I think we can all agree that was a great day - even allowing for standing at London Bridge station for half an hour waiting for Gerry! We controlled the match from start to fin...well, from start till the 80th minute, when they went down to 10 men then all of a sudden we couldn't get out of our own half. Excellent crowd, great atmosphere. It was good to see so many Reds fans take advantage of the offer to get in for a fiver. Tho a 'boooooooo' to all those who said they'd come and then couldn't be bothered/had better things to do.
*** Perkins. Interception after interception, then played balls along the floor to teammates. It's THAT simple folks. The Charlton fan at work also agreed 'that little blond fella in midfield looked great for youse'.
** Davies. Took the game to Charlton up front, a constant threat. Woulda been good had he a little more support sometimes.
* Alnwick. Only made one difficult save (that I can think of) but came and collected plenty of times and his kicking remains very good.
Despatches:
Well, full marks for winning, but I'd have taken Davies off sooner - he was knackered. Altho on top, the shooting was woeful. 4 pathetic long range efforts 1st half (none of which came from the one man we have who CAN kick a ball - Davies). It was noticeable Charlton stuck 2 men on Davies and made sure he couldn't do his trademark cut inside from the left and strike with his right.
I also thought Dawson had a tremendous game, great back up for Perkins, while Mellis seemed happy to stroll through the game. I also thought the Polish guy hadn't done much - till he scored. Stones was quiet, whilst Foster and Wiseman generally had things under control. And even when Wiseman was done, there'd be little David Perkins, back to clear up the mess.
And how ironic that on a day when I see Craig for the 1st time in yonks, I end up at an all night party involving copious amounts of class A's.
It's just a perfect day....Lou Reed knew what he was on about!
You Reds!!!!!!!
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