A win and a rare defeat for Jacko’s Addicks in the two cup games played on Saturday and Tuesday.
Firstly, the FA Cup win over H&W was a good effort with a much changed side playing a team that, understandably, set out to stifle us.
The margin of victory may have flattered us somewhat but you’d expect us to become more dominant the longer the game went on.
Good to see Stockley add more goals including a well dispatched penalty. The icing on the cake was the well-taken goal for Burstow.
Jackson was as good as his word and treated the FA Cup with respect and we now face beatable opposition away in Round 2. That we have avoided a League side is good.
It won’t be easy especially away but it’s better than playing Rotherham away which was what I feared we might get at one stage!
The Papa Johns was not so good but we were already through to the next stage for that and fielded an even younger and less experienced side.
The slip from Deji was unfortunate and to lose against what was a ten man side for the last few minutes was equally so. However, in the overall scheme of things we shouldn’t concern ourselves too much.
If we are to lose games under Jacko then in relatively meaningless fixtures like this are ok with me.
We will be back to League One stuff on Saturday of course. I’m pleased we haven’t opted to postpone the Burton game. Going up there in a few weeks on a Tuesday night isn’t something one would relish.
We don’t need games piling up either and we’re not greatly impacted by the international call ups. I couldn’t understand why we did it earlier in the season although I have to acknowledge if favoured us with the Rotherham game.
We can now add those two cups game to the voyage on the good ship HMS Jackson and the smooth passage continues. Long may it do so.
Another win this weekend would help Skip’s prospects of being made permanent. That’s what we all want to see I’m sure even those who were of the opinion that Jacko wasn’t ready. Lacked experience etc. etc.
Onwards and Upwards we hope!
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