No surprise. When he publicly dug out Ben Haim it was a sure sign he was on the slippery slope. I'm listening to Charlton Live and a caller is asking for Curbs back. We all know Curbs would never work under Roland's conditions. I'll be amazed if the next manager isn't Belgian, fingers crossed he's OK, anything could happen. Roland got lucky once with Riga, might get lucky again. Don't know anyone decent who would chuck in a good job to work for Roland.
That hit the nail on the head FHB. The managers coming calling for this job will all be unemployed ones.
Apparently Guy Luzon, former Liege boss is fave, if that's true, Tony Watt might as well go back because didn't he fall out with him?
We do have some very thick fans judging by the reaction on Twitter and on who any replacement should be. One said a player management mix of Kermorgant, Jackson and Andy Hughes (never Hughesy as that vindicates him as having had some sort of purpose). Although amongst some of the more rational Tweets a couple have mentioned that they don't feel anything either way by the news; that it will make no difference to their support. They then ruined the interesting point by putting no rationale behind their rational thinking and by mentioning Chris Powell.
It will be Guy Luzon, I would prefer Nigel Adkins, but Luzon will probably be announced tomorrow according to the Belgian press.
Looking at this list I feel very old. I have watched Charlton under all these managers save the first four (and Peacock). Bob Peeters 27 May 2014 11 January 2015 Jose Riga 11 March 2014 21 May 2014 Chris Powell 14 January 2011 11 March 2014 Keith Peacock 4 January 2011 14 January 2011 Phil Parkinson 24 November 2008 4 January 2011 Alan Pardew 26 December 2006 22 November 2008 Les Reed 14 November 2006 23 December 2006 Iain Dowie 30 May 2006 13 November 2006 Steve Gritt 24 July 1991 15 June 1995 Alan Curbishley 24 July 1991 8 May 2006 Lennie Lawrence 22 November 1982 10 July 1991 Ken Craggs 2 June 1982 22 November 1982 Alan Mullery 1 July 1981 1 June 1982 Mike Bailey 25 March 1980 30 June 1981 Andy Nelson 17 May 1974 25 March 1980 Theo Foley 1 March 1970 23 April 1974 Eddie Firmani 1 September 1967 1 March 1970 Bob Stokoe 1 August 1965 1 September 1967 Frank Hill 1 November 1961 1 August 1965 Jimmy Trotter 1 September 1956 31 October 1961 Jimmy Seed 1 May 1933 1 September 1956 Alex McFarlane 1 May 1928 1 December 1932 Albert Lindon 1 January 1928 1 May 1928 Alex McFarlane 1 May 1925 1 January 1927 Bill Rayner 1 June 1920 1 May 1925
Theo Foley was in charge the first time I was there. Don't remember too much about him, but it was a long time ago.
Almost pointless having a wish list, as the next manager will be yet another Belgian patsy, who RD grows bored with after a dozen games. We are now a franchise, less a football club, more a Belgian flea circus. I will be at Watford on Saturday but supporting the Club I grew up with, not this current abortion of a Frankensteins Monster.
We're becoming the footballing equivalent of Guns N Roses. Hardly any of the original members but they're still the Guns N Roses we all once loved somewhere underneath. Even if Axl Rose can't breath a note for longer than 4 seconds now/Jackson can't run at all now.
Read somewhere over the past two days that Tony Watt credited Luzon's coaching methods with improving him as a footballer. Now, I'm not too sure how to take that but at least it's out there.
