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Legendary manager to return as Director of Football

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,889
    Goonerhater said:

    and Robert Lee turn style manager

    He's got experience with barcodes.
  • LuckyReds
    LuckyReds Posts: 5,866
    Something is definitely going on...

  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,613
    LuckyReds said:

    Something is definitely going on...

    Rigas still not left the QPR dugout?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,123
    Lennie has masses of reaonably relevant experience, having been at Palace, Bolton and Forest during the last 5 years, so wouldn't be the worst appointment
  • Godstone
    Godstone Posts: 700
    Would be a great appointment and possibly a sign that RD is rethinking some of his ideas.

    We also need good UK scouts and a realization that the character of players, not just their ability, is going to be vital next season.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,335
    falconwood_1 said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Heard this a little while ago.

    Lennie is a 'football man' and never really gave a stuff about supporters imo.

    100% agree. Always had a downer on The Valley.
    Absolute bollox, I know someone who lives next door to him and he has very fond memories of Charlton.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,335
    He still lives in Locksbottom
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,359
    northstandsteve said:

    He still lives in Locksbottom

    At least Bromley Addicks will be able to get one guest a season
  • Gillis
    Gillis Posts: 998
    If appointed, how many weeks would he last before resigning, having realised what an utter shambles he'd walked into?

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,123
    Gillis said:

    If appointed, how many weeks would he last before resigning, having realised what an utter shambles he'd walked into?

    To be fair it can't be worse than what he experienced first time round at Charlton!
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,779
    Tutt-Tutt said:

    LuckyReds said:

    Something is definitely going on...

    Yeah, a recruitment agency phoned Riga to ask him if he'd be interested in becoming Head Coach at Charlton next season.
    Sensible & IMHO, honourable guy so this makes a lot of sense.

    I had heard that should LL come aboard the Titanic, Jose's situation & ability/desire to work with him would be discussed.

    And ( hold on to your hats!) if JR decided to pass, the regime would seek a British manager !

    Haven't we heard all these tongue in cheek pronouncements somewhere before ?

    Call me cynical but, with allegedly only 2,700 season tickets sold until close of business last night, that popular Belgian phrase " appease the customers before we lose any more dosh " comes to mind yet again ....

    Just do the decent thing, RD before it gets even more embarrassing.

    ( Like I care !)



  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:

    LuckyReds said:

    Something is definitely going on...

    Rigas still not left the QPR dugout?
    somebody has cut half his sleeping bag off by the look of it.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,335
    To true mate, what he achieved is comparable to what Curbishley did.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,669
    How old is Lennie now ?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,359
    68
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    At the time what Lennie achieved was astonishing, and now looking back with hindsight, what Lennie achieved seems even more astonishing.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,267
    LuckyReds said:

    Something is definitely going on...

    Judging by the photo I'm guessing he just wants to check that he can still carry out his catalogue modelling whilst being a head coach
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  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,335
    How the fuck would you know when we were all going in the 80's you were no where to be seen, you Colin were a premiership boy, you know it and we know it.
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,624
    colin1961 said:

    Best manager Charlton have had great to have him back

    On a par with Curbishley in many ways, and undoubtedly a very good manager, but would you say better than Seed?

    Admittedly, I can't, but that's only because I'm so young and vibrant, to say nothing of being a vision of loveliness, or truthful (definitely saying nothing at all about being truthful)...
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,018
    LuckyReds said:

    Something is definitely going on...

    In other words - are you going to let me build my own team Roland....or will we be starting with Tucudean up front?
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,359
    Our club has only had 3 great managers. The Murray regime had busts made of 2 of them and were on show within the club. Lennie is the true forgotten hero, on at least the 4 past occasions he has been back,he has walked along the West Stand track and never gets a mention from the tannoy man (although he does ask to welcome back such heroes as Luke Varney).
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    I really hope Riga goes - he's gonna be as much use as a Belgian Chocolate Teapot in L1 - we need someone who really knows the League & the players.
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,558
    Valley11 said:

    LuckyReds said:

    Something is definitely going on...

    In other words - are you going to let me build my own team Roland....or will we be starting with Tucudean up front?
    More lunacy. Before it's even begun, we see potential conflicts between manager and DOF. I could perhaps understand their reasoning if we were a top half Championship team with Premiership ambitions, but we are not, we are effectively a Third Division team with much lower revenue. This would add another large salary into the mix, something that could be completely avoided by just appointing a manager like Curbs who could do it all, including player recruitment.
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    northstandsteve said:

    falconwood_1 said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Heard this a little while ago.

    Lennie is a 'football man' and never really gave a stuff about supporters imo.

    100% agree. Always had a downer on The Valley.
    Absolute bollox, I know someone who lives next door to him and he has very fond memories of Charlton.
    Not bollocks. Was at a Back to at the Valley evening and he said he always felt The Valley was cursed etc etc. He had a downer on The Valley at a Back to The Valley doo ffs!

    So no not absolute bollocks, but more of time changing his point of view.

    Legend for what he did at Selhurst though.

  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,884
    falconwood_1 said:

    northstandsteve said:

    falconwood_1 said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Heard this a little while ago.

    Lennie is a 'football man' and never really gave a stuff about supporters imo.

    100% agree. Always had a downer on The Valley.
    Absolute bollox, I know someone who lives next door to him and he has very fond memories of Charlton.
    Not bollocks. Was at a Back to at the Valley evening and he said he always felt The Valley was cursed etc etc. He had a downer on The Valley at a Back to The Valley doo ffs!

    So no not absolute bollocks, but more of time changing his point of view.

    Legend for what he did at Selhurst though.

    Superstitious man. Thought the valley was a curse and thought selhurst park was a fortress, a home. That's why he kept going back there.
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Karim_myBagheri said:

    falconwood_1 said:

    northstandsteve said:

    falconwood_1 said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Heard this a little while ago.

    Lennie is a 'football man' and never really gave a stuff about supporters imo.

    100% agree. Always had a downer on The Valley.
    Absolute bollox, I know someone who lives next door to him and he has very fond memories of Charlton.
    Not bollocks. Was at a Back to at the Valley evening and he said he always felt The Valley was cursed etc etc. He had a downer on The Valley at a Back to The Valley doo ffs!

    So no not absolute bollocks, but more of time changing his point of view.

    Legend for what he did at Selhurst though.

    Superstitious man. Thought the valley was a curse and thought selhurst park was a fortress, a home. That's why he kept going back there.
    Always remember sponsoring a match at Selhurst and walking through an empty at 2.45 and there was Lennie watching the racing on Grandstand...what he did in that season was true magic.
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,563
    edited April 2016
    AFKABartram said:

    Heard this a little while ago.

    Lennie is a 'football man' and never really gave a stuff about supporters imo.

    Can't see it happening though

    Lennie did a great job for us after a dodgy start. I still recall him getting abuse over substitutions with fans singing regularly 'lennie Lawrence has f***ed it up again'.
    Then came the announcement over the tannoy that we had bought John Pearson that marked a brilliant foray into the transfer market got us promotion.
    I recall that Lawrence showed no empathy with the fans angst at moving away from The Valley.
    As for having him back, I have no issue with this and would be a positive move for sure. However, I would prefer Roland sells asap and the new owner sorts the new staff out.

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