Yes or No?
I might be in the minority but for me it's a no. He did very well to get us into the play offs but has shown managerial naivety in the last few games and was out-thought by Keith Hill (to an extent) and by Hurst twice. I think he has potential but I don't get the impression he is a great thinker...
For me I think the new owner will put his own people in place and fear we'll also lose Jacko to Southend to work with Powell.
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were it not to be him, then I'd take Mick McCarthy
All in for Big Mick. If the takeover goes through soon they should at least have a look to see if there are better options out there. If god forbid it doesn't then Bowyer probably is the best option.
A yes because I saw him play for us & I like his positivity and have no idea who else would want the job.
A no because he is inexperienced & wasn't remotely interested in coaching/management once he retired from playing.
I think Bowyer did well to get us into the playoffs but he was shown up tactically over the two semi-final matches.
If it is Lee, he needs an experienced assistant manager.
We do need an ex-Charlton Player in charge (not Pardew) as you have to go back to the 80s to find a Charlton Manager who has won something without having played for the club beforehand
Out-thought by Keith Hill? More a case of our players pulled up stumps (especially in the second half) as news of Plymouth's capitulation at the Judas Priestfield filtered through.
As for the playoff matches, we had a knackered side who'd bust a gut over the preceding weeks, containing players who weren't really fit, and only lost to two well-taken goals over two matches (and the second goal-scorer shouldn't even have been on the pitch at the time) against a side that had been able to rest and prepare for the playoffs for at least a couple of weeks beforehand.
If the new owner has got any sense he'd have seen the support that the fans have given Lord Bowyer since his temporary appointment and would stick with a fans' favourite instead of taking the antagonistic Roland approach of doing whatever he wanted, and risking losing the fans' support for him within minutes of stepping through the door.
lee is a great guy but has little/no experience in transfer market etc, would he take a step back and go back to being assistant?
Be quite angry if Lee is dispensed with to bring in Kewell but I think he will be.
Jacko with an experienced guiding hand
Good to see you posting again :0)
Whoever we get will need time and support to rebuild a new squad, i'd like Bowyer to be given a chance but maybe have a bit more experienced coach or assistant working alongside him.
I’d have no problem with Bowyer reverting back to assistant but I’m not sure he’s he has the know how to sign players or even deal with them personally - Yet.
He maybe the future but not the emmediate future.
Yes it's great to be back!
We seem to have a habit of wanting "one of our own" which I'm not particularly convinced he even is, and if there is nobody else out there available then I'd rather he, than some unknown , but I feel and hope there are better options out there.
Also I think that it would help galvanise the supporters, and more fans may return with 2 'Charlton Men' at the helm, post takeover.
The title winning season showed it was far too early to judge Powell after his first half season. Bowyer’s had 12 games and made the play-offs. It’s clear already he has very different ideas to Robinson. Given a decent budget I think he’d put together a squad more suitable for winning promotion from League 1.