Tragically we’ve reached the point where up and coming managers won’t see Charlton as a step forward in their career. Yes in terms of name perhaps, but any cursory look at our recent managerial history would scare off anyone still in a job, doing well, who know their chance will come at a club more stable than CAFC. Any manager with a track record, even one currently out of work is unlikely to touch us with a barge pole. Where does that leave us ? The desperate or hoping that someone from the current coaching staff is willing to step up snd give it a go. (Pearce ?) Maybe we should look at managers from Europe who might still see Charlton as a name and fancy a chance of getting into the English game.
I know it won’t happen but I’d like to see Powell in a DOF role, he has so much knowledge and is well respected by everyone in the game, apart from a number of Charlton fans, god only knows why. I think he’d immediately change the culture around the place. The way he always conducted himself we have been missing since he left. Fans, players and staff all bought into him. I actually think any manager right now will fail, the rot is above the manager, why does every manager that comes in fail?
Lots of comments about how different types of managers arrive, yet we end up in the same place year after year. Following that with we need to get someone proven now, to get us up now - it’s just doing the same thing and expecting a different result.
I really thought NJ would be the status of manager that could get us up on the short term…but here we are! This grand old club needs to evolve, it needs a new era, it needs freshening up and modernising.
I go back to my original thoughts pre NJ appointment, given where we’re trying to grow from. this is not going to be a short term process. I don’t want to see another appointment because “they could get us up now” and end up here again.
Go for a young manager, with fresh ideas, new attacking playing philosophy, elite mentality and create a new identity that we can enjoy and get behind.
I think there are some players here that would be part of a foundation to any style of play implemented, I don’t think we’d be starting at square one because of that.
Darren Moore has 2 successes (Donny and Wednesday), 1 early success (current job), 1 decent job (West Brom) and 1 failure (Huddersfield). I'd take those odds. If Powell is genuinely ruling himself out (and I'd be surprised given it must seem unfinished business for him), it's Moore for me.
Lots of comments about how different types of managers arrive, yet we end up in the same place year after year. Following that with we need to get someone proven now, to get us up now - it’s just doing the same thing and expecting a different result.
I really thought NJ would be the status of manager that could get us up on the short term…but here we are! This grand old club needs to evolve, it needs a new era, it needs freshening up and modernising.
I go back to my original thoughts pre NJ appointment, given where we’re trying to grow from. this is not going to be a short term process. I don’t want to see another appointment because “they could get us up now” and end up here again.
Go for a young manager, with fresh ideas, new attacking playing philosophy, elite mentality and create a new identity that we can enjoy and get behind.
I think there are some players here that would be part of a foundation to any style of play implemented, I don’t think we’d be starting at square one because of that.
What young fresh manager who’s doing well, with fresh ideas would leave that to come to the managers graveyard ?
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Not going to happen currently, or ever, but I have always been a fan of Steve Evans at this level. He'd not suffer any s*** from the players and management.
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Not going to happen currently, or ever, but I have always been a fan of Steve Evans at this level. He'd not suffer any s*** from the players and management.
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Not going to happen currently, or ever, but I have always been a fan of Steve Evans at this level. He'd not suffer any s*** from the players and management.
I’m sure that if Garner was still here and had the same backing that NJ has had we would be playing much better football as well as getting better results than we are now
I’m sure that if Garner was still here and had the same backing that NJ has had we would be playing much better football as well as getting better results than we are now
And Jack Payne would be top goalscorer in the league with 95 goals in under half a season.
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
Yea but thats because they had decent players. If one of them managed us now i don’t think there would be much difference.
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Who would you suggest? Anyone who’s had success tends to move to a higher level and don’t come back, or drop back down because it’s their level.
Dave Challinor - His Stockport side had a bad day at the office vs us, but the table don't lie, and he's had them playing decent football for years. I don't think he'd leave for us, but he'd get it done I reckon.
Michael Skubula - Very decent record at Lincoln, hasn't quite got them going as much this season, but apparently he's been dealt a low hand. Hard to ignore his run of form at the back end of last season. I think with better resources he could achieve more
Darren Moore (probably no1 choice) - Very impressive record at West Brom and Doncaster all things considered. Sheffield Wednesday did a great job. Small blip at Huddersfield who were destined for relegation, and now doing a fantastic job so far this season with Port Vale. I think as a character, our fan base will warm to him a bit more. He's a man of the people type and isn't quite as cold as Appleton and Jones.
Ruben Selles - doing ridiculously well at Reading considering their circumstances. Reckon he will end up with a championship gig, looking like Hull atm, but he would get us playing attractive football.
I would like to scratch Skubula from my list. With this mindset and what I saw today, I'd rather stick with Jones 😂
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
You don't remember Lennie Lawrence then.
No but I know enough about him to know that he was already at the club when he was appointed manager.
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
You don't remember Lennie Lawrence then.
No but I know enough about him to know that he was already at the club when he was appointed manager.
That's true, think he arrived as an assistant to Ken Craggs with no managerial experience. Even though he became known for his achievements at Charlton though, I never think of him as having that past connection. If we're going to look at anyone who's ever worked as a coach for us to qualify as that link, the short list for the top job when it becomes available would be very long indeed, but I take your point.
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
You don't remember Lennie Lawrence then.
No but I know enough about him to know that he was already at the club when he was appointed manager.
That's true, think he arrived as an assistant to Ken Craggs with no managerial experience. Even though he became known for his achievements at Charlton though, I never think of him as having that past connection. If we're going to look at anyone who's ever worked as a coach for us to qualify as that link, the short list for the top job when it becomes available would be very long indeed, but I take your point.
My point being that our track record of appointing people that weren’t either ex players or had been employed by the club in another capacity is appalling in recent times - by that I mean since Curbishley left .
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
You don't remember Lennie Lawrence then.
No but I know enough about him to know that he was already at the club when he was appointed manager.
That's true, think he arrived as an assistant to Ken Craggs with no managerial experience. Even though he became known for his achievements at Charlton though, I never think of him as having that past connection. If we're going to look at anyone who's ever worked as a coach for us to qualify as that link, the short list for the top job when it becomes available would be very long indeed, but I take your point.
My point being that our track record of appointing people that weren’t either ex players or had been employed by the club in another capacity is appalling in recent times - by that I mean since Curbishley left .
Curbs was here so long the ownership then weren't used to making managerial changes. However the fact that we've had several owners, so many managers, and numerous players come through our revolving doors since doesn't convince me that only someone with a Charlton connection can succeed here.
If the past was a guarantee of the future, and it does feel like it all too often with us, I'd say we ought to narrow the selection criteria, but I don't see being an outsider as a barrier to achieving success here any more than I do someone more familiar.The only constant is the fans, and we don't manage the team.
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
You don't remember Lennie Lawrence then.
No but I know enough about him to know that he was already at the club when he was appointed manager.
That's true, think he arrived as an assistant to Ken Craggs with no managerial experience. Even though he became known for his achievements at Charlton though, I never think of him as having that past connection. If we're going to look at anyone who's ever worked as a coach for us to qualify as that link, the short list for the top job when it becomes available would be very long indeed, but I take your point.
My point being that our track record of appointing people that weren’t either ex players or had been employed by the club in another capacity is appalling in recent times - by that I mean since Curbishley left .
Curbs was here so long the ownership then weren't used to making managerial changes. However the fact that we've had several owners, so many managers, and numerous players come through our revolving doors since doesn't convince me that only someone with a Charlton connection can succeed here.
If the past was a guarantee of the future, and it does feel like it all too often with us, I'd say we ought to narrow the selection criteria, but I don't see being an outsider as a barrier to achieving success here any more than I do someone more familiar.The only constant is the fans, and we don't manage the team.
I didn’t say it had to be an insider - I just said that they are largely the only ones that have had any success at the club in living memory . I don’t trust the owners to have the nous to appoint anyone good
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
You don't remember Lennie Lawrence then.
No but I know enough about him to know that he was already at the club when he was appointed manager.
That's true, think he arrived as an assistant to Ken Craggs with no managerial experience. Even though he became known for his achievements at Charlton though, I never think of him as having that past connection. If we're going to look at anyone who's ever worked as a coach for us to qualify as that link, the short list for the top job when it becomes available would be very long indeed, but I take your point.
My point being that our track record of appointing people that weren’t either ex players or had been employed by the club in another capacity is appalling in recent times - by that I mean since Curbishley left .
Curbs was here so long the ownership then weren't used to making managerial changes. However the fact that we've had several owners, so many managers, and numerous players come through our revolving doors since doesn't convince me that only someone with a Charlton connection can succeed here.
If the past was a guarantee of the future, and it does feel like it all too often with us, I'd say we ought to narrow the selection criteria, but I don't see being an outsider as a barrier to achieving success here any more than I do someone more familiar.The only constant is the fans, and we don't manage the team.
I didn’t say it had to be an insider - I just said that they are largely the only ones that have had any success at the club in living memory . I don’t trust the owners to have the nous to appoint anyone good
Stop it with all the former Charlton connections - Curbs, Powell, etc. Nostalgia is clouding our common sense. None of them would be a success here currently and there is a reason why they haven’t managed in a long time.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Former players or people associated with the club in some capacity are our only successful managers in any of our living memories .
You don't remember Lennie Lawrence then.
No but I know enough about him to know that he was already at the club when he was appointed manager.
That's true, think he arrived as an assistant to Ken Craggs with no managerial experience. Even though he became known for his achievements at Charlton though, I never think of him as having that past connection. If we're going to look at anyone who's ever worked as a coach for us to qualify as that link, the short list for the top job when it becomes available would be very long indeed, but I take your point.
My point being that our track record of appointing people that weren’t either ex players or had been employed by the club in another capacity is appalling in recent times - by that I mean since Curbishley left .
Curbs was here so long the ownership then weren't used to making managerial changes. However the fact that we've had several owners, so many managers, and numerous players come through our revolving doors since doesn't convince me that only someone with a Charlton connection can succeed here.
If the past was a guarantee of the future, and it does feel like it all too often with us, I'd say we ought to narrow the selection criteria, but I don't see being an outsider as a barrier to achieving success here any more than I do someone more familiar.The only constant is the fans, and we don't manage the team.
I didn’t say it had to be an insider - I just said that they are largely the only ones that have had any success at the club in living memory . I don’t trust the owners to have the nous to appoint anyone good
Agreed. Going for managers with good track records requires an understanding of the set up at the clubs where they've achieved them, and whether it's possible to recreate similar here. Too many 'outsiders' have arrived without the support of those key to their successes for my liking. I don't trust our owners not to underestimate the importance of that.
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I didn't expect the football and results under NJ to be this bad - we seem to be getting worse. Awful to watch and zero flair.
This grand old club needs to evolve, it needs a new era, it needs freshening up and modernising.
Owners need to cut ties with Scott and Jones. The recruitment strategy of aging former championship players on the decline and our youth who aren’t league one standard is a disaster. Look at who has performed reasonably well this year Coventry, Jones, Taylor, Ramsey. None of them are in that mold. Time to hire a “boring” league one manager who has experience being reasonably successful in this league. No more Hollywood hires of former premier league managers or up and coming assistants/managers from league two
Not going to happen currently, or ever, but I have always been a fan of Steve Evans at this level. He'd not suffer any s*** from the players and management.
Not very well of course.
If the past was a guarantee of the future, and it does feel like it all too often with us, I'd say we ought to narrow the selection criteria, but I don't see being an outsider as a barrier to achieving success here any more than I do someone more familiar.The only constant is the fans, and we don't manage the team.
Otherwise Chris Powell or Johnnie Jackson as I don't think Curbs would take it.