Afternoon everyone and a happy New Year to all the match thread regulars.
It’s a nice mild day to start the year in South London and thanks to the usual South Eastern Bank Holiday nonsense, currently on a mystical South London bus tour to get to the sacred ground.
2018 didn’t end the way any of us would have liked. Here’s hoping 2019 commences in better fashion.
Stick the team news up when known please.
Up the Addicks!!
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Having car problems (need a replacement car battery) so gonna have to jump on my Private Jet to ensure I can watch the game via. iFollow.
Means that this'll just be the second game at the Valley I've ever seen on TV and the first in the League, unfortunately the only other occasion I've seen us at home on TV was when we lost 3-0 (?) to Brentford in the Football League Trophy which involved Mikel Alonso making his sole appearance in a Charlton shirt
Great to have Clarke on the bench, but he isn’t physically ready?
Got some good options on the bench to come on and make a difference. Let’s hope for the best. Come on you reds!
Marshall and Darren Pratley drop to the bench and there is also a place on the bench for Billy Clarke for the first time in a league game for more than a year.
https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5c2b713034d62/team-news-five-charlton-changes-for-new-years-day-clash-with-walsall
We desperately need players.
Dijksteel Bauer Sarr Stevenson
Bielik
Reeves Morgan
Fosu
Grant Taylor
Worried about that midfield, I know Pratley had a crap game last time out but he offers physicality alongside Bielik. Fosu needs to have a good game today too
I'd be quite happy to see:
A back three of BFG, Bielik, and the Enforcer with licence for one to push up to the half-back line as required; Iron Willy and Stevenson operating as wing-backs, Morgan in the centre of midfield with Reeves and Fossy hopefully providing a bit of creativity for Grant and Taylor.
It may not work but it's something to try out whilst we've still eleven fit players ...