Chief Scout Steve Head leaves Charlton.

Alwaysneil

Ajose, Novak, crofts, foley? Those players?

Airman Brown

Alwaysneil said:

Ajose, Novak, crofts, foley? Those players?

Ajose and Novak predated Slade as targets; Crofts and Foley were signed because they were free agents. Magennis might be a good example of someone Slade's man identified? But I'm guessing.

Alwaysneil

Oh you're right. Ajose and Novak were pre-Slade.

Magennis was a Slade team spot. I got the impression at the time, that Slade was afforded limited funds and failed to get in midfield options for whatever reason.

Was Holmes a Slade signing?

SDAddick

Alwaysneil said:

Oh you're right. Ajose and Novak were pre-Slade.

Magennis was a Slade team spot. I got the impression at the time, that Slade was afforded limited funds and failed to get in midfield options for whatever reason.

Was Holmes a Slade signing?

No he also pre-dated Slade.

Novak was apparently convinced to join us by Slade.

NapaAddick

I honestly didn't know we had a head scout, thought it was the Belgian kid that made all those choices.

Anyone know how many scouts we actually have that work for Charlton?

grumpyaddick

NapaAddick said:

I honestly didn't know we had a head scout, thought it was the Belgian kid that made all those choices.

Anyone know how many scouts we actually have that work for Charlton?

About 10 per cent.

razil

You have to wonder if the signings mentioned were pre slade, he may have been influencing before actually signing up for the job, no?

Redhenry

Pearce, Thompson, Davis and others I can't remember at the moment

Redhenry

I am fairly sure that Holmes and Novak were his as welll, we were looking at signing players before Slade was officially announced.

All_Thaid_Up

Still think all signings pre slade were computer boy. He just picked the players that scored the most goals in the division and didn't think about patterns of play.

NorthheathAddick

All_Thaid_Up said:

Still think all signings pre slade were computer boy. He just picked the players that scored the most goals in the division and didn't think about patterns of play.

Tend to agree with you on this....!!!

mogodon

This is good news. I cannot see why we need a chief scout when our owner can call on the player genius Thomas Driesen. I mean, aside from him and a laptop, what else would a club need to identify players?

Fanny Fanackapan

NapaAddick said:

I honestly didn't know we had a head scout, thought it was the Belgian kid that made all those choices.

Anyone know how many scouts we actually have that work for Charlton?

The whole 54th Bexley pack.

Airman Brown

Have heard that Mark Stow has gone as well - he was the guy who the club announced had stepped up from the youth set-up when Phil Chapple left in late 2015.

Fanny Fanackapan

Airman Brown said:

Have heard that Mark Stow has gone as well - he was the guy who the club announced had stepped up from the youth set-up when Phil Chapple left in late 2015.

Altogether now...

" 10 green bottles...."

Redhenry

I take it as a positive Head going. Not sure what he added.

Alwaysneil

Well just guessing now but if your current role relies on the patronage of Duchatelet or his current SMT, you might be seriously considering your options right now.

If I hear Tony Keohane has taken a role elsewhere I will start organising a party.

Oh_Yoni_Boy

Club lost it's Head long ago

soapy_jones

Did he leave scorch marks OR skid marks on the carpet as he left?

lordromford

That went well.