As it's been mentioned in the thread for Powell's contract renewal, for arguments sake, IF we was taken over by a wealthy foreign investor who was prepared to spend big and clear all debts etc but wanted to get rid of Powell and team and install a new manager (like Southampton for example) who would be happy? Football fans are a fickle bunch, for example, who care's about Nigel Atkins at Southampton now that the team are doing good.
Although it may seem ridiculous sadly it is a serious question in today's football.
VOTE:
POWELL
INVESTMENT AND NO POWELL
Obviously in an ideal world we would have both. For me if I had to choose I'd vote Powell, as I really do believe we can be successful with him and his team at the helm. Although it's a tough one as the long term future of the club is bigger than any man. Then again we are Charlton, Charlton without a Charlton connection would make us boring and the same as any other team.
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Who needs investement when you've got a gaffer who can give HT team talks like our powelly?!
Powell with a warchest.
If we got a black multi-squillionnaire investor he would show solidarity with his brother and just pump money into the club. So what if the money comes from blood diamonds or ripping off old biddies - we deserve success
Tough decision, I love Chris Powell but I'm not sure how long the club can continue to lose this much money. That's not Chris' fault in the slightest but if the choice was secure the club for generations to come or keep the manager it has to be the club. But hopefully we can have both, I think any new investor would see the benefit of keeping such a wonderful asset to the club.
Investment but doubt they'd sack him right away
Investment really can mean sod all in terms of success if the people investing it are clueless. Venkys are a classic example of that.
Exactly, Tom.
If their track record is anything to go by, we'd have 4 managers in a year - and still go down the pan.
Being taken over may well solve one set of problems, but create a whole new load more.
Chuck some names about, lets see if we agree. Reams wants Paul Hart over CP - people agree?
Is Michael Appleton still available ....?
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Reams wants Paul Hart over CP - people agree?
Does Paul Hart want to be Chris Powell's manager though? Or even manage a football club again?
His record as a manager, albeit taking on a few hospital jobs at Portsmouth, Palace etc was not good and I doubt he'd want the stress or hassle, especially when he has a good and much less stressful job at the moment. On the otherhand we have an excellent young manager who took a moribund squad, rebuilt it using a fair amount of acumen and ruthlessness and in two years has achieved a promotion and finished 9th in the Championship on the way he hasn't broken the bank and people are doubting whether CP has the credentials to take the club on to the next stage.
Utterly ridiculous debate. If you sack CP after what he's done in less than three years at the club then we'll get a results first manager in, someone who'll pump the ball up to the forward line and play route one football. Meanwhile the team ethos that CP has carefully built would be destroyed.
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