Charlton Athletic vs MorecambeGood Friday - 3pm Kick-OffReferee: Marc EdwardsIntroductionIf I was to ask Alexa or any other damned voice powered AI, for an example as to why this season has been so damned frustrating, I imagine I'll get told the last three Charlton score lines - How the hell can we go from obtaining a single point against two teams below us in the table, to putting in a defensive performance where we despatch a promotion challenger, almost with ease!!. We welcome Morecambe to the Valley for the first time this Saturday.
The OppositionName: Morecambe (19th) | Manager: Derek AdamsGround: Globe ArenaPrevious Meeting: Morecambe 2-2 Charlton AthleticIt was a dark November evening a few months ago when these two sides last (and first) met... Like most games this season, we looked comfortable to begin with, before showing our charitable side once again, allowing Morecambe to come back from 2-0 down, and secure what could be an extremely valuable point once the season is done and the totting up begins.
Derek Adams side were without doubt favourites for relegation the moment they won their Play-Off Final against Newport County last summer. Those odds were surely lessened when Adams chose to stay in League Two (joining Bradford City); Stephen Robinson was the man chosen as his replacement, coming South of the Border from Motherwell. Yet after a splendid job at the Morecambe helm, decided in return to Scotland with St. Mirren in February, leaving his side in the relegation zone, those relegation odds surely shortened even further.
Yet Derek Adams (also sacked by Bradford in February) has to Morecambe, and has set about keeping his old side in the Division he did so well to promote them to. Two victories in the last three have lifted them into 19th (albeit on Goal Difference). Goals of course are no problem for this side, they've scored four more than the Addicks, and Cole Stockton is well known at this level now, yet could still be a one season wonder... Keeping goals out has been the problem, and Morecambe travel to SE7 with the worst defence in the League.
Charlton Team NewsOf course that Morecambe defence wont have been helped by the loss of their skipper; Sam Lavelle transferred to SE7 on the last day of the August Transfer Window, and could yet be the difference between Morecambe's hopes of survival - The defender though will once again miss out on facing his old club, having missed the original fixture. With the Addicks safe in League One for another campaign, Sam will surely be hoping that his old survive so he can see old friends again next term.
Elsewhere and Albie Morgan made a surprising return to the team that faced Rotherham, he notched yet another assist in that game so could keep his place in the side - Scott Fraser and Elliott Lee could return to take his spot though, after missing the trip North with slight knocks. Whilst Nile John will be hoping for at least one appearance before returning to North London.
Youngsters: Miles Leaburn and Nazir Bakrin travelled to the New York Stadium, yet neither were rewarded with a place on the bench on Saturday - Again that could all change, what with our league status for 2022/23 now confirmed.
MacGillivray
Clare - Pearce - Famewo
Matthews - Dobson - Gilbey - Blackett-Taylor
Forster-Caskey
Stockley - Washington
Substitutes Bench: Harness - Purrington - Bakrin - Fraser - Jaiyesimi - Leaburn - Morgan
PredictionThere is surely little point in playing loan players now, with Johnnie Jackson now able to look beyond this season, and hopefully evaluate some of the potential youngsters coming through - Morecambe on the other hand will be desperate for three points, yet travel to the Capital with just two wins and four draws on the road all season.
My Alexa just self destructed when I asked for an actual Charlton prediction.
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6-0 Charlton
Stockley
Washington x3
B-T
Clare
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Be good to see the man in the shop window, the sensation from Merseyside, Cole Stockton
COYR
I shall be going to this game and also Ipswich away last game.
But in all honesty I'm only going so I can have a few beers with my mates until I see them next season.
As for the Morecambe game I don't see the point in playing any players who will not be here next season.
I reckon we will ground out another win though.
2 1 Charlton
Edit: just realised this isn't the last home match of the season. Sigh
Missing this as away and Shrewsbury will be my final game for this season and good riddance.
Jackson ‘I’ve been impressed with how Matthews has finished the season and Ben has always given the club 110% in the shirt. It was important I got the business done early and given how we finished strongly to last season, I already had in my mind who I wanted to build the side around and the shape I wanted to play, and Matthews fits that right wing back role and in Ben, we have someone who can play out wide and at left centre back.’
I come on here to express my despair, only to be greeted with ‘They’re decent options as cover and at least they know the club’
Sorry to say we had bad issue with Marc Edwards who takes charge this Friday … you may remember last season game at Lincoln when they scored from clear offside goal …this is the report
A controversial goal on the stroke of half-time put Lincoln City in pole position to secure a 2-0 win in the first game of the Thomas Sandgaard era.
Ben Amos brilliantly saved a Jorge Grant penalty but a shot from the rebound came back to the winger who tapped home from a clearly offside position. Despite some delay from referee Marc Edwards and some protesting from the Charlton bench the goal was eventually given.
Hope I am wrong.