Honourable defeat

I have been in the Orkney Islands for the past few days where both the Cheese League and the Parishes Cup are coming to a climax (in the latter it looks like Athletico Stromness v. Rendell in the final once again). I came back to news of a home defeat for Charlton in the pre-season friendly against Norwich, but the SLP's Richard Cawley thinks that the Addicks put up a decent display: Encouraging signs