From the commentary on Radio London, (DAB), it sounded as if Charlton were more than in it for the first half an hour, then through a sublime piece of skill from Jordan Rhodes / (goalkeeping error ?), Huddersfield scored.
With Charlton still rocking, only 2 minutes later, Ross Worner could have very easily given away a penalty but the referee kindly offered the hosts just a corner.
Huddersfield probably felt justice was served when they scored from the corner as Charlton made a hash of clearing the ball.
At half time it all seemed over.
And so it proved when a third Huddersfield goal went in, just as Charlton seemed to be fashioning a few excursions into the opposition half.
With the game already over and the commentary team doing their wind downs, Matt Fry scored a rather meaningless Charlton goal on the day but one that might make our goal difference look slightly better in the long run.
We won't be in a very exclusive club, having lost at Huddersfield come the end of the season.
I did actually predict the result.
For the first time ever I seem to have turned into a bit of a 'Mystic Meg'.
I received an email from Ken Jennings at CAFC Picks this evening, congratulating me on the 4 out of 4 I had called correctly.
Can you hear me Westie?
Francis Drake, Dame Ellen MacArthur, Ben Ainslie, Those 3 blondes who won the Olympic golds, Lord Nelson etc. Your sailor boy is taking one hell of a beating!
Our current heroes having blown it yesterday, it was left to a tall feller from the past to cheer us up this evening.
Charlton Live secured Carl Leaburn as a guest and I enjoyed listening to his input.
I even managed to get Carlo to answer a question when I sent a message through Twitter, enquiring if he went to our Play Off Final in 1998, having left us only a few months before to join Wimbledon.
Apparently, he was given a ticket so he was also at Wembley, felt "pleased" for the lads but the day obviously didn't mean as much to him as it does to most of us, (he didn't recognise the date of 25th May 1998).
Crispy messaged to ask if Carl knew any strikers we should be after, (he didn't) but generally it was just interesting to hear him rapping away about the past.
I hope everybody has something nice planned for Bank Holiday Monday.
Enjoy the lie in.
Leaburn sounded knackered to me.
ReplyDeleteHe needed a big strong coffee,
Ok, Marco, so you've got off to a good start. Or early doors as I think it's properly called. But it's a long season and we'll see who's still leading when it gets to late doors (is this the right terminology?).
ReplyDeleteActually, well done matey. It's a nice feeling at the top of the tree.
Cheers Westie.
ReplyDeleteI'm under no illusions.
I'm unlikely to get very many more of my predictions right.
I could end up with only 4 correct at the end of the season.
My method of prediction was very similar to the monkey- typewriter- Shakespeare situation.
However, just this once,
TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!!!!