And congratulations to you too. Of the sides I’ve seen this season, including Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley and Portsmouth, Ipswich have been head & shoulders best of the lot.
Think Saaf is a Sunderland supporter notdistant........ Right then to the game. It was indeed a nervy ground for most of the contest but it is also true that the crowd were the most nervous rather than the players. We should have scored more given some of the chances we had but somehow it seemed destined not to go in. It his legs/feet/arses/ anything else available and managed to go wide or out or anywhere but where it was intended. Great relief therefore that just on the cusp of halftime Ennis managed to score. It was a well taken goal after a slick move and the ground errupted. By this tmie everyone in the ground knew the "others" were both winning. The relief was obvious. Second dhalf and for me the tactic seemed to change a bit. I thought we were more on containment rather than all out gungho attack. It wasn't like we didn't create chances because we did but it was more on the counter attack than not. Don't give the dball away and you don't give them a chance to score. Very professional but it doesn't do much for the nerves at 1 - 0. Putting this all into context I would have to say that I do not remember Burton(our Keeper) having much to save. Burton (the team) weren't bad but they didn't have any end product for their short period of dominance halfway through the second half. Overall it was a very decent performance. It doesn't matter that it was 1 - 0 and not a cricket score. It is the same 3 points and we are still top of the pile. That must piss Ipswich off no end. However, now having secured the promotion I want us to be champions rather than second. That will then crush the concept of who is the best team this season in league one. On that score you get nowt for coming second. My MOM today was Randall. One of our own but not for that reason. I thought he did well all game with controlling and passing and intercepting and basically everything. Mumba and Mayor would catch the eye for the fancy bits which excite but steady eddy Randall did the rest. To be fair none of them played badly and there were few bad errors anywhere. Apart from wayward finishing at times that is. COYG
Ooops well I stand by what I said/ ourselves and Ipswich deserve the top spots. I agree. I think we did play it out for 1-0 - witness the substitution of Matete for Wright. Schumacher had the confidence in his players and they in him and it worked. Let’s be honest: we had enough chances to win 3 games and were dominant throughout. You’re always conscious though that at 1-0, it would juat need a bad decision by the ref…… Randell is always my MotM. So elegant: and the passing….. well… just beautiful to watch. Mumba stole the hearts though: after the formalities were over. coming to the fans to strip off his shirt to give to a kid in the crowd.
well we can relax now and go and play an attacking game next week and bring home the trophy we deserve .. 4-0 argyle at least
I think we will. It was only 1-0 on Saturday but in truth we overwhelmed Burton when there was everything at stake. Next week, there’s no pressure. We’re up and that’s what matters . I don’t think this is a group who’ll take their foot off the gas. They’ll be in front of 4,000 travelling Greens, noisy Greens against maybe 5,000 of them watching what’s for them a nothing match. We haven’t bottled it when it really matters and I don’t see it happening now.
Congratulations Pilgrims, and well deserved. Shows what an odd result that 5-1 at the Valley was. We went away thinking we had a team that would challenge for promotion, while you lot went ahead and won promotion with some nice football. Good luck next season, and @sensiblegreeny, feel free to visit the Charlton page next season, even though you are way above us now.
Thank you Ken for your congratulations....I was down the Valley for that 5-1....with my son and grandson...who are both season ticket holders there....I must admit that was hard to take....specially in the car back to NW Kent ....I've lived up here for a long time... when my son was about 9 or 10 I took him and his mate down the Valley a few times....so it's my fault he turned out a Charlton supporter.....better than taking him down the New Den and being a Millwall supporter I think.
Yeah,vfootball can throw up some rotten nights. Part of our joy that night was that you looked a decent enough team until the second half so it looked like three valuable points so set our promotion challeng flying. I watched our 6-0 stuffing against Ipswich two weeks ago. It was painful how poor we were. Funny old game, With the fans you get at Home Park, you should have the basis for a good season. Fingers crossed anyway.
Thank you Ken. There is no place too small that I won't visit or too big of course. I don't know anyone in the Championship anyway and have no other friends. Not even on here sometimes.....................
