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Every word of Karl Robinson’s rallying cry with promotion run-in looming for Charlton
Henry Irving
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From the newshopper
"We’ve worked very hard to get ourselves in this position, we’re a few points off the play-offs with two games in hand. With all the rubbish that’s gone on this year in relation to the injuries, it’s quite remarkable that we’ve put ourselves in a position to be competitive.
All of the things I’ve done as a manager, this has been as hard a 12 months as I’ve gone through.
I want to give [player-coach] Johnnie Jackson and [assistant manager] Lee Bowyer a special mention because they've been unbelievable. Don't forget, you've got Lee Bowyer who’s never done this before and Johnnie Jackson who’s in a new role. These two people have been thrown into the deep end with some of the worst luck we've had [with injuries] in a long time.
You've got [head of medical services] Alastair Thrush, [sports scientist] Josh Hornby, [physiotherapist] Adam Coe, [strength and conditioning coach] Ian Jones [assistant therapist] Steve Jackson, Lee Turner our goalkeeping coach and Chris Jones our club doctor. It’s important I mention these people. They've been absolutely brilliant. They've had this hard as well. I want to mention how important they are and I want people to understand how hard these people have worked to drive us forward.
That goes through Lianne at reception, [player liaison officer] Tracey Leaburn, [club secretary] Chris Parkes and Brett Shaw our analyst. Also, Steve Gallen on the recruitment side. They have worked so hard. They've all been unbelievable. I hope we get the success these people deserve.
Fans will be frustrated with results. What we speak to you about, I’ve never ever, ever, not taken responsibility when I think we've done something wrong. At this moment in time, it [the injuries] is out of my control, it’s out of my staff’s control but we do have control over the players that are fit.
We’re going to need the fans to get behind them. We’re going to lose some games and we’re going to have poor performances. But at this moment in time, we can’t let this [injuries] affect us.
We’ve got to make sure we stay on the front foot. I’ll try to do the best I can. The takeover is not far away, there are so many things going on.
Walking into this football club over 12 months ago, it was all over the place. We sit here in a much healthier position. We were worried about relegation this time last year, now we’re talking about competing to get out of the league and we’re in the midst of a takeover.
So, over £10m in player sales, and we’re in a very, very good position. Our squad is young and fresh, it will get better. It’s a better team than 12 months ago.
We are giving everything we possibly have. And I know the players are doing the exact same thing as well."
"We’ve worked very hard to get ourselves in this position, we’re a few points off the play-offs with two games in hand. With all the rubbish that’s gone on this year in relation to the injuries, it’s quite remarkable that we’ve put ourselves in a position to be competitive.
All of the things I’ve done as a manager, this has been as hard a 12 months as I’ve gone through.
I want to give [player-coach] Johnnie Jackson and [assistant manager] Lee Bowyer a special mention because they've been unbelievable. Don't forget, you've got Lee Bowyer who’s never done this before and Johnnie Jackson who’s in a new role. These two people have been thrown into the deep end with some of the worst luck we've had [with injuries] in a long time.
You've got [head of medical services] Alastair Thrush, [sports scientist] Josh Hornby, [physiotherapist] Adam Coe, [strength and conditioning coach] Ian Jones [assistant therapist] Steve Jackson, Lee Turner our goalkeeping coach and Chris Jones our club doctor. It’s important I mention these people. They've been absolutely brilliant. They've had this hard as well. I want to mention how important they are and I want people to understand how hard these people have worked to drive us forward.
That goes through Lianne at reception, [player liaison officer] Tracey Leaburn, [club secretary] Chris Parkes and Brett Shaw our analyst. Also, Steve Gallen on the recruitment side. They have worked so hard. They've all been unbelievable. I hope we get the success these people deserve.
Fans will be frustrated with results. What we speak to you about, I’ve never ever, ever, not taken responsibility when I think we've done something wrong. At this moment in time, it [the injuries] is out of my control, it’s out of my staff’s control but we do have control over the players that are fit.
We’re going to need the fans to get behind them. We’re going to lose some games and we’re going to have poor performances. But at this moment in time, we can’t let this [injuries] affect us.
We’ve got to make sure we stay on the front foot. I’ll try to do the best I can. The takeover is not far away, there are so many things going on.
Walking into this football club over 12 months ago, it was all over the place. We sit here in a much healthier position. We were worried about relegation this time last year, now we’re talking about competing to get out of the league and we’re in the midst of a takeover.
So, over £10m in player sales, and we’re in a very, very good position. Our squad is young and fresh, it will get better. It’s a better team than 12 months ago.
We are giving everything we possibly have. And I know the players are doing the exact same thing as well."
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Not a mention of our Tone.........feckin gutted for the man. Who the feck does Robbo think has been making the hot drinks on these cold days?8
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Absolute rubbish - With the squad we've got it's remarkable that we're not AT LEAST in the play offs, let alone out of them. Plymouth are above us you buffoon.24
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I have to agree.
Lianne on reception has done an unbelievable job.22 -
2 quotes stick out there:
"We’ve worked very hard to get ourselves in this position, we’re a few points off the play-offs with two games in hand. With all the rubbish that’s gone on this year in relation to the injuries, it’s quite remarkable that we’ve put ourselves in a position to be competitive"
Utter bollocks. We are 7th in league one and he thinks that's remarkable. No Karl, what's remarkable is that you're trying to somehow put a positive spin on a run of 4 wins in 16 games.
"So, over £10m in player sales, and we’re in a very, very good position. Our squad is young and fresh, it will get better. It’s a better team than 12 months ago."
Young and fresh how exactly? 3 of our best players are on loan, 2 of them are injured.
Our right back has a body slowly packing up on him. Kashi is supposedly injured. Clarke is out for months. Page has been injured forever. Pearce is in and out of the treatment room. Fosu, JFC, Reeves and Bauer have also been injured at times. In fact about the only outfield player who hasn't been injured is Magennis and he must be half dead as he has to play every minute of every game. Also the manager seemingly doesn't rate Ajose and doesn't pick Zyro.
Yes, what a young and fresh squad we have!11 -
Nice speech but will soon be forgotten about if promotion is not achieved this season0
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almost farewell like14
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too right, well said.Chris_from_Sidcup said:2 quotes stick out there:
"We’ve worked very hard to get ourselves in this position, we’re a few points off the play-offs with two games in hand. With all the rubbish that’s gone on this year in relation to the injuries, it’s quite remarkable that we’ve put ourselves in a position to be competitive"
Utter bollocks. We are 7th in league one and he thinks that's remarkable. No Karl, what's remarkable is that you're trying to somehow put a positive spin on a run of 4 wins in 16 games.
"So, over £10m in player sales, and we’re in a very, very good position. Our squad is young and fresh, it will get better. It’s a better team than 12 months ago."
Young and fresh how exactly? 3 of our best players are on loan, 2 of them are injured.
Our right back has a body slowly packing up on him. Kashi is supposedly injured. Clarke is out for months. Page has been injured forever. Pearce is in and out of the treatment room. Fosu, JFC, Reeves and Bauer have also been injured at times. In fact about the only outfield player who hasn't been injured is Magennis and he must be half dead as he has to play every minute of every game. Also the manager seemingly doesn't rate Ajose and doesn't pick Zyro.
Yes, what a young and fresh squad we have!
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New owners should be here soon.
Hopefully we won't have to listen to Robinson talking bollox for much longer.11 -
You can keep the speeches of Churchill and Martin Luther King - We've got Robbo!2
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I wish he would shut the £uck up. I’m glad Lianne is doing a good job, but is there any chance we could try and win a few games please Karl?5
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I’ve been a supporter of Karl but even I am getting sick of him talking .
The time for talking has finished mate - time for action .3 -
total bollox. Injury crisis has mainly cleared up with Bauer, Pearce & Fosu all coming back within the last couple of weeks. He had virtually a full squad last Saturday (only missing Clarke & Mavididi) and the performance was p**s poor.3
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The Bloke is an absolute nause and a a bang average league one manager, needs to turn it in.5
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cya hun. xxxxxx0
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"We’re going to lose some games and we’re going to have poor performances" no shit sherlock0
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Get the feeling this has been released 'a few weeks' early.2
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"I’ve never ever, ever, not taken responsibility when I think we've done something wrong. At this moment in time, it [the injuries] is out of my control, it’s out of my staff’s control but we do have control over the players that are fit."
Can't remember a single occasion when he's held his hands up and said it's his fault. Lays blame with everyone but himself.17 -
Are all Scousers born with an "absolute bullshit chip" option?1
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He’s getting desperate... maybe he knows a takeover is arriving sharpish and wants his usual ego boost before he gets the tin tack!
ANY manager would have this Charlton squad 7th position or higher , so to brand what he has himself done as remarkable is utter crap!
Injuries have occurred where he has rushed players back, bad performances have been a lot of the time due to his inept tactics and ability... its more remarkable that he keeps pushing this bollocks1 -
I still like the fella3
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I thought he blamed himself for Mavididi's first injury, and I thought he said he got the tactics wrong a couple of games ago, by the way, not convinced about him eitherCroydon said:"I’ve never ever, ever, not taken responsibility when I think we've done something wrong. At this moment in time, it [the injuries] is out of my control, it’s out of my staff’s control but we do have control over the players that are fit."
Can't remember a single occasion when he's held his hands up and said it's his fault. Lays blame with everyone but himself.3 -
No mention of Sue P?4
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Lianne at reception gets my player of the year vote1
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I think we have a half decent squad, nothing better than that, thanks to Duchatelet: best players sold (Holmes, Lookman), not enough cover at right back (perhaps should have recruited one?), no midfield maestro/team leader, and one striker not known for scoring goals. Dead wood removed, wage bill slashed, no investment in new players (under 100K spent according to Karl - if that's proved to be a lie after he's been sacked then fair enough, but at this stage there's no proof, and I chose to believe him). Yes he might have spent on wages, but only if they were funded by savings on wages).J BLOCK said:Absolute rubbish - With the squad we've got it's remarkable that we're not AT LEAST in the play offs, let alone out of them. Plymouth are above us you buffoon.
Roland must be thanking his lucky stars that some fans are blaming Karl for the woes of the team rather than him. Actually I doubt he even gives a shit about that.
To have a squad that is set for the automatic promotion places you need a balance of youth and experience, you need some aggressive players who can mix it and cope with a battle, and you need the ability to score plenty of goals. Do you genuinely believe we have that squad?
Personally I think we were heading for League Two with 'the squad we've got' a year and a half ago.
I think Karl has been lacking in flexibility with the formation he uses, tactics and team selection, but under the circumstances, he's not been the complete disaster that you seem to think imho, and he has at least steadied the ship in very difficult times.
Thanks in advance for the abuse that's coming lol.10 -
can she play LB ??benjest1989 said:Lianne at reception gets my player of the year vote
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I thought we were at the BAFTAS for a minute!5
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Also total bollox golfie. So when a player comes back from injury and hasn't played for weeks you expect him to come back firing on all cylinders do you? Doesn't work like that. Pearce showed how out of it he was. Bauer is being nursed back, Fosu shouldn't even have played 45 minutes. Mavididi is our best offensive player, Clarke is our only player who can pass the ball. Both missing.golfaddick said:total bollox. Injury crisis has mainly cleared up with Bauer, Pearce & Fosu all coming back within the last couple of weeks. He had virtually a full squad last Saturday (only missing Clarke & Mavididi) and the performance was p**s poor.
Tbh, when I see us playing well, like up at MKD (well for 65 mins we were) I tend to think it's a bit of a miracle. Our default position when, we haven't got our best players all fit, is mediocre against a weak side, disastrous against a big strong side. You think under RD he's had the freedom to build the squad of his dreams?
And I'm sure there'll be people replying listing all our squad, saying isn't it great? Well sorry, I don't think it is really.1 -
Usual garbage from a seemingly desperate man. What’s with all the thanking everybody remotely connected with the club and how come they’ve all been “ unbelievable”? The players didn’t seem that desperate to put on a performance on Saturday. To confirm he has never blamed himself straight after a game. He made a passing reference to the Oxford game about 3 weeks later, on the day he blamed Lennon as I recall. He blamed every player last week. Of course Roland takes a large amount of blame but it and injuries certainly don’t excuse his failings as a manager. Time and again he is turned over by more tactically aware managers who organise and motivate teams accordingly. Mind you it’s not tough to predict how we’re going to set up is it? To think he made a point of telling us he went to watch Shrewsbury before we played them. You’d never know he set foot inside the ground after Saturday’s efforts. Remember his assessment of the Shrews? Yep that’s right....unbelievable just like the tea lady!10
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He won't be with us next season...................3
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Smacks of: In view of the latest club take over announcement I want to highlight problems outside my control to the prospective new owners so that they know its not my fault if we fail to make the play off's.
By adding all the other names it will show I'm banging the drum for them so they will back me to said new owners whilst also deflecting it is really all about showing me in a good light.13
