Charlton 3 Brentford 1

Well, that's a surprise in my book. Uplike the ever-accurate and optimistic cynic athletic who has forecast the last two results spot on I tend to take a more pessimistic view whenever Charlton is concerned especially in the Cup against lower league opposition. I therefore had us down as a 0-1.

So looking back it seems as if our Cup record is at last improving. After a 1-3 defeat at Man u in 1994 ( witnessed by yours truly) and another 0-1 at Bolton in 2000 its only the third time we're reached the Sixth Round since our win in 1947. But 3 times in 12 years is vastly better than 0 in the 47 years previously. All we need now, in my mind anyway, is a home draw to Preston/Middlesbro.

After finding the word 'panache' applied to ourselves in one report on the Liverpool game, we now have 'professional' from the Guardian added to our lengthing vocabulary. How well I remember the adjective 'naive' being used to describe Charlton back in the First Division days of our Lennie. Seems a long time ago now.

And as that was not enough, according to many reports it would appear that Hughes was a strong candidate for, whisper it quietly, Man of the Match. There's a turnabout, name on the scoreboard as well.