[Albion] Charlton Athletic vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Farehamseagull]

Ah well, hopefully a good warm up for the real stuff on Monday.

I would take getting knocked out of the Micky Mouse cup first round every season if it means we then stuff the scummers.

 

[dazzer6666]

Just in, nice easy drive home. Nothing else much positive though. Looked and felt a bit like a pre-season warm up which is hardly surprising, we failed to deal with Charlton’s totally unsurprising ‘defend waste time hoping for a shootout’ tactics and didn’t really test their keeper anything like enough. Fair play to them, disappointed that another potential decent cup run that hd opened up somewhat has gone down the toilet.

 

[Saunders]

Probably the worse away day I’ve every encountered in 30 years travelling away.

Got to the Valley at 6pm, didn’t get in to the ground until gone 8. Totally unacceptable and nobody on the ground taking any responsibility or communicating with those in the queue

As we approached KO this resulted in a few getting nicked or walked away from the ground when the frustration boiled over.

I only saw 3 (three) people working the away ticket office as apparently Charlton couldn’t staff it further.

The whole thing was shambolic.

Top it off shit performance , shit penalties (March wasn’t the only one that missed by the way)

Now on a slow train home

The worst thing is I’ve actually parted money for the experience.

f***ing hell

The charlton stewards didnt do anything till the game kicked off and then they started to worry as the mood was changing. Then they started leading away groups with the help of the police to the wrong stand for me so i had to then go back and hope i could walk my way past and into the right one whilst people were still queueing. Utter shambles..

 

[dazzer6666]

when you get so close to a final and get beaten by Charlton FFS you gotta ask why we don't take this more seriously and play a stringer line up ESPECIALLY given many that did not stat couldve done with thegame time. Lost opportunity.

Not sure who else we should have played given injuries and WC absence……no Welbeck, Webster or Mac Allister possible, Sanchez wasn’t needed (and never saves pens anyway), Colwill did fine. Not sure starting Trossard (who looked off the pace), Mitoma (who has only been back a couple of days) and Pervis would have materially affected the outcome. Veltman was the only real absentee we could have included?

 

[Benny Seagull]

I had the misfortune of watching this one from the east stand with a few Charlton mates. I had to admit, for a sold out away allocation we didn't make near as much noise as I thought we would, but perhaps the separation had a part to play...

Disappointing result but by no means a terrible performance. All four substitutions had a decent impact but our unwillingness to shoot from outside the box is terribly frustrating, and how we didn't manage to get anyone on the end of one of those goal line sitters I don't know.

Well done to Charlton. Great club who I hope get another home tie in the next round. For the Albion, its a reality check and a chance to put things right on Boxing Day.

 

[Goberpiles]

Embarrassing loss when a real chance to get further in the cup was available by playing a much lower ranked team.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I am done with away days

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

That’s why solly will never be a top professional, because he lacks self confidence,

It's getting close to last chance with me. He has constantly f***ed up in front of goal, that is not good enough. However one thing about his penalty who the f*** allowed him take one? The bloke is useless from 3 yards, as proved tonight, If it was at the end of sudden death everyone would understand and expect him to miss.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

He’s a massive confidence player solly and that will hurt him.

Will it though? He has had so many chances this year (and others) and just never looks like scoring. The one on one he had earlier in the season he just tapped straight at the keeper. He is f***ing awful in front of goal and for someone playing in the EPL in one of forward positions it's not good enough.

It needs an upgrade.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I'm not defending anyone. I'm suggesting that singling one person out when four missed penalties is a bit of a shit take.

It's not the shit penalty it's all the other misses, a constant failure in front of goal.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Must admit, I'm glad I got the gist of the match from Sky Sports News rather than this thread. According to Mark McAdam, it was an entertaining game. Solly played some great stuff and Lamptey getting back to his best. Admitted, we should have won on pens and, left footers (except Stuart Pearce)and short run ups should be banned from penalties, but apart from that a decent runout that will prep us well for Saints.

Solly's great stuff flatters, what's the point when there's f*** all at the end.

 

[pure_white]

Yes Solly pen was as dreadfull as Kane's but having a go at one of our best players I cannot understand. Collectively not good enough. Surely the manager takes some responseability tonight?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

The charlton stewards didnt do anything till the game kicked off and then they started to worry as the mood was changing. Then they started leading away groups with the help of the police to the wrong stand for me so i had to then go back and hope i could walk my way past and into the right one whilst people were still queueing. Utter shambles..

I was right behind the groups when they started doing this m, couldn’t work out where they were going or taking you beyond the queue all ready in place?

You are right no interest in making things easier or communications it was only when people started shouting that they clearly shit it and thought we better do something.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

That’s why solly will never be a top professional, because he lacks self confidence,

Totally agree, there’s never a month in Sundays that, that lad will ever hold down a first team place, in one of the best leagues in the world…..

oh hang on….

wobble ya head, will ya….

 

[Icy Gull]

That result has annoyed me more than any result in the World Cup and much much more than England’s exit

Quite daft really, we always screw up in this cup and the fact that Charlton hadn’t won in six games should have set alarm bells ringing, we are the go to team for sequences like that

 

[Icy Gull]

Totally agree, there’s never a month in Sundays that, that lad will ever hold down a first team place, in one of the best leagues in the world…..

oh hang on….

wobble ya head, will ya….

You do have to accept that he is right up there with our worst ever barn door billy forwards in front of goal though!

 

[Jesus Gul]

Solly, Solly Kane

 

[Justice]

Yes Solly pen was as dreadfull as Kane's but having a go at one of our best players I cannot understand. Collectively not good enough. Surely the manager takes some responseability tonight?

One of our best players? He hasn’t scored for two years.

 

[Justice]

Trust us to be the one PL scalp absolute bullocks

 

[nicko31]

Arrived at 7pm and picked my tickets up from the south stand ticket office, this was in response to an email received at 5.32pm.

The queue was surprisingly short, it seemed apparent that a lot of people outside should have been in this queue also.

Overall the whole experience was chaotic for fans and must not be repeated. Need to look at alternatives to RM, this disaster was predictable and avoidable.

On the field frustrated we didn’t start the game with the strongest team available, then rest players as required. Shocking pens from players at our level. I don’t begrudge Charlton the win, little to cheer about in recent years, lots of friendly fans