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Steve Head - New Chief Scout / Head of Recruitment

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,420
    I wonder if they've had to up the salary of £50-60k they were offering back in February.

    http://charltonlife.vanillaforums.com/discussion/71907/addicks-advertising-for-new-chief-scout-just-five-months-after-phil-chapple-left/p1
  • bertpalmer
    bertpalmer Posts: 1,774
    Lincsaddick said:

    cart before the horse .. why employ a 'scout/recruiter' when the club hasn't a manager to decide who and what type of player he's keen to recruit ?

    this all day long
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Surprised his first name isn't Richard with the types of people this regime hire.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,906
    edited May 2016
    Many other clubs have a Head of Recruitment

    For example, Steve Walsh at Leicester was responsible for finding Vardy, Mahrez and Kante, yet most people until recently had never heard of him, and no he's not their former player Steve Walsh, but another one!

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/steve-walsh-man-behind-signings-7836391
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,440
    Is it just player recruitment he's going to be head of, or is he going to have to find us a new Ticket Office Manager as well?
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,131
    aliwibble said:

    Is it just player recruitment he's going to be head of, or is he going to have to find us a new Ticket Office Manager as well?

    Don't forget Head Of Comms.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,420
    Scoham said:

    I wonder if they've had to up the salary of £50-60k they were offering back in February.

    http://charltonlife.vanillaforums.com/discussion/71907/addicks-advertising-for-new-chief-scout-just-five-months-after-phil-chapple-left/p1

    I'd have done it at that price!
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,278
    Clem_Snide said:

    The Red Robin said:

    Worked with Adkins and Lambert before

    Probably why Adkins has suddenly gone from 4/1 to 100/1:-)
    Ahh he must have had an interview then

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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Thrilled no less.
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,702
    Airman Brown said:

    Club CEO Katrien Meire said: “We are thrilled that someone of Steve’s calibre has agreed to join Charlton. He has a fantastic CV and knows the British game very well. We are working on pulling together a squad that can withstand the challenges of a long season in League One and Steve will play a very important role in that.”
    Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-chief-scout-appointment-steve-head-3125202.aspx#tvEdxShOjj7U3Lo8.99

    You don't have a manager and you personally have as much to contribute to "pulling together a squad" as you do to driving the Eurostar, you ridiculous woman.

    She's just rubbing it in now.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    It's on the OS
  • LeaburnForEngland
    LeaburnForEngland Posts: 2,291
    Airman Brown said:

    Club CEO Katrien Meire said: “We are thrilled that someone of Steve’s calibre has agreed to join Charlton. He has a fantastic CV and knows the British game very well. We are working on pulling together a squad that can withstand the challenges of a long season in League One and Steve will play a very important role in that.”
    Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-chief-scout-appointment-steve-head-3125202.aspx#tvEdxShOjj7U3Lo8.99

    You don't have a manager and you personally have as much to contribute to "pulling together a squad" as you do to driving the Eurostar, you ridiculous woman.

    Also shouldn't she really be saying that we want to build a squad that can challenge for a quick return to the Championship rather than just one that can "withstand the challenges of a long season".

    Ambition like this will see season tickets fly off the shelves.
  • LeaburnForEngland
    LeaburnForEngland Posts: 2,291
    edited May 2016
    Airman Brown said:

    Club CEO Katrien Meire said: “We are thrilled that someone of Steve’s calibre has agreed to join Charlton. He has a fantastic CV and knows the British game very well. We are working on pulling together a squad that can withstand the challenges of a long season stay in League One and below while we're in charge and Steve will play a very important role in that.”
    Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-chief-scout-appointment-steve-head-3125202.aspx#tvEdxShOjj7U3Lo8.99

    You don't have a manager and you personally have as much to contribute to "pulling together a squad" as you do to driving the Eurostar, you ridiculous woman.

    There, I've made her quote more honest.
  • HarryLime
    HarryLime Posts: 1,295
    Yes I'm thrilled as well, only a manager , assistant manager, director of football and about 16 professional players suitable for the Third Division to go, and we might make a bit of a fist of it in League One
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,580
    Notice it doesn't say a squad that will challenge for promotion
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,357
    It's a start I suppose, well connected head could encourage some players.
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    Airman Brown said:

    Club CEO Katrien Meire said: “We are thrilled that someone of Steve’s calibre has agreed to join Charlton. He has a fantastic CV and knows the British game very well. We are working on pulling together a squad that can withstand the challenges of a long season in League One and Steve will play a very important role in that.”
    Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-chief-scout-appointment-steve-head-3125202.aspx#tvEdxShOjj7U3Lo8.99

    You don't have a manager and you personally have as much to contribute to "pulling together a squad" as you do to driving the Eurostar, you ridiculous woman.

    Love teh fact that it's George Jones writing the article on the O/S.

    Reckon the original George Jones could have written a good song about the current situation..

    My Ticket Lady's gone done left me (but at least I'm getting Head).
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited May 2016
    Airman Brown said:

    Club CEO Katrien Meire said: “We are thrilled that someone of Steve’s calibre has agreed to join Charlton. He has a fantastic CV and knows the British game very well. We are working on pulling together a squad that can withstand the challenges of a long season in League One and Steve will play a very important role in that.”
    Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-chief-scout-appointment-steve-head-3125202.aspx#tvEdxShOjj7U3Lo8.99

    You don't have a manager and you personally have as much to contribute to "pulling together a squad" as you do to driving the Eurostar, you ridiculous woman.

    Cheers Katrien - because will all believe everything you say don't we?

    I remember what happened when you put together a squad to withstand the challenges in the championship. That went well.

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  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,004
    edited May 2016
    Airman Brown said:

    Club CEO Katrien Meire said: “We are thrilled that someone of Steve’s calibre has agreed to join Charlton. He has a fantastic CV and knows the British game very well. We are working on pulling together a squad that can withstand the challenges of a long season in League One and Steve will play a very important role in that.”
    Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-chief-scout-appointment-steve-head-3125202.aspx#tvEdxShOjj7U3Lo8.99

    You don't have a manager and you personally have as much to contribute to "pulling together a squad" as you do to driving the Eurostar, you ridiculous woman.

    Absolutely. The arrogance even seeps through in that statement. And the fact Head won't have total control of his job.
    'Steve will play an important role'. I would have thought he will be doing it, not playing a part.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,131
    So in a matter of weeks Katrien Meire has gone from promising promotion back to The Championship to a squad that 'can withstand the challenges of a long season.'

    I don’t know about anyone else but I'm excited. Where's that season ticket renewal form?

    Katrien Meire, being able to withstand a season is basically a footballer's job. I know you struggle to fulfill your basic duties, but give them some credit.
  • Heath Hero
    Heath Hero Posts: 1,520
    Isn't it amazing how much three sentences can be dissected and pulled apart... You do all know that she didn't actually say those words, they were just written by the club's media people who were presumably intending to make them as anodyne as possible?!
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734
    moutuakilla said:

    Notice it doesn't say a squad that will challenge for promotion

    So depressing. Not one ounce of ambition in that quote. Next season is nothing but nine months of dreary slog. Cheers Katrien.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,863
    "Get your tickets... Get your tickets for the challenges of a long season!"

    Think we need a new head of marketing too.
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,872
    Well he better get used to multi tasking for no reward. He better read his contract carefully.

    Other then that, it sounds better then what we have at least.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,656
    edited May 2016
    Any news on a potential manager?

    Sounds like it's going to be a no mark puppet again if they've appointed this fella first?

    Or maybe I'm being harsh and jumping the gun, you'd think any new manager would want to pick their own players, rather than the structure we've had / still implementing.

    I can't see how we're moving forwards?
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,611
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    Any news on a potential manager?

    There is the potential to get one
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,203
    edited May 2016
    Everyone spent all of last season complaining we were struggling because they failed to build a squad that could withstand the rigors of a Championship season. Now they publicly state they are trying to avoid making the same mistake again, you're all bitching about lack of ambition, but when they said they want to get promoted at the first attempt, you all laughed in their face. I'd advise her to say nothing, but then we'd be back to complaining about no communication.

    Some of you are harder to please than a 70s comedian's mother in law.
  • rikofold
    rikofold Posts: 4,051
    There's a difference between standing the rigors of a Championship season, which is arguably our natural level, and settling for the same in League One. Unless that is you think Burton Albion should be a league above us.

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