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MATCH THREAD: Spurs V Charlton Athletic: Carabao Cup (2): Wed 26 August 2026: 19:45 [+POST P37]
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It’s not even just injuries, it’s freshness. If we’d played our first team, got turned over here and then looked lethargic against a Preston side we need to be targeting 3 points against who have rotated a lot of players tonight then people would likely be more upset. There’s risks either way.By the end of the season I do expect Mesik and Ouma to be in the first team and while Sichenje isn’t likely to overhaul Jones he’ll be an excellent option for when Jones inevitably picks up some kind of injury. I wouldn’t hate Knibbs doing enough to be getting in ahead of Carey either, there’s some big opportunities here for some players4
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Im pasting this in the Fans bar threadLeeds_Addick said:Concourse is a joke. A million degrees and all the beer machines not working. Stick your billion pound stadium up your arse.0 -
TheHerminator said:To all those who wanted some of our top players out there today. You’d genuinely have been ok if Jones had played and picked up a knock?
for the sake of trying to get to the carabao cup 3rd round?He could get a knock on the training pitch, at home, driving his car.There's a risk with everything. Anyone that doesn't want to try and win every game we're in is weird to me.5 -
golfaddick said:PWR.
In my seat. Lovely looking stadium & great view but I hate these new stadiums. 2 ticket checks & soooo many stairs won't be coming back here again - nearly gave me a heart attack.Unlikely any of us will be for the foreseeable future.0 -
The commentators talking about spurs being a drama filled club, just fuck off0
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looking over to the away fans wishing I was there!
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Yes he absolutely could. But we can guarantee he won’t get one in this game by not playing him and keeping him fresh for SaturdaySELR_addicks said:TheHerminator said:To all those who wanted some of our top players out there today. You’d genuinely have been ok if Jones had played and picked up a knock?
for the sake of trying to get to the carabao cup 3rd round?He could get a knock on the training pitch, at home, driving his car.There's a risk with everything. Anyone that doesn't want to try and win every game we're in is weird to me.4 -
I have no doubt that Jones wouldn't enter if that was an actual option. He's focussed on the league and only the league. I am honestly surprised how many people seem surprised by the number of changes.golfaddick said:
Also mugged off over the team. If you ain't going to take it seriously then don't enter..0 -
Of course there’s risk in the other places but that doesn’t mean it isn’t sensible to minimise it where you can. It’s why we wear seatbelts.SELR_addicks said:TheHerminator said:To all those who wanted some of our top players out there today. You’d genuinely have been ok if Jones had played and picked up a knock?
for the sake of trying to get to the carabao cup 3rd round?He could get a knock on the training pitch, at home, driving his car.There's a risk with everything. Anyone that doesn't want to try and win every game we're in is weird to me.
And I don’t think anyone’s said they don’t want to win?3 -
Not got a lot of expectation. Apart from us getting pumped0
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Also next month most of our squad will get 3 weeks off (i know we will probably play a couple of friendlies) when it's the international break. So they could rest then if playing 3 times in a week in August is too much for them.killerandflash said:
I've never said we should play the same 11, but this is taking it to extremes, with Brookes and Asiimwe starting, and TC not even on the bench. I bet the rested players would have LOVED to be out there tonight, this isn't Cambridge away. Baffled why Jones couldn't play for example, he's fully fit, and centre backs aren't sprinting up and down the pitch. Him at CB, Sichenje at RB, and the defence looks much stronger. Instead we have no leader theresam3110 said:
So if we put out the full team, win but get 2 injuries in key positions and it culminates in a downtown in League form and a relegation, I'm sure we'd all go "hey at least we beat Spurs in August"killerandflash said:
But then we lost Godden to a training ground injury. You can't wrap footballers up in cotton wool 24/7.sam3110 said:Club can't win, play the first XI, Leaburn and Bell get crocked, we get spanked 4 nil anyway and you'll all be up in arms about it.
It's not a popular choice, but playing a rotated squad is the right choice in the bigger picture
Realistically we're not going up, and with our squad shouldn't go down either. It's cup games which give the excitement to an otherwise slog to lower midtable.
And this isn't January after the Christmas schedule, in the rain. The players have played 3 games in nice weather. Muscle injuries can happen in training, as with Godden, but you don't cancel training.1 -
Debut for Sichenje whats the commentator on?4
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Look at you sexy bastards over there!6 -
How does 3 weeks off in September/October help if they're being overloaded in August?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Also next month most of our squad will get 3 weeks off (i know we will probably play a couple of friendlies) when it's the international break. So they could rest then if playing 3 times in a week in August is too much for them.killerandflash said:
I've never said we should play the same 11, but this is taking it to extremes, with Brookes and Asiimwe starting, and TC not even on the bench. I bet the rested players would have LOVED to be out there tonight, this isn't Cambridge away. Baffled why Jones couldn't play for example, he's fully fit, and centre backs aren't sprinting up and down the pitch. Him at CB, Sichenje at RB, and the defence looks much stronger. Instead we have no leader theresam3110 said:
So if we put out the full team, win but get 2 injuries in key positions and it culminates in a downtown in League form and a relegation, I'm sure we'd all go "hey at least we beat Spurs in August"killerandflash said:
But then we lost Godden to a training ground injury. You can't wrap footballers up in cotton wool 24/7.sam3110 said:Club can't win, play the first XI, Leaburn and Bell get crocked, we get spanked 4 nil anyway and you'll all be up in arms about it.
It's not a popular choice, but playing a rotated squad is the right choice in the bigger picture
Realistically we're not going up, and with our squad shouldn't go down either. It's cup games which give the excitement to an otherwise slog to lower midtable.
And this isn't January after the Christmas schedule, in the rain. The players have played 3 games in nice weather. Muscle injuries can happen in training, as with Godden, but you don't cancel training.1 -
It’s ok play 3 games this week, one against a prem side, you’ve got some time of in a monthChris_from_Sidcup said:
Also next month most of our squad will get 3 weeks off (i know we will probably play a couple of friendlies) when it's the international break. So they could rest then if playing 3 times in a week in August is too much for them.killerandflash said:
I've never said we should play the same 11, but this is taking it to extremes, with Brookes and Asiimwe starting, and TC not even on the bench. I bet the rested players would have LOVED to be out there tonight, this isn't Cambridge away. Baffled why Jones couldn't play for example, he's fully fit, and centre backs aren't sprinting up and down the pitch. Him at CB, Sichenje at RB, and the defence looks much stronger. Instead we have no leader theresam3110 said:
So if we put out the full team, win but get 2 injuries in key positions and it culminates in a downtown in League form and a relegation, I'm sure we'd all go "hey at least we beat Spurs in August"killerandflash said:
But then we lost Godden to a training ground injury. You can't wrap footballers up in cotton wool 24/7.sam3110 said:Club can't win, play the first XI, Leaburn and Bell get crocked, we get spanked 4 nil anyway and you'll all be up in arms about it.
It's not a popular choice, but playing a rotated squad is the right choice in the bigger picture
Realistically we're not going up, and with our squad shouldn't go down either. It's cup games which give the excitement to an otherwise slog to lower midtable.
And this isn't January after the Christmas schedule, in the rain. The players have played 3 games in nice weather. Muscle injuries can happen in training, as with Godden, but you don't cancel training.
males sense1 -
Anyway, Spurs have kicked off0
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Do ya want sum? - Oh you mean they've started the match... My badfenaddick said:Anyway, Spurs have kicked off2 -
Fantastic to hear VFR loud and proud0
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What a touch from Docherty there 🤦1
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All you can hear is Charlton. VFR.1
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We're obviously playing Premier League rules today.
Expect no decisions in our favour today folks.0 -
Sichenje decks Solanke and concedes a free kick1
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what channel is the game on please? Firestick may just be down but nothing showing on Sky+ or CAFC Tv0
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Is this on tv.0
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Never a foul!! - Referee just hates Kenya0
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It's on sky sports + but on the red buttonNomadicAddick said:what channel is the game on please? Firestick may just be down but nothing showing on Sky+ or CAFC Tv1 -
Bentancur wipes out Ouma and concedes a free kick0
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Well that's Collins out all season0
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Sichenje down in some real pain0
