Feb 14
When Andy Scott joined the club in July 2023 he was pretty much given the keys to the castle, and as his decisions became more and more costly it only appeared as if he was given more keys.
That was until Nathan Jones came in.
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I donât want to take any heat off Nathan Jones, because he needs to own where we are after ten months of his management, yet it is important to remind ourselves how we got here.
When is the last time we heard from any of the above? I can tell you. Hardly a peep since they all got themselves snazzy new job titles in June.
Please click for moreThe club today made some changes to the board for the upcoming season.
Both Charlie Methven and Gavin Carter become board members, joining Jim Rodwell, who continues to be chair and former player Paul Elliott, who takes the role of Vice Chairman as well as CFO Ed Warrick.
Please click for moreThe conversation on whether George Dobson will stay or leave in the summer has got louder and louder these past few weeks. There are over 3,300 comments on the Charlton Life Forum, and Nathan Jones spent the bulk of his post game chat throwing the clubâs decision makers under the bus whilst singing Georgeâs praises.
The people that matter – those that were witness to the deal in the first place including FehĂ©rvĂĄr, Georgeâs agent, Andy Scott and George himself have been pretty silent on the matter.
Please click for moreDraw no. 20. Very disappointing to finish off without a win, but at least The Valley had George Dobson to serenade on his final Valley appearance.
Please click for moreMore farce down at Charlton today played out for all to see.
George Dobson was about to jump on a plane in the morning to have a medical, sign his contract and have his photo taken as Hungarian side Fehervarâs new transfer deadline signing.
Please click for moreWe were well beaten today and Nathan Jones has given himself quite the challenge.
The table stares back at us all tonight with horror in its eyes.
Please click for moreDo we think the Addicks will make more signings this week?
The deadline is Thursday at 11pm and we sit as of now with no manager / head coach so although it is Andy Scott that is pulling the strings will players sign for a managerless, some may say rudderless, team?
Please click for moreSome words from the self-appointed senior management team tonight. Zero unaccountability in there and zero signs of planning for failure, which Scott, Methven and Rodwell must becoming accustomed too.
Yet, they will still take their pay as the bloated management team work out what to do next, no doubt leaving it to Andy Scott to bring the promises and the affirming words.
Please click for more10 days, and 7 goals conceded after joining the club to assist Michael Appleton especially on the defensive side, Curtis Fleming has been put in interim charge of the first-team.
Fleming will be assisted by current Senior Professional Development Phase Lead Coach Jason Pearce.
Richard OâDonnell has also gone, who Appleton added to his team as first team coach in mid-September.
Please click for moreMichael Appletonâs press conference was a tough watch yesterday. It made for uncomfortable viewing as he was grilled for the majority of the 18 minutes about his future hardly touching on the game tonight and spoke more about Northamptonâs threatâs than any of our own.
To be fair to him he remained relatively calm and spoke honestly and candidly and did not shy away from the position he has put us in.
Please click for morePlenty of rumours circulating today that Michael Appleton had been relieved of his head coach duties in SE7, yet Louis Mendez hunted out a denial from the club this evening, and he is expected to carry out a pre-game press conference tomorrow.
More than anyone Andy Scott, Jim Rodwell and Charlie Methven (he is much more involved than the club would like us think) are praying for their handpicked head coach to pick up a win and stem a horrendous run of form and results that is propelling us into a relegation dog-fight.
Please click for moreWell it was less of a meeting and more of a staging. The video can be seen here if you werenât able to tune in.
In my work career I have sat in a million of these âinteractiveâ meetings where the message is carefully delivered, granting some past mistakes but painting a rosy picture of our future, all the while making sure they shoehorn in the DE&I guy as well.
Please click for moreAndy Scott will tell you that he is blameless in the current mess the club finds itself in. He is all about long term strategy and canât be held accountable for the gutless squad that was put together before he appeared on the payroll.
And you know what? I am going to humour him and play along with it, so come on Andy the floor is now yours.
Please click for moreLots more chatter around the January transfer window yesterday from Andy Scott. I do agree with him that January is a very tough window to trade in, but it will be interesting to see who the club can entice and how much real financial support they get from the new owners.
January will be a tell-tale month in many ways.
Please click for moreAlthough it wasnât surprising to see us lose last night and exit the final cup competition of our season, it was a surprise that Michael Appleton refused to include Chem Campbell and James Abankwah in the matchday squad. There was also no place for Charlie Kirk, who clearly has played his last game in a Charlton shirt.
Please click for moreThere was a bit of grimacing from some quarters as to how long the recent fans forum minutes took to be published on the club website.
It was 13 days but one has to presume that people are busy and what was delivered was one of the more thorough notes from a CAFC fans forum meeting I had seen.
Please click for moreI was listening recently to Kasey Keller co-commentate on a game for an American TV channel. Keller was quite enlightening and a step up from the normal lightweights Fox, ESPN and others insist on seeking expertise from.
Please click for moreAndy Scott.
Michael Appleton gets a wide berth from me. Appleton will stand in the Charlton dug out from Saturday and therefore gets my support. What betterments and regeneration the next coming from Salford can achieve with the squad he has been given is talk for another day.
Please click for moreSo, what did we find out yesterday.
Andy Scott will be the key decision maker in choosing a new manager, as well as bringing in and selling players this week. Andy is a busy man. Charlie Methven is keeping his counsel and the merry band of other investors and board members are silent.
Please click for moreLeft wing back, centre-half, creative midfielder, winger, striker, striker.
Oh, sorry, I was dreaming of one of those cheesy memes announcing a new signing on the Charlton social media outlets. Then I woke up.
Instead on Charltonâs X page today they had Alan Curbishley rallying fans to attend The Valley on Tuesday. On CATV on Saturday afternoon Curbs was sending out a rallying cry for a strike partner for Alfie May.
Please click for moreThe one constant in the last tumultuous half a decade at The Valley has been Steve Gallen, and that has now come to an end with the OS announcing what we all thought anyway that he has left the club.
Karl Robinson brought in Gallen as Head of Recruitment in April 2017 and worked with six managers and four owners in his time. I am sure he could tell a few stories and would make a great after dinner guest.
Please click for moreThat must be the first time I have ever heard a manager say they actually want a smaller squad.
ââŠ.In my opinion, a squad that was too big. We were leaving five or six players, sometimes more, at home during away games. At times we were looking to do an 11-v-11 in training – say on a Tuesday with a Saturday game on the horizon – and we were having to tell three or four players that they wouldnât be involved in that and that they would be training with the U21s.â – Dean Holden
Please click for moreI was considering what my final thoughts were on the January transfer window following on from the speedy but worthy comments from Albury and Drinking.
It is noticeable that every player we released went to clubs below us, OâConnell to Wrexham being the oddity. They were replaced by players that have played at a higher level, ignoring whether they are anywhere near fit to play.
Please click for moreI write this before going to bed in Colorado, and 7 hours behind the UK. Transfer windows, particularly January ones have not been kind to us, and I still have nightmares about âsuper duperâ phones and fake wealthy sheiks bearing big budgets.
At the beginning of this transfer window we were given a whole new management team promising a busy window and one that will have us much stronger by the end of it, possibly enabling us to make a run for the play-offâs.
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Where to beginâŠ.
As they say, there is a lot to unpack here.
Charlton owner Thomas Sandgaard today appointed four âexperienced professionals in senior roles at the club.â (more)
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