Sound like a dodgy solicitors (ironic), but is there any possibility being thrown into the managerial mix that these two may actually work out as a decent pairing ?
Its clear how respected around the club Damian Matthew is, but influencing and getting your footballing values and beliefs across to teenagers is one thing, getting professionals to take on board and get reactions out of them is completely different.
If this set up is to last more than a few days then with Matthew doing to bulk of the coaching, and Keef the respected figurehead, it has the raw ingredients of the Trollope / Lennie partnership that worked so well for Bristol Rovers for a number of years.
I know its the unlikely outcome, but if we go and get something at WHL on Sunday (and seriously don't write that off), then should this pairing be given serious consideration ?
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I know very little about the managerial experience of either of them though and that would worry me.
ditto
Clarke/Matthew
Yep
'I arrive earlier than usual and walk straight out onto the pitch to have a few words with my old pal and Valley groundsman, Colin Powell. Paddy has been very smug for the last month since reading on Charlton's website that he was rated a £10m player while I had a £1m valuation in a game of fantasy football based around the club's history. He will never let me forget it.'
Don't know why I remember that bit. As to the question, I don't know enough to have a view, but have noted that a lot of people whose views I respect have rated Damian very highly. Teamed with KP's experience, who knows what's possible, but too much of a gamble post Parky I would suspect for the new guys.
Peacock is 66 years old in May - I daresay he could do without all the stress, tension and expectation of matchday at his age. For a couple of games, fine but not on a permanent basis.
The new people will want their own man.
They'll want to make their mark and show they mean business with this club imo hence the sacking of Parky already.
I'd rather Matthew carried on coaching the academy.
Problem is will we still have an academy? ... interview with Slater was not exactly positive and committed on this point ... very vague as to whether it will continue.
I don't see why not, it is a big success story with clear results and isn't it more or less self-funded via Valley Gold?
Fully agree mate ... my point is that it was not exactly fully supported in the interview.
I never thought I'd see such a 'non-charlton please' trend on here.
I guess iit's a case of once twice three four times bitten, twice shy
Ahh got you, that would rile me more than Wise!
On the OS it says that Damian Matthew '...oversees the development of Charlton's 18 to 21 year-olds'.
Steve Avory is listed as the academy manager. Rhys Williams is the assistant academy manager (7-12 age groups). Presumably Steve Avory is responsible for coaching 13 to 17 year olds.
So who has been repsonsible for coaching the 13 to 17 year old groups? I always thought it was Damian Matthew.
One good thing is that the appearance of Peacock and Matthew on Sunday will undoubtably mean that we all travel in a happier mood, and give them a terrific reception which in both cases is fully deserved.
This current crop of first team players need sorting out and a familiar face won't do that.
We need to get out of this league pronto.
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