Loyal away Addicks will be going to Swansea tomorrow while others will head to the Valley to watch the fixture and then the crucial women's match.
One of my granddaughters recently discovered her inner Welsh woman and moved to Swansea (Abertawe) where she can buy a three bed with garden, workshop and parking for a low six figure sum.
She won't be going to the match tomorrow as like almost all my family she has no interest in football (performing arts are her thing).
Discounting myself and my three year old great-granddaughter no one in what is now a large immediate family supports Charlton which is perhaps a blessing after a century of suffering. My wife is interested in football provided it is played in the Premier League, La Liga, the Champions League or the World Cup. She follows Manchester City. I have one son-in-law who is a season ticket holder at Southampton.
Currently 11th, Swansea have won ten, drawn six and lost six at home. Should the Addicks win, they could overtake Portsmouth and Stoke depending on their results. Given that both Blackburn and West Brom could win, a defeat could see them 21st. A draw would not necessarily save them from this fate
But Nathan Jones could give his instructions in Cymraeg for all that it matters, the focus now has to be on strengthening for next season. As his latest interview with Richard Cawley makes clear, he recogbises the need to sign better quality players this summer. Hopefully, the money will be available.
Swansea could move into the top 10 with a win at home:.
Swansea have only lost one of their past 10 league games against Charlton (W6 D3), going down 2-0 on MD1 of the 2008-09 season.
Charlton have lost four of their past five league visits to Swansea (D1); all four of those defeats have been by a one-goal margin.
Swansea have only won their final league game in one of the past five seasons (D1 L3), beating West Bromwich Albion 3-2 in 2022-23.
Charlton have lost their final game in each of their past three Championship seasons by an aggregate score of 0-10.
Charlton Athletic have only scored 43 Championship goals this season – the last time they ended a season with fewer than 50 league goals scored was in 2015-16 (40).
On an old WILTY last night, reference was made to a pub in Swansea and it was suggested that it might be a gastro pub. Cardiff boy Rob Brydon quipped, 'No, not in Swansea.'
Cyril the Swan may be on duty tomorrow, one of the few mascots to get a yellow card.
Swansea are eager to return to the Premier League and have some interesting investors, notably Snoop Dogg who attended the match against Preston. Their manager noted that it was unusual to smell weed in the tunnel: https://footballeconomyv2.blogspot.com/2026/02/snoop-dog-turns-up-in-abertawe-thats.html
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