I would say 80 precent of our fans wouldn’t have a clue who Martin Pringle is?
Lovely Swedish player - lean and quick.
We has him around 2001 and he was acquired from Benfica.
Those were the days
He ran around like Bambi on Ice... Got his autograph in Bexleyheath Shopping Centre (Along with Anthony Barness) prior to us winning the League @ Blackburn.
I would say 80 precent of our fans wouldn’t have a clue who Martin Pringle is?
Lovely Swedish player - lean and quick.
We has him around 2001 and he was acquired from Benfica.
Those were the days
He ran around like Bambi on Ice... Got his autograph in Bexleyheath Shopping Centre (Along with Anthony Barness) prior to us winning the League @ Blackburn.
Can't confirm if this was the same day but I once met him in WH Smith in Bexleyheath. Was very nice from what I can remember as I no doubt talked nonsense to him.
First goal that came to mind was him scoring away at Derby, ran from the halfway line before putting it past the keeper.
The last manager from League 2 did great, signed plenty of players from L2 as well for us. That ended well.
Hiring a successful L2 manager worked out horrendously for Rob Edwards and Luton as well.
How did it work out for Rob Edwards and Watford?
Worked out very well at Watford. He was in the top half of the table in 10th place after just 10 games and he got a years money when sacked. Win/win situation and now he has overachieved at Luton.
You mean he was 10th, mid table, like the Cowleys were when they got sacked?
The whole point is success is relative, and in the eye of the beholder.
Some say Jackson was a success for finishing midtable, some say he was a failure.
JJ wasn't a failure if you take a team from 22nd to 13 despite what the experts said on CL. If he was a failure we would have ended up in League 2. Not saying he was a success but he did well with and I quote many posters on CL. "The worse squad in living memory" By the Ipswich 4-0 there was chaos behind the scenes (Washington) as we hadn't reached the high target that had been set for Jackson from 22nd place.
But your completely missing the point.
Jackson got sacked for finishing 13th. Edwards got sacked for being 10th. Cowley got sacked for being 12th.
Some people will say they got sacked, therefore they failed. Some people will say they hadn't failed so shouldn't have been sacked. Some will say it was best for both sides if they parted ways.
There is no manager, they we are ever going to get, that has never failed AND has manages at at least league 1 level. That includes Powell, Bowyer, Richardson and anyone else you would care to name.
Didn’t Darren Moore get sacked for being in 4th place with Wednesday?
I would say 80 precent of our fans wouldn’t have a clue who Martin Pringle is?
Lovely Swedish player - lean and quick.
We has him around 2001 and he was acquired from Benfica.
Those were the days
He ran around like Bambi on Ice... Got his autograph in Bexleyheath Shopping Centre (Along with Anthony Barness) prior to us winning the League @ Blackburn.
I had a cracking conversation with him in the bogs at the player of the year do when he had a massive cast on his leg.
Those were the days.
Still never worked out what two of our players were doing in a cubical together the year before mind.
I would say 80 precent of our fans wouldn’t have a clue who Martin Pringle is?
Lovely Swedish player - lean and quick.
We has him around 2001 and he was acquired from Benfica.
Those were the days
He ran around like Bambi on Ice... Got his autograph in Bexleyheath Shopping Centre (Along with Anthony Barness) prior to us winning the League @ Blackburn.
I was going to question the Barness autograph, but he was with us until 2000
I’d be really shocked if we announced a manager until after this weekend. I think a win and Pearce will have a huge chance of getting the job. I definitely think Rodwell and Methven will want to see if he can do it. Potentially a much cheaper option, with a Charlton connection who the new mob can talk about ‘promoting from within’
I would say 80 precent of our fans wouldn’t have a clue who Martin Pringle is?
Lovely Swedish player - lean and quick.
We has him around 2001 and he was acquired from Benfica.
Those were the days
He ran around like Bambi on Ice... Got his autograph in Bexleyheath Shopping Centre (Along with Anthony Barness) prior to us winning the League @ Blackburn.
I was going to question the Barness autograph, but he was with us until 2000
I would say 80 precent of our fans wouldn’t have a clue who Martin Pringle is?
Lovely Swedish player - lean and quick.
We has him around 2001 and he was acquired from Benfica.
Those were the days
He ran around like Bambi on Ice... Got his autograph in Bexleyheath Shopping Centre (Along with Anthony Barness) prior to us winning the League @ Blackburn.
I was going to question the Barness autograph, but he was with us until 2000
I genuinely thought he’d left us by 97
He had, then came back. Was in a suit for a pile on at Wembley.
Why did Charlie Methven and his silly mates even bother going to the trouble of buying the club? It seems like they have no intention of serious investment or any coherent strategic plan.
Starting to think that Methven has a kink for sharing fake transfer rumours/other assorted bullshit with gormless Charlton fans.
It's the only explanation at this point.
Methven & his silly mates make money while his "billionaires" fund the club
I would say 80 precent of our fans wouldn’t have a clue who Martin Pringle is?
Lovely Swedish player - lean and quick.
We has him around 2001 and he was acquired from Benfica.
Those were the days
He ran around like Bambi on Ice... Got his autograph in Bexleyheath Shopping Centre (Along with Anthony Barness) prior to us winning the League @ Blackburn.
I was going to question the Barness autograph, but he was with us until 2000
I genuinely thought he’d left us by 97
He had, then came back. Was in a suit for a pile on at Wembley.
Yes, I remember now. Crazy to think he was still with us by 2000
In regards to us allegedly being turned down I wonder if it's because of what we are offering and if there's an issue with wages and guarantees etc.
With all due respect if you're willing to be interviewed then you're foot is half way out the door from wherever you were/are anyway.
I am personally happy that the Stockport Manager turned us down. All the names that have been mentioned like Appleton, Cowley, Johnson have done better than him and then some.
What now concerns me is why are they saying no? We are offering it on a short term basis, are we offering a low salary, are we saying we don't have money for signings etc.
I don't see it as an insult getting rejected by a manager from a lower league, bigger clubs than us have been rejected by managers, it happens. More so want to know what is being said that is allegedly putting these candidates off
But he hasn’t turned it down has he .
I don't know, hence why I said allegedly, that's what I've read. I've now read two different managers have turned us down.
So I'm just asking if that is the case I wonder if it's because we are offering poor wages, a short term contract or lack of control over transfers etc. If of course we have been turned down
Or the Methven plan when it’s set out in detail is obvious bollocks to anyone in football with half a brain?
One of the Swedish Addicks, who is in touch with Pringle nowadays reminded me that Challinor's then manager Carlton Palmer described it as a "horrendous" tackle, and fined him two weeks wages.
"Horrendous" is actually a pretty good word to describe the state we are in. Here's Pringle's Wiki for the benefit of the apparent 80% who have never heard of him. It was actually during the Grimsby loan spell that Challinor did him. Broke his leg in two places. We registered him for the following season but he never fully recovered and retired in November 2002. Here is Challinor's Wiki. A very impressive long managerial spell at , er, AFC Fylde, cannot be ignored.
It's almost surreal that we are even talking about this no-mark pub team player/manager.
Hard to tell if people are being genuine or facetious when saying legendary managers couldn’t get a tune out this mob. Regardless of how there may be some right crap in this team, a competent manager should be able to out-compete at least 17 of the shite clubs in this division & get top 6.
I’m not accepting the squad is not good enough as an excuse, it’s such a red herring.
These players are not coached correctly & regardless of what Holden said, there was no identity being built, no clear style, you can see that from his incoherent team selections.
Garner was pants in the end but at least you could see a distinct style of play.
Whoever they bring in needs to have a clear and concise idea of how they want to play & stick to it. Like Russell Martin said, have a plan A & don’t worry about b,c,d etc. just make plan A better.
Squad no where near the depth or quality needed for top 6. A competent manager may get the current squad., as it stands, to lower mid table / avoiding relegation. God help the squad for a poor to mediocre manager. .
In regards to us allegedly being turned down I wonder if it's because of what we are offering and if there's an issue with wages and guarantees etc.
With all due respect if you're willing to be interviewed then you're foot is half way out the door from wherever you were/are anyway.
I am personally happy that the Stockport Manager turned us down. All the names that have been mentioned like Appleton, Cowley, Johnson have done better than him and then some.
What now concerns me is why are they saying no? We are offering it on a short term basis, are we offering a low salary, are we saying we don't have money for signings etc.
I don't see it as an insult getting rejected by a manager from a lower league, bigger clubs than us have been rejected by managers, it happens. More so want to know what is being said that is allegedly putting these candidates off
But he hasn’t turned it down has he .
I don't know, hence why I said allegedly, that's what I've read. I've now read two different managers have turned us down.
So I'm just asking if that is the case I wonder if it's because we are offering poor wages, a short term contract or lack of control over transfers etc. If of course we have been turned down
Or the Methven plan when it’s set out in detail is obvious bollocks to anyone in football with half a brain?
But what's the point? I don't know about you but I wouldn't mind being a £1 short of Methven.
Scott and Rodwell have quite a good chance of earning an honest wage for an honest day's work. A decent one at that.
Lenagan isn't on skid row and Warick is a bit of a wild card.
Considering it took them over six months to get the deal done I really can't see what the quick pay day is. TBH I can't even see what the pay day is.
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First goal that came to mind was him scoring away at Derby, ran from the halfway line before putting it past the keeper.
Those were the days.
Still never worked out what two of our players were doing in a cubical together the year before mind.
Back then all Prem players were given a McDonald's "Gold",.i.e for free, Card.
Real special moment as our eyes met.
"If we had 11 pringles we'd have a good side"
My dad replied "If we had 11 pringles we'd have a packet of crisps"
It was a shit joke, but it bought a smile to my face. The sort of Dad comment I would now say to my own son
And...
Shit! There's more aren't there?
"Horrendous" is actually a pretty good word to describe the state we are in. Here's Pringle's Wiki for the benefit of the apparent 80% who have never heard of him. It was actually during the Grimsby loan spell that Challinor did him. Broke his leg in two places. We registered him for the following season but he never fully recovered and retired in November 2002. Here is Challinor's Wiki. A very impressive long managerial spell at , er, AFC Fylde, cannot be ignored.
It's almost surreal that we are even talking about this no-mark pub team player/manager.
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Scott and Rodwell have quite a good chance of earning an honest wage for an honest day's work. A decent one at that.
Lenagan isn't on skid row and Warick is a bit of a wild card.
Considering it took them over six months to get the deal done I really can't see what the quick pay day is. TBH I can't even see what the pay day is.