What a difference there is between Steve Coppell and Phil Parkinson
Because of the Palace connections I never had much time for Steve Coppell, however on reading today’s newspapers I couldn’t help comparing the actions of Steve Coppell against Phil Parkinson. Steve Coppell conducts himself with dignity and honour. Putting the blame for Reading failing to get promotion solely on his own shoulders. He apologises to the fans saying that he has failed the club, let down the supporters and tenders his resignation.
Compare this to own Phil Parkinson. Overseeing the worst run in the clubs history. On gaining the dubious distinction of having the worst wins to games ratio of any Charlton manager in 104 years. Phil Parkinson on being asked whether he was leaving the club as a result of his teams relegation responded: "I don't know. My position will probably go on for the next few weeks. If I'm not going to be here I'll walk away with my head held high and I'll look everyone in the eye”
If Phil Parkinson believes that he has done a good job and can walk away with his head held high. He must be demented or living in Cuckoo land.
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There's only one way to find out....FIGHT
Sorry, but I don't really buy that. He inherited a team from Pardew (which he had helped to build and mould) that had turned over Reading 4-2 in August and had won three of its first six games. As a squad it might have been somewhat unbalanced, the confidence sapped a bit as Pardew lost the plot and Parkinson was forced to sell Varney and lost Bouazza - but man-for-man we still should have been a top six side.
In terms of the ''dignity and honour'' which Billericay Dickie cites, I'd score it Coppell 5, Parkinson 1, with our man in the Gordon Brown position - he can't win, but he refuses to walk until his contract is up in a year's time.
Sorry, but I don't really buy that. He inherited a team from Pardew (which he had helped to build and mould) that had turned over Reading 4-2 in August and had won three of its first six games. As a squad it might have been somewhat unbalanced, the confidence sapped a bit as Pardew lost the plot and Parkinson was forced to sell Varney and lost Bouazza - but man-for-man we still should have been a top six side.
In terms of the ''dignity and honour'' which Billericay Dickie cites, I'd score it Coppell 5, Parkinson 1, with our man in the Gordon Brown position - he can't win, but he refuses to walk until his contract is up in a year's time.[/quote]
Totally agree, the biggest sadness about the disaster that was 2008/09 was that we could have done so much more with what we had and a decent manager could have got that out of the players, to finish 24th out of 24 is a shameful shameful thing, as it stands we are now a 3rd tier side on the pitch with top flight stadia and aura. Whatever the argument, Parkinson has been an abject failure and I don't buy the idea that if we sacked him he wouldn't work again(you can't make decisions on that basis anyway it has no practicality), he will probably be finished as a manager but would probably get a 2nd banana job at a middling Championship/League 1 side (frankly that is an issue for him). Charlton Athletic must do what is best for Charlton Athletic and for me and countless others that shouldn't include keeping Phil Parkinson.