They WON'T sack Robinson

I was told today that KM & RM hinted strongly in the pre match meeting with " you know who " that KR will still be with us in the summer as will our owner.

Guess that's ta ta then, Karl.

Same old excuses that they know they've made mistakes but have learned from them...honest !

KM's body language was described as "very open" but that could be attributed to the short mini skirt she was wearing....

And RM was "glowing with health" & was quite forthright & candid once the meeting was officially over...

No surprises there then, Henry ?

Remind me how many points MK Dons are behind us now.

Didn't they sack Robinson and Barker after they couldn't halt their negative results after relegation?

Have they been relegated yet with their new manager making excuses about being immersed in a losing mentality?

cafc_harry said:

KR made a pretty snide comment during the game today, Page scuffed it off the pitch I think and Robinson turned around and said something along the lines of 'and he played for West Ham?' As much as I do want him to stay, if he doesn't have the dressing room I don't know how long he can last. I will say him and Magennis were having a laugh before he was subbed on so might just be issues with individual players.

I sat near the dug out too yesterday, partly because I wanted to see how the overconfidence from KR to the media translated pitchside, I have to say I found his interactions quite non exsistent at times and at others an acceptance of the way the game unfolded and little effort to try and turn the course of the game or gee the players up.

I too heard some similar comments to the above, including as Tony watt was preparing to come on - he kept asking Tony to get ready, little seemed to be happening then Chris came over with his little book of stats and showed Tony something, shortly after KR said "Tony are you listening", "are you listening tone, are you even going to acknowledge me"

It was very awkward and said coving his mouth at one point, Tony didn't respond from what I could see/hear.

There were other comments as harry said generally pretty demeaning in tone like of course he'd do that or he's done that again ect

KR sat next to Chris and would often say make a note of that Chris, but they didn't really seem to interact or have much rapport - KR spoke more to jacko and Bowyer

Overall I didn't get the sense of the person who likes to talk as much as he does to the media, I observed a rather quiet and accepting of the crap as just the way it is type of approach

I read elsewhere that yesterday Meire said that Robinson wasn't available in the Summer, thus implying that Slade was temporary. I suppose she’s trying to get back to the old “every change is the correct decision” line, and where we are now is through careful thought and planning. What with her and Murray claiming that Robinson will be backed in the close season, I fully expect our Scouse guru will be gone next weekend. I’m hoping he won’t go quietly.

HarryLime said:

I’m hoping he won’t go quietly.

Expect that would be part of the pay off deal.

That would be the worst part of the whole thing for him though - all those media interview requests and opportunities and not being able to do them!

bazjonster said:

Lincsaddick said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Lincsaddick said:

so far as I know, Rowett G is still without a club to manage, he was Curbishley's blue eyed boy .. Please Lord L have a word with GR to apply for our vacancy .. I write 'vacancy' 'cos I am sticking pins in my Robinson voodoo doll in the hope he'll talk himself into a catatonic trance and have to resign .. I don't wish him dead ...

Gary Rowett has proved himself in the championship, why the hell would he come to a basket case club in the bottom half of league one?

cos all managers like to manage .. and we are STILL a club with enormous potential

He's an intelligent and articulate bloke. He will get a job at a higher level than this and would not come anywhere near Charlton. However, I do admire your optimism Lincs so please send some along the A17/A47 into Norfolk!

t b f even my optimism is wearing a wee bit threadbare .. but I woke up this morning only to find that Robinson is STILL 'our' manager ... from threadbare to holed ..

anyway, never mind the road to Norfolk, today I start off on the A46, the long and winding road towards Shrewsbury and the wild wild west .. it's a nice part of the country in which to spend a few days .. and the potential car crash that awaits us at New Meadow intrigues me .. which hopeless team playing which daft formation will Robinson put out ? ..
I nicknamed him Robinson Crusoe when he 1st got the job, that's where the twerp belongs, incommunicado on a desert island

AddickFC81 said:

His ultimate dream is to manage his beloved Liverpool. He probably won't in reality but tbf to the bloke is there anything wrong with a wild dream?

only when you wake up with sticky sheets.

Baldybonce said:

AddickFC81 said:

His ultimate dream is to manage his beloved Liverpool. He probably won't in reality but tbf to the bloke is there anything wrong with a wild dream?

only when you wake up with sticky sheets.

When HE wakes up with sticky sheets maybe. I don't have that dream. It once came when he managed MKD. I'm only going on what I heard. Maybe hearsay. (What a talentless band they were by the way). But who hasn't ever had a wild dream?

I'll be amazed if he survives long, but then we are owned by clowns.

razil said:

They can say just about anything but we all know who makes the actual decisions

Exactly. Robinson is a fig leaf - his presence suggests (to the casual observer) that we are being run by a promising young manager with league experience.

Jon_CAFC_ said:

cafc_harry said:

KR made a pretty snide comment during the game today, Page scuffed it off the pitch I think and Robinson turned around and said something along the lines of 'and he played for West Ham?' As much as I do want him to stay, if he doesn't have the dressing room I don't know how long he can last. I will say him and Magennis were having a laugh before he was subbed on so might just be issues with individual players.

I sat near the dug out too yesterday, partly because I wanted to see how the overconfidence from KR to the media translated pitchside, I have to say I found his interactions quite non exsistent at times and at others an acceptance of the way the game unfolded and little effort to try and turn the course of the game or gee the players up.

I too heard some similar comments to the above, including as Tony watt was preparing to come on - he kept asking Tony to get ready, little seemed to be happening then Chris came over with his little book of stats and showed Tony something, shortly after KR said "Tony are you listening", "are you listening tone, are you even going to acknowledge me"

It was very awkward and said coving his mouth at one point, Tony didn't respond from what I could see/hear.

There were other comments as harry said generally pretty demeaning in tone like of course he'd do that or he's done that again ect

KR sat next to Chris and would often say make a note of that Chris, but they didn't really seem to interact or have much rapport - KR spoke more to jacko and Bowyer

Overall I didn't get the sense of the person who likes to talk as much as he does to the media, I observed a rather quiet and accepting of the crap as just the way it is type of approach

I noticed that, he'd stand up maybe say a few words to either Clark or Barker I'm guessing it was then trudge back and almost sulk in to his chair. It seemed to me that he spent more time moaning about how the players weren't doing what they were meant to than actually trying to do anything about it.

Lincsaddick said:

Oggy Red said:

Lincsaddick said:

I want Robinson sacked tonight or sooner .. he's absolutely fucked this job up and has used up all his chances, he does not have a clue .. the man is a charlatan and only an incompetent charlatan in KatWoman would have appointed him ..
I don't care who takes over, Euell, Jackson or the programme sellers collective .. just fuck off Robinson and don't come back

Are you on the sherbert again, Lincs?

One more time, it doesn't matter who is the manager or even whether he's genius or inept - it's only a matter of time until the poor bugger gets ground down, loses the plot and removed.

The downward spiral will continue until Duchatelet is gone.

give it a rest with the 'sherbert' you old bore .. managers make teams .. Robinson has a decent set of players and he took over with us near the play offs .. don't put everything down to the ownership, which I agree stinks, managers with far less resources than Robinson have had success .. he has proved to be a useless chancer and if you can't see that, you're even more senile or pissed than your posts suggest

CAFC is clearly totally disfunctional, but it would be great if we could rise above it and stop slagging each other off.

ElfsborgAddick said:

Blackpool72 does not like stability, I do.

However, I genuinely think that the scouser will be outed if we lose our next two games. History shows that Duchatelet sacks a manager on a bad run.

Difference these days is I am not sure he could easily find a replacement without going to one of his stooges.

blackpool72 said:

mogodonman said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Blackpool72 does not like stability, I do.

However, I genuinely think that the scouser will be outed if we lose our next two games. History shows that Duchatelet sacks a manager on a bad run.

Difference these days is I am not sure he could easily find a replacement without going to one of his stooges.

Congo Chris. Definitely if Robinson gets the sack.

I would think that's been the plan all along.

I see Robinson as the equivalent of lord Haw Haw ..

Anyway

I think the close season will be the customary shambles and he ll go in Sept