Completely forgot about the rest as they were a complete waste of time
I really detested the whole network managers period - yes am sure Riga was a nice guy but everything in that era of Duchataltet, Meire, Driesden etc was an abomination. The day Roland walked into our club was the start of this utter, utter mess - the only bright spots in the intervening years being the Bowyer & Jacko periods,
I would like to forget the rest . Striking that the top 4 were all ex Charlton players. Not guaranteed success but almost sure to be guaranteed enthusiasm and desire.
3. Phil Parkinson 4. Karl Robinson 5. Jose Riga 6. Dean Holden 7. Bob Peeters
8. Johnnie Jackson 9. Guy Luzon
10. Nigel Adkins 11. Ben Garner
12. Russell Slade
13. Michael Appleton
14. Karel Fraeye
Top 3 are fairly obvious I'd say.
It's very hard to judge the 'network' years. Often these Head Coaches were just given random players from Europe who were woefully inadequate. It's interesting to me that despite pressure from Roland on Powell to play network players (which ultimately cost him), Riga saved Charlton that year by not playing any of them - he deserves credit for that.
Completely forgot about the rest as they were a complete waste of time
I really detested the whole network managers period - yes am sure Riga was a nice guy but everything in that era of Duchataltet, Meire, Driesden etc was an abomination. The day Roland walked into our club was the start of this utter, utter mess - the only bright spots in the intervening years being the Bowyer & Jacko periods,
It wasn’t the start, but it certainly accelerated the decline.
Maybe Riga's got one more Charlton spell in him. We could do with a manager with a decent relegation fighting pedigree and like others have said he seemed a decent bloke as well
Riga keeping us in The Championship, 2nd time around was mission impossible
Jackson steering us out of League One trouble when League Two looked very possible
Peeters we were unbeaten in The Championship until October?
Not much between Robinson, Holden, Adkins they all had decent spells for a while
Slade probably more for resetting the team after Championship relegation
Luzon & Garner had the odd bright spark but that was about it
Pardew post-Premier League was nearly as toxic as Appleton and probably would have been if social media was as active as it is now
Appleton & Fraeye in a class of there own
The 14-15 season was decent, Peter's done well (though quite a 'few' draws) and then Luzon came in and we finished 12th....so a pretty decent season (especially when you look at where we are now).
Riga keeping us in The Championship, 2nd time around was mission impossible
Jackson steering us out of League One trouble when League Two looked very possible
Peeters we were unbeaten in The Championship until October?
Not much between Robinson, Holden, Adkins they all had decent spells for a while
Slade probably more for resetting the team after Championship relegation
Luzon & Garner had the odd bright spark but that was about it
Pardew post-Premier League was nearly as toxic as Appleton and probably would have been if social media was as active as it is now
Appleton & Fraeye in a class of there own
The 14-15 season was decent, Peter's done well (though quite a 'few' draws) and then Luzon came in and we finished 12th....so a pretty decent season (especially when you look at where we are now).
Came close to beating Millwall at home that season too, goal line clearance (after Tucadean rounded their keeper) from them denied us a winner at the death.
Riga keeping us in The Championship, 2nd time around was mission impossible
Jackson steering us out of League One trouble when League Two looked very possible
Peeters we were unbeaten in The Championship until October?
Not much between Robinson, Holden, Adkins they all had decent spells for a while
Slade probably more for resetting the team after Championship relegation
Luzon & Garner had the odd bright spark but that was about it
Pardew post-Premier League was nearly as toxic as Appleton and probably would have been if social media was as active as it is now
Appleton & Fraeye in a class of there own
The 14-15 season was decent, Peter's done well (though quite a 'few' draws) and then Luzon came in and we finished 12th....so a pretty decent season (especially when you look at where we are now).
That later spell with Watt, Bulot, Eagles, Igor, Cousins, Jackson, Johnson, Solly, Gomez etc was good to watch. Entertaining wins at home to Forest, Brentford, Leeds and Huddersfield and away wins at Wigan, Cardiff & Blackpool.
Riga keeping us in The Championship, 2nd time around was mission impossible
Jackson steering us out of League One trouble when League Two looked very possible
Peeters we were unbeaten in The Championship until October?
Not much between Robinson, Holden, Adkins they all had decent spells for a while
Slade probably more for resetting the team after Championship relegation
Luzon & Garner had the odd bright spark but that was about it
Pardew post-Premier League was nearly as toxic as Appleton and probably would have been if social media was as active as it is now
Appleton & Fraeye in a class of there own
The 14-15 season was decent, Peter's done well (though quite a 'few' draws) and then Luzon came in and we finished 12th....so a pretty decent season (especially when you look at where we are now).
Came close to beating Millwall at home that season too, goal line clearance (after Tucadean rounded their keeper) from them denied us a winner at the death.
I would like to forget the rest . Striking that the top 4 were all ex Charlton players. Not guaranteed success but almost sure to be guaranteed enthusiasm and desire.
It would be interesting to see the number of games managed in these charts as there is almost certain to be a direct correlation between success, popularity with fans, and how long they were in the hot seat for.
It would be interesting to see the number of games managed in these charts as there is almost certain to be a direct correlation between success, popularity with fans, and how long they were in the hot seat for.
Parkinson teams didn’t play good football, but in L1 he got results and that was with a limited budget, never paying fees for anyone. We lost in the playoffs and were still in them when he was sacked.
Some on that list had £1m+ signings - Pardew had several, in the RD era we had Vetokele and Sarr plus good frees/loans like JBG, Buyens and so on.
I think a lot of managers on that list would have found it tough had they managed Parkinson’s squads.
What Lee Bowyer achieved working for that arseclown and his network was incredible. I remain supportive of him now as he was working under ridiculous constraints, had his main goalscorer sold in January replaced with a free but game Josh Parker and sod all else. If it wasn't for Brentford shitting the bed he would have kept us in the championship with arguably a less capable squad than we had the season before.
Powelly gave us an amazing time he was here, sadly he was also working for people who had no business being in charge of a football club and then was disgracefully treated by someone who unbelievably remains unmurdered
The rest, apart from Phil Parkinson and Jacko who the players inexplicably decided to stop playing for can get in a bin. The ponces from that stupid network, Adkins, Garner, Slade, Holden and Robinson I have no doubt are good company and good, well intended people. Michael Appleton probably is too but I'm still sulking with him at the minute
Parkinson was an honest manager who did his best, sure his football may not have been pretty enough for the purists but he kept us serious promotion candidates in a much tougher situation then others had to deal with.
He does not deserve to be ranked among the journeyman failures and network rejects.
Maybe Riga's got one more Charlton spell in him. We could do with a manager with a decent relegation fighting pedigree and like others have said he seemed a decent bloke as well
I think it's fair to say he had a mixed record in that regard.
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4. Karl Robinson
5. Jose Riga
6. Dean Holden
7. Bob Peeters
9. Guy Luzon
11. Ben Garner
Top 3 are fairly obvious I'd say.
It's very hard to judge the 'network' years. Often these Head Coaches were just given random players from Europe who were woefully inadequate. It's interesting to me that despite pressure from Roland on Powell to play network players (which ultimately cost him), Riga saved Charlton that year by not playing any of them - he deserves credit for that.
Bowyer
Riga (first spell)
Robinson
Jackson
Pardew
Parkinson
Peeters
Holden
Riga (second spell)
Luzon
Adkins
Garner
Slade
Fraeye
Appleton
Think we can all guess the first....
The last 10 years take up 17 of the 44 managers we've had in 100 years.
Adkins, Parkinson, Robinson are decent enough lower league managers (but no more than that).
Pardew could probably point to decent-ish work at a few other clubs but I'm not as convinced there.
Riga the second time inherited a mess etc.
Large Addick knows I was not of that opinion.
I would not have Pardew as high as 5
Powell 161
Bowyer 157
Parky 114
etc..
Seed 730
Curbs 729
Bowyer
Jackson
Riga
Holden
Robinson
Parky
1) Powell
2) Bowyer
3) Riga
4) Robinson
5) Peters
6) Garner
7) Luzon I guess
8) Parky
9) Pards
10) Jacko
11) Adkins
12) Appleton
13) Holden
14) Fraeye
15) Slade
Some on that list had £1m+ signings - Pardew had several, in the RD era we had Vetokele and Sarr plus good frees/loans like JBG, Buyens and so on.
I think a lot of managers on that list would have found it tough had they managed Parkinson’s squads.
Powelly gave us an amazing time he was here, sadly he was also working for people who had no business being in charge of a football club and then was disgracefully treated by someone who unbelievably remains unmurdered
The rest, apart from Phil Parkinson and Jacko who the players inexplicably decided to stop playing for can get in a bin. The ponces from that stupid network, Adkins, Garner, Slade, Holden and Robinson I have no doubt are good company and good, well intended people. Michael Appleton probably is too but I'm still sulking with him at the minute
He does not deserve to be ranked among the journeyman failures and network rejects.