da spicy bet： Charlton fans have taken to Twitter to express their love for Patrick Bauer, after he made his first appearance at The Valley since leaving for Preston back in the summer.
da dobrowin： The German centre-back scored the stoppage-time winner over Sunderland in last season’s League One playoff final win, securing the south Londoners a place in the Championship with his last touch for the club.
Bauer’s contract with the Addicks expired and he decided to join Preston on a three-year deal instead of renewing his terms with Lee Bowyer’s side, and The Valley faithful got their first sighting of the 27-year-old since his departure in the 1-0 loss against North End on Sunday.
The 6 foot 4 defender put in a colossal display when keeping a clean sheet on his return to the capital, winning a huge 11 aerial duels as Alex Neil’s side rose to the top of the Championship.
Despite getting one over on his old club, it appears as though there really isn’t a shred of ill-feeling between Charlton and Bauer, a sentiment reinforced by their messages to him following the game.
Let’s take a look at some of the tweets…