Charlton Athletic News Archives

Momo Sissoko can’t be too pleased that his Mali team got dumped out of the African Cup of Nations in the first round, but I imagine he might be skipping down the streets of Turin pretty shortly, as his transfer to Juventus has been completed. Sissoko wanted out of Liverpool, and now he’s out, with him signing a four and a half year deal to be reunited with Claudio Ranieri, his manager at Valencia. The 8.2 million pound fee will be paid in three installments, and the total fee could increase depending on how well Juve does.

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While there aren’t any jaw-dropping ties in the fourth round of the FA Cup, there are definitely a few ties worth watching. However, we don’t know who we’ll be watching in many of the ties, as there are still 12 places yet to be decided by replays that will take place over the next two days.

The Premier League participation in the competition might be slashed in half by the end of next Wednesday. If you’re Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, or Wigan, you’re sitting pretty right now, as their passage was sealed with a victory at the first time of asking.

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FA Cup 3rd Round Draw - 2007/2008

It seems that they are destined for each other, rather to play against each other. The draw for the English FA Cup was made on Sunday and an almost inevitable pairing was announced. Manchester United and Aston Villa have locked horns in the FA Cup three times in the last six seasons and they will be fighting each other again this year, this time in the third round that will played out in the first weekend of the new year.

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Following is a comprehensive list of transfer rumours which were published in British tabloids during the month of November 2007:

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Today’s transfers, so far:

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As part of our 2006/2007 Premiership season-end review, here’s a look at how Charlton’s season went. Read up, then offer your own advice on how Charlton can improve this summer.

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Self-righteous morality is usually sickening, but when it’s backed by financial self-interest, it has to be spat on, stamped on and burnt on the stake.

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With 2 games left, 5 relegation candidates are still separated by 5 points. However, Soccerlens can safely predict that next weekend will see the relegated teams decided, and that we can probably predict them right now, too.

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Finally! Evidence that homosexuality is rampant in the Premiership! David James is going to be so proud of me…

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With 3 games left to go and Watford relegated, sides 15th to 19th have little time left in which to negotiate their survival.

West Ham, Charlton, Fulham, Wigan, and Sheffield United are all in the relegation mess (separated by 4 points) - let’s look at the remaining fixtures of each of these 5 sides and evaluate their chances.

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Christmas has come and gone, but for Neil Warnock, with sides self-destructing around him, the festivities began a long time ago and show no signs of letting up. Sheffield United were tipped by most bookies and pundits for a swift return to the Championship, along with fellow promoted clubs Watford and Reading.

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Arsenal captain Thierry Henry returned to the first 11 and netted as Arsenal moved above Bolton and into 4th place in the league thanks to goals from their captain, Justin Hoyte and a double from Robin Van Persie.

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With Thierry Henry back in the team, Arsenal looked better than ever, defeating Charlton 4-0 at the Emirates.

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The injuries list for Arsenal has turned from a defensive nightmare into a striking crisis with Adebayour, Walcott and Baptista definitely out for tonight’s match at the Emirates and RVP a doubt with a knock to his ankle.

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All eyes are peeled for the Champions League draw (done at 1100 GMT today), but with the second-round matches still 2 months away, the four Premiership sides will be more focused on negotiating a relatively tough weekend.

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Chris over at COS has hit a home-run with his ‘Premiership Dream Team‘ post.

The basic premise is this - if you could sign one player from each Premiership club, who would it be?

I’ve put my selection below - let me know what you think (and what you pick) in the comments.

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First up - if you haven’t already, read Hugo’s writeup on who will win La Liga this season. And no, Barcelona aren’t favourites.

On to the Premiership - there’s a 2 week break for international matches after this weekend (England have their Euro 2008 qualifiers against Macedonia (H) and Croatia (A)).

I refuse to pretend that I know anything about football (and I suspect some of you have figured that much out by now), but I’m going to match wits against the Fink Tank Predictor and on Monday night we’ll know whether statistics or gut-instincts are better are predicting meaningless results.

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All eyes are on Sunday’s fixtures when the glitterati take centre-stage - last year’s top 8 EPL teams will be playing, and apart from Manchester United and Chelsea, everyone else will be looking to get some ‘form’ and start playing to their potential.

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Here’s a list of all the transfers that happened in the 2006 summer transfer season. Only EPL clubs have been mentioned - if you think your club should be mentioned as well please send me a note with all the transfers for your club and I’ll add them to the list.

If you find any mistakes please let me know, I’ll fix ‘em asap.

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Manchester United vs Charlton goal videos

It’s all us Manchester United fans here, right? So let’s not mince words.

We fkn rocked the Valley with our posession play, our passing and a willingness to keep going at the opposition until they broke down under the pressure.

Not as convincing as against Fulham, but then again Charlton were playing at home and Manchester United had Mikael Silvestre playing alongside Rio Ferdinand.

Surprised? Fletcher opens the scoring in the 49th minute and Manchester United are on their way to a 3-0 away win.

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This post contains goal videos only - match report to follow tomorrow morning.

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Manchester United travel to the Valley in a bid to maintain their strong start to the season and regain their spot at the top of the Premiership table.

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