Looking forward to tuning in on this with my lucky Range Rover winning stream. Going with a 2-0, think we'll huff and puff a little in the first half, then finish strong after some good subs. Can't see Maddison starting yet myself, think Bows will use him as an impact sub. Would be interested


Aneke, Maddison, Pratley, Purrington all used as subs

Another tricky game in my opinion, they will step up their game because its us and will want to prove a point! I think, however, we will have enough to win it, but it'll be another battle.....1-2 Addicks.

At least we'll get a mention on BBC South East Sports this weekend ! 

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

                      Amos

Matthews - Inis - Pearce - Maatsen

                    Watson
             Pratley - Morgan
                    Shinnie

               Bogle - Smyth

3-0 to Charlton. Shinnie, Pratley & Morgan

Closer to this I think. Anyone who thinks we won't be seeing Pratley and Watson in the middle, is in dreamland!

glad I decided to read the preview, didn't realise it was a 1pm kick off. Let's hope our new 55" TV arrives early tomorrow so I can set it up in time.

I have to confess I have been frothing at the mouth with febrile anticipation about watching this fixture on my old laptop with its dodgy screen which is a good indication of how drab Lockdown II, The Sequel is going for me.

Is anyone except me locked down by the way or is that on the other thread where no one mentions the 57,000 dead people or the fifth worst per capita death rate in the world?

Ticking off the seconds to kick off  and bloody Christmas of course, while quietly going bonkers.

0.0

0-3 Charlton and Evans trousers fall down.

I'm expecting an attritional game from the opposition, although that's purely a reflection of my inherent prejudice against Gillingham and Evans, rather than anything else, such as any knowledge of how they actually play. As we know, League 1 gets very little media coverage and there is major squad churn each year - for example, two of our former players, Brandon Hanlon and Regan Charles-Cook, left the Gills in the summer (another reason why these Match Previews are so interesting). At least the weather forecast for the Medway Riviera is ok - dry with a moderate breeze - so hopefully we'll be able to get the ball down and play some football.

Lee certainly has some decisions to make on team selection and he'll be pleased about that, given that we're back on the Saturday/midweek treadmill for the next two weeks. The imminent return of Pearce, Oshilaja and (in a week or two) Gilbey is very timely, given the eight games coming up between 2 December and 2 January (I think it would have been nine, but for us and Ipswich both going out of the Cup and slotting the match in next Saturday).

More difficult than ever to predict the starting 11. I think that Gunter will probably slot in alongside Inniss with Matthews at right back. I wouldn't be surprised to see both Watson and Pratters start, with the latter dropping into a back three from time to time to get our full backs high up the pitch. I doubt that both Albie and Maddison will start but who knows. Up front, Bogle looks sure to play, perhaps alongside Chuks for an hour if Lee wants to give Washington some recovery time on the bench. Conor played a substantial chunk of all three Northern Ireland games and maybe a breather wouldn't go amiss, given that we have another game on Tuesday.

Really looking forward to this one after the break from league action.

Looks like we're going to have quite a strong team out. MM to start his first league game I reckon. Bit of a bogey team but I think we'll beat them comfortably.. 4-1 with 3 in the second half. 

Anyone know if the 5 subs rule comes with the same restrictions as last season that you can only make 3 stoppages in-game?

We've been forced to play these toothless halfwits far more frequently than we'd like over the last 10 years or so. During that time, only Tubby McTalkbollocks and Lee Bowyer have recorded  victories against them. Tubby also managed to record our first league defeats against them for nearly a century, whilst Bowyer's record is played 2 won 2.

Confidence is currently sky high, and we have a team to be proud of. Let's hope we can go there, smash them to pieces and then players and fans alike can contemplate the possibility that we might all be significantly older when we next have to go and endure their shitty away end.

Gills 0 - 4 Charlton

Seems like a few people are going for a 4-0 victory

MuttleyCAFC said:

ross1 said:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1329756627721883649

I noticed Jonny Williams in that footage. 

That was a divot.

Go there , get the job done and put the pressure on the others.