Monday 7 March 2005
Fulham away. What was the score? 0-0
I was in Home Depot on Saturday so I didn't make it to one of my favourite away grounds, Craven Cottage, so I obviously didn't see the game but what resulted I have seen many times before.
3 draws from 3 tricky away games is on the face of it a good return. In two of the games - Newcastle and Middlesbrough - we could have snatched all 3 points or gone home with nothing but seemingly on Saturday only one team was good enough to take all the points. And that was us, so fucking annoying then that with 15 minutes to go we shut up shop and feel grateful we didn't lose. Hands up those of you, particularly among the 5,000 Addicks in attendance who, given our current league position and fixtures to follow, would rather us go for it in the last 15 minutes and get the winner or sit back and take our 40th point?
In my book, it's called entertainment, it's called sensing a win, it's called having the tactical nous to win the 3 points that are there to be taken and it's also called encouraging 5,000 Addicks to go out and get Pompey tickets.
Anyway, 10/10 to the Charlton fans at the Cottage, 1/10 to Curbs for throwing the Finn on the wing on for the last 15 minutes and not the fox in the box and not acknowledging the excellent away support at the end of the game.
Reports from those that were there: All Quiet; The Times; The Independent; BBC Sport. ¶ 15:27
3 draws from 3 tricky away games is on the face of it a good return. In two of the games - Newcastle and Middlesbrough - we could have snatched all 3 points or gone home with nothing but seemingly on Saturday only one team was good enough to take all the points. And that was us, so fucking annoying then that with 15 minutes to go we shut up shop and feel grateful we didn't lose. Hands up those of you, particularly among the 5,000 Addicks in attendance who, given our current league position and fixtures to follow, would rather us go for it in the last 15 minutes and get the winner or sit back and take our 40th point?
In my book, it's called entertainment, it's called sensing a win, it's called having the tactical nous to win the 3 points that are there to be taken and it's also called encouraging 5,000 Addicks to go out and get Pompey tickets.
Anyway, 10/10 to the Charlton fans at the Cottage, 1/10 to Curbs for throwing the Finn on the wing on for the last 15 minutes and not the fox in the box and not acknowledging the excellent away support at the end of the game.
Reports from those that were there: All Quiet; The Times; The Independent; BBC Sport. ¶ 15:27
