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He's not surprised by sacking. When it was suggested that they need someone long term who needs the Club he hinted at a bit of resentment that all evidence of past achievements have been "eradicated". He indicated that he had heard pictures of past glories had been taken down.
Was pushed as to whether he would take the job and wouldn't answer this directly as he said "the Chairman makes the decision as to who he wants and he looks at the sort of manager he wants and it seems to be someone from his old clubs". He certainly didn't rule himself out.
He's not surprised by sacking. When it was suggested that they need someone long term who needs the Club he hinted at a bit of resentment that all evidence of past achievements have been "eradicated". He indicated that he had heard pictures of past glories had been taken down.
Was pushed as to whether he would take the job and wouldn't answer this directly as he said "the Chairman makes the decision as to who he wants and he looks at the sort of manager he wants and it seems to be someone from his old clubs". He certainly didn't rule himself out.
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They'd never want him back. Reminds me of when Brent gets banned from returning to Wernham Hogg by Neil in The Office. "The regimen don't like it, man!"15
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"If you want to know what that meeting was about, I've just been made redundant....Good die young, so"Danny Addick said:They'd never want him back. Reminds me of when Brent gets banned from returning to Wernham Hogg by Neil in The Office. "The regimen don't like it, man!"
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another "ex-employee" so we can dismiss his views.6
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If that's true about the pictures, I find that very sad and another arrogant act by, presumably, Pinocchio.15
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Have the pictures of "past achievements" really been taken down ? It's not my recollection during my few and brief visits to the Board Room and environs.1
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To be fair they've covered the outside of the ground with pictures of "past glories"7
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You could tell by the interview he would jump at the chance to come back. However I'm not sure he realises the Owner is a such a prick.3
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Someone needs to put a curb on our situation0
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Get him back!1
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Alan Curbishley will never be the "Head Coach" at Charlton. Because that is a role that covers merely coaching the first team. Curbs has more to offer than merely that.
He *could be* a Director of Football. But, rightly, it would have to be on his terms (total control of player recruitment, coach recruitment, academy, etc...); and that would be impossible under the current owenership.
There's only one scenario that I can see of Curbs being back at Charlton. That is as head of a takeover consortium.
So I can't imagine ever seeing him as Manager, Coach or Football Director; but I can see him in the Directors' box, as "owner".
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Perhaps a few thousand e mails to KM might remind her of Curbs availability.2
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They've been replaced with Igor Vetokele's equaliser against Sheff Wed at home last season and Naby Sarr pulling a goal back against Huddersfield this season. Two glorious moments that stand out for me over the last 24 months. May there be many more like thisShootersHillGuru said:Have the pictures of "past achievements" really been taken down ? It's not my recollection during my few and brief visits to the Board Room and environs.
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Cant see Curbs coming back as Director or part-owner - he knows how much he'd have to dip in his pocket.!
Can see him coming back as Director of Football, supremo of player signings etc. - as part of new Varney consortium/fan takeover when we are in L2, when Douche gets bored with us.1 -
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Still lots of pictures of 'past glories' scattered around the groundmistrollingin said:If that's true about the pictures, I find that very sad and another arrogant act by, presumably, Pinocchio.
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Can't see why he'd make it up though. Maybe it's just the ones that he remembers being around, sure he had a wander about when he was at The Valley a few weeks backcafc999 said:
Still lots of pictures of 'past glories' scattered around the groundmistrollingin said:If that's true about the pictures, I find that very sad and another arrogant act by, presumably, Pinocchio.
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can't see it myself about the pictures, after all we play a video montage on the big screen of past glories including a couple of CP who RD sacked1
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According to the above he says "I heard" not "I saw" so he is neither making it up nor 100% sure.WSS said:
Can't see why he'd make it up though. Maybe it's just the ones that he remembers being around, sure he had a wander about when he was at The Valley a few weeks backcafc999 said:
Still lots of pictures of 'past glories' scattered around the groundmistrollingin said:If that's true about the pictures, I find that very sad and another arrogant act by, presumably, Pinocchio.
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It would be completely negligent if AC is not approached by the club. Of all the British managers currently available he is easily best fit for Charlton. He would have the support of the vast vast majority of supporters and we know that he works very effectively with what he has available. The players would have instant respect. A better option than any of the foreign managers that will be considered.
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He was available when Peeters was sacked and announced his availability, the arrogance of the present regime simply dismissed this and will continue to in the future.ShootersHillGuru said:It would be completely negligent if AC is not approached by the club. Of all the British managers currently available he is easily best fit for Charlton. He would have the support of the vast vast majority of supporters and we know that he works very effectively with what he has available. The players would have instant respect. A better option than any of the foreign managers that will be considered.
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We know he won't be. But we also know it will end in tears if the owner wants a continental coach. If he revises his plan, and realises a manager might work better in England, then it is hard to see who would be a better fit than Curbs. Yes, he has been out of the management game a long time, but he won’t have forgotten how to do things.1
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Never go back.6
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Curbs was at the ground for Fulham game. Maybe some pictures have been moved around but because they were not where he remembers he assumed they had been completely removed.0
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I know many will consider this to be sacrilege but I'm going to say it anyway, I don't want Curbs back.
I don't see the individual managers we've had as being the main problem under this regime. Powell, Riga, Peeters, Luzon. We could have seen happy times under any of them had they received the right authority and backing from Brussels. Instead they found themselves with insufficient squads made up of players that weren't necessarily of their own choosing. I can't see that that would be any different if AC were asked to return. One of the things that Curbs did so well was in bringing in just the right players for our situation. That's just the thing that he wouldn't be allowed to do, because that isn't in the remit under this particular experiment.
When I think of Curbs I fondly remember the most successful manager this club has had in my lifetime. I don't want six months into the future to look back and remember another 'Head Coach' who has failed as a result of the Staprix Straightjacket.14 -
He could be our next Alan Curbishley. Get him back, get promoted, name two stands after him.
Our problem is that RD is TOO rich. If he had less cash he would be less willing to gamble his money on untried no-ones and we would, strangely, be doing much better!0 -
They would never appoint Curbs because that would be sensible. This lot enjoy being perceived as incompetent, clueless chumps. Their appointment of managers has been a reoccurring disaster, and if I were Katrien or Roland I'd be embarrassed to even mention the subject of managers to the press or the fans. You'd think that they might be interested in trying to redeem themselves, but no, they just want to look even more stupid.0
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In some strange parallel universe where Curbs was appointed, how many fans do you think would turn up for his first home game in charge?1
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27,111FishCostaFortune said:In some strange parallel universe where Curbs was appointed, how many fans do you think would turn up for his first home game in charge?
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20k +FishCostaFortune said:In some strange parallel universe where Curbs was appointed, how many fans do you think would turn up for his first home game in charge?
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13,500. We were saved from extinction in 1984 and got 7,700 for our next game. Truth is, not that many people REALLY give a f*ck about Charlton. Certainly not 27,111 people anyway.bobmunro said:
20k +FishCostaFortune said:In some strange parallel universe where Curbs was appointed, how many fans do you think would turn up for his first home game in charge?
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