He's in a no lose situation,backed against the wall nobody really wants him at the club,least of all the fans.Remember the away cup game at Barnet when we were singing Gritty's red & white army league cup that is after curbs put in soul control.This could be the making of him.
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oh and yh i agree could turn out well for him
fair enough, think everyone wants to win. my point was just to get behind him now for a new season, personally find it easier to do that if i don't dislike someone
Philip Parkinson as Charlton manager will win at least one game next season FACT.
Maybe a completely new managerial regime would have seen a mini re-surgence but I think, looking back, there was just too much to sort out and not enough resources available to do it with and any new manager effect would have quickly faded and we'd have fallen away again. Had sufficient money been available to buy the 5 or 6 players we needed to turn ourselves into a side capable of producing top 6 form for the second half of the season then it mght have been different, but it wasn't and neither was there enough talent in the squad already. That was Pardew's fault, not Parkinson's.
I genuinely hope it works out with Parkinson because I admire the way he's keeping his head down and getting on with a difficult job. I don't think he's really ever complained about the steaming pile he's inherited or the terrible state the club has ended up in financially.
Okay, this could be his last chance so he may have little choice but to tough this out, but he's at least showing a little humility and dignity and I like that fact there seems to be a slightly more disciplinarian air about the place.
Regardless of all that though, as Steve says, we're more than likely stuck with him next season so we might as well give him the best support we can muster - to do differently would be case of cutting off our nose to spite our face imo.
He has a contract, guaranteed money, his career is damaged goods and there are no other offers.
Parky is a good soldier, but he has no other options. That doesn't mean he deserves a medal.
Says it all for me.
Nothing personnal, and he has a difficult job, but what job in football is easy!. However the issue of Parky seems somewhat a side issue at present as the club is in turmoil over the bigger issue of the takeover or not!. I agree how any one can manage effectively in this position is almost impossible.
But I still find his tactics unconvincing, and his man management strange at times, I guess we will soon find out!, but not for me given a choice, unfortunatly we seem not to have one!
He is not in it for himself like Pardew and he is not trying to revolutionise the way a football team is run like Dowie.
Bottom line, he has pride (and it's hurting i'm sure) and wants to do well for Charlton. We can't ask for more than that.
Whether he is good enough is another matter, but now, more than ever we need to be pulling together as supporters, players and football management team.
The problems are in the Boardroom which at the current time we can have very little influence over it seems so lets get behind everyone on the pitch while this season's slate is well and truly clean.
I agree totally
Well we are in League One, just like the players the manager isn't going to be perfect. Very unlikely he'll go now, might as well get behind him.
People criticized Curbishley at times for poor/late substitutions, negative tactics, apparently not being able to handle big name players, being stubborn after falling out etc.
Watford took a big risk on Brendan Rogers. He might end up struggling at Reading, he's not completely proven himself yet.
my opinions on him have not changed and i doubt they will but he has done himself no harm
He might have been awful though and completely out of his depth. I wouldn't have expected the board to find someone like Rogers, take a risk and be confident in him doing well. That's all I'm saying about him. Had any of our fans even heard of Brendan Rogers before he went to Watford, and if they did, did they always know he'd be a good manager?
At the time we should have got rid of Parkinson when we got rid of Pardew. Now I don't think we'll get anyone better than is guaranteed to take us up, and it's getting late in pre-season to do it.
I think we were probably in a far worse position than we realised, confidence probably the worst in the whole division and an unbalanced squad.
I can see why people say we should have appointed Clough or Davies, but I can understand why they wouldn't really consider someone like Rogers.
Though Clough had to make a big step up several divsions, so he would have been seen as a gamble. Davies didn't want to come here when Curbs left so I can see why none of them were really seen as options.
Watford's board knew of a promising coach and gambled. We gambled on Dowie and Reed and failed. We thought we took the best available in Pardew and failed. They had faith in him but surely part of it was down to luck that he could handle it and was up to it?
It's easy saying 'oh we should have appointed Brendan Rogers manager before Watford did', but they're probably one the very few clubs that noticed him and were willing to take a risk. Hardly a huge mistake by our board not being completely aware of him and taking a gamble that has turned out to be a good one.
If we dont get some new investors, we go into next season with a piss poor squad and a piss poor manager,because we dont have the cash to do anything but survive.
Watford are in the Championship, WE are not!
thats not saying i want him given a chance cos i really dont
Get rid
I'm willing to wipe the slate clean at the start of this season, it's clear he's going to be in charge. No other option.