Powell Sacked - CONFIRMED

Dizzle said:

new guy is 'head coach'

So was Dowie - that went well didn't it......

Airman Brown said:

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but CP went on to The Valley earlier to say goodbye to all the staff personally. Class act.

The man is way, way, way too good for the Club that we have become (and, to be quite frank, the sport that football has become). You won't come across a bloke like him at Charlton more than once or twice in a lifetime. A proper modern day hero and gentleman of Sam Bartram stature and proportions in my eyes.

DMC said:

Greenie said:

Valley11 said:

Football suicide. Relegation looms I'm afraid.

We were heading that way with Powell

Maybe, but it wasn't his fault. He was the only thing we had to cling to.

The only reason we initially fell into the relegation zone was because of fixture postponements due to our dire pitch, another joke of an issue out of CPs hands which left his hands tied. If we had played Barnsley on 10th January (the same day I played in an amateur football league match on a park literally on the banks of the Thames in Chiswick), I genuinely believe we would have won that game (they were in pitiful form at the time whilst we were on the back of a 5 match unbeaten run), and would probably still be out of the relegation zone now.

I cannot believe the naivety of some people on here. Follow Roland blindly all you want, hopefully there are enough of us who see what's really going on.

Anyone who renews their season ticket is INSANE

thenewbie said:

Croydon said:

I cannot believe the naivety of some people on here. Follow Roland blindly all you want, hopefully there are enough of us who see what's really going on.

Which is?

the end of Charlton as the club we grew up supporting.

Sounds dramatic I know, but I think if we go down then that's where we will stay. No investment from RD, just a training ground for players from his other networks.

Croydon said:

thenewbie said:

Croydon said:

I cannot believe the naivety of some people on here. Follow Roland blindly all you want, hopefully there are enough of us who see what's really going on.

Which is?

the end of Charlton as the club we grew up supporting.

Sounds dramatic I know, but I think if we go down then that's where we will stay. No investment from RD, just a training ground for players from his other networks.

We'll see. 14 million pounds is a lot to spend for a mere dumping ground for kids and has beens, I think there is more afoot than initially apparent. Time will tell.

Croydon said:

thenewbie said:

Croydon said:

I cannot believe the naivety of some people on here. Follow Roland blindly all you want, hopefully there are enough of us who see what's really going on.

Which is?

the end of Charlton as the club we grew up supporting.

Sounds dramatic I know, but I think if we go down then that's where we will stay. No investment from RD, just a training ground for players from his other networks.

i sort of understand why this is thought, but i see no evidence of it, he could've bought a lge 1 or 2 club to do that

the most confusing thing for me is he has already sacked jose once why is he here

Damage done before Xmas when CP couldn't buy a homer. Wigan, there for the taking, but momentum gone when a clearly injured Kermo kept on for an extra 18m in the first half. Pathological inability to use fresh legs led to petering into draws instead of wins.

Installed by a new regime, his start was Inauspicious in that we survived thanks to the points earnt by PP. Great season in securing FL1 title & finally got his act together in the last third in 2013.

This season Powell/Dyer ran out of ideas hence the Mr Freeze touch line persona. Slater/Jimenez couldn't get the cash, so stuck with 2nd rate loanees.

Too many times like last Sunday there was no player motivation. Powell did his best & did well at times and deserved more backing, certainly from previous crowd.

He had clearly run out of steam, understandable in the circumstances but too often snatched a draw from the jaws of victory.

I wish him the best and he will no doubt learn from this experience and hopefully learn to use his bench.

Just got in from work....seen this thread and gutted..absolutely gutted.....the man was right for Charlton.....now we have someone who has know idea of English football.....if he keeps us up then fair play to him....sadly I doubt it....what a fucking disgrace...I bet ITTV will be besides themselves......Jose who?????????????

Henry Irving said:

Been told CP went to the Valley today to say goodbye to the staff there.

Class.

I agree with you but you make it sound like its unique... The vast majority of managers say farewell to players and staff

janey767 said:

Powell era needed to come to an end. He is essentially a L1 manager at best. Out of his depth at this level. Tatically inept. Let's not forget that Burnley have the same budget as us and Sheff Utd half of ours! Under FFP teams in L1 under bigger cuts than us. A decent manager has taken them from last place to mid-table and a Wembley Semi. I'm not upset Powell has been sacked. Too many here backing him because of his record at our club as a player. As a Manager, woeful performance after performance. A proper long ball merchant that needs to go and manage Ebbsfleet with Varney.

You've visited this forum once since 2012 and suddenly crawl back on the site to make comments like that.

The only person who is inept is clearly you.

You don't win league one with a record amount of points and then finish 9th in the championship if your "tactically inept" and should be managing "ebbsfleet" where ever you crawled out from to make that comment please go back.

People that visit this site once a year to leave a negative/pathetic comment like that irritate me.

Powell is class act both on and off the pitch. The amount of constraint he had to deal with during his time we will never quite know.

I for one am deeply saddened his left. Roland's network is the priority here, not the club.

janey767 said:

Powell era needed to come to an end. He is essentially a L1 manager at best. Out of his depth at this level. Tatically inept. Let's not forget that Burnley have the same budget as us and Sheff Utd half of ours! Under FFP teams in L1 under bigger cuts than us. A decent manager has taken them from last place to mid-table and a Wembley Semi. I'm not upset Powell has been sacked. Too many here backing him because of his record at our club as a player. As a Manager, woeful performance after performance. A proper long ball merchant that needs to go and manage Ebbsfleet with Varney.

Ermm, I'm sorry are you serious?!

"L1 manager at best", "out of his depth"....."tactically inept"...

I genuinely don't know whether to be stunned or laugh at that!

He brought us out of League 1..... And got us to 9th last season....(that was in the Championship just to let you know). He done the best he could with no money and was then told to sell our best players for nothing in return.....?!

And why not mention his time as a player, he done well for us. He was poorly treated and remained valiant with his head held respectfully high...

Maybe take a page out of his book in terms of respect?!

mogodon said:

Changes happen, managers get sacked, players leave, we carry on supporting the club. The difference here is that the Belgian(s) seems to be on a path to rip the very soul out of CAFC, death by 1000 cuts and anyone half good sent to Standard L. I will always support Charlton. Just not sure I will hand over money to watch a feeder side where the owner has no aspirations for it to be anything else. What's the point?

There isn't one.