[Albion] Charlton Athletic vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[talk2knighty]

f***ing hell... garbage, no other word to describe it.

Can't even blame missed chances because far too few were created.

Just not good enough.

Oh well, at least we can concentrate on slowly dropping into the relegation zone and losing a few players to Chelsea now..,

 

[oldboyroy]

6000+ fans let down tonight

 

[Washie]

Not sure if anyone’s mentioned it, but we really need a striker

Would have done nothing. We created f*** all tonight

 

[TottonSeagull]

Embarrassing!

 

[Si Gull]

Wasn't expecting a WC level of performance but that was shocking. Great chance to go through thrown away. As for the pens, I can barely believe what I witnessed.

 

[Bodian]

Oh well - more time to concentrate on the league!

 

[jcdenton08]

Continuing our tradition of not giving a single shit about this competition then. Year after year it happens.

I think they tried their best, just faced a very resolute Charlton side on a day when we were very poor

 

[um bongo molongo]

thats crap. Did we have no other specialist penalty takers on the bench?

Do we have ANY specialist penalty takers full stop?

 

[Auckland seagull]

Well that was fun. Not.

 

[Reddleman]

What an opportunity missed. Beat Arsenal and then lose to Charlton. De Zerbi was saying in his pre match press conference he knows what he want from the January window and this will confirm it . Simply not good enough. I’m proper angry about that result.

 

[Icy Gull]

So so predictable, 40 years of seeing Brighton fail in cup games when up against inferior teams when close to making the final stages

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Solly does it again.. the joke that keeps on giving..

Er, don't forget the rest of them. Including the World Cup star that people say is worth £100m.

But yeah, blame Solly March for it all!

 

[Jeremiah]

When will this Club take Cup games seriously ? NEVER let Solly March take a penalty ! doesn't have the mentality for it.

Feel so sorry for the 6,000 plus that made the effort

 

[peterward]

Solly does it again.. the joke that keeps on giving..

Putting him on 5th pen was a stupid decision. He has his good moments, but give him any responsibility and he'll bottle it. Just knew he was going to fluff his lines again.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Dunk never fails from the spot which is more than can be said for Gross.
Solly can't score from anywhere so God knows why he took one.

 

[WhingForPresident]

What an opportunity missed. Beat Arsenal and then lose to Charlton. De Zerbi was saying in his pre match press conference he knows what he want from the January window and this will confirm it . Simply not good enough. I’m proper angry about that result.

He won't get shit in January.

 

[Mustafa II]

Oh well, this happens from time to time. Every season numerous big clubs get knocked out of the cups by smaller clubs. I'm not too disappointed.

We played okay. But in reality, it was a glorified friendly following the World Cup. This meant a lot to Charlton, they fought hard for this, so fair play to them, it's a good cup run for them.

The most striking thing from me to take from this, is how we are regarded as a big club now, and Charlton are not. This felt like a giant killing tonight, by the way the commentry and the opposition reacted. Man, how far we have come.

Anyway, bring on Boxing Day... and let's do a little bit better in the FA Cup when it comes round chaps - that one actually matters.

 

[Stat Brother]

As for the pens, I can barely believe what I witnessed.

You're new here, aren't you?

 

[Springal]

Putting him on 5th pen was a stupid decision. He has his good moments, but give him any responsibility and he'll bottle it. Just knew he was going to fluff his lines again.

He wouldn’t even have taken it if Gross or Trossard could put it in the net as well

 

[bluenitsuj]

It was obvious we didn't want to win when March stepped up to take a penalty. I knew it was going over. ( nothing against March personally)