Back to league for The Addicks this weekend as the lads travel to the Pirelli Stadium. As much as one would never tire of playing there they will have to tread carefully and hope the wheels don't come off, if they are to emerge with the 3 points.
Jackson is under pressure to maintain the good start to his caretaker role. The fans clearly want him to get the job on a permanent basis especially given the good mileage he has in terms of goodwill and support. He is proving more than a KwikFix manager!
Spare me the tyre puns I hear you cry!
Most of the squad have had the week off from playing but we will be missing Gunter and Washington from the usual matchday squad.
We ought to be able absorb their absence without too much disruption. I didn’t see why we cancelled games previously when affected by international call ups. The extra time never saw any benefit under Adkins. Despite having nearly two weeks in some instances to work with the squad we never seemed to improve or play any better. Nigel would repeat the "tired" old excuses!
In terms of player availability it seems that there won’t be any involvement for Leko or Matthews, however, Arter could in line to return to the squad.
No one has really grasped the opportunity that the cup games offered to enhance their case for inclusion in the league side save for CBT perhaps.
I’d expect Jackson to select pretty much the same starting eleven as last time out against Rotherham sans Washington and Gunter of course. One assumes that Davison comes in for CW and probably Deji for CG.
Burton provide another tough test for us but we ought to go with the confidence gained from the last few games not least those against Sunderland and Rotherham.
BTW since we played Sunderland and kicked them off the park and got away with a blatant head-butt etc. I do find myself paying more attention to their results. At least poor old Mr Johnson won’t have to worry about another defeat tomorrow as their game is off due to the international call ups.
In the meantime, the Addicks are seeking a win at The Pirelli. That would be “wheely” good and perhaps we can anticipate a "good year " after all!
Come On You Reds!
Pressure wot pressure. Yeah but I eard Oshilaja tugged Stockley. Iss funny to think iss only 4 games n they've all gawn JJ's way. Good battlin win against Burton n iss all abahrt winnin nahadays no matter ow ourn do it so ourn can carry on climbin. I like Kettle good to see a feisty ref for a change n thass wot good refereein is all abahrt. Yeah I don't think MacGillivray was given credit for all them saves e made keepin the clear sheet n all.
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