Where will Charlton Athletic be in five years time?

Henry Irving

So with a takeover and new management regime the future looks bright.

But just how bright.

In January 2016 where will Charlton be?

1. In which Division will we be playing?

2. Who will be manager?

3. What will the ground look like?

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season?

I know heart will say Premier league winners/champions league final/100k capacity Valley but with your head what do you realistically hope for and expect?

falconwood_1

In January 2016 where will Charlton be?

1. In which Division will we be playing? Championship (yoyo club)

2. Who will be manager? Christian Dailly

3. What will the ground look like? No change

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? Draught Guinness in West Stand

LenGlover

I don't know the answers to 1, 2 or 4.

However I just hope we are still at The Valley.

gilbertfilbert

Interesting! If my reading of the takeover is correct:

1. PL

2. Chris Powell

3. 40,000

4. Top half of PL.

Well, I can dream, can't I?

Southendaddick

Havent a clue.

But I bet if this question had been asked 5 years ago, not too many would have got it right.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Southendaddick[/cite]Havent a clue.

But I bet if this question had been asked 5 years ago, not too many would have got it right.

Which is why it's interesting to ask it now. Then in five years someone will dig it out and we can reflect on the answers.

Saga Lout

[cite]Posted By: gilbertfilbert[/cite]Interesting! If my reading of the takeover is correct:

1. PL

2. Chris Powell

3. 40,000

4. Top half of PL.

Well, I can dream, can't I?

That's my dream too - it's not that unrealistic is it?

Strasburger

1. PL second season
2. Chris Powell
3. No change but sell out crowds for most games.
4. mid table, with a great cup run but no win.

carly burn

Very difficult to say.If i knew exactly who owned us and how much clout they've got i'd have a better idea.

floydroad

Oh well in five years time we could be walking around a zoo
With the sun shining down over me and you
And there’ll be love in the bodies of the elephants too
And I’ll put my hands over your eyes, but you’ll peep through

Swisdom

1. In which Division will we be playing? Premier League

2. Who will be manager? Sir Chris

3. What will the ground look like? Extra tier on Jimmy Seed (which will now house home fans). Capacity 35,000

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? Continued consolidation and building upon last seasons 13th place

I took the liberty of completing this for Acworth too

New European Super League
Danny Kedwell and Steve Portway
120,000 we will import the Maracana
Retain Champions League, FA cup, League Cup, Community shield


I also completed the questions for Oohaah

Ryman Premier
Garry Doherty
Derelict - we'll be playing at the Crystal Palace Sports Arena
Avoid 6th consecutive relegation

johnny73

1, Championship
2, Whoever gets the Assistant Manager job.
3, Same as it does now except for a bit of wear and tear.
4, Playoffs

Salad

League 1
Dougie Friedman
sharing Valley with AFC Wimbledon
play-off success ... to repeat previous years L2 playoff success

Sparrows Lane Lion

How much money have this current mob got and how willing are they to splash the cash? & by the same token, what safety measures are in place to stop them spending money, not succeeding and pulling out leaving you in trouble?

Scoham

1. In which Division will we be playing? Championship

2. Who will be manager? Don't know his name but an "exciting" foreign manager.

3. What will the ground look like? We'll have a new screen and a fresh coat of paint on the club shop

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? Promotion via play-offs

BoomBoomPowell

1. In which Division will we be playing? Prem

2. Who will be manager? SCP

3. What will the ground look like? New Jimmy stand, will have our fish screen back, and "queuing" will be introduced to food stands.

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? Keep our promising young talents as we push for 6th place.

Nicholas

1. In which Division will we be playing? PL

2. Who will be manager? Sven, Chris Powell will be England manager

3. What will the ground look like? The same

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? Avoid relegation

PopIcon

this is super tough as there are so many factors, heho

1. Championship, Play offs

2. Chris Powell

3. The ground will have a working screen, second hand from Blackburn Rovers

4. Promotion as Champions

Simonsen

1. Div 3
2. Alex Dyer
3. The East Stand will be shut.
4. Have a good run in the JPT (or whatever it will be called).

jazzyjazzyjazzy

In January 2016 where will Charlton be?

1. In which Division will we be playing? - Premiership

2. Who will be manager? - Chris Powell

3. What will the ground look like? - 40000

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? Push for a top 6 finish from the previous year that we finished 9th.

stonemuse

1. In which Division will we be playing? Premiership

2. Who will be manager? Chris Powell

3. What will the ground look like? 2-tier East Stand

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? Mid-table and a cup run

MuttleyCAFC

Will we be satisfied with mid table?

Shag

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]So with a takeover and new management regime the future looks bright.

But just how bright.

In January 2016 where will Charlton be?

1. In which Division will we be playing?

2. Who will be manager?

3. What will the ground look like?

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season?

I know heart will say Premier league winners/champions league final/100k capacity Valley but with your head what do you realistically hope for and expect?

1. The Islamic Nations Bank premier league divison 2

2. Sian Massey

3. There will be a running track in the middle of the pitch

4. To sell more prayer mats in the club shop and sign the 8 year old centre forward from Liverpool

stonemuse

[cite]Posted By: MuttleyCAFC[/cite]Will we be satisfied with mid table?

LOL nope, I can see the past being re-visited.

cfgs

going for back to back Champion's League wins

No.1 in South London

In January 2016 where will Charlton be? South of the Thames surrounded by Geenwich, Woolwich and Blackheath.

1. In which Division will we be playing? League 1

2. Who will be manager? Dean Kiely

3. What will the ground look like? Same as now with the north upper closed and the screen removed from the south east corner.

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? Looking for new investment to make a challenge for promotion.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: No.1 in South London[/cite]In January 2016 where will Charlton be? South of the Thames surrounded by Geenwich, Woolwich and Blackheath.

Knew some smart arse would try that so was careful to say "Charlton Athletic" ; - )

And as a Bromley Addick you should know the answer is "On a par with Norwich and QPR" which as it happens may not be far off being correct.

The Red Robin

Have we done the usual thread for this time next year? Maybe I've missed it.

Anyway, here are my predictions for 5 years time! Can I get a Charlton Life five year season ticket?

1. In which Division will we be playing - Premier League

2. Who will be manager? - Chris Powell - before he leaves for the England job after their disastrous Euro 2016 campaign that summer

3. What will the ground look like? - 35,000-40,000 with East Stand and Jimmy Seed development.

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? - To outbid Man City on every single player in the January transfer window.

somerton

I believe it is not possible yet to answer any of those questions. This is because we do not know enough about the new owners of the club and for example how wealthy they are or do they have a giga bucks backer. Because without that kind of money then we will struggle in the championship, for the rest of course they also depend on who the owners are.

Valley27000

1. PL

2. Chris Powell

3. 40,000

4. Top half of PL.

MrLargo

1. In which Division will we be playing? Mid-table Championship

2. Who will be manager? Powell will be in charge of England by then. I reckon another promising young manager, Paul Scholes would fit the bill.

3. What will the ground look like? No significant structural changes but the screen will be working and we'll have enough money to touch up the paintwork every summer.

4. What are our targets for the current 2016 season? We'll start the season thinking about the play-offs, but realistically anywhere in the Top 10 would represenent a satisfactory season.

I know heart will say Premier league winners/champions league final/100k capacity Valley but with your head what do you realistically hope for and expect?

Hope

Crowds averaging just under 20k with enough casual support to sell out for the big games
Booing to be restricted to opposition players and over-officious refs
A unified, noisy home support with a large repetoire of songs and chants which are witty and original
A team made up of youth team graduates and signings who feel an affiliation with the club and stick around for longer than a couple of seasons
Basically, everything to be like it was around 1995 but with an extra 10,000 supporters in the ground.

Expect

To be watching better football than we have been recently, in a higher league and to be financially stable, but a little bit further away from from what we were when I first got the Addicktion.