Mar 11
I have to tell you it is still making me smile. Watching Nathan Jones clap along to his own song bellowed out from the Covered End after the game on Saturday. He did the same at Cheltenham in the week.
Bearing in mind what we have been used to, Jones’ interviews and antics are a joy to watch.
Please click for more“We will get better” says Nathan Jones and I think we can see the groundwork of a team that will, but at the moment displays such as the one at Cheltenham are what we are going to be fed.
Games like Tuesday are a blunt reminder of what level we are at, but also, starkly, at what parameters of fitness and battling instinct we need to consistently be at to get success in this league.
Please click for moreIt has been interesting to see the team’s that Nathan Jones has picked so far.
Derby tomorrow will be his fifth game since taking over as manager and only four players have started every game. They are Harry Isted, Lloyd Jones, Terell Thomas and Tennai Watson.
Please click for moreIt was a rare moment today for me. I was in our office in Tampa and a few of us had lunch which included a colleague who is a fellow Addick. I know him, and he is normally based up in New York, so it was a nice surprise but god did we have a very depressing conversation about our joint love.
Please click for more3,000 Addicks will be backing Nathan Jones’ side tomorrow. Charlton could probably have sold even more tickets for this crucial game, although not season defining, huge nonetheless.
I like many have bemoaned the black shirts that the club have been forced into wearing on the road due to their sponsorship obligations with Greenwich University, so it will be great to see the players in red tomorrow.
Please click for moreNot ultra surprising this. Nathan Jones talked in glowing terms of Paul Hart yesterday during his auspicious first pre-match press conference. Hart has played a big part in Jones’ coaching and managerial career and rejoins Charlton about a decade after he left.
Hart is 70 and has had a golden post playing career mentoring and coaching, and as Jones said yesterday was heavily responsible for the careers of a whole team of players that played at the very top. The exalted Andy Reid being one of them.
Please click for moreIs how Nathan Jones described The Valley in his first interview tonight. I warmed to that. I warmed to him.
Nothing earth shattering in the 16 minutes conducted by the splendid Charlotte Richardson, but it was a simple message and he spoke well. I liked that he talked a lot about Charlton, and its supporters.
Please click for moreI spent a little time these last few days looking at some videos and articles on how Nathan Jones set up his teams, mostly Luton of course.
I mean, at the moment for us it is substance over style. We haven’t kept a clean sheet since Nathan Jones first went to choir practice, and on Saturday go into our biggest game for many years.
So, I think for almost all Addicks we just want the Welshman to get us back to basics and bring a bit of pride back.
Please click for more“I am extremely excited by the challenge in front of me at Charlton. It is a club that I have fond memories of from my time here and I want to play my part in moving the club forward.
“I have been approached by a number of clubs to get back into management but I have been waiting for the right opportunity. From my conversations with the Board and given the long-term nature of the contract, I can see there is a real appetite to build something here which I am really looking forward to being a part of.”
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