Charlton determined to go British as they target Wilder - SLP

Essex_Al said:

ken_shabby said:

I'd love to see him come based on what I have just read here. The b side is I cannot see why he would leave Northampton in the first place, and moreover, can't imagine him wanting to work for a football moron like Dushitalet or a pathological liar like Katrien. RD needs to learn that while he may have money, his tightfistedness and 'hands on' ownership mean most managers would steer clear. Tell him to ask Riga about life under Roland.

Ken, putting aside the regime for a second, the B side is that any manager wanting to progress through the ranks would find Charlton a very attractive proposition as opposed to Northampton!

Under any normal circumstances yes. Any manager in the bracket you mention would also know that in order to progress their career a degree of success would be required.

I really do think most would think twice before agreeing to no player recruitment input. That's the problem and why people like Wilder will tell us to do one.

I think Meire and Duchatelet are going to be surprised just how hard recruiting a Brit might be.

I will have serious doubts about any manager that takes the Charlton job under this regime.

They'd have to be desperate, stupid or an RD puppet/yes man (or a combination of the three).

Depressing.

Gillis said:

Paddy Powell said:

I will have serious doubts about any manager that takes the Charlton job under this regime.

They'd have to be desperate, stupid or an RD puppet/yes man (or a combination of the three).

Depressing.

Or over-promoted to the extent that the job becomes just too good an opportunity to turn down.

Yep. Equally depressing.

Got a feeling that Roland's going to really have a go at getting back up next season. Even if it means going against what he's done so far. Unless he plans to run the club in to the ground he has no choice. Please don't resurrect this comment in a years time because I'm probably completely wrong. But without any inside knowledge I'm quietly optimistic.

cafc_harry said:

Got a feeling that Roland's going to really have a go at getting back up next season. Even if it means going against what he's done so far. Unless he plans to run the club in to the ground he has no choice. Please don't resurrect this comment in a years time because I'm probably completely wrong. But without any inside knowledge I'm quietly optimistic.

if only he had taken that approach at some point in last 2 years.

Roland doesn't do failure remember so I think we'll at least be near the top next season if he doesn't sell up.

Next few weeks will be interesting. We lack in so many senior positions if we don't see any action I'll take it as a sign he's considering selling up

cafc_harry said:

Got a feeling that Roland's going to really have a go at getting back up next season. Even if it means going against what he's done so far. Unless he plans to run the club in to the ground he has no choice. Please don't resurrect this comment in a years time because I'm probably completely wrong. But without any inside knowledge I'm quietly optimistic.

Trouble is, even if he has privately vowed to throw the kitchen sink at it next season, we have no head coach, no head scout, mostly young coaches who have been working primarily in youth team football, and no one in senior management at the club with any more football qualifications than those of a fan.

We are wholly unequiped to operate effectively in the transfer market this summer in the way we need to.

I'm sure Roland's laptop scouts are still lurking in the background somewhere, but they very much have been the problem up to now because Roland has spent decent money on dross identified by them. No real reason to expect that will change unless the entire approach to scouting changes, and there is no evidence that will happen because we don't even have a proper scout.

I admire your blind hope and optimism - it's the way football fans are supposed to feel in a close season, but don't let it blinker you to what is really going at the club. Don't set yourself up to be let down by these charlatans again.

queensland_addick said:

Exiled_Addick said:

cafc_harry said:

Got a feeling that Roland's going to really have a go at getting back up next season. Even if it means going against what he's done so far. Unless he plans to run the club in to the ground he has no choice. Please don't resurrect this comment in a years time because I'm probably completely wrong. But without any inside knowledge I'm quietly optimistic.

Trouble is, even if he has privately vowed to throw the kitchen sink at it next season, we have no head coach, no head scout, mostly young coaches who have been working primarily in youth team football, and no one in senior management at the club with any more football qualifications than those of a fan.

We are wholly unequiped to operate effectively, in the transfer market this summer in the way we need to.

I'm sure Roland's laptop scouts are still lurking in the background somewhere, but they very much have been the problem up to now because Roland has spent decent money on dross identified by them. No real reason to expect that will change unless the entire approach to scouting changes, and there is no evidence that will happen because we don't even have a proper scout.

I admire your blind hope and optimism - it's the way football fans are supposed to feel in a close season, but don't let it blinker you to what is really going at the club. Don't set yourself up to be let down by these charlatans again.

You mean, up shit creek without a paddle!

Maybe not no paddle, but perhaps a paddle that is a sieve and totally unfit for purpose b

Oh no, look who has creeped up as second favourite on skybet!!

Nobby Vinegar!! 13/2

https://skybet.com/football/specials/manager-specials

CyrilDavies said:

seth plum said:

Apparently Roland lost interest half way through his talks with Lennie when he realised Lennie's expectations and demands. I believe Wilder and Lennie know each other, and reading about him here I simply cannot see him pitching up at Charlton without either a massive change in his approach, or for him to be taken in by Latrine Merde's lies.

Was Lennon the one that signed him on loan, during our Selhurst days?.

Sorry Lennie

queensland_addick said:

Redrobo said:

Roland realistically has two choices. Sell the club or change the way he runs it.

If he appointed someone like Chris and let him run things he could get out of league 1. If that was what he offered then I would have thought we stood a good chance of getting him.

Will Roland be realistic though? Probably not.

I think Riga's resignation tells us all we need to know. If Roland was about to change his ways and let a manager manage without interference, I'm quite sure Riga would have stayed.

Point taken, but it would be sensible to start a complete change in direction with a British manager as he will need to convince us he is serious.

Maybe he knew that Riga would leave without a formal undertaking and saved himself a bob or two.

We need to get on with an appointment ASAP. If it is this bloke we should hear this week.

The_President said:

Wilder is 8-1 on ! Bookies dont often get it wrong - though Nobby seems to be the best bet.

The Wilder interest is a public secret. Bookies just covering their arses by keeping the odds hood and short.

Talk sport have pretty much said its done and dusted!

NTFC said:

Talk sport have pretty much said its done and dusted!

I hope not for Wilder's sake. He would have had to have taken some pretty strong drugs to agree to managing us. He's much better off biding his time and getting a more stable gig. Never thought I'd say this but if I was manager and had the chance of managing them or Charlton, then I'd stay exactly where I was (no disrespect to the cobblers)