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Paddy Powell Put Out To Pasture?

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  • Atletico Addick
    Atletico Addick Posts: 5,843
    Has he retired or had his contract terminated? All the best Paddy, second legend named Powell to leave us
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 8,015
    Atletico Addick said:

    Has he retired or had his contract terminated? All the best Paddy, second legend named Powell to leave us

    Article says he's "leaving", and various posters higher up the thread say he's been made redundant. I think they'd put "retiring" on the article if that was the case.
  • Brunello
    Brunello Posts: 1,950
    Airman Brown said:

    Paul Ellis has been made redundant. Bradshaw going on July 31st, apparently.

    And poor Paul Ellis. I don't think I would be far away in saying this was his life. Very sad
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,148
    He's been absolutely shat on over the last few years, has this summer been offered less hours and less money, and after 41 years attached to the club someone gets his name wrong on his leaving papers.

    Good luck Paddy and thanks for everything. I'm sure something else will pop up soon.

  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,373
    Paul Ellis part of the Sidcup Road Charlton Mottingham Massive .....
    Sad times
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,225
    All the best Paddy, enjoy your retirement, you are a Charlton legend.

    Will always remember your link-ups with Killer and Flash ... great days.
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,880
    Bournemouth Addick said:

    Absurdistan said:

    Replaced by a cheaper option from Europe?

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    Iain dowies 06/07 charlton, f*cking all over the place.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,479
    edited June 2014
    AFKABartram said:

    He's been absolutely shat on over the last few years, has this summer been offered less hours and less money, and after 41 years attached to the club someone gets his name wrong on his leaving papers.

    Good luck Paddy and thanks for everything. I'm sure something else will pop up soon.


    This is what is so sad and wrong.

    People get made redundent, it's sad but sometimes it is required.

    But treating people like this, getting their name wrong, cutting hours, etc is just WRONG. And if he as been made redundent then just say so.

    Also very sad about Paul Ellis. Not an ex-player but someone just about everyone involved with the Club would know or at least recognise. Tyed in the wool Addick. Really, how much did the Club save letting him go?

    Good luck Paul, maybe you can come and help us with the museum.
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,369
    Airman Brown said:

    Paul Ellis has been made redundant. Bradshaw going on July 31st, apparently.

    This is very sad.

    Top man Paul. Proper Charlton.


  • NWCorner
    NWCorner Posts: 218
    Nice comments folks, he will really appreciate them. His health is fine and he hasn't retired, he was offered a redundancy package and decided to take it. I'm quite glad in a way as he has always stressed about the pitch but the last couple of years have been really hard on him. He has a couple of irons on the fire, but I really hope the club I love get him involved with some matchday hospitality stuff as i really want him to still be involved in some small way.

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  • garfield
    garfield Posts: 336
    I had the good fortune to work with Paddy for nearly ten years - fantastic at his job and a very funny friendly guy.
    He has had a virtually impossible job in the last couple of years - after such a long association with the club to leave and be treated in this manner is shocking.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,148
    On the appreciation thread, a lot of people have said 'enjoy your retirement'. I don't think he is retiring, just being made redundant.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,373
    slide out these departures on the same day as the new kit is revealed ... just a coincidence i'm sure
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,209
    read the article, it's not retirement then which is very sad...now got to go google up what a "groudsman" is.....facking charlton :)
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    AFKABartram said:

    On the appreciation thread, a lot of people have said 'enjoy your retirement'. I don't think he is retiring, just being made redundant.

    Hopefully he'll get another job elsewhere, but he may decide to retire.
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,102
    edited June 2014
    Very sad news. As others have said, trying to get that pitch in top condition has been a thankless task for the last few years.

    Does make me laugh though that some people would be having a go at Poyet if he leaves for not showing Charlton any loyalty. Would this be the same loyalty the club have shown to so many long standing employees (and real Charlton people) over the last couple of years?
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,276
    A lot of people take redundancy at pensionable age. A useful way of getting a tax free payout. If Paddy did he deserves every penny. Uninformed speculation here fails to recognise that the new management is doing good work on the commercial side and this can only be good if our club is to survive.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    the new pitch being installed with some plastic grass has basically would have made his workload lighter, some turnip with a tie has come in and said "you can get rid of him to save money". Completely forgetting his knowledge and his affinity with the club.

    When i hear about consultants i just think of this scene from office space

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6qVP5KnOGU

    btw if its true it was made out to "Chris Powell" that's an utter disgrace and whoever made that mistake should receive a severe bollocking.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,420
    edited June 2014
    oohaahmortimer said:

    slide out these departures on the same day as the new kit is revealed ... just a coincidence i'm sure

    I'm sure it's a coincidence :-/

    The fella has been fantastic and has taken unnecessary stick 're the pitch over the last year, but he told back in the board back in the late 90's that the drainage was knackered then. Considering all the money from our time in the premier league, the pitch in my opinion was neglected and Colin should have been given the money to rectify it.

    Shame another part of Charlton history has departed. All the best.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,195
    edited June 2014
    I thought you made roles (rather than people) redundant, if so, does this mean we won't have a groundsman or just one for both training ground and the Valley ? Will the new pitch require less maintenance ?

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  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,812
    se9addick said:

    I thought you made (roles rather than people) redundant, if so, does this mean we won't have a groundsman or just one for both training ground and the Valley ? Will the new pitch require less maintenance ?

    Good questions, se9

    Ditto for our COO ....

  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,851
    Got a text from a Friend saying that colin has been made redundant via letter , a letter in which started with "dear chris"
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,276
    Pitch maintenance could be contracted out to the company installing the new surface.
  • C_Jensens_Love_Child
    C_Jensens_Love_Child Posts: 1,598
    Anyone got a link to his Wembley commantry??? I saw it on twitter earlier but was at work.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,812
    sammy391 said:

    Got a text from a Friend saying that colin has been made redundant via letter , a letter in which started with "dear chris"

    I feel a Red Card coming for someone in SE7.....

  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    Airman Brown said:

    Paul Ellis has been made redundant. Bradshaw going on July 31st, apparently.

    Who told you this Rick?
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 27,151
    C_Jensens_Love_Child said:

    Anyone got a link to his Wembley commantry??? I saw it on twitter earlier but was at work.

    Not the whole thing, but go here:
    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/62139/it-s-that-time-of-year-again
  • C_Jensens_Love_Child
    C_Jensens_Love_Child Posts: 1,598
    aliwibble said:

    C_Jensens_Love_Child said:

    Anyone got a link to his Wembley commantry??? I saw it on twitter earlier but was at work.

    Not the whole thing, but go here:
    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/62139/it-s-that-time-of-year-again
    Cheers Ali.

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