Charlton Athletic 0 Brentford 3

No one cared did they? A listless cup performance, and another defeat in front of a worldwide TV audience (a couple of hundred?). What else do you expect?

I truly wasn’t bothered about last night but both Preston and Brentford will feel they have a psychological advantage over us now but more worrying for me is now the perceived lack of quality outside the first 16. Fans were each critical of Doherty, Hughes and Alonso’s performance last night and the latter two in particular should be considered replacements for current first-teamers.

My drum is truly worn out from me banging it about the lack of a reserve league and this is definitely having a detrimental affect on the fringe players in my mind. Mind you I would have both Mambo and Cort in front of Doherty, who was interesting Luton Town earlier in the week, but I believe have now turned their attentions to Pete Doherty instead!

I was pleased to read Chris Powell’s reaction after the game mind, but some poor sods still paid good money or missed Eastenders to watch that dross, and we need a reaction Saturday.

As for me, I was all set t0 watch the game online but I struggled to get a good quality feed, I had a lot of work distractions anyway and by the time the second Brentford goal went in, I had cleared my thoughts and moved on to Saturday. If we can keep our defeats to the cup competitions then I will more than happy.

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Powell-ometer: Personally I think he played the wrong set of first teamers. I would have kept the back four. The more they play together the better. Changed the midfield, and played Kermie from the start.