Daggers drawn

A friend of mine who supports Huddersfield e-mailed me this morning to say that the top of League 1 looked 'interesting'. Interesting for Huddersfield no doubt, but with Charlton in 12th place, their interest in the promotion contest is now limited.

Injury worries seem to be easing ahead of tomorrow's game. Anyinsah may have recovered, although I would expect him to start on the bench. Doherty looks like being available, although I think that Llera has acquitted himself well, not least in front of goal. Bessone has resumed full training this week. However, one of our key players, Johnnie Jackson, remains injured.

Dagenham and Redbridge always remind me of that humiliating FA Cup tie when we were in the Premiership with Salako saving our blushes. The Daggers are poised just above the drop zone and will be looking to extract maximum points from tomorrow's game.

Bad runs come to an end eventually, but I am not confident that this will happen for Charlton tomorrow. Drinking During the Game has suggested that draws are the new win and that is a possible outcome. However, I am going for 2-1 to the home side.

The focus now has to be on reconstruction over the summer.

Daggers join Third Division South

Dagenham and Redbridge beat Rotherham 3-2 this afternoon in the League Two play off final. This means that the place vacated by Millwall will be taken by another London club.

Dagenham and Redbrige held Charlton to a draw in the FA Cup at The Valley when we were in the Premiership and they were in the Conference, but our fates have now converged. We managed to just beat them in the replay, but Alan Curbishley told me at the end of the season that they had 'given us a torrid time'.

The Daggers tend to be a bit of a second team for West Ham fans so perhaps it is just as well that the Spanners are no longer in the division.