Everyone saw this coming from a long way back, with the exceptions of Mandy two-names, who still thought relegation would be avoided even when we were mathematically down, and Roland, who admitted (truthfully for once) that he had no plan for relegation. Logically, we should have been weighing up options in mid march when it was obvious we were clearly in the mix to go down. Simply to chat with Riga what he would want and need if the inevitable happened, and to sound out alternatives if not. Instead, we had a few soundbites about 'learnt from mistakes', one credible interviewee who scarpered, and since then it's clear we have been chasing our tails. This is not coincidence. People have seen what's going on here, and anyone who knows football, knows the model in place at the Valley is a failure, no matter how many squirrels pop up at the Observer conference demanding to know why Charlton fans regard their owner as a disaster. Add to that fact the better managers don't want to work for Rolly and Katie, there seems to be a fear of how they will controlled if they are silly enough to sign up. The general impression is that there are a series of out of work managers out there who have been approached, and regard our job as the ultimate option if all else fails. Would you go on a date with a covicted serial killer who said he's not going to be naughty any more? Plus to judge by Rolands garish remarks in St Truiden about foreign owners, which was either the workings of a spectacularly crass idiot, or someone who takes pleasure in insulting his customer base, Roland seems quite happy to run the club as a last option. He could have aimed for the millions Hull are oing to enjoy next season, but he preferred cheap signings, and is going to lose a lot more money next term - and deservedly so.
Congratulations to everyone who's contributed to getting this thread up to 46 pages despite nothing actually happening since it started.
However, things seem to have gone a bit quiet over the last few days. With that in mind, if you happen to be at a loose end at the moment, please could you undertake one of the following important tasks:
- Set the bookies into panic mode by sticking a tenner on either Kit Symons or Sean O'Driscoll to be our next manager; - Tweet that you've just seen Dougie Freedman buying some bin liners and a new ironing board in Sainsburys on Woolwich Road; - Claim that you've just seen Steve Kean walking into an estate agents in Mottingham.
Congratulations to everyone who's contributed to getting this thread up to 46 pages despite nothing actually happening since it started.
However, things seem to have gone a bit quiet over the last few days. With that in mind, if you happen to be at a loose end at the moment, please could you undertake one of the following important tasks:
- Set the bookies into panic mode by sticking a tenner on either Kit Symons or Sean O'Driscoll to be our next manager; - Tweet that you've just seen Dougie Freedman buying some bin liners and a new ironing board in Sainsburys on Woolwich Road; - Claim that you've just seen Steve Kean walking into an estate agents in Mottingham.
Seriously your celebrating getting to 46-pages on here!!... This right here is the problem with Charlton fans these days.
Andy Delort got his thread up to 59-Pages and never signed, at least this thread will (should) see someone sign eventually
Congratulations to everyone who's contributed to getting this thread up to 46 pages despite nothing actually happening since it started.
However, things seem to have gone a bit quiet over the last few days. With that in mind, if you happen to be at a loose end at the moment, please could you undertake one of the following important tasks:
- Set the bookies into panic mode by sticking a tenner on either Kit Symons or Sean O'Driscoll to be our next manager; - Tweet that you've just seen Dougie Freedman buying some bin liners and a new ironing board in Sainsburys on Woolwich Road; - Claim that you've just seen Steve Kean walking into an estate agents in Mottingham.
Seriously your celebrating getting to 46-pages on here!!... This right here is the problem with Charlton fans these days.
Andy Delort got his thread up to 59-Pages and never signed, at least this thread will (should) see someone sign eventually
Take your point, but we had Andy Delort's dad sending out tweets to let us know what was going on, so we had something new to discuss everyday. This might only be 46 pages, but it's all our own self-generated speculation based on hearsay, guesswork and Twitter posts from a man who is pretending to be a journalist for the "Forest Echo News", which doesn't even exist. I feel very proud.
Barry O' Mahony @barryomahony4 10m10 minutes ago I understand Russell Slade is close to being appointed Charlton manager. Slade is currently on holidays, expected to be finalised after that
Barry O' Mahony @barryomahony4 10m10 minutes ago I understand Russell Slade is close to being appointed Charlton manager. Slade is currently on holidays, expected to be finalised after that
Barry O' Mahony @barryomahony4 10m10 minutes ago I understand Russell Slade is close to being appointed Charlton manager. Slade is currently on holidays, expected to be finalised after that
29,000 followers , freelance sports journo in cork... Unless Slade has just gone on holiday , surely he couldn't have been in negotiations etc?
Barry O' Mahony @barryomahony4 10m10 minutes ago I understand Russell Slade is close to being appointed Charlton manager. Slade is currently on holidays, expected to be finalised after that
Just had a look through Barry O' Mahoney's tweeting history - mostly retweets, not much of his own work and nothing to suggest he's in any way connected. Put away the bunting again I think.
Barry O' Mahony @barryomahony4 10m10 minutes ago I understand Russell Slade is close to being appointed Charlton manager. Slade is currently on holidays, expected to be finalised after that
He's just in Dubai and conveniently bumped into Katrien. They will travel back together and once he remembers the shite we're in he'll do a runner
Barry O' Mahony @barryomahony4 10m10 minutes ago I understand Russell Slade is close to being appointed Charlton manager. Slade is currently on holidays, expected to be finalised after that
He's just in Dubai and conveniently bumped into Katrien. They will travel back together and once he remembers the shite we're in he'll do a runner
Urgh. Imagine being stuck next to her on an eight hour flight.
Just had a look through Barry O' Mahoney's tweeting history - mostly retweets, not much of his own work and nothing to suggest he's in any way connected. Put away the bunting again I think.
Let's not be too hasty. Who knows what will happen in the next week or so.
Given Steve Evans is available I'm not longer as opposed to Slade. Don't really understand why him, and what he brings to the coaching side that we couldn't get elsewhere. I know I think more highly of Riga than some, but I'm not convinced Slade, or Wilder, would be drastic improvements on Riga.
So we now enter June and still no one appointed, Great work KM the saving on wages must delight your boss
Lot of clubs trying to fill positions .... which makes it harder to get managers to commit .....like players they won't commit themselves till end of June
10 clubs have appointed managers since we got rid of Jose Riga on 7 May
Given that the decision to get rid of Riga was made before then and we are in a greater need of a manager than many others having been relegated this is a stunning indictment of the competence of KM and RD. There was clearly no plan B in place if the appointment of Chris Wilder fell through.
Perhaps Colin might help us by defining what a CEO of a football club has to do or fail to do before he has a scintilla of doubt about the competence of the individual concerned??????
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Logically, we should have been weighing up options in mid march when it was obvious we were clearly in the mix to go down. Simply to chat with Riga what he would want and need if the inevitable happened, and to sound out alternatives if not. Instead, we had a few soundbites about 'learnt from mistakes', one credible interviewee who scarpered, and since then it's clear we have been chasing our tails. This is not coincidence. People have seen what's going on here, and anyone who knows football, knows the model in place at the Valley is a failure, no matter how many squirrels pop up at the Observer conference demanding to know why Charlton fans regard their owner as a disaster. Add to that fact the better managers don't want to work for Rolly and Katie, there seems to be a fear of how they will controlled if they are silly enough to sign up. The general impression is that there are a series of out of work managers out there who have been approached, and regard our job as the ultimate option if all else fails. Would you go on a date with a covicted serial killer who said he's not going to be naughty any more?
Plus to judge by Rolands garish remarks in St Truiden about foreign owners, which was either the workings of a spectacularly crass idiot, or someone who takes pleasure in insulting his customer base, Roland seems quite happy to run the club as a last option. He could have aimed for the millions Hull are oing to enjoy next season, but he preferred cheap signings, and is going to lose a lot more money next term - and deservedly so.
Seperately, players won't commit themselves until the end of June.
However, things seem to have gone a bit quiet over the last few days. With that in mind, if you happen to be at a loose end at the moment, please could you undertake one of the following important tasks:
- Set the bookies into panic mode by sticking a tenner on either Kit Symons or Sean O'Driscoll to be our next manager;
- Tweet that you've just seen Dougie Freedman buying some bin liners and a new ironing board in Sainsburys on Woolwich Road;
- Claim that you've just seen Steve Kean walking into an estate agents in Mottingham.
Andy Delort got his thread up to 59-Pages and never signed, at least this thread will (should) see someone sign eventually
I have just seen Steve Keen walking into a shop in Nottingham.
what do I do now?
Barry O' Mahony @barryomahony4 10m10 minutes ago
I understand Russell Slade is close to being appointed Charlton manager. Slade is currently on holidays, expected to be finalised after that
He does have almost 30k followers.
Unless Slade has just gone on holiday , surely he couldn't have been in negotiations etc?
https://staddickstics.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/whats-taking-so-long/
No rush. We're fucked anyway
I heard it won't be Slade as he has a substantial compensation clause in his contract which we are unlikely to trigger
Should fit in ok with Roland then .
http://www.thesackrace.com/managerial-appointments
Given that the decision to get rid of Riga was made before then and we are in a greater need of a manager than many others having been relegated this is a stunning indictment of the competence of KM and RD. There was clearly no plan B in place if the appointment of Chris Wilder fell through.
Perhaps Colin might help us by defining what a CEO of a football club has to do or fail to do before he has a scintilla of doubt about the competence of the individual concerned??????