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We’ve only gone and bloody done it again!!!! (2019 Playoff Final).

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  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,791
    So unlikely they had to say it twice. 
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    What a bloody fantastic day. The game speaks for itself albeit we didnt play at our best. The clock was showing 73 minutes and 16 seconds and I said to my Mrs, "We've got this" She looked at me and said "Really" I said "yep I can feel it". Before the game I had absolutely no expectations as I didnt want to end our holiday here on a low note....I just held it all in...It really is just sinking in on how good it really was.

    Surreal meeting an exiled Charlton fan living in Portsmouth at Denham Station, had a good chat then met him again getting off the train after the game. A non footballing fan walked up to me at Denham and shook my hand saying Commiserations, I just looked at him.....his wife said, he's a Charlton fan, so he came back and shook my hand again & said congratulations....met another fan staying on our campsite this morning and there was a Sunderland family who gave it large yesterday, who funnily enough had nothing to say this morning.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    Just woken up on Monday, which is thankfully a bank holiday for us as well.

    Still can't quite believe it. 

  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    ForeverAddickted said:

    The Irish Maradona weighed in no less!

  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    Braziliance said:
    Seen a few people across forums and twitter say our goals were scrappy (more Mackems than us) 



    If that's scrappy then long may our scrappy football continue 
    Can't imagine how they could see that as scrappy. The second one, more than fair enough. But we've done that well this year, we've scored some great goals and we've scored some real scrappy ones. 
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,605
    Sat at Stanstead waiting for my flight home. 
    What an amazing day yesterday was. 
    It had everything. 
    I love my family and my Club. 
    COYR!
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    Braziliance said:
    Seen a few people across forums and twitter say our goals were scrappy (more Mackems than us) 



    If that's scrappy then long may our scrappy football continue 
    To be fair, they don’t see a lot of goals to make a sound judgment.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,243
    SDAddick said:
    Braziliance said:
    Seen a few people across forums and twitter say our goals were scrappy (more Mackems than us) 



    If that's scrappy then long may our scrappy football continue 
    Can't imagine how they could see that as scrappy. The second one, more than fair enough. But we've done that well this year, we've scored some great goals and we've scored some real scrappy ones. 
    They all count the same mate. Goals where a team string 20 passes together are a delight but I celebrate just as mentally when we shank one in off an arsecheek or nutbag as when we spread the ball and pull a side apart. 
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Just listened to the Charlton Live commentary of the winner. Didn’t think anything would get me like Mark Mansfield crying - but this is even more magic! Totally lost it again.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited May 2019
    Most Sunderland fans are very decent. They were a credit to their club yesterday. I can see how they might claim there was a foul on Oviedo for our winner, but Oviedo is more of a Turkish Wrestler than a footballer so I doubt they were ever going to get that with no VAR. He who lives by the sword..... Our equaliser was only offside if you don't understand the offside law - which is over complicated but it is what it is. Best quality goal scored in the play offs too - by a decent margin.

    For most of this year I have been watching one of the most entertaining Charlton sides I can remember for a long time - accepting the level we play in. It is a long season and our levels went down a bit in the play offs, but it was a chance to see our other qualities. This is a side that is resilient and not easy to beat.

    I had worked out that Sunderland have a negative manager and said it enough times on here. It isn't to say he is a bad one or the only one who has that trait. I love Sir Chris, but a lot of managers just allow their teams to sit back when they are ahead and he was one of them too. I was pretty relaxed when we scored the own goal because of a) knowing this, b) knowing we had a lot of time to correct it and c) Knowing that this type of game demands drama and something was going to happen to provide it. 
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    In that clip it is nice only watching Ben Purrington, especially knowing before he does he will score.
    Watch closely, canny play.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited May 2019
    SDAddick said:
    Braziliance said:
    Seen a few people across forums and twitter say our goals were scrappy (more Mackems than us) 



    If that's scrappy then long may our scrappy football continue 
    Can't imagine how they could see that as scrappy. The second one, more than fair enough. But we've done that well this year, we've scored some great goals and we've scored some real scrappy ones. 
    I loved the second goal. Neat build up with Aribo and Cullen mesmerising the backs, then the latter sending over a delicious cross. Powerful downward header from BFG, only just blocked, and a lunging strike for the winner. Nought wrong with that mate. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    seth plum said:
    In that clip it is nice only watching Ben Purrington, especially knowing before he does he will score.
    Watch closely, canny play.
    Great movement in front of goal for a Left-Back, did extremely well to hold his run
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    edited May 2019
    Newcastle fans are delirious... Sunderland loses and they get bought in the same day. Maybe we can do them one better and get promoted and sold? 
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,550
    Braziliance said:
    Seen a few people across forums and twitter say our goals were scrappy (more Mackems than us) 



    If that's scrappy then long may our scrappy football continue 
    Just got back home and about to settle down to the highlights. This is the first time I've had a chance to see this goal after the actual match.

    It's pure class and an excellent team goal. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Braziliance said:
    Seen a few people across forums and twitter say our goals were scrappy (more Mackems than us) 



    If that's scrappy then long may our scrappy football continue 
    Indeed a touch of Man City about that goal, quick interplay and a devastating cross (from say David or Bernardo Silva) met at the far post by Sterling.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,223
    ForeverAddickted said:

    I wish there was a love button on this forum
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,911
    edited May 2019
    Weirdly, our season was book-ended by mirror images.  First game: lost 2-1 to Sunderland, beaten by a late strike.  Final game: beat the Mackems 2-1, thanks to a goal at the death...

    The drama, excitement and delirium mask a game of dire quality.  Sunderland were marginally better: fluid on the flanks, yet lacking any threat near goal.  We were hesitant, stuttering, and devoid of ideas.  The tempo was too slow and both teams sent passes out of play with appalling frequency.  We had just two shots on target - plus the own goal! - while Sunderland managed three.  There were 34 fouls in this ragged, hapless mess of a game.

    Half of Wembley was a boiling mass of jubilation - as the Mackems slumped in silent disbelief.  Triumphant music blasted from the P A, rockets were launched, ticker-tape fluttered from the sky.  My pals danced in the aisles but I was stricken: choked, close to tears.

    Post-mortems on the Sunderland forum are an entertaining read.  They are convinced that Bielik was fouling a defender as Bauer leapt in the 94th minute.  Yet they admit that their team has been shyte for many weeks.  "Charlie Wyke had a shot?" one of them asks of their 'star striker' in mock surprise.  "To add to the one he had LAST month?"
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  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    Sunderland fans feel Ross screwed up the last transfer window and is too negative and basically cost them promotion in the second half of the season.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,329
    A day I will never forget.To experience it with my son and daughter, it will live with me forever, met so many old friends, Dave Mehmet on the plinth at Trafalgar Square after the game. Had a nice chat with Henry Irving Jnr, what a fine young man he is and credit to Henry Irving Sir and his wife.

    I still cannot believe the emotion I felt when the winner went in. I didn’t stop singing last night, and have completely lost my voice, my son has been in bed all day with a hangover from hell, but if you are going to experience your first real hangover what a reason to have it.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Imagine if Bowyer had £4m to spend in the last transfer window!
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,329
    Can someone post a link to the Charlton commentary 
  • East_Stand_Loopy
    East_Stand_Loopy Posts: 2,205
    NapaAddick said:
    Sunderland fans feel Ross screwed up the last transfer window and is too negative and basically cost them promotion in the second half of the season.
    I have a bit of a theory about this. If you are having a reasonably successful season in the Scottish Premier League, your "prize" is to play Celtic 4 times. I think the average Scottish managers mentality is "we'll build a Maginot line, defend like buggery, and maybe we'll get lucky and sneak a goal!"

    When what Sunderland needed, (let's not forget, they're still getting parachute payments from the Premier League!) is a manager whose attitude is "Screw everyone else! We're going for an unbeaten season and do everybody 4-0!"

    Wrong manager = wrong club.
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    Imagine if Bowyer had £4m to spend in the last transfer window!
    He would have bought Grant for £1.5m for a start!

    They should have bought Eaves. I wonder if we will try and sign him.
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,358
    My post match views are we were the better team, we wanted it more and in the end we got our rewards. Pure delirium when it went in, must apologise to anyone who was in my block, I am a loud twat with a broken voice and according to the other half my breath stunk of garlic from my subway before the game. 

    Can't fault any of the players, all did their bit, substitutions spot on by the lord. Loved the afters, love this club, love the players, love our fans and I am so so glad for whatever reason I was the odd one out in my family and picked Charlton. 

    I was only 7 when we won in 1998 and only started supporting Charlton in 2000, so to get to go to wembley and see us win for myself is something I will never forget. 

    Championship here we come, keep the same squad and I don't see us going down with a whimper like last time, not with Bowyer in charge 
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,752
    bobmunro said:
    Back at our hotel and sitting quietly having a meal, trying to take in what happened. 

    But I can’t quite get my head around it. I know I shared something special with my family that they will remember after I’m long gone. That’s good enough for me.
    That's about it for me. In '98 I was with my whole family as the youngest member, and this time I was the oldest as I was just with my two boys. They will never forget it. Living outside England it's been an effort but I think I can finally say that they love Charlton now. I want them to remember me this way - with the joy of that winner. What a moment. What a Team. What a life it can be, the Charlton Life.
  • ross1
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  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974

    THANK YOU! That one was for you yesterday. Thank you for your unbelievable support. Enjoy the moment. This is what OUR Charlton is all about #cafc



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