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"Roland Duchatelet demands success but Charlton bosses haven't had the tools needed for the job"

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,224
edited October 2015 in General Charlton
Roland Duchatelet demands success but Charlton bosses haven't had the tools needed for the job
Tuesday, 27 October 2015 By Richard Cawley

So here we are again. Charlton seem to be a club caught in a vicious spin cycle in which the same plot - in essence - keeps getting played out.
Any new Addicks manager should make sure they take a cardboard box into their office to be ready for when they have to inevitably pack it.
Potted plants? Won’t be needing those. Photos of loved ones? Probably best just to keep them at home. And why is the company car only on a three-month lease?
Owner Roland Duchatelet has shown with five managers in 20 months that he doesn’t tolerate failure - but he also doesn’t give them enough tools needed for success.

Chris Powell was violently at odds with the tycoon’s model but waited to be sacked rather than walk - because he refused to quit on a club he cared so much about. He lasted six league games.
Jose Riga was a short-term fix - 16 Championship matches - before Bob Peeters came in. But when he was axed in January - managing 25 league games - the Belgian made it clear that a lack of depth to the side was highly instrumental in their struggles on the pitch.

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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,004
    good article
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,773
    Yep, has it pretty much spot on, especially in regards to tactics.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
    That's a great article.
  • WestCountryAddick
    WestCountryAddick Posts: 2,545
    Well done SLP, a good piece.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Let's hope he wasn't expecting to be at any CAFC press conferences anytime soon
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,856
    Yes, totally. The post should edited.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,224
    LoOkOuT said:

    Yes, totally. The post should edited.

    Admin should give it a promote to encourage more readers ; - )
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    Great piece think he has it spot on
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  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    I must have missed it in the all furore but why is Greg Dyke there? In his role as FA Chairman.. bet he enjoyed the football feast.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,224
    Curb_It said:

    I must have missed it in the all furore but why is Greg Dyke there? In his role as FA Chairman.. bet he enjoyed the football feast.

    Brentford fan
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,229
    edited October 2015
    Excellent. The sort of article i was asking from the local press on sunday. Take that sort of intent into the next few press conferences with Meire. Like the VIP meeting back in february, she does not like that type of question, but keep it asking it regardless.

    If you get banned (which would never be a surprise to me), hopefully someone else can take on the baton.

  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,455
    Curb_It said:

    I must have missed it in the all furore but why is Greg Dyke there? In his role as FA Chairman.. bet he enjoyed the football feast.

    Former Brentford chairman & maybe to see his friend Lord Grade.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,856
    Henry Irving said:

    LoOkOuT said:

    Yes, totally. The post should edited.

    Admin should give it a promote to encourage more readers ; - )
    You're right mate. Have a promote Louis.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    A coherent Piece with a delineation of CAFC.

    Good work Richard Cawley.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,315
    edited October 2015
    LoOkOuT said:

    Henry Irving said:

    LoOkOuT said:

    Yes, totally. The post should edited.

    Admin should give it a promote to encourage more readers ; - )
    You're right mate. Have a promote Louis.
    Really? Oh cheers!
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,503
    Fair play to Richard Cawley because he often gives a good insight to what is happening at Charlton and he has a valid opinion. He raises some good questions in that article. Here's some questions to add....

    Hasn't Jackson got enough on his plate just trying to get fit and to make an impact in midfield? Could give him a heart attack if he had to manage as well.

    Interesting Euell shout. But maybe he's doing too good a job with the young lads to be moved?

    Keith Peacock.....experienced, great bloke, fine servant, seen all the games but too old? I know he's Charlton to the core (with a bit of Gillingham thrown in) but does he need the agg at his time of life? He's 70 years old after all.

    Are we saying that 4-5-1 at home is now the way to go? Don't get me wrong, I can see the merits (with the right players) but previous managers have been hammered for using that system at home....especially against "clubs like Brentford"





  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    shirty5 said:


    If you get banned (which we would be never surprise me), hopefully someone else can take on the baton.

    They can't ban him/The SLP from writing about us. They might ban the SLP from attending home matches, they might stop giving Cawley the inside line on our next inept signing. I reckon articles campaigning against the shambolic running of the club will attract a lot more readers and web hits than articles about the signing of Christophe Lepoint or our ficticious interest in Chris O'Grady, Max Gradel, etc, etc.

    Excellent article, hoping for plenty more of the same.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    Really good article
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  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,229
    The photo is great as well on that article. Meire is wondering what that smell is. Murray is looking up to the sky and the bloke in the row behind is checking his pulse to see if he's still with it.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    I found this particularly disheartening:

    At the same stage of last season the Addicks were seventh and had an extra 12 points than their current total. Their plight is critical and they now look less prepared than ever to overcome the substantial obstacles that lie ahead.
  • PassItToLeaburn
    PassItToLeaburn Posts: 1,457
    Really impressive article.
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Great piece of work Richard Cawley, well done the SLP for publishing. We need more of this from other local papers, be nice if a national one would pick it up and run with it as well. RD/KM have lost their voices all of a sudden, I wonder why?
  • WestCountryAddick
    WestCountryAddick Posts: 2,545
    edited October 2015
    shirty5 said:

    The photo is great as well on that article. Meire is wondering what that smell is. Murray is looking up to the sky and the bloke in the row behind is checking his pulse to see if he's still with it.

    I don't think he is checking his pulse, I think he is stealthily sticking his two fingers up at KM
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    Great article. I know you are sticking your neck out here and it's much appreciated.

    Keep asking those difficult questions please!
  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,596
    Nice piece. Thank you for sharing.
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    Very good article by Richard and it will be interesting to see what reception he gets at Sheffield Weds game.
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,342
    Spot on article
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    Excellent article.

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