MATCH PREVIEW: Charlton Athletic vs Barnsley | Saturday 6th April 2024 - 3pm Kick-Off

ElfsborgAddick said:

Lincsaddick said:

I'm getting cheesed off keep predicting draws AND usually being right .. sooooo .. this one could genuinely produce any result, two good teams going at it .. Barnsley have more to play for, they'll be keen to keep their play off spot as the season draws towards its end .. given the Tykes have more incentive than us, I am going for a VERY narrow away win, thus bringing our unbeaten trot to a halt .. having said all this, a win for us or an exciting draw would not surprise at all 

F*** me, this is the first time the eternal optimist has predicted a Charlton defeat . I hope you're feeling alright mate

No idea why, BUT I have always had a bit of a soft spot for Barnsley, AND this isn't the first time I have 'predicted' an Addicks defeat, usually I just don't publish the fact
Hope that all's well in Brrrrazzzzeeeellll Gary

Bedsaddick said:

Barnsley have the best away record in the EFL so I'm not too optimistic. I'm going for 1-1 draw - Chuks to score an equaliser 

This. I'm hoping for 1-1, but fear a 1-2.

Can't see a bumper crowd tomorrow let's hope they put a shift in & make it worth while for those of us who do 
COYR 😎

5 to go thankfully. An awful season but it could have been so much worse. Barnsley should reach the play offs and play better football than Stevenage so it should make for a better game. We are getting tough to beat, honours even, 2-2.

killerandflash said:

I'm expecting a slightly more exciting game, but nothing to get excited about. A draw or a narrow win for either side, Barnsley being poor at home but excellent away this season.

It will be interesting which centre backs make the cut, as we do have a lot of options there.

Would that be 5% more exciting? 10%? 'C'mon killer, 'slightly' is so hard to hang a hat on. 

Breaking a golf and boys all dayer jolly to rush around and make this, must be mad. 

Davo55 said:

I kind of get why so many are saying all they want is for the season to be over. But I bet within a month they'll be gagging for the new season to start and anxiously waiting for 22nd June to see who we've got on the opening day. 

There have been games in recent seasons where I’ve given them a miss, using an excuse like it’s too fcking cold, I was enjoying myself too much drinking the free beer at an event, I can’t be bothered etc. Despite the crap that’s been served up this season I’ve not missed a home game so far, if you don’t count the cray valley Sunday evening live tv match and the EFL cup games. Nathan Jones may not have sorted everything out on the pitch just yet but it’s definitely heading in the right direction.

1 win 4 losses and 5 draws in our last ten home games , if that doesn’t motivate you to get down to The Valley I don’t know what will 

I hadn't been aware of Barnsley's fearsome away record, with only one defeat this season and 7 wins and 4 draws in the last 11 games. They're due a defeat somewhere along the line, although the same can be said of us with our 10-match unbeaten run, especially as a number of those performances have been a little pedestrian. I suppose it points to a draw as the most likely outcome but who knows.

At least Barnsley should come out to win the game if they're to have any chance of catching Derby, so it should be a decent match if we can get our act together. I doubt there'll be many changes, although do I hope that Ladapo doesn't start, as he's generally been pretty hopeless.

The excellent retro football magazine, Back Pass, always includes a column on what's coming up on The Big Match Revisited. This series comes from the 1980-81 season and this morning's episode at 10:30am "focuses on the Division Three promotion race on 4 April when Charlton met Huddersfield. The Addicks were flying the flag for London, surrounded by a Yorkshire triumvirate of the Terriers, Rotherham and Barnsley. Division One action came from Leicester City and Norwich..."

A nice taster prior to today's game, although it will be available later on ITVX.

Looking forward to the lunchtime game on tv today in the Fans Bar. Hope Man City don’t disappoint and that whoever it is that switches over to watching Charlton tv for lip readers waits until the final whistle if City are running riot with the goals 

EveshamAddick said:

Hoping for a nice convincing win. Maybe today it will all come together! 2-0 Addicks

Ditto. Weirdly optimistic today

I'm hoping we can win this, it won't be easy but if Wickham can start with Lua Lua, and bring on Chucks last 20 mins that'll cause their defence some problems!