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Your support makes all the difference.NOTHING goes up quicker or comes down quicker than bunting at a political party conference except, perhaps, the thrill of midweek Cup giant-killing being doused by League defeat.
After last week's 8-7 aggregate win over Wimbledon in the Coca-Cola Cup, Charlton Athletic were rudely awoken by Grimsby's two new signings. The Torino midfielder Ivano Bonetti, making his loan debut, crossed for Paul Jewell, playing his second game since leaving Bradford, to score the only goal of the Endsleigh First Division game.
"We haven't played as badly all season," Alan Curbishley, the Charlton manager, said. "The crowd were flat and the team were flat. We huffed and puffed with no one taking responsibility. It was a disappointing end to what could have been a great week."
The thrill of Stoke City's win at Chelsea was soon forgotten at the Victoria Ground as the Potters went behind to Norwich. Ade Akinbiyi scored from close range after Mark Prudhoe could only parry Andy Johnson's shot but Ray Wallace equalised midway through the second half.
Reading won 4-2 at West Bromwich in the Coca-Cola Cup last Tuesday but the Throstles gained revenge and three points with a 2-0 win which moved them up to fifth. Albion's manager, Alan Buckley, changed their formation to play five in midfield. "After Tuesday I knew we had to do something about their passing ability because they are a good football side and the extra man in midfield allowed us to do that."
In the Second Division, Bradford, winners over Forest, lost at Swansea but there was no hangover for the week's biggest giant-killers, York, who beat Wrexham with a late goal from Tony Barras.
Huddersfield Town lost 2-0 at home to Port Vale lifting Vale off the bottom of the First. Luton replace them, beaten by the inevitable John Aldridge goal for Tranmere, his ninth of the season. But it was only their second League win at Prenton Park. "Our home form is a bit worrying," Aldridge said. "It's just not happening for us at the moment."
Dave Bassett made wholesale changes to Sheffield United after defeat by Bury but Derby County were unimpressed, winning 2-0 at Bramall Lane. Marco Gabbiadini scored the first and set up the second for Ron Willems. "We haven't the money to buy experienced players," Bassett warned. "The sale of the club hasn't gone through yet and it's wrong to expect the new chairman [Mike McDonald] to come in here and start flinging money about."
A bad week for Hereford ended well. Six days ago the supporters' club and part of the main stand at Edgar Street was destroyed by a suspected arson attack and they were burgled on Friday night. But they stole yesterday's match against Torquay when Richard Wilkins scored a 90th-minute winner.
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