Paul Green the Newshopper journo said KR shook every reporter by the hand after Saturday's press conference. He said it seemed like a "see you later" moment.
This has pissed me off big time.... I’ve only just caught up with this thread, 20 odd pages of it, and now due to this news I’ll no doubt wake up to another 20 odd pages to read through. Robinson you selfish bastard!!!
Moving on ... I do hope this Aussie syndicate isn't going to stuff our side full with Aussie hopefuls, as was rumoured from right from the off. Mention of Harry Kewell already has me feeling slightly queasy.
This. This is a big concern for me. Just as RD treating us like a feeder club for Leige/young Belgian talent was bad, so would be the approach of hiring Aussie first. Especially if it means giving people like Kewell and/or, say, Mark Schwartzer their second/first job in management solely because they're Australian. It didn't work with Fraeye, we can argue to what extent it worked with Riga and Peters, but if nothing else Australia is not a nation who has shown it can produce top coaches and players.
Well the Aussies made it to the word cup, unlike some countries we could mention.
If you're referencing the US, I would have as big, if not larger reservations about the idea of Stu Holden or Brad Friedal or Landon Donovan getting their starts on coaching here.
Don't worry, I'm sure it was more likely a dig at Scotland, Wales and Ireland !
You can't really refuse a resignation! You can try and convince the person to stay on, offer a bonus to stay, etc. But legally he can tender his resignation and work his agreed notice period.
Is that right even if you're working on a fixed term contract? Unless there's an agreed notice period, which (if it's even there) is probably is tied to the end of the season, wouldn't Robinson be in breach if he just left?
In order to sue, Roland would have to justify a material loss...
This is either an over dramatic stupid shoot myself in the foot type attempted resignation....partly because he wants to advertise himself and wants to be liked.
Or it's an act of betrayal from a coward that can't get results and has thrown his toys out the pram because he is not getting his own way so wants to make it appear like he is not the problem via our current failing the target of promotion.
It is not a dignified...."I have standards and I must walk out with my head held high " type thing.
Maybe I'm wrong here to be honest and it's a little harsh to say.
I guess, for one reason or another he is now desperate to get as far away from Charlton as possible.
Maybe he knows something that we do not? Or is really frustrated with it and feels he has been lied to...but then again he has fed the press a load of exaggerated bollocks plenty of times.
Moving on ... I do hope this Aussie syndicate isn't going to stuff our side full with Aussie hopefuls, as was rumoured from right from the off. Mention of Harry Kewell already has me feeling slightly queasy.
Share those concerns. Following on from an owner who spent his first two or three years insisting that any new player or manager we brought in had to come from Belgium, have worked in Belgium or, at the very least, voted for them in the Eurovision Song Contest, I would really like to go back to being a nice, normal club that develops talent from the local area and signs the best players they can afford after a rigorous scouting process and regardless of where they come from.
Interesting radical concept there Largo, maybe something that localish people could watch and enjoy, perhaps assist with where appropriate. If I had to come up for a name for such a thing, I think it would be called a football club.
Don’t know if anyone has brought up Martyn’s wag horn tweet “ Karl Robinson’s blue and white army “ from 6 h ago or wether it has any relevance come to that !
Random Ipswich fan saying he wants KR as manager. Must be mad.
Perhaps he has seen the CEO and the CFO get arguably better jobs (at Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough respectively) by jumping ship early, and has thought 'I'll have some of that'. Or is he in a psychological meltdown? After all, his ramblings and rantings have got progressively more bizarre over the past couple of weeks or so. Perhaps working at a 'basket case' club has turned him into a basket case. Or is it that he is just a right basket full stop?
Moving on ... I do hope this Aussie syndicate isn't going to stuff our side full with Aussie hopefuls, as was rumoured from right from the off. Mention of Harry Kewell already has me feeling slightly queasy.
It would be a concern if we weren't *still* mixing up the consortium of Aussies from 12 months ago with the Aussie who is said to be interested now.
Yes they could be somewhat connected but I'd rather wait and see how things play out before we all get our knickers in a twist.
The Kewell rumour is also something that was posted on here in the last 48 hours and has been picked up by lazy local journos in both South London and Sussex and then spread from there (even saw FourFourTwo Australia tweeting about it this afternoon).
Everyone needs to take a deep breath, sit tight and let this run it's course.
He’ll stick in just the one potato plant, which will get crowded out by weeds and when it fails to produce any spuds, he’ll have had even more time to prepare his excuses...
He’ll stick in just the one potato plant, which will get crowded out by weeds and when it fails to produce any spuds, he’ll have had even more time to prepare his excuses...
Unfair to Robbo.
He'll plant four lots of spuds, followed by two onions, three carrots, and a cabbage.
He'll persist with those plants all year even though the soil isn't conducive to growing veg.
This is either an over dramatic stupid shoot myself in the foot type attempted resignation....partly because he wants to advertise himself and wants to be liked.
Or it's an act of betrayal from a coward that can't get results and has thrown his toys out the pram because he is not getting his own way so wants to make it appear like he is not the problem via our current failing the target of promotion.
It is not a dignified...."I have standards and I must walk out with my head held high " type thing.
Maybe I'm wrong here to be honest and it's a little harsh to say.
I guess, for one reason or another he is now desperate to get as far away from Charlton as possible.
Maybe he knows something that we do not? Or is really frustrated with it and feels he has been lied to...but then again he has fed the press a load of exaggerated bollocks plenty of times.
A couple of weeks ago he made his comment about players not being required to come in if they didn't believe we could get to the play-offs and get promoted.
Is he taking his own advice? It's not as though he listens to anyone else (even if they could get a word in).
Paul Green the Newshopper journo said KR shook every reporter by the hand after Saturday's press conference. He said it seemed like a "see you later" moment.
KR must be joining Oxford.
Just as likely that he'd sneezed into his hand before the presser, and didn't want to wipe it on his shiny Hummel gear....
Been checking this all flipping day. Went out at lunchtime convinced that he'd be gone by the time I got back. And what's happened to Oxford's Tuesday "wow factor" announcement?!
There's part of me that wants him to stay and suffer until Roland's gone, stood on the touchline taking the well-deserved abuse for crawling up to Roland and Katrien and then trying to blame everyone but himself when it inevitably went wrong. And I don't want to see Jacko or Jason Euell stuck in the firing line while we wait for the takeover to go through.
Not much sympathy for Robbo on here. Trying to be fair he has had a crazy year, dealing with our mad owner. Big ups and now big downs - well at least I think we are on our way down the league. We have no idea of what promises, if any, have been broken by Roland and Meire. I suppose we will have to wait for his book for the details. We all think he is a one trick pony who tries to play attractive football but is so intransigent with his 4231 system. Injuries have wrecked his team selection so he is not a lucky general. In football you really do need luck as well as skill. One thing is for sure, if he has quit then we will not be able to hire a decent coach until the takeover eventually happens because we truly are a basket case club. At least Robbo was right about that.
Karl Robinson new what he was getting into when he took the job. he also done a lot of arse kissing with Roland and katharina when he joined us. in my eyes he has let herself down because he's got such a big mouth and nothing to back it up with. The way he is acted in the last few weeks just goes to show how much he has lost the fans as well as the players we should be inside the top six but unfortunately he and the team has let us down badly. Refusing to pay two strikers up front has not helped it all conceding so many late goals in the last 10 minutes is beyond a joke and his excuses are pitiful.
The bookies have Robinson at evens favourite for the Oxford job, miles clear of the next name. However, the Oxford owner told the local press the new manager, to be announced on Tuesday, will have a "wow factor" with the fans - surely that rules out Robinson. Unless it's: "Wow! Can't we do better than him?"
Sounds to me like it won't be Robbo then, but also because the bookies had him at 6/1 on last week, so he's drifting. Sven would have wow factor, and if the owner is as rich as they say, they could afford him. Also I doubt Robbo would be sounding out the Fleetwood job if knew he was going to Oxford.
Could it be Robbo with Sven in a DOF role ?
Actually, not a bad call. They could let Sven handle the media side for a start.
The bookies have Robinson at evens favourite for the Oxford job, miles clear of the next name. However, the Oxford owner told the local press the new manager, to be announced on Tuesday, will have a "wow factor" with the fans - surely that rules out Robinson. Unless it's: "Wow! Can't we do better than him?"
Sounds to me like it won't be Robbo then, but also because the bookies had him at 6/1 on last week, so he's drifting. Sven would have wow factor, and if the owner is as rich as they say, they could afford him. Also I doubt Robbo would be sounding out the Fleetwood job if knew he was going to Oxford.
Could it be Robbo with Sven in a DOF role ?
Actually, not a bad call. They could let Sven handle the media side for a start.
Well the fact that whilst the takeover is up in the air, Robinson is not going to be sacked is an opportunity for him. I don't mind the crap he spouts in press conferences when the team is doing ok to be honest. It is up to him to stuff the criticism down our throats by turning things around. And it is up to players who may be unsure of their futures to impress this or other clubs by playing well.
All this talk of him going to Oxford - I can't honestly see there being a big queue for his services and seeing as he is in a job right now, his best bet is to stop feeling sorry for himself and turn things round. He has people around him - call a meeting and discuss options to save our season. No holds barred, criticism of tactics ect... Why do teams find it so easy to stop us? Why do we not look dangerous enough? Why do we make key defensive slips? Explore what alternative tactics might work. No suggestion is ridiculous sort of thing. I would imagine an in house meeting between Robbo, JJ, Bowyer and Euell chaired by Keith Peackock may be helpful. But that is for him - for us we have to see the team turning it round starting from Plymouth on Saturday!
I have a feeling Robinson doesn't rate our players (barring his signings of course) and the players know that. He probably couldn't stop himself from telling them.
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He said it seemed like a "see you later" moment.
KR must be joining Oxford.
Or it's an act of betrayal from a coward that can't get results and has thrown his toys out the pram because he is not getting his own way so wants to make it appear like he is not the problem via our current failing the target of promotion.
It is not a dignified...."I have standards and I must walk out with my head held high " type thing.
Maybe I'm wrong here to be honest and it's a little harsh to say.
I guess, for one reason or another he is now desperate to get as far away from Charlton as possible.
Maybe he knows something that we do not? Or is really frustrated with it and feels he has been lied to...but then again he has fed the press a load of exaggerated bollocks plenty of times.
Before I get too concerned, how are these players going to get visas, unless they are established national team players.
‘Better days are coming’ and the wanker sign. Must know Robinson is off
Or is he in a psychological meltdown? After all, his ramblings and rantings have got progressively more bizarre over the past couple of weeks or so. Perhaps working at a 'basket case' club has turned him into a basket case. Or is it that he is just a right basket full stop?
Yes they could be somewhat connected but I'd rather wait and see how things play out before we all get our knickers in a twist.
The Kewell rumour is also something that was posted on here in the last 48 hours and has been picked up by lazy local journos in both South London and Sussex and then spread from there (even saw FourFourTwo Australia tweeting about it this afternoon).
Everyone needs to take a deep breath, sit tight and let this run it's course.
He’ll stick in just the one potato plant, which will get crowded out by weeds and when it fails to produce any spuds, he’ll have had even more time to prepare his excuses...
The comparison here in my view would be with Dowie.
He'll plant four lots of spuds, followed by two onions, three carrots, and a cabbage.
He'll persist with those plants all year even though the soil isn't conducive to growing veg.
Is he taking his own advice? It's not as though he listens to anyone else (even if they could get a word in).
There's part of me that wants him to stay and suffer until Roland's gone, stood on the touchline taking the well-deserved abuse for crawling up to Roland and Katrien and then trying to blame everyone but himself when it inevitably went wrong. And I don't want to see Jacko or Jason Euell stuck in the firing line while we wait for the takeover to go through.
Hand it in, Robbo, Hand it in,
Hand it in, Robbo, Hand it in,
...
Oooh Robbo, Hand it in"