Can imagine that part Morgan loving McLaren. If Powell goes to Molineux on anything other than a scouting trip, for a cup tie or to do some punditry I will learn how to unicycle.
If CP is committed to us (and he does seem to be) then he will understand that at Charlton we can't spend what we ain't got. I could imagine him leaving for a PL club some day to test himself with a big budget and big ego players, but he wouldn't go to L1 because his CV already shows he has done that and got the T-shirt.
I have felt worried about SCP leaving practically every month since he was appointed. I have not felt this confident of him staying ever.
The way we finished the season, I would be very surprised to see him move on, except for a PL job, as most of the clubs in our division just aren't a big enough leak upwards to break the emotional bond he clearly has with us. Unlike say Poyet, who seems to see Brighton as a stepping stone, and has more or less said so explicitly.
If CP is committed to us (and he does seem to be) then he will understand that at Charlton we can't spend what we ain't got. I could imagine him leaving for a PL club some day to test himself with a big budget and big ego players, but he wouldn't go to L1 because his CV already shows he has done that and got the T-shirt.
The thing that thanks to the FFP rules every club in the Championship is going to be under these financial constraints next season. Even the Premiership relegated clubs are going to have to make some tough decisions on which players they keep. So the effect will be that nothing much changes - except that the best organised and managed teams will be at an advantage as no club will be able to do what Cardiff did and spend nearly £100m in getting out of the division. If I were a Leicester fan for example I'd be dreading this close season - their debt is not that much less and their manager might get the boot and I can see quite a few of their better paid players following him out the door. I wonder what their squad will look like in August?
Next season we look like having predominantly the same squad minus a few players who were peripheral or like Haynes, injury prone. An astute purchase or two to add to what we have and we could be ahead of the curve.
If CP is committed to us (and he does seem to be) then he will understand that at Charlton we can't spend what we ain't got. I could imagine him leaving for a PL club some day to test himself with a big budget and big ego players, but he wouldn't go to L1 because his CV already shows he has done that and got the T-shirt.
The thing that thanks to the FFP rules every club in the Championship is going to be under these financial constraints next season. Even the Premiership relegated clubs are going to have to make some tough decisions on which players they keep. So the effect will be that nothing much changes - except that the best organised and managed teams will be at an advantage as no club will be able to do what Cardiff did and spend nearly £100m in getting out of the division. If I were a Leicester fan for example I'd be dreading this close season - their debt is not that much less and their manager might get the boot and I can see quite a few of their better paid players following him out the door. I wonder what their squad will look like in August?
Next season we look like having predominantly the same squad minus a few players who were peripheral or like Haynes, injury prone. An astute purchase or two to add to what we have and we could be ahead of the curve.
It feels like that is the plan. You need to clear out before you bring in. Chrissy has a better idea of what is needed, who can cut it, who can't and who we can rely on. He is paid to make hard decisons, of course the easy one is to keep all the current players and bring a few in but things are not that simple in the real world.
I think its great that CP is linked with other positions. Would we expect anything different for a manager that has been successful than for others to seek his talents. Is validation of our view of him. What would concern many is if CP were tro jump ship, but that is unlikely to happen if Airmans comments about CP's love for the club is to be believed.
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The list according to him (Tim Nash) - Powell, Jackett, McLaren and Coyle.
As for managing them - you'd have to be on crack to think he'd go there.
Next season we look like having predominantly the same squad minus a few players who were peripheral or like Haynes, injury prone. An astute purchase or two to add to what we have and we could be ahead of the curve.