Match Day Thread Home v Derby County

Now that the boring international break is over, let’s get back to doing what this forum does best.

Talking Bollox

 

Welcome back Kristian Bielik.

He deserves an excellent reception from all Charlton fans on Saturday for his heroics last season.

 

Agreed, the Aribo thread has worn me out with serious talk.

 

Hopefully Franny Lee will be kept quiet on Saturday.

 

Charlton: 1 win and 3 defeats in the last five,
Derby: 2 wins and unbeaten in the last five.

Despite league positions and home advantage I'd say that makes Charlton the underdogs.
A draw would seem most likely. If Derby win by two clear goals they'll go above us in the table.

 

This is the sort of game we win against the odds.... it's the ones we should win that we do badly in.

 

I believe Derby have sold out, so another home attendance of 18,000 plus is anticipated.

 

Yes Kevin.

 

The Bielik loan was a huge success.
For us, because he helped us to go up.
For Bielik because he was able to strut his stuff and get a lucrative move.
For Arsenal because we put him in the shop window and improved him as a player, enabling them to get £10m for him.
Trebles all round.

 

There’s a rumour today that Bielik will miss Saturday’s game through injury.

 

Team for Saturday

Phillips
Solly Lockyer, Pearce, Purrington
Pratley
Cullen, Gallagher, Williams
Leko, Bonne

Subs Amos Sarr, Matthews, Fields, Oztumer, Hamed Kayal

 

Would Aribo get in a midfield of Pratley, Cullen, Gallagher & Williams?

Just asking?

 

He would get in ahead of Pratley if you were not bothered about defending...

 

Back to his bad old ways then? A pity. But not our problem now.

 

A number of people consider Pratley to be our most effective midfielder this season.

 

Pratley has a wealth of Championship experience.
More perhaps than the entire rest of the squad put together?
Personally I never doubted Pratley's experience, but I did doubt his stamina and fitness when we first signed him. However it seems he sets an example to the younger players with his training and remarkable fitness for his age. Apparently puts some of the others to shame.

 

Powell over Hales as the more influential?

 

Nice to get back to domestic football today.