CAFC Vs Celtic - Pre Season Friendly - Match Thread

sam3110

Any predictions on lineup etc from anywhere?

Seen Wassim Aouachria post on Instagram with the first team squad in a hotel, and he also tagged Hady Ghandour in the video, so that's 2 youngsters that have travelled for the friendly at least, but I'm expecting a few more to feature. 

I wonder if any trialists will be involved over the coming weeks too.

Henry Irving

3 - 1 defeat and multiple changes in three quarters of 30 mins.

Moaners have orgasms of delight as they can slag off the manager, owner, all the players and the training kit.

Normal people say it was a pre-season friendly, Celtic are about four weeks ahead of us in their training and Wassim looked good.

Mendonca In Asdas

Looking forward to seeing some of the new players, like the keeper and Dobson.

Siv_in_Norfolk

3pm kick off 

Lazy_eye_metaphor

Match thread? Is this really a match, or s glorified training exercise?

DOUCHER

sam3110 said:

Any predictions on lineup etc from anywhere?

Seen Wassim Aouachria post on Instagram with the first team squad in a hotel, and he also tagged Hady Ghandour in the video, so that's 2 youngsters that have travelled for the friendly at least, but I'm expecting a few more to feature. 

I wonder if any trialists will be involved over the coming weeks too.

James Beadle has also travelled with squad as 3rd keeper

Richard J

I am quite excited by this although I know it is only a glorified training session . Although I wish Scottish football would produce another Ferguson type Aberdeen to break up the Old Firm dominance there is no doubt that the Celts are a massive club . Have we ever played a non English Champions League / European Cup winner before ?

I remember in the 80's we often nicked their famous ' grand old team to play for ' song at away games . 

We have many playing connections and four of their team that beat Barcelona went on to play for Charlton . I posted on my mutual teams thread the Charlton / Celtic team  . I think it is a strong line up .

GK Tony Warner , RB Adam Matthews , LB Mark Reid , CB Paul Elliott, CB Stuart Balmer , RM Aiden McGeady , CM Beram Kayal , CM Zheng Zhi , LM Joe Ledley , ST Paolo Di Canio , ST Jim Melrose .

Carlton Cole , Scott Sinclair and Tony Watt also featured for both first teams .

I really wish we could have played Celtic at Parkhead in a proper friendly and been able to experience an away day in Glasgow .I was on an Open University summer school some years ago and saw Arsenal play at both Parkhead and Ibrox . I also saw Celtic play my favourite Scottish team Raith Rovers in a Cup game some years later and was impressed at how an area which resembled a slum had been transformed . Chris Hoy's Velodrome replaced a derelict Primary School as its neighbour .

Back to the game itself I am interested to see who will be the alternate Goalkeeper given AMB's absence and whether any of the U23's can make a step up .

ricky_otto

It’s being shown on CeltcTV - free sign up to be able to watch (felt dirty doing it)

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

One of the benefits of playing these small teams is we can check whether any of their players are worth cherry picking for our promotion push.

eastterrace6168

Lazy_eye_metaphor said:

Match thread? Is this really a match, or s glorified training exercise?

It's a match ain't it, we are playing Celtic, of course it doubles up as a training match, and a chance to bed in newbies, but please don't put a downer on what is our first game (friendly or not).

Valley11

Surely we’ll wear training kit. Not the new shirt. No news on sponsor etc

Stewart

Charlton Celtic today 
England Italy tomorrow 
what a weekend. 

TelMc32

Watched Nigel’s interview earlier about the game. Has had all the youngsters training with the first team and lots will get a run today, with a team for each half.  Celtic 3 or 4 weeks ahead of us in prep and Nigel acknowledges this and isn’t bothered about results at this stage. Just about getting minutes in the legs and seeing how we do against a team prepping for a European qualifier coming up.  

Would love to have seen this in Glasgow or at The Valley, but looking forward to watching later, especially the newbies in the squad.  

stoneroses19

Lazy_eye_metaphor said:

Match thread? Is this really a match, or s glorified training exercise?

It’s officially a pre-season friendly. Great opportunity for the u23s to show what they can bring to the first team squad next season, and a good experience for them to be playing against a side like Celtic. 

ForeverAddickted

Lazy_eye_metaphor said:

Match thread? Is this really a match, or s glorified training exercise?

Thats all any friendly is...

AFKABartram

Absolutely zero interest in this

ForeverAddickted

Having a BBQ for my Mother-In-Law's 60th today - She's bloody working this morning so wont be coming over till 3pm!!

Am sure my wife wont mind passing me a Burger through the window

ValleyGary

AFKABartram said:

Absolutely zero interest in this

Same. England is all I can think about at the moment. I’m gonna have a big euro comedown I think. 4 weeks to get my head around watching Charlton lump balls up to Stockley.

That said, a nice experience for some of the younger lads today.

Sage

ValleyGary said:

AFKABartram said:

Absolutely zero interest in this

Same. England is all I can think about at the moment. I’m gonna have a big euro comedown I think. 4 weeks to get my head around watching Charlton lump balls up to Stockley.

That said, a nice experience for some of the younger lads today.

We won’t be lumping it up to Stockley as much as you think. Adkins I am sure has been working on his principles of play and that means getting the ball out wide and crosses into Stockley more than just long and up to him.

WK6824Nine

looking forward to us playing welling more than this. it would feel bit more glamorous if it was at celtic park with fans in.

stoneroses19

Sage said:

ValleyGary said:

AFKABartram said:

Absolutely zero interest in this

Same. England is all I can think about at the moment. I’m gonna have a big euro comedown I think. 4 weeks to get my head around watching Charlton lump balls up to Stockley.

That said, a nice experience for some of the younger lads today.

We won’t be lumping it up to Stockley as much as you think. Adkins I am sure has been working on his principles of play and that means getting the ball out wide and crosses into Stockley more than just long and up to him.

Exactly, I remember the Southampton football under Adkins, and it was a joy to watch at times, certainly wasn’t just lumped balls to the strikers. 

eastterrace6168

WK6824Nine said:

looking forward to us playing welling more than this. it would feel bit more glamorous if it was at celtic park with fans in.

It would be more "glamorous" if it was at Old Trafford with 80000 fans in, but it ain't, it is a pre season match and just that, warm up for the main event, so take it at face value, and look forward to Welling.

ricky_otto

AFKABartram said:

Absolutely zero interest in this

Same - but I think I’m watch it to kill a couple of hours. Can’t sit still today - I’ve even hoovered abs stead cleaned all the floors. Still dregs of beer behind the TV cabinet from Wednesday night. 

Covered End

AFKABartram said:

Absolutely zero interest in this

I've less interest than that.
I've never seen a worthwhile Charlton PSF in my life.

sam3110

Richard J said:

I am quite excited by this although I know it is only a glorified training session . Although I wish Scottish football would produce another Ferguson type Aberdeen to break up the Old Firm dominance there is no doubt that the Celts are a massive club . Have we ever played a non English Champions League / European Cup winner before ?

I remember in the 80's we often nicked their famous ' grand old team to play for ' song at away games . 

We have many playing connections and four of their team that beat Barcelona went on to play for Charlton . I posted on my mutual teams thread the Charlton / Celtic team  . I think it is a strong line up .

GK Tony Warner , RB Adam Matthews , LB Mark Reid , CB Paul Elliott, CB Stuart Balmer , RM Aiden McGeady , CM Beram Kayal , CM Zheng Zhi , LM Joe Ledley , ST Paolo Di Canio , ST Jim Melrose .

Carlton Cole , Scott Sinclair and Tony Watt also featured for both first teams .

I really wish we could have played Celtic at Parkhead in a proper friendly and been able to experience an away day in Glasgow .I was on an Open University summer school some years ago and saw Arsenal play at both Parkhead and Ibrox . I also saw Celtic play my favourite Scottish team Raith Rovers in a Cup game some years later and was impressed at how an area which resembled a slum had been transformed . Chris Hoy's Velodrome replaced a derelict Primary School as its neighbour .

Back to the game itself I am interested to see who will be the alternate Goalkeeper given AMB's absence and whether any of the U23's can make a step up .

We played Valencia in a friendly didn't we? Not sure what iteration of the cup they won but I'm sure they won it at some point

RedJohn

I think people will be surprised at how good some of our youngsters are today, especially looking forward to seeing Wassim Aouachria today, who looked a terrific player in the making in the few games I saw some time ago.

DamoNorthStand

I’m more hyped in the England pre match warm up than this. I can’t focus on anything else at the moment! I love Charlton as much as ever -  but I’m foaming at the mouth and in bits about tomorrow night at present 

sam3110

RedJohn said:

I think people will be surprised at how good some of our youngsters are today, especially looking forward to seeing Wassim Aouachria today, who looked a terrific player in the making in the few games I saw some time ago.

Wassim, if it weren't for his knee injury, would have played as much as Morgan and Doughty have for us at least, IMO.

In fact, he'd probably have been sold/left on a free to a bigger club by now, and we'd all be lamenting losing a tall but technical number 10 who had scored a few goals from the bench for us, a la Aneke.

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

Covered End said:

AFKABartram said:

Absolutely zero interest in this

I've less interest than that.
I've never seen a worthwhile Charlton PSF in my life.

The last PSF I went to was against Brighton at the Withdean some years back.
My connecting train from Southampton was full of Spanish students who prattled away loudly non-stop to Brighton.
The match was played in 30deg bright sunshine with no shade and I was sat next to some 30 stone guy who literally put my spine out of place.
I travelled back with the worst headache of my life and no paracetamol until I reached home.
BTW, the game itself was an aimless kick around.
Never again.

lancashire lad

Does anyone know what time the coverage on Charlton TV starts?

thai malaysia addick

Covered End said:

AFKABartram said:

Absolutely zero interest in this

I've less interest than that.
I've never seen a worthwhile Charlton PSF in my life.

You mean that you’re too young to have witnessed Charlton 9 Apoel Nicosia 0. A night to remember.