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Crawley Town V Charlton Athletic : was Wed 1st Jan 2025 rearranged for Tues 11th March 7:45pm (p16)

eastterrace6168
eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,622
edited January 21 in General Charlton
[MOD NOTE - this was the match thread for the New Year's Day game that got postponed at very short notice. We'll do a new thread for the rearranged game on the day, and close this one once the proper match preview is out - AW]

Well, I must start with a huge HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND PEACEFULL NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL...🍺🥳🥂
 
So today we travel to The Broadfield Stadium to take on Crawley Town in what will be a revenge match after the reverse fixture 3rd December last year left us pointless, and this game couldn't come at a better time with us currently on a good run of three straight wins.
Crawley currently sit 21st and two points adrift from safety, while we could end the day literally knocking on the door of the top six, and there is no reason why we couldn't make today match No4 win on the spin...

We've locked horns on five previous occasions, winning two and Crawley three, and we all know the score last time we met 3rd December last year when Crawley ran out 2-1 victors at The Valley, a match which today we need to erase from the memory with another three points put convincingly on the board.

So, here we go...Lets start the New Year the way we finished the Last year, with another three points...

The Addicks will be wearing their yellow away kit in West Sussex

Nathan Jones has named an unnamed starting XI and substitutes bench for this afternoon's game.

Following heavy rainfall at the Broadfield Stadium, a pitch inspection is due at 2.15

It means the Addicks line up again with Alex Mitchell, Lloyd Jones and Macaulay Gillesphey in a back three in front of goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer, who has conceded just twice in Charlton’s last five league games.

Thierry Small and Josh Edwards will once again operate as wing-backs with Luke Berry, Conor Coventry and skipper Greg Docherty in a midfield three behind Miles Leaburn and Tyreece Campbell.

Will Mannion, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Karoy Anderson, Allan Campbell, Gassan Ahadme, Danny Hylton and Matty Godden again make up the bench.

Charlton: Maynard-Brewer; A.Mitchell, Jones, Gillesphey; Small, Docherty (c), Coventry, Berry, Edwards; Leaburn, T.Campbell

Subs: Mannion, Edmonds-Green, Anderson, A.Campbell, Ahadme, Hylton, Godden





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  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,833
    Made it to Crawley. Might just stay in my car and watch it on stream instead of it goes ahead!
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,847
    I'm  at Gatwick Airport, just dropped off my sister. 
    Don't have a ticket but was thinking of just turning up at the stadium and playing it by ear.
    Unfortunately my windscreen wipers broke on the way down  !
    Still waiting  for my green flag assistance 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    Addictedoldgit said:
    I'm  at Gatwick Airport, just dropped off my sister. 
    Don't have a ticket but was thinking of just turning up at the stadium and playing it by ear.
    Unfortunately my windscreen wipers broke on the way down  !
    Still waiting  for my green flag assistance 
    Looks like the game is now 50/50 in terms of going ahead... Referee has just told Louis Mendez, after there was a massive downpour (Over on the Preview thread)
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,622
    edited January 1
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Addictedoldgit said:
    I'm  at Gatwick Airport, just dropped off my sister. 
    Don't have a ticket but was thinking of just turning up at the stadium and playing it by ear.
    Unfortunately my windscreen wipers broke on the way down  !
    Still waiting  for my green flag assistance 
    Looks like the game is now 50/50 in terms of going ahead... Referee has just told Louis Mendez, after there was a massive downpour (Over on the Preview thread)
    Bloody Southern League ground...🙄
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,025
    Pitch inspection at 2:15
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,025
    Unchanged squad, probably all academic though 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,435
    fenaddick said:
    Pitch inspection at 2:15
    Duckworth Lewis has reduced the target to 140 in 13 overs 
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,255
    Jones ending a message to the board. We have no back up. 

    Suspect the game will be off unfortunately. . 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,592
    Feel sorry for Crawley that they can't afford an amazing pitch like ours
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Unchanged for four in a row at this time of the year is impressively brave from Nathan Jones, and reveals a lot of gumption from the players still to be up for it.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    edited January 1
    ForeverAddickted said:
    image
    Conroy - Mullarkey - Armando - Papadopoulos werent involved at all for the reserve clash at the Valley... John-Jules was a substitute.

    Papadopoulos was playing for Welling last season
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,622
    seth plum said:
    Unchanged for four in a row at this time of the year is impressively brave from Nathan Jones, and reveals a lot of gumption from the players still to be up for it.
    Also shows not a lot of options...🙄
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,622
    ForeverAddickted said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    image
    Conroy - Mullarkey - Armando - Papadopoulos werent involved at all for the reserve clash at the Valley... John-Jules was a substitute.

    Papadopoulos was playing for Welling last season

    Didn't he used to run the launderette in Albert Square...🤔
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,568
    edited January 1
    No problem with keeping the same 11 but don't see why the bench couldn't be improved. 
  • TheHerminator
    TheHerminator Posts: 800
    Talal said:
    No problem with keeping the same 11 but don't why the bench couldn't be improved. 
    Aren’t the likely improvements injured? 
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,881
    edited January 1
    seth plum said:
    Unchanged for four in a row at this time of the year is impressively brave from Nathan Jones, and reveals a lot of gumption from the players still to be up for it.
    Our down fall started when he made unnecessary changes. Glad he's learned from his mistakes 
  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 1,370
    Its a shame not to see dicky on the bench (Dixon) 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,659
    fenaddick said:
    Pitch inspection at 2:15
    Sounds ominous 

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    MrBurns said:
    Its a shame not to see dicky on the bench (Dixon) 
    Why? - He showed against Leyton Orient that he needs longer with the U21s
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,435
    edited January 1
    ForeverAddickted said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    image
    Conroy - Mullarkey - Armando - Papadopoulos werent involved at all for the reserve clash at the Valley... John-Jules was a substitute.

    Papadopoulos was playing for Welling last season
    Papa etc has just been recalled from loan to play today
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited January 1
    MrBurns said:
    Its a shame not to see dicky on the bench (Dixon) 
    wouldnt have thought he would be at his best in a mudbath, might just slow him down a tad.
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,292
    This won't be on.  A late pitch inspection never goes well. 
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,568
    TheHerminator said:
    Talal said:
    No problem with keeping the same 11 but don't why the bench couldn't be improved. 
    Aren’t the likely improvements injured? 
    Don't think Kanu and Taylor are (correct me if I'm wrong). Thought Aneke was meant to be back as well but who knows with him. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,321
    ForeverAddickted said:
    MrBurns said:
    Its a shame not to see dicky on the bench (Dixon) 
    Why? - He showed against Leyton Orient that he needs longer with the U21s

    Yeah I wouldn't have him on the bench for a few months yet , regular football at U21 level is what he needs. If I was to have an U21 on the bench it would be Kai Enslin 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    up_the_valley said:
    This won't be on.  A late pitch inspection never goes well. 
    They've been out doing the Inspection earlier than what they initially planned
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,659
    Sounds like it's on
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    Oh lovely goal at the Den!!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    edited January 1
    No rush fellas

    No final decision has been made either way yet. #cafc

    — Louis Mendez (@LouisMend) January 1, 2025

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