While a loan move for Scott Carson was fairly satisfactory, his only decent buy coming in the form of Andy Reid for £4m.
The rest they say is history, but I believe that this was the start of the clubs downfall, plus causing unrest by sacking Dowie and appointing assistant manager, Les Reed. Reed is one of the nicest guys in football, but he just wasn't a football manager.
I do not want to talk about last season in The Championship too much, because it had its high and lows, and we did play many teams off the park, but we were just not able to match some teams physically.
There would be games where we would outplay the opposition, but they would get in our faces and scrap for a draw or even a win. It seems a shame that we ended up in 11th position last season, because I have some good memories of matches, especially in the early part of the season.
Fast forward to a traumatic season at present, and every Charlton fan is just baffled at how things have just gone from bad to worse. Pardew, don't get me wrong, is a good guy and I never disliked him, but something was just not right.
He would talk a good game, but I equally blame the players. There many players in our squad that have played in the Premier League, or had experience in The Championship, but they just haven't performed so far this season. I really do not know why, I can't explain it, but something needed freshening up.
After a 5-2 home defeat at the weekend to Sheffield United, it was the final straw for the fans, and ultimately, the board. Losing 3-1 at home to Barnsley on Nov. 1 was embarrassing enough, because that just shouldn't happen, but the fans had lost patience this time. It really was quite disgraceful, but upsetting.
Never again, shall we see the likes of the Kinsella's, Stuart's, Robinson's, Brown's, Mendonca's, Rufus' and Kiely's, because footballers of their breed are just very rare to find now.
Society and football has changed so much in ten years, and I believe that the work ethic has disappeared from some clubs. It's all about looking good on the ball individually and not remembering that you have a club to represent and do your best for.
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