One time Addick and Crystal Palace captain Paddy McCarthy hopes to enliven the season of Glaziers fans by giving them bragging rights over Charlton: McCarthy
We are finalising plans for our competition which will give you the chance of spending an evening with Palace fans Nigel and Nigella before the game.
Charlton had a substantially different look from last Saturday’s closed door friendly against Fulham for the Capital One cup clash with Leyton Orient reports Liz Horton from The Valley. Eight changes were made in total with an unexpected pairing of 20-year old Michael Smith and Scott Wagstaff up front. New signings Cook, Kerkar and Wilson were all given a start. The crowd was 5,914 with not far short of a thousand from the O's.
An early shot by Kerkar from just outside the penalty area went close. The game had a lively start. Cook advanced well, getting past three Orient players, and won a corner. For their part Orient were trying to reach Mooney and Lisbie with the long ball. Lisbie put in a shot but it was well saved by Hamer down to his right.
After a defensive mix up between Hamer and Taylor from a Charlton free kick, Mooney had a chance for a shot but he put it over. Hollands failed to make use of a potentially good position. A volley from Danny Green was off target.
Charlton won their second corner of the game. The ball was punched away by the keeper. Green tried a shot but it was gathered comfortably.
After the first fifteen minutes the game became quieter in the warm conditions. Orient put some pressure on after one of their trademark throw ins, but Hamer gathered. Baldry went in cynically on Cook and received a yellow card. The free kick was unproductive.
Charlton made a good counter attack with Cook and Wagstaff, the ball took a deflection, but Wagstaff claimed it as the Addicks went 1-0 ahead.
Charlton won another corner taken by Kerkar, but the ball went just over Smith. Good work by Cook closing the full back down set up Green but he was just wide.
Orient got a free kick 25-30 yards from goal. Former Seagull Cox got round the wall but Hamer had the situation under control. Green was penalised for a foul throw. A cross from Wilson led to a corner which Orient could have avoided. The Addicks won a second corner which was punched away and Cook’s effort was way over the top.
Mooney shot from long range to jeers from the Addickted. Cort dealt well with an attempt by the O’s to launch an attack. Orient earned their first corner of the game in stoppage time, it was whipped in and went into the back of the net at very close range.
Half time: Addicks 1, O’s 1
An Orient free kick was unproductive. Mooney went down inside the box after a challenge from Wilson and the penalty was awarded in front of the O’s supporters in the Jimmy Seed. Mooney’s effort hit the crossbar and bounced away, demonstrating his calibre once again. An O’s corner was headed away by Taylor, but the Addicks were not able to launch an effective counter attack.
A Danny Green free kick led to Charlton’s sixth corner of the game as Taylor threatened. The O’s managed to scramble the ball clear. Cook put in a good cross but Cort was unable to connect.
Orient won a corner. The header from the unmarked Smith was wide. A cross from Hollands led to a Charlton corner. Green’s effort hit the post off an Orient defender. Jordan Cook went down after a clash with James. An effort by Cort was deflected and gave Charlton another corner. The keeper lost it but Cort could not direct the ball into the back of the unguarded net.
Mooney was taken off to a few derisive boos. Orient won a free kick rather dubiously in a potentially dangerous position, a Charlton player having been fouled moments before. The referee sent Chris Powell to the stands after he declared his unhappiness with the decision and with the fourth official. The free kick went behind.
Wilson did well to feed Smith, there was a shout for handball. The referee was starting to lose it as Sawyer went into the book. A Danny Green free kick went over Smith’s head. After another Charlton free kick, the ball from Danny Green hit the woodwork. A drive from Matt Taylor went wide.
The Addicks won their ninth corner which was taken short, Kerkar’s effort was fierce but a few yards wide. Smith won the tenth corner. The keeper was able to grab the ball after Taylor hesitated. Hamer had to make a good save down to his right from a fiercely struck ball. Hamer dealt with the corner well.
Evina’s excellent cross was sliced away and Charlton won a free kick 20 yards from goal. Green’s effort sailed over the top. Taylor had to head behind to give Orient a corner but it ended in a wild shot. Orient made another change bringing on their loan player from Stoke while Lisbie came off and got some applause. Brunt went on his own and shot straight at Hamer.
Orient won a corner with 90 seconds to go. The ball went out for a throw in. Five minutes of stoppage time were added on. Cook released the ball to Green who drove just wide.
Full time: 1-1
Orient won a corner off Taylor who then cleared. A long-range shot was straight at Hamer. The O's won a second corner. The ball was cleared by Green. Orient made another substitution. An Orient player was booked for a foul, the referee Mr Ward should have played advantage rather than giving a free kick 25 yards from goal. The keeper had to palm Kerkar's effort round the post. Cort headed the ball into the side netting.
After 99 minutes Pritchard came on to replace Kerkar who went off to warm applause. The game seemed to be slowing down with the prospect of penalties looming. Two minutes were added on to the first period of extra time.
At the break Johnnie Jackson came on to replace Jordan Cook and Bradley Wright-Phillips replaced Michael Smith. Chris Powell had decided he did not want penalties. A testing cross from Brunt was gathered by Hamer. A shot by Wright-Phillips was deflected for a Charlton corner, their twelth of the match. The ball was cleared off the line as Cort threatened.
A shot from Wright-Phillips was blocked. Orient won a corner off Evina. The ball was cleared off the line and then went wide. Following an O's free kick, Charlton counter attacked but Green's effort went just over the top.
Orient won another corner. Hamer punched out well. Wilson was fouled leading to a yellow card. An effort by Pritchard went over.
Penalties
Word came through that Millwall had lost 4-1 on penalties to Crawley at the Toolbox. Jackson's well struck effort was saved by Allsopp low to his left. Hamer was sent the wrong way by Symes and Orient went 1-0 ahead. Wilson hit the crossbar. Hamer went the wrong way again and it was 2-0. Green scored for Charlton to make it 2-1. Hamer went the right way and saved so it stayed at 2-1. Wright-Phillips scored with a good penalty to make it 2-2. James scored to make it 3-2 to Orient. Pritchard score to make it 3-3. Brunt scored and Orient went through.
With Chris Powell hinting that he may put out less than his full first choice eleven in tonight's Capital One match, Leyton Orient are hoping for victory: Orient
Saturday's clash at Birmingham City is clearly more important. Also, it would be good to see the likes of Wilson, Cook and Kerkar given a run out. Reports on Kerkar pre-season have been particularly promising despite Rangers fans saying that he was no good.
Orient have not had a particularly good pre-season, but as the writer of the linked article points out, this does not really tell us very much.
What we can do without is extra time and penalties. We don't want anything that will tire players ahead of Saturday's match, or more worrying, lead them to pick up injuries.
I can't get down from the Midlands, but either Paul May or Liz Horton will provide match coverage.
Massive result for Sheffield Wednesday last night who went behind at mighty Oldham but showed their Premiership potential to fight back and win 4-2.
Getting on for a couple of weeks ago, the signing of Sam Baldock by Bristol City was declared to be imminent, particularly by the Bristol press. Since then, silence. Admittedly, the deal proposed by the 'Robins' (a name their fans dislike) was a complicated one given their lack of readies.
Baldock wants out of West Ham because he thinks, realistically enough, that he is not likely to get much first team football there. One would think that he might prefer to stay in London. Could he yet come to The Valley? Or will Ipswich Town revive their interest?
Congratulations on the 2-1 victory in the 'behind close doors' friendly at Fulham. You can stick that up your Michael Jackson statue. There are limits to how far you can base anything on performances in pre-season friendlies, but the general picture has been encouraging.
This contrasts with the doom and gloom about alleged turmoil at the club. Clearly there was a falling out with chief executive Steve Kavanagh but these things can happen in any organisation. I can think of a case where the No.2 fell out with the No.1 and left but no one rushed around shouting 'we're all doomed'.
Some of the other rumours are on the level of 'my mate was talking to a bloke in the pub whose aunt is a tea lady at the training ground and they have been told to go easy on the tea bags so we can see the club is running out of money.' We may not be flush with cash, but the plan was never to make a lot of signings this summer.
Leyton Orient are looking to 'turn over' Charlton at the Capital One cup clash between the clubs at The Valley next week: Orient
As the Orient boss points out, the timing of this game is a bit odd and it is difficult to believe that there will be a big attendance. Really it looks like a higher grade practice match and it is quite possible that a joyful Orient will make the return journey through the Blackwall tunnel.
Last year Four Four Two magazine forecast that Charlton would finish 18th in League 1. Their reasoning was that an inexperienced manager like Chris Powell could not get an almost entirely new team to play together. Later on in the season they changed their forecast to 4th online. But the club was able to auction off a copy of the original article signed by all the team.
This year the magazine has gone for a realistic forecast of 13th. They argue that 'the work ethic this side is built on will be key' and single out Johnnie Jackson as an influential player who has delivered at this level before.
Millwall are forecast to be relegation candidates in 22nd. Ironic that the Millwall fan quoted has it in for Therry Racon. Asked which opposition player he despises in his division, he replied 'All of them.' The response of the Addickted fan was 'At Charlton we despise no one.'
Crystal Palace are forecast to survive in 20th place. However, a fault seems to have developed in the crystal ball with the prediction that Sheffield Wednesday will finish 12th, just one place ahead of the Addicks. The Massive fan quoted aspires for automatic promotion, names Miguel Llera as favourite player and claims that they have the best manager outside the Premiership.
The magazine gets more into the spirit of things by reporting that the programme for their last home game sold a massive 10,000 copies. I've heard of fans comparing attendances before, but not programme sales. What next? Burgers sold? At least they would be massive burgers.
