Former European Player of the Year Allan Simonsen made his debut for Charlton straight after signing ..... in a reserve game at The Valley.
Just saying :
Swansea at home I think , could be wrong.
Yep, I remember it was ...... huge crowd for an evening reserve match turned up!
If I remember correctly it was something like 4000 turned up for that game. Compared to the usual reserve game crowd of about 200. Such was the excitement and anticipation for Simmo. I was there and I bet you were
Former European Player of the Year Allan Simonsen made his debut for Charlton straight after signing ..... in a reserve game at The Valley.
Just saying :
Swansea at home I think , could be wrong.
Yep, I remember it was ...... huge crowd for an evening reserve match turned up!
If I remember correctly it was something like 4000 turned up for that game. Compared to the usual reserve game crowd of about 200. Such was the excitement and anticipation for Simmo. I was there and I bet you were
Yes, I was. My Dad told me that Simonsen was signing and could be playing, so we went together. Dad would often go to reserve games anyway back then.
I nearly never went but so glad I did. A page of Charlton history.
U23 players missing from today's squad and therefore presumed to be involved on Wednesday night.
Josh Davison Jay Mingi Luca Vega James Vennings (on the bench yesterday) Albie Morgan (not playing after being left out of yesterday's squad)
on the U23s thread.
Now the embargo is over w can debut u23s without fear of taking up a squad place. As a result I I think they all may start so Im going with
Maynard Brewer Barker Mingi Vega Famewo Lapslie Watson Vennings Morgan Davison Aouachira
£10 well spent. I wonder if the Ifollow attendance will be higher than the gate will have been!
I can't see us getting away with that squad without taking a fine.
Barker & Famewo = 2/4 outfielders required by the EFL.
Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player will be one who meets any of the following requirements:
Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture
Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club, who have made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions that season (No idea who this 10 would be)
Any player with 40 or more first-team appearances in their career (How many of ours have played 40 first team games in their careers?)
Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club. (If we go Cat One, can we use our entire academy? Famewo and Levitt available?)
A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition (almost guarantees Brewer a game)
Ito fit the above i'd expect us to use:
Maynard-Brewer - Any GK Ben Watson - Over 40 First team appearances. (doesn't say for who) Macaulay Bonne - Started previous game Levitt - PL Loanee Famewo - Cat 1 Academy Loanee
Pedants 😜
Maynard Brewer Barker Mingi Vega Famewo Lapslie Watson Vennings Morgan Davison Bonne*
*Bonne subbed in the first minute for an U18s striker
Morgan must be pushing 40 appearances I'd imagine.
Lapslie has also made over 40 appearances.
The fine for breaking the rules is tiny anyway
Hardly a nice gift for the new owner... Bam here's a fine for £60k
It's £5k actually
Any EFL Club failing to meet the requirement to play Full Available Strength will be required to pay a fine of up to £5,000.
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Compared to the usual reserve game crowd of about 200.
Such was the excitement and anticipation for Simmo.
I was there and I bet you were
Yes, I was. My Dad told me that Simonsen was signing and could be playing, so we went together.
Dad would often go to reserve games anyway back then.
I nearly never went but so glad I did. A page of Charlton history.
Barker, Mingi, Vega
Lapslie, Vennings, Watson, JFC
Morgan, Williams
Davidson
Fancy goals in this, very inexperienced defensively, but complete opposite in midfield.
Davison, LB
Mingi, AM
Vega and Barker, Strikers
That's what I see when I read the lineup above. I bet the opposition are confused.
I know I am.
Maybe he will do a full 90 and prove us wrong.
It's DAVISON not DAVIDSON.
Lose in this shameful comp
Lapslie - Barker - Mingi - Vega
Vega with a Sarr esque tackle but a Reeves esque cross into the Jimmy seed.
Even though after both the Doncaster and Lincoln games I swore to myself to never watch Charlton play football again.
Leads to a Btn corner.