellent! Possession, composed, organising, forward passes, great first half. Mak.... err, seems I missed his best moments. He had a few bad touches and few good ones, but I can see he causes a bit of trouble. Watt/KAG/others should be better at getting closer for the hold up play. Some nice football in parts. I hope we can start to dominate games with Kashi and let Mak do his talking facing the goal. A great 3 points!!!!
A fantastic 3 points against players who were plying their trade in the Premier last season. The oldest player on our bench was 21 ! The Great Dane's performance in the 2nd half was a match winning and one of the best 45 minutes since Tony Watt did the same against QPR in the last home game. I know Pope spilled the ball, but his handling was good today and in the 1st half distributed the ball well. in the 2nd we couldn't rush after going into the lead but the fact is our number 2 keeper has only let in 2 goals in 4 league matches. Only 1 mistake and takes the crosses fine. Right decision to play JC at right back as Ba played well in mid-field. we were the better team in 1st half without the cutting edge thou KAG is getting there but is still raw. The 2nd half they found the extra that Guy demanded and the last 10 minutes the Roller coaster hit new highs and lows and highs again. the two CB's were awesome and Kashi is a find. I love it, really love it when walking out of the stadium and fans are buzzing and on a high. you can't beat a good climax! even in that heat.
Took advantage of the rare treat of us being televised here in Canada (or anywhere for that matter) and watched the game with my 3 month old daughter on my chest and asleep for the first time since 2:30 am.
First half keeping her asleep was easy as Charlton, while extremely comfortable, failed to create much at all in attack. We did get into a few decent positions but we looked tentative and hesitant and often made the wrong decision. I thought Bergdich in particular was guilty of overplaying a few times when an early cross or pass would have been a better choice. At the other end, however, we looked solid as a rock and untroubled by a listless Hull. Kashi was seemingly everywhere and on the rare occasion he didn't snuff out any trouble, Bauer and, in particular, Diarra read the play superbly and had Jelavic in their collective pocket. We looked a bit brighter after KAG came on and JoBerg moved back to his proper position but truth was it was a pretty poor game.
Our early second half goal really opened it up though. Delighted for Mak, reckon there will be a few more to follow soon, especially if we can add a winger who can go down the outside and cross regularly like JoBerg did for the goal. He needs a running jump to be effective I think, he's tall but doesn't have the natural spring to be dominant from a standing jump.
JoBerg then spurned a fantastic chance to put us out of sight and after that Hull woke up a little bit and we actually looked slightly less assured but still in control overall. Then we lost Ba and the midfield battle, which we were winning by a landslide, suddenly was more even. Harriott gave us a bit more attacking zip than the fading Bergdich had managed but we didn't particularly look like scoring again. I thought our inexperience showed a bit as we started to sit a bit too deep. No more so than for their goal when we had 6 players on our six yard line giving their player all the time in the world to line up his shot. Even then he could only put it straight down Pope's throat. Don't want to pick on a young lad but he really should, and needs, to be holding shots like that if he wants to make it at this level... his defence left him a bit exposed on that occasion though so the goal was not all his fault. Before that he'd had a quiet game but did everything that was asked him and did it well.
At that stage I feared we might lose it, especially when I saw an inexplicable 8 minutes added time go up on the board. As injury time wound down a draw looked inevitable, then suddenly Big Mak rose and nodded into the path of JoBerg who'd made a great run in from the wing. Who knows (and who cares) where the Hull defence had gone to, but this time he kept his composure and picked his spot well. Cue delerium around the Valley and my living room... somehow I managed to celebrate both wildly and silently, expressing my delight and managing not to wake my sleeping baby. Can't wait until she's old enough to celebrate with me.
Back in the UK soon for the Hudds and Blackburn matches, very much looking forward to seeing these boys and LoonyLuzon perform in the flesh.
Took advantage of the rare treat of us being televised here in Canada (or anywhere for that matter) and watched the game with my 3 month old daughter on my chest and asleep for the first time since 2:30 am.
First half keeping her asleep was easy as Charlton, while extremely comfortable, failed to create much at all in attack. We did get into a few decent positions but we looked tentative and hesitant and often made the wrong decision. I thought Bergdich in particular was guilty of overplaying a few times when an early cross or pass would have been a better choice. At the other end, however, we looked solid as a rock and untroubled by a listless Hull. Kashi was seemingly everywhere and on the rare occasion he didn't snuff out any trouble, Bauer and, in particular, Diarra read the play superbly and had Jelavic in their collective pocket. We looked a bit brighter after KAG came on and JoBerg moved back to his proper position but truth was it was a pretty poor game.
Our early second half goal really opened it up though. Delighted for Mak, reckon there will be a few more to follow soon, especially if we can add a winger who can go down the outside and cross regularly like JoBerg did for the goal. He needs a running jump to be effective I think, he's tall but doesn't have the natural spring to be dominant from a standing jump.
JoBerg then spurned a fantastic chance to put us out of sight and after that Hull woke up a little bit and we actually looked slightly less assured but still in control overall. Then we lost Ba and the midfield battle, which we were winning by a landslide, suddenly was more even. Harriott gave us a bit more attacking zip than the fading Bergdich had managed but we didn't particularly look like scoring again. I thought our inexperience showed a bit as we started to sit a bit too deep. No more so than for their goal when we had 6 players on our six yard line giving their player all the time in the world to line up his shot. Even then he could only put it straight down Pope's throat. Don't want to pick on a young lad but he really should, and needs, to be holding shots like that if he wants to make it at this level... his defence left him a bit exposed on that occasion though so the goal was not all his fault. Before that he'd had a quiet game but did everything that was asked him and did it well.
At that stage I feared we might lose it, especially when I saw an inexplicable 8 minutes added time go up on the board. As injury time wound down a draw looked inevitable, then suddenly Big Mak rose and nodded into the path of JoBerg who'd made a great run in from the wing. Who knows (and who cares) where the Hull defence had gone to, but this time he kept his composure and picked his spot well. Cue delerium around the Valley and my living room... somehow I managed to celebrate both wildly and silently, expressing my delight and managing not to wake my sleeping baby. Can't wait until she's old enough to celebrate with me.
Back in the UK soon for the Hudds and Blackburn matches, very much looking forward to seeing these boys and LoonyLuzon perform in the flesh.
After a few days of failed attempts (due to fog/mist/pissy rain etc cancelling flights and the rough 3hr boat journey being ruled out due to the lightweights suffering sea sickness) to fly to the Scilly Isles ,to see my wife's cousin , with the family down in the depths of Cornwall , i took the executive decision to fly back home from Newquay to see The Addicks. It was a gamble that paid off in bucket loads but as I sat in a traffic jam outside the Blackwall Tunnel with only one son in tow , the younger ones had gone off to play golf with their grandad instead , I began to think what am I doing we haven't a chance and without Watt there won't be much to cheer ....... As the half time whistle went I couldn't see either team scoring and would have been pleased with a point ... Cue the reincarnation of the footballing god that is Big Mak and a performance of immense proportions to take the game by the scruff of the neck and send us all home in the state of delirium that only football can provide . JBG needed that goal after his earlier chance went a-begging or he would have suffered the insomnia that wonky people like myself get Even as a pessimist a lot of these players are giving me some big hope for greater times but I calm myself down thinking of some of the slashes and shots made at the ball today by players who look like they've never struck a ball properly in their lives (sorry for the negativity) As with U boat that was the first game I'd ever gone to in flip flops as well !
My annual visit to the Valley, and I am still smiling this morning after a heavy night out in Greenwich. I thought the whole starting line up played well, though Ceballos was bullied and Mak looked very disjointed in his control and distribution. Hull were simply awfull at that stage and I was terrified the free kick they were awarded just before the break would give them an utterly unjustified lead. Second half, and Mak lays off the ball to JBG who picks him out with a pinpoint cross ans suddenly, we are ahead. At that point, had JBG converted his one on one with the keeper I think they would have wilted, but instead we sermed to find the heat draining, and their equaliser was' nt against the run of play. At that point, they seemed to settle for a point, the disallowed goal notwithstanding, and it was Charlton who pushed for a winner in the dying seconds. A great knock down by Mak and a brilliant conversion by JBG, and deleriumfor us. I have'nt enjoyed football that much for years. I thought Bauer, Kashi and Diarra were exceptional in a great team performance. Mak was'nt in tune the first half but the goal settled him and he was everywhere the second. The subs contributed but we are looking a bit threadbare in some quarters, and Harriot frustrated me enormously at the end, while Berdych did the same in the first half. Overall a wonderfull match, a justified win and I' ll be smiling on the flight back to Barcelona this afternoon. Happy days.
Cracking report from sky as usual. Apparently one of a multitude of young Irish keepers Mick Pope dropped the ball for their goal. Need to get Nick back between the sticks.
A Guy Lozen (youngster?) got sent off after celebrating our winner. Pleased the manager kept his head though (assume so as no mention of him?).
Sanchez started but no mention of him in the match report... Needs to impose himself on games more.
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A real Charlton performance who looked like they really wanted it. Then a burst ball! Never seen that before.
At that point Simon Mak looked like the weak link, but his goal was fantastic and meant so much to him. Kashi was brilliant. We should have been at least two up before our injuries let Hull back in. Pope made one mistake, but he snuffed out plenty of other crosses.
Then it looked like it was going to be a real travesty when Hull's second went in only for it to be ruled offside. Gudmundson made up for his earlier one on one with a brave well placed header and bingo! ! Get in. Got what we deserved well and truly.
m.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/hull/charlton-2-hull-city-1-first-half-was-worst-in-a-long-time-admits-bruce-1-7423579
He tried to play on but went down a second time five minutes later and was subbed.
I can see why Luzon did it. Ba was walking the tightrope, having been booked, and running out of steam - Guy probably had similar concerns as many here did on the pre-match thread of throwing RCC in at RB, and risky tinkering with a back 4 protecting a clean sheet. He also had the stones to realise he'd got it wrong and take that risk after the equaliser.
Rotherham, Huddersfield; Fulham; Preston; Brentford
Away we have:
Wolves, Blackburn, Cardiff; reading
Before boro away on Halloween.
Come on you reds
With Tony Injured.
I wanted Kag to play alongside Simon, so i got my wish and with a bit more composure he could have scored, i feel Ceballos will be a good player to come on when the oppos are tiring. Hope he not out long as we don't have many forwards left.
Reckon at the moment though we could be playing them at the right time
We now have midfield players who can win ball without getting booked!
Seriously impressed with the lads today, JC did a great job at deputy RB, Big Mak was simply superb 2nd half when he got some confidence and overall we deserved the win for our positive play.
Possibly the most exciting finish in years and my throat is now wrecked.
Still beaming now and thanks to the CAFC fans for applauding the players at HT, for making a lot of noise throughout, considering the turn out and for getting behind the lads after Hull equalised - that will have made a difference.
Thank you, Nikica Jelavic for missing that late, late header from 6 yards out, my ma-in-law could have put that in even with her dodgy knees and hip.
Let's hope not too many long term injuries but today was a very special day - what a finish.
50 years to the day that Keith Peacock became the first ever substitute in English football.
Guy Luzon is a winner - let's get behind him and the lads.
Every week there is something good.
If you'd have offered me eight points from our first four games at the start of the season I'd have bitten your hand off so hats off to Guy and the lads, they're exceeding my expectations so far.
Feel sorry for anyone who was at their first game today. It doesn't always work out like that.
they are definitely doing it on purpose because no media organisation is that inept.
The Great Dane's performance in the 2nd half was a match winning and one of the
best 45 minutes since Tony Watt did the same against QPR in the last home game.
I know Pope spilled the ball, but his handling was good today and in the 1st half distributed the ball well. in the 2nd we couldn't rush after going into the lead but the fact is our number 2 keeper has only let in 2 goals in 4 league matches.
Only 1 mistake and takes the crosses fine.
Right decision to play JC at right back as Ba played well in mid-field.
we were the better team in 1st half without the cutting edge thou KAG is getting there but is still raw. The 2nd half they found the extra that Guy demanded and the last 10 minutes the Roller coaster hit new highs and lows and highs again.
the two CB's were awesome and Kashi is a find.
I love it, really love it when walking out of the stadium and fans are buzzing and on a high. you can't beat a good climax! even in that heat.
Really proud to be a CAFC fan today.
Everyone played there part and over the 100 minutes we were the better side. This could be a very good season....
First half keeping her asleep was easy as Charlton, while extremely comfortable, failed to create much at all in attack. We did get into a few decent positions but we looked tentative and hesitant and often made the wrong decision. I thought Bergdich in particular was guilty of overplaying a few times when an early cross or pass would have been a better choice. At the other end, however, we looked solid as a rock and untroubled by a listless Hull. Kashi was seemingly everywhere and on the rare occasion he didn't snuff out any trouble, Bauer and, in particular, Diarra read the play superbly and had Jelavic in their collective pocket. We looked a bit brighter after KAG came on and JoBerg moved back to his proper position but truth was it was a pretty poor game.
Our early second half goal really opened it up though. Delighted for Mak, reckon there will be a few more to follow soon, especially if we can add a winger who can go down the outside and cross regularly like JoBerg did for the goal. He needs a running jump to be effective I think, he's tall but doesn't have the natural spring to be dominant from a standing jump.
JoBerg then spurned a fantastic chance to put us out of sight and after that Hull woke up a little bit and we actually looked slightly less assured but still in control overall. Then we lost Ba and the midfield battle, which we were winning by a landslide, suddenly was more even. Harriott gave us a bit more attacking zip than the fading Bergdich had managed but we didn't particularly look like scoring again. I thought our inexperience showed a bit as we started to sit a bit too deep. No more so than for their goal when we had 6 players on our six yard line giving their player all the time in the world to line up his shot. Even then he could only put it straight down Pope's throat. Don't want to pick on a young lad but he really should, and needs, to be holding shots like that if he wants to make it at this level... his defence left him a bit exposed on that occasion though so the goal was not all his fault. Before that he'd had a quiet game but did everything that was asked him and did it well.
At that stage I feared we might lose it, especially when I saw an inexplicable 8 minutes added time go up on the board. As injury time wound down a draw looked inevitable, then suddenly Big Mak rose and nodded into the path of JoBerg who'd made a great run in from the wing. Who knows (and who cares) where the Hull defence had gone to, but this time he kept his composure and picked his spot well. Cue delerium around the Valley and my living room... somehow I managed to celebrate both wildly and silently, expressing my delight and managing not to wake my sleeping baby. Can't wait until she's old enough to celebrate with me.
Back in the UK soon for the Hudds and Blackburn matches, very much looking forward to seeing these boys and LoonyLuzon perform in the flesh.
First half keeping her asleep was easy as Charlton, while extremely comfortable, failed to create much at all in attack. We did get into a few decent positions but we looked tentative and hesitant and often made the wrong decision. I thought Bergdich in particular was guilty of overplaying a few times when an early cross or pass would have been a better choice. At the other end, however, we looked solid as a rock and untroubled by a listless Hull. Kashi was seemingly everywhere and on the rare occasion he didn't snuff out any trouble, Bauer and, in particular, Diarra read the play superbly and had Jelavic in their collective pocket. We looked a bit brighter after KAG came on and JoBerg moved back to his proper position but truth was it was a pretty poor game.
Our early second half goal really opened it up though. Delighted for Mak, reckon there will be a few more to follow soon, especially if we can add a winger who can go down the outside and cross regularly like JoBerg did for the goal. He needs a running jump to be effective I think, he's tall but doesn't have the natural spring to be dominant from a standing jump.
JoBerg then spurned a fantastic chance to put us out of sight and after that Hull woke up a little bit and we actually looked slightly less assured but still in control overall. Then we lost Ba and the midfield battle, which we were winning by a landslide, suddenly was more even. Harriott gave us a bit more attacking zip than the fading Bergdich had managed but we didn't particularly look like scoring again. I thought our inexperience showed a bit as we started to sit a bit too deep. No more so than for their goal when we had 6 players on our six yard line giving their player all the time in the world to line up his shot. Even then he could only put it straight down Pope's throat. Don't want to pick on a young lad but he really should, and needs, to be holding shots like that if he wants to make it at this level... his defence left him a bit exposed on that occasion though so the goal was not all his fault. Before that he'd had a quiet game but did everything that was asked him and did it well.
At that stage I feared we might lose it, especially when I saw an inexplicable 8 minutes added time go up on the board. As injury time wound down a draw looked inevitable, then suddenly Big Mak rose and nodded into the path of JoBerg who'd made a great run in from the wing. Who knows (and who cares) where the Hull defence had gone to, but this time he kept his composure and picked his spot well. Cue delerium around the Valley and my living room... somehow I managed to celebrate both wildly and silently, expressing my delight and managing not to wake my sleeping baby. Can't wait until she's old enough to celebrate with me.
Back in the UK soon for the Hudds and Blackburn matches, very much looking forward to seeing these boys and LoonyLuzon perform in the flesh.
It was a gamble that paid off in bucket loads but as I sat in a traffic jam outside the Blackwall Tunnel with only one son in tow , the younger ones had gone off to play golf with their grandad instead , I began to think what am I doing we haven't a chance and without Watt there won't be much to cheer ....... As the half time whistle went I couldn't see either team scoring and would have been pleased with a point ...
Cue the reincarnation of the footballing god that is Big Mak and a performance of immense proportions to take the game by the scruff of the neck and send us all home in the state of delirium that only football can provide .
JBG needed that goal after his earlier chance went a-begging or he would have suffered the insomnia that wonky people like myself get
Even as a pessimist a lot of these players are giving me some big hope for greater times but I calm myself down thinking of some of the slashes and shots made at the ball today by players who look like they've never struck a ball properly in their lives (sorry for the negativity)
As with U boat that was the first game I'd ever gone to in flip flops as well !
Automatic promotion 2% ......... 3rd-6th 8% .........7th -12th 65%....... 13th-21st 25%
I thought the whole starting line up played well, though Ceballos was bullied and Mak looked very disjointed in his control and distribution. Hull were simply awfull at that stage and I was terrified the free kick they were awarded just before the break would give them an utterly unjustified lead.
Second half, and Mak lays off the ball to JBG who picks him out with a pinpoint cross ans suddenly, we are ahead. At that point, had JBG converted his one on one with the keeper I think they would have wilted, but instead we sermed to find the heat draining, and their equaliser was' nt against the run of play. At that point, they seemed to settle for a point, the disallowed goal notwithstanding, and it was Charlton who pushed for a winner in the dying seconds. A great knock down by Mak and a brilliant conversion by JBG, and deleriumfor us. I have'nt enjoyed football that much for years.
I thought Bauer, Kashi and Diarra were exceptional in a great team performance. Mak was'nt in tune the first half but the goal settled him and he was everywhere the second. The subs contributed but we are looking a bit threadbare in some quarters, and Harriot frustrated me enormously at the end, while Berdych did the same in the first half.
Overall a wonderfull match, a justified win and I' ll be smiling on the flight back to Barcelona this afternoon.
Happy days.
A Guy Lozen (youngster?) got sent off after celebrating our winner. Pleased the manager kept his head though (assume so as no mention of him?).
Sanchez started but no mention of him in the match report... Needs to impose himself on games more.