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| Saturday, 14-Feb-2009 22:00 |
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A rare victory
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CAFC 2 Plymouth 0, 14/02/09
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According to Geoff, who took this photo, 'A terrific performance from our boys today, once they found their stride. Well taken goals, good defensive work and some nice skills on display.'
My apologies to the Plymouth supporters who've had to wait for this photo to appear!
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| Tuesday, 27-Jan-2009 23:21 |
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CAFC 1 Palace 0, 27/1/2009
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Well, it was a long time coming and trebly satisfying given the opposition.
What counted most was the grit and determination on show and the willingness to fight for the ball. Parkinson seems to have impressed very strongly on his players the importance that supporters would be attaching to the game and he seemed to have (at last) got through to them. We'll probably still go down, but at least it seems that we can do so with dignity.
As expected there were no Palace colours on show in the pub before the game, just like last season, even though there were probably a few around. So, for the photo I thought that something that featured both clubs might be in order 
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| Saturday, 10-Jan-2009 22:30 |
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Cold and no comfort
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CAFC 0 Nottingham Forest 2, 10th January 2009
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Grim times at The Valley. We were doing well enough when we were hit by two breakaway goals in two minutes. And even though the Forest keeper seemed not to be kicking too well he nevertheless made four excellent saves - it wasn't our day, and the temperature didn't rise above freezing all match.
Relegation now seems inevitable, with us several points adrift at the foot of the table. We have far too many loan players at the moment, who you can hardly expect to see our survival in the Championship as their greatest priority. Given our plight now would seem to be the time to start blooding our home-grown youngsters ready for next season in League One - at least you'd expect them to play with the pride and enthusiasm lacking in some of their seniors.
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| Friday, 26-Dec-2008 20:00 |
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Twice from behind
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CAFC 2 QPR 2, 26th December 2008
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I missed this game, sitting on a plane headed across the Atlantic, and it seems that I missed a good one - well, a better one than average, anyway!
We're now into the second half of the season where we really need to be winning every home game, but it seems that a draw is the best we can hope for nowadays 
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| Saturday, 29-Nov-2008 21:00 |
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A(nother) new era
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CAFC 0 Southampton 0, 29/11/2008
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Phil Parkinson's first match in charge, and he got a fair amount of praise afterwards for his team selection and tactics.
Let's hope we're turning the corner!
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| Saturday, 22-Nov-2008 22:00 |
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End of an era
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CAFC 2 Sheffield Utd 5, 22nd November 2008
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In the pub before the game one of our group said, " We need to get hammered something like 5-1 today so that they HAVE to sack Pardew", and so it proved.
A couple of our guys joined the protesters outside the West Stand after the game and learned that the Board was in emergency session, with Keith Peacock invited to provide a professional's viewpoint. And a couple of hours later the news emerged that Pardew and Charlton had parted company 'by mutual consent', with his deputy, Phil Parkinson, taking over.
The game was very strange, with United scoring seemingly at will and then the home crowd's gallows humour taking over in the second half. The North Stand hilariously accused the away supporters of 'not singing any more'. When Charlton mysteriously started to play with sudden passion and energy after the second goal we started thinking of the 7-6 defeat of Huddersfield back in the 1950s 
Anyway, if my team had won like that away from home I'd have been thrilled, so I'll bet the Sheffiled lads went home very happy.
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| Saturday, 1-Nov-2008 12:00 |
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Barnsley
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CAFC 1 Barnsley 3, !/11/2008
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Apologies to the Barnsley supporters who've been waiting patiently for the photo - normal service has now been resumed!
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| Saturday, 25-Oct-2008 21:26 |
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Burnley
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CAFC 1 Burnley 1, 25th October 2008
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Many apologies to the Burnley supporters who've been waiting patiently for this photo. A combination of holidays and family illness have intervened, unfortunately.
A further apology is due because I uploaded last year's photo by mistake - oooops!
I've now uploaded the correct one, so thanks Paula for letting me know! See you next season, if we're that lucky over the next few months.
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| Wednesday, 22-Oct-2008 09:23 |
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The rot continues
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CAFC 0 Bristol City 2, 21/10/2008
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So, I watch two home defeats, miss a home win and then turn up again for another defeat. Perhaps it's just as well that I'm away on holiday for the next two home games!
Pardew's remaining supporters become fewer every day, and the request that he should 'consider his position' will become increasingly insistent if he doesn't show signs of turning things around.
The strange thing last night was that until Bailey's blunder that led directly to City's first goal it looked as if we'd have a good night, with chance after chance going close. There was also a flurry of near misses in the second half, but by that point the game was out of reach.
Thanks to the cheerful City fans who joined in happily with the photo even though they joked that we'd probably nick their pints while they were away from their table - maybe we should have done, as it was all we'd have got from their club all night!
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| Monday, 6-Oct-2008 14:43 |
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CAFC 2 Charlton 1, 04/10/08
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Having sat through two disheartening home defeats I suppose it was inevitable that we'd win when I was out of the country and missing the game
Thanks once again to Geoff for deputising as photographer!
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