That might surprise some of you, but Charlton have not had ANY team work or work ethic since the departure of Curbishley. That is what we gained a reputation for—grinding out hard-earned victories, but producing excellent displays against less fancied opposition (apart from Cup competitions).
Charlton became an established Premier League side, and every side promoted would look at us to model themselves on. It was definitely something to be proud of. Football is a funny game, where you have to expect the unexpected, but consequences can happen ever so quickly as well.
I was definitely happy to finish mid-table every season in the Premier League, it gave us extra stability and if we had stayed there another season, the new money injection would have pushed us on even further I believe.
We find ourselves in a very uncomfortable position at the moment. Apparently we are "in debt," but I do know finances are tight. The drop from the top flight to The Championship is enormous despite receiving these parachute payments, and a shiver tingles down my spine when I think about the players we have lost, just to keep us afloat.
It could get worse in January, but then again, some players like Darren Ambrose, who is on loan at Ipswich Town could give us a million or two. Actually, £2m is way too much for a player that just has not delivered in his time with us since 2005.
So, who will be our new manager? Alan Curbish..........ley?
Well, many of the fans want a return for the messiah of SE7, and none more so than myself. Although this time he would be making a return to us in a fashion he would never have expected. It would be like returning to his house after a two-and-a-half year vacation and seeing what a mess the previous tenants had done to his place.
I would love a return for Curbs, I really would, but can the board pull it off and make it an amazing early Christmas present for the fans?
Some pundits are quashing talk of a return, but what do they know, they know NOTHING about the club, and until Curbishley comes out officially and says he isn't interested, that is when I will stop believing.
Until then, be optimistic about his return, but I am guessing it is whether the club can afford him back, after a reported £1.6m pay-off to Pardew, with £1m of that owed inside the next two weeks! Who believes the papers anyway?
1 Comments
Loading more comments...
This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete