I think it is Garner and we are waiting for TS to come over. If it is virtually a done deal then you would hope that player recruits have been identified and initial approaches made. It could also be that Garner isn't first choice and we are waiting for somebody like Beale who won't make his decision until he has ruled out other options like QPR.
Jackson was negotiating from a strong position as he took over in 22nd place and we were in an upward spiral, reaching 11th during the protracted negotiations. We definitely plateaued ( even dropped) after JJ lost the caretaker title. I would be interested in Steve Peters views on the Psychology of motivation and why it dipped when the job description changed. Strikers injured did have a say in that, full backs not suited to the rigours of game after game of covering so much ground ?
The fact that JJ'S first game as Caretaker was Sunderland away (100% home record) and not Doncaster at home the following week was maybe a clue that Thomas Sandgaard did have other plans for the next manager. A CL member said they knew who it was ? Shame they couldn't give more clues to who that was but I appreciate that sometimes you just can't.
The players knew the details of Jackson's contract. After the period of losses which coincided with us having no senior strikers, they knew he wouldn't be staying. Sandgaard seems to think he is a genius with these clauses. There is a reason no other club does things this way! Wasted last season by not sacking Adkins earlier, wasted the season before by not getting rid of Bowyer earlier when it was clear he didn't want to be there, now wasting next season
I can't get my head around this. "The players knew the details of JJ contract!" Wages, and all the minutiae of a Professional contract ?
Unless Jackson left a copy for everyone to see or told everyone he had to finish in the top half of the table or admin leaked it to the players.
Crazy things happen at football clubs but struggling with this news 🤔
We all know there was doubt about JJ future at Cafc after Conor Washington and his agent meet Martin Sandgaard but no way can I believe Conor saw JJ contract and was told the team have to finish in top 12 or even 8.
He obviously meant the clause relating to league position. That was pretty common knowledge and was even discussed on here.
Why are people labelled bedwetters for being concerned that we have no manager, and about 3 players good enough for a promotion chasing team? It’s exactly 2 months until our first game and we have so much to do. Bizarre.
spot on. People last summer were concerned at the slow recruitment, labelled bedwetters, and look how that turned out.
Jackson was negotiating from a strong position as he took over in 22nd place and we were in an upward spiral, reaching 11th during the protracted negotiations. We definitely plateaued ( even dropped) after JJ lost the caretaker title. I would be interested in Steve Peters views on the Psychology of motivation and why it dipped when the job description changed. Strikers injured did have a say in that, full backs not suited to the rigours of game after game of covering so much ground ?
The fact that JJ'S first game as Caretaker was Sunderland away (100% home record) and not Doncaster at home the following week was maybe a clue that Thomas Sandgaard did have other plans for the next manager. A CL member said they knew who it was ? Shame they couldn't give more clues to who that was but I appreciate that sometimes you just can't.
The players knew the details of Jackson's contract. After the period of losses which coincided with us having no senior strikers, they knew he wouldn't be staying. Sandgaard seems to think he is a genius with these clauses. There is a reason no other club does things this way! Wasted last season by not sacking Adkins earlier, wasted the season before by not getting rid of Bowyer earlier when it was clear he didn't want to be there, now wasting next season
I can't get my head around this. "The players knew the details of JJ contract!" Wages, and all the minutiae of a Professional contract ?
Unless Jackson left a copy for everyone to see or told everyone he had to finish in the top half of the table or admin leaked it to the players.
Crazy things happen at football clubs but struggling with this news 🤔
We all know there was doubt about JJ future at Cafc after Conor Washington and his agent meet Martin Sandgaard but no way can I believe Conor saw JJ contract and was told the team have to finish in top 12 or even 8.
Or just shared the articles on the OS and SLP that said it at the time? Although they didn't specifically say 8th, 12th or what ever it was strongly hinted at. Not beyond the relms of possibility that someone asked him, or someone else, what contractual target was.
Jackson was negotiating from a strong position as he took over in 22nd place and we were in an upward spiral, reaching 11th during the protracted negotiations. We definitely plateaued ( even dropped) after JJ lost the caretaker title. I would be interested in Steve Peters views on the Psychology of motivation and why it dipped when the job description changed. Strikers injured did have a say in that, full backs not suited to the rigours of game after game of covering so much ground ?
The fact that JJ'S first game as Caretaker was Sunderland away (100% home record) and not Doncaster at home the following week was maybe a clue that Thomas Sandgaard did have other plans for the next manager. A CL member said they knew who it was ? Shame they couldn't give more clues to who that was but I appreciate that sometimes you just can't.
The players knew the details of Jackson's contract. After the period of losses which coincided with us having no senior strikers, they knew he wouldn't be staying. Sandgaard seems to think he is a genius with these clauses. There is a reason no other club does things this way! Wasted last season by not sacking Adkins earlier, wasted the season before by not getting rid of Bowyer earlier when it was clear he didn't want to be there, now wasting next season
I can't get my head around this. "The players knew the details of JJ contract!" Wages, and all the minutiae of a Professional contract ?
Unless Jackson left a copy for everyone to see or told everyone he had to finish in the top half of the table or admin leaked it to the players.
Crazy things happen at football clubs but struggling with this news 🤔
We all know there was doubt about JJ future at Cafc after Conor Washington and his agent meet Martin Sandgaard but no way can I believe Conor saw JJ contract and was told the team have to finish in top 12 or even 8.
Or just shared the articles on the OS and SLP that said it at the time? Although they didn't specifically say 8th, 12th or what ever it was strongly hinted at. Not beyond the relms of possibility that someone asked him, or someone else, what contractual target was.
Plus we know the Sandgaard’s can’t kept their mouths shut.
The pre-season tour is all sorted. Anybody still need convincing that the Sandgaards are running all aspects of the first team and that any incoming manager/head-coach will be operating within their tightly defined parameters?
Jackson was negotiating from a strong position as he took over in 22nd place and we were in an upward spiral, reaching 11th during the protracted negotiations. We definitely plateaued ( even dropped) after JJ lost the caretaker title. I would be interested in Steve Peters views on the Psychology of motivation and why it dipped when the job description changed. Strikers injured did have a say in that, full backs not suited to the rigours of game after game of covering so much ground ?
The fact that JJ'S first game as Caretaker was Sunderland away (100% home record) and not Doncaster at home the following week was maybe a clue that Thomas Sandgaard did have other plans for the next manager. A CL member said they knew who it was ? Shame they couldn't give more clues to who that was but I appreciate that sometimes you just can't.
The players knew the details of Jackson's contract. After the period of losses which coincided with us having no senior strikers, they knew he wouldn't be staying. Sandgaard seems to think he is a genius with these clauses. There is a reason no other club does things this way! Wasted last season by not sacking Adkins earlier, wasted the season before by not getting rid of Bowyer earlier when it was clear he didn't want to be there, now wasting next season
I can't get my head around this. "The players knew the details of JJ contract!" Wages, and all the minutiae of a Professional contract ?
Unless Jackson left a copy for everyone to see or told everyone he had to finish in the top half of the table or admin leaked it to the players.
Crazy things happen at football clubs but struggling with this news 🤔
We all know there was doubt about JJ future at Cafc after Conor Washington and his agent meet Martin Sandgaard but no way can I believe Conor saw JJ contract and was told the team have to finish in top 12 or even 8.
He obviously meant the clause relating to league position. That was pretty common knowledge and was even discussed on here.
Did Thomas Sandgaard say it or was it just speculation and as on all football forums and radio phones ins fans run with it ? Did Thomas say out loud or was it printed anywhere that we had to finish 8th after JJ got the gig in 22nd place ?
Strongly hinted at isn't knowing the contract details CV43.
Since Bowyer left, it always feels that Cawley doesn't get the exclusives quite so close to the inner circle. Wasn't the Garner info from further west.
Agree with @benjest1989 - we held onto Adkins for too long.
Of course we did, in hindsight. He should have walked after the Wigan game.
But sacking him before the Bolton game would have been rash. When would you have actually sacked him, without using hindsight?
It’s not hindsight. It was pretty clear at the time it wasn’t working.
Edit: I didn’t see your question. I wanted him sacked at the end of September/early October. I remember it well as I was arguing with fellow Charlton fans at a wedding about it 😂
Who cares about QPR FFS, what is happening here is what matters, unless you are really a closet QPR fan..Mmmm..
A perfectly reasonable post on this thread. Beale was said to be in the running for the QPR job and given our supposed interest it is relevant. Personally I think that if it is Karl then it confirms that Beale is staying with Villa.
Charlton will travel abroad for a pre-season training camp this summer for the first time since 2019.
The men’s first team are set to return for pre-season testing on June 16th and will depart for Spain the following weekend.
Owner and CEO, Thomas Sandgaard, said: “It is important that the team get the opportunity to have a pre-season camp. We’ll have a new manager, new players, our current players and also some of young players all coming together for the first time. The training camp will give everyone an opportunity to really get to know each other and to focus on getting ready for the new season.
“We want to hit the ground running this season and a thorough training camp followed by competitive pre-season games will give us an opportunity to do that.
“Ahead of that, finding the right manager to take our men’s first team forward is our number one priority at this time. We have conducted interviews with a number of candidates and have been really pleased with the quality of interested individuals applying for the role but haven’t made a final decision. It is a thorough process as I want to make sure we find the best person for the football club.”
Information on the club’s pre-season fixtures will be announced in due course.
Good news about the tour.
Interesting timing given that the transfer window only opens on June 10th...doesn't give much time to get players in before the pre-season training camp.
The pre-season tour is all sorted. Anybody still need convincing that the Sandgaards are running all aspects of the first team and that any incoming manager/head-coach will be operating within their tightly defined parameters?
Or the rumored tour to Portugal was changed at the new managers request?
“Ahead of that, finding the right manager to take our men’s first team forward is our number one priority at this time. We have conducted interviews with a number of candidates and have been really pleased with the quality of interested individuals applying for the role but haven’t made a final decision. It is a thorough process as I want to make sure we find the best person for the football club.”
Anybody else reading this as 'we have interviewed a lot of people but not yet the right person for the job'
Maybe we have found the right person for the job of football manager, just not the right person for sandgaards nonsense.
Charlton will travel abroad for a pre-season training camp this summer for the first time since 2019.
The men’s first team are set to return for pre-season testing on June 16th and will depart for Spain the following weekend.
Owner and CEO, Thomas Sandgaard, said: “It is important that the team get the opportunity to have a pre-season camp. We’ll have a new manager, new players, our current players and also some of young players all coming together for the first time. The training camp will give everyone an opportunity to really get to know each other and to focus on getting ready for the new season.
“We want to hit the ground running this season and a thorough training camp followed by competitive pre-season games will give us an opportunity to do that.
“Ahead of that, finding the right manager to take our men’s first team forward is our number one priority at this time. We have conducted interviews with a number of candidates and have been really pleased with the quality of interested individuals applying for the role but haven’t made a final decision. It is a thorough process as I want to make sure we find the best person for the football club.”
Information on the club’s pre-season fixtures will be announced in due course.
Good news about the tour.
Interesting timing given that the transfer window only opens on June 10th...doesn't give much time to get players in before the pre-season training camp.
Irrelevant, clubs sign players before the window opens, including free agents who officially have contracts with their current club until 30th June.
Agree with @benjest1989 - we held onto Adkins for too long.
Of course we did, in hindsight. He should have walked after the Wigan game.
But sacking him before the Bolton game would have been rash. When would you have actually sacked him, without using hindsight?
It’s not hindsight. It was pretty clear at the time it wasn’t working.
Edit: I didn’t see your question. I wanted him sacked at the end of September/early October. I remember it well as I was arguing with fellow Charlton fans at a wedding about it 😂
The Bolton game was the 28th of September. Not sacking him then cost us potentially 6 points. That would have moved us from 13th to 12th. Hardly cost us the season did it?
Charlton will travel abroad for a pre-season training camp this summer for the first time since 2019.
The men’s first team are set to return for pre-season testing on June 16th and will depart for Spain the following weekend.
Owner and CEO, Thomas Sandgaard, said: “It is important that the team get the opportunity to have a pre-season camp. We’ll have a new manager, new players, our current players and also some of young players all coming together for the first time. The training camp will give everyone an opportunity to really get to know each other and to focus on getting ready for the new season.
“We want to hit the ground running this season and a thorough training camp followed by competitive pre-season games will give us an opportunity to do that.
“Ahead of that, finding the right manager to take our men’s first team forward is our number one priority at this time. We have conducted interviews with a number of candidates and have been really pleased with the quality of interested individuals applying for the role but haven’t made a final decision. It is a thorough process as I want to make sure we find the best person for the football club.”
Information on the club’s pre-season fixtures will be announced in due course.
Good news about the tour.
Interesting timing given that the transfer window only opens on June 10th...doesn't give much time to get players in before the pre-season training camp.
Irrelevant, clubs sign players before the window opens, including free agents who officially have contracts with their current club until 30th June.
Yes but we haven't yet. So there is only 15 days to finalise a manager and any offers and get players signed before they go off to Spain...just seems a bit tight
Charlton will travel abroad for a pre-season training camp this summer for the first time since 2019.
The men’s first team are set to return for pre-season testing on June 16th and will depart for Spain the following weekend.
Owner and CEO, Thomas Sandgaard, said: “It is important that the team get the opportunity to have a pre-season camp. We’ll have a new manager, new players, our current players and also some of young players all coming together for the first time. The training camp will give everyone an opportunity to really get to know each other and to focus on getting ready for the new season.
“We want to hit the ground running this season and a thorough training camp followed by competitive pre-season games will give us an opportunity to do that.
“Ahead of that, finding the right manager to take our men’s first team forward is our number one priority at this time. We have conducted interviews with a number of candidates and have been really pleased with the quality of interested individuals applying for the role but haven’t made a final decision. It is a thorough process as I want to make sure we find the best person for the football club.”
Information on the club’s pre-season fixtures will be announced in due course.
Good news about the tour.
Interesting timing given that the transfer window only opens on June 10th...doesn't give much time to get players in before the pre-season training camp.
Don't think the June 10th date is relevant, apparently we are already miles behind just about every other team in player recruitment, so I doubt there will be any players left by the time the window opens.
Agree with @benjest1989 - we held onto Adkins for too long.
Of course we did, in hindsight. He should have walked after the Wigan game.
But sacking him before the Bolton game would have been rash. When would you have actually sacked him, without using hindsight?
It’s not hindsight. It was pretty clear at the time it wasn’t working.
Edit: I didn’t see your question. I wanted him sacked at the end of September/early October. I remember it well as I was arguing with fellow Charlton fans at a wedding about it 😂
The Bolton game was the 28th of September. Not sacking him then cost us potentially 6 points. That would have moved us from 13th to 12th. Hardly cost us the season did it?
Only if you assume the season followed exactly the same path.
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Wish I had your confidence. Pre season is imminent and no manager and half a squad. Not ideal preparation for a promotion push.
Genuinely hope our concern will transpire to be unnecessary bed wetting but as things stand as of today I think we're in a worse position at any time under TS's ownership in terms of the football side of things and without a decent managerial appointment and good squad update we could be looking back pining for Jackson and Washington this season.
If its to be believed we should have a new manager and new players before the pre season tour. Guess it means someone is doing some work at the club to identify new players.
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It could also be that Garner isn't first choice and we are waiting for somebody like Beale who won't make his decision until he has ruled out other options like QPR.
But sacking him before the Bolton game would have been rash. When would you have actually sacked him, without using hindsight?
Did Thomas Sandgaard say it or was it just speculation and as on all football forums and radio phones ins fans run with it ?
Did Thomas say out loud or was it printed anywhere that we had to finish 8th after JJ got the gig in 22nd place ?
Strongly hinted at isn't knowing the contract details CV43.
Since Bowyer left, it always feels that Cawley doesn't get the exclusives quite so close to the inner circle. Wasn't the Garner info from further west.
And the truth is, nobody knows what’s going on, it’s all opinions but yet again it gets morphed into fact by some
Personally I think that if it is Karl then it confirms that Beale is staying with Villa.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/transfers
If Robinson is the favourite for Loftus Road then perhaps that’s because MB is heading our way?
Of course that happens in all walks of life but not publicly.
Wish I had your confidence. Pre season is imminent and no manager and half a squad. Not ideal preparation for a promotion push.
Genuinely hope our concern will transpire to be unnecessary bed wetting but as things stand as of today I think we're in a worse position at any time under TS's ownership in terms of the football side of things and without a decent managerial appointment and
good squad update we could be looking back pining for Jackson and Washington this season.
Big few weeks to turn that around.