very telling that Louis chose to mention the quote “embargo” ……… it all sounds a little chaotic at best and a complete shambles of how his removal is being handled…… there must be zero chance he can carry on after the past 48 hour sh!t show
very telling that Louis chose to mention the quote “embargo” ……… it all sounds a little chaotic at best and a complete shambles of how his removal is being handled…… there must be zero chance he can carry on after the past 48 hour sh!t show
I think he was just pre-empting everyone saying "well he did the presser but we haven't read anything so he must have been sacked"
It's fairly common for pressers to be embargoed so wouldn't read anything into that in itself. If he took training this morning and then did the presser it's fairly nailed on he'll in in charge tomorrow. Unless the club heirarchy has completely lost the plot.
Never usually mentions the fact there’s an embargo
Because nobody usually cares enough about Charlton pre match press conferences to want instant quotes as they happen - RC probably just setting expectations ie no he will not be live tweeting it.
very telling that Louis chose to mention the quote “embargo” ……… it all sounds a little chaotic at best and a complete shambles of how his removal is being handled…… there must be zero chance he can carry on after the past 48 hour sh!t show
Cawley literally said that Michael Appleton has started his pre-match press conferences…so I wouldn’t read too much into the “embargo” comment
If he is in charge tomorrow all hell we be unleashed on him, of this is have no doubt.
Honestly I don’t think that’s true. There will only be about 5,000 people inside the stadium, it’s hardly going to be some sort of Galatasary atmosphere.
I mean either way it just makes the senior leadership team at the club look like they don't have a clue what they're doing.
The 'leaks' have to be coming from somewhere so either they've decided and told others without telling Appleton yet, or asked him to do one final press conference on the way out.
There's been several comments that he wasn't taking training but no idea if those posters are ITK...possibly making this more bizarre
I think these sorts of rumours have a life of their own. A couple of people, with the best of intentions, post the parts of the story that that have been shared with them on forums and social media. Others then pick up on this, repeating it sometimes claiming the information as their own, and before you know it half the fan base believe it to be fact.
I know it’s a bit of a cliche now, but I honestly wouldn’t 100% believe anything you read from anyone on a forum/social media - even sources that typically turn out to be correct. It’s not that people are outright lying, it’s more that them stating “he’s gone - had it confirmed” or something like that ignores the myriad, complicated factors that are always at play which could change the situation. Probably only a couple of people in the ownership group know exactly what’s going on and they won’t be sharing that information with people that are likely to go straight out and plaster it all over the internet.
Ironic that for the past few days we've all been flitting between the 'Michael Appleton - New Charlton manager' and Michael Appleton Sacked' threads! 🤣
Looks to me like we have owners who are learning from mistakes and then try to right them. First with the summer window compared to now, also with hiring/firing Appleton. He shouldn't have got the job in the first place, but good to get rid and not worry about the optics of two sackings in one season.
Next appointment is a crucial one. End this season strongly with a respectable table position and use that as a springboard into the next one for promotion.
Must admit, I'm struggling with "learning from their mistakes"
The owners ie the US money men made a mistake IMHO in letting Methven & Co spend their money, something they may now be regretting. i would love to read their Whatsapps from the last couple of weeks.
The directors ie the UK based people running the club have made mistakes in key areas of recruitment and team management and more than once.
While the recruitment so far seems better on paper we've not seen an up turn on the pitch where it matters and we look like losing at least one very productive player in CBT (Some don't rate him but his goals and assists this season will be hard to replace).
And having backed Holden and then sacked him they then backed Appleton and may either have to admit they got that wrong too or struggle on with him in the hope of an upturn. Regardless, this season has gone as far as challenging for promotion which was their stated aim.
If MA goes then how much faith can we place in their ability to spot and to attract an able replacement. We can all name managers we want but the mess, not all created by the current UK directors for sure but they have continued it, makes Charlton a hard sell to any manager in a job and to many who aren't but don't fancy working for a regime where you get half a season and can't pick your own players.
As with the slides from their presentation as few weeks back it is one thing to spot the problems, it is quite another to find and implement the solutions, something I have seen very little of from the UK directors so far.
I wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't taken training but that doesn't mean he's sacked. He's said himself he's an attacking coach and our biggest issue is the defence so maybe Fleming was doing a defensive session before MA led an analysis meeting or something. I'd imagine there's nuggets of truth in the rumours and the training thing could be one of them
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Who else cares about Charlton any more?
The 'leaks' have to be coming from somewhere so either they've decided and told others without telling Appleton yet, or asked him to do one final press conference on the way out.
He’s not been sacked.
But, He also didn’t take training…I guess he won’t take all the session hence why he has assistants.
It does seem odd, as a number have heard that he’s gone. Either way, lose tomorrow and he’ll be gone I’d imagine.
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The owners ie the US money men made a mistake IMHO in letting Methven & Co spend their money, something they may now be regretting. i would love to read their Whatsapps from the last couple of weeks.
The directors ie the UK based people running the club have made mistakes in key areas of recruitment and team management and more than once.
While the recruitment so far seems better on paper we've not seen an up turn on the pitch where it matters and we look like losing at least one very productive player in CBT (Some don't rate him but his goals and assists this season will be hard to replace).
And having backed Holden and then sacked him they then backed Appleton and may either have to admit they got that wrong too or struggle on with him in the hope of an upturn. Regardless, this season has gone as far as challenging for promotion which was their stated aim.
If MA goes then how much faith can we place in their ability to spot and to attract an able replacement. We can all name managers we want but the mess, not all created by the current UK directors for sure but they have continued it, makes Charlton a hard sell to any manager in a job and to many who aren't but don't fancy working for a regime where you get half a season and can't pick your own players.
As with the slides from their presentation as few weeks back it is one thing to spot the problems, it is quite another to find and implement the solutions, something I have seen very little of from the UK directors so far.