Once Nelson was sacked, Mike became manager. It was too late to turn things round and we were relegated rock bottom.
He kept virtually the same squad and yet the next season, we were running away with the Division for several months before nearly throwing it all away, finally clinching promotion at Carlisle (where else?).
What was his secret in turning that losing team into a promotion winning one?
My childhood hero and I have told him so every time I have met him. Barrel chested tough tacking half back in the Dave Mackay mold and I forgave him when he swapped managerial roles with Mullery at Brighton. Pete can you ask him why his tenure at Brighton was only a year and whether he regretted going there.
When we played Norwich and mike was about to take a throw in, that little jock Tommy Bryceland stood directly in front of Mike and started jumping up and down-did Mike mean to hit him in the clockface ( with the ball ) or was it an unfortunate accident.
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Did he think he would forever be the last Charlton player to represent England? What were his feelings when Chris Powell was called up?
What was it like swapping management roles with Alan Mullery?
I was very pleased to receive regular photographs and real typed letters back in the mid-sixties from Mike.
What was Andy Nelson's approach to games, his man-management style and why did things go so badly wrong on the park?
It was too late to turn things round and we were relegated rock bottom.
He kept virtually the same squad and yet the next season, we were running away with the Division for several months before nearly throwing it all away, finally clinching promotion at Carlisle (where else?).
What was his secret in turning that losing team into a promotion winning one?