Would love to see Roland swallow his pride and hand a proper contract to Riga. Chances are Riga would probably tell him where to get off. I guess it's almost a certainty that Luzon or Freye will fill the void for now. I think we can rule out getting an English manager that actually knows about the division. I can't see many accepting a position where they don't have proper control over player acquisitions. Another Roland yes man is probably going to be our next full time manager.
In terms of Peeters, I would say it's the right decision. He should never have been given the job in the first place due to his inexperience and whilst he had a lucky start, we didn't really look convincing. If we stay in the division we can consider it a small victory, but if there are any real aspirations by the club to want to push on and out of this division, they need to find a good manager, allow him to build his own squad with players he wants (and needs), and back him by giving him some real time in the job. The fact that Bob was only given a 12 month contract shows how much faith Roland had in him.
Sounds to me like it'll be this Karel Fraeye then.
Not surprised Peeters has gone, performances have been poor and there's been too many stories of him losing the dressing room for there not to be some truth in those.
What i'm more surprised at, is how the hell is Stuart Pearce still in a job.
It will have to be a yes man who accepts that somebody else picks the players.Also someone who accepts that the squad will be weak and short of experience.I cannot see anybody of quality wanting the job,especially being the 4th manager in less than a year. For me the main problem is the owner.I fear dark times ahead.
Roland Duchatelet appointed Jose Riga assisted by Karel Fraeye. Karel Freye. He is highly thought of by Duchatelet and one of his jobs is head of network player recruitment, it was Freye who was largely responsible for getting Vetokele to The Valley. When he departed in May, Freye told some fans that he would return as Charlton manager in the not too distant future. Recently he grinned broadly, and said, "The bell is ringing for me."
It would be nice to have a club being run for the long term interests of the club, I get all the bringing through youngsters into the first team / padding out the squad with youngsters, whatever you want to call it, but we are lacking nous and know how in this division, on the playing side and managerial side, Roland and Katrien, please think through wisely your next move.
Bob's sacking feels harsh, given the very small size of the squad, although we do have some talent on the books and the players are simply not producing at the moment - or (more alarmingly) even looking like they are going to do so in the foreseeable future. Most of us don't know what has been going on behind the scenes but if certain relationships with key players had, indeed, broken down, Duchatelet probably felt that he had to act. As Fanny and others have said, if a change was going to be made, it needed to be made early in the transfer window if - and it's a big if - there is a chance of more players coming in this month.
At 4/1, Luzon looks highly likely, although I can't imagine that certain ex-Liege players and loanees from that club will be particularly pleased to see him. He only left there on 20 October after one win in eight games and it would seem a very strange appointment. Depending upon the terms of his departure from Liege, he may even still be on the Network's payroll under the terms of any severance.
As to Jose Riga, I wouldn't assume that Roland would be too proud to admit that he made a mistake and make an approach to him. I suspect the difficulty would be on Jose's side, although you never know.
Curbs would not fit the owner's profile, besides which, the reason he treated himself as constructively dismissed at West Ham was lack of control over player transfers (in contravention of his express contractual terms).
I expect that the new incumbent has been lined up, or at least sounded out, and all will no doubt be revealed in short order.
One thing that a lot of people seem to mention is the 'network' effect, and the general concensus that it doesnt work - however, Watford is a network, and they dont seem to have done too bad for past 2 seasons. - whats the difference? Is it the quality of the network?
One thing that a lot of people seem to mention is the 'network' effect, and the general concensus that it doesnt work - however, Watford is a network, and they dont seem to have done too bad for past 2 seasons. - whats the difference? Is it the quality of the network?
I'm going to hazard a guess and say it's the bloke calling all the shots and their's is making a better fist of it than ours in terms of playing staff and on the field progress.
One thing that a lot of people seem to mention is the 'network' effect, and the general concensus that it doesnt work - however, Watford is a network, and they dont seem to have done too bad for past 2 seasons. - whats the difference? Is it the quality of the network?
I'm going to hazard a guess and say it's the bloke calling all the shots and their's is making a better fist of it than ours in terms of playing staff and on the field progress.
Roland Duchatelet appointed Jose Riga assisted by Karel Fraeye. Karel Freye. He is highly thought of by Duchatelet and one of his jobs is head of network player recruitment, it was Freye who was largely responsible for getting Vetokele to The Valley. When he departed in May, Freye told some fans that he would return as Charlton manager in the not too distant future. Recently he grinned broadly, and said, "The bell is ringing for me."
The fact that he is head if player recruitment is a good thing. It means that every player that comes into Charlton will actually be wanted by the manager, since it will be him choosing who comes in.
This makes the Morrison decision even stranger.. New manager might have stuck him straight into the team again.. hopefully players like JJ and Wilson get a new manager lift though..
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Corrected that for you ...
Lucky ole Karel.
In terms of Peeters, I would say it's the right decision. He should never have been given the job in the first place due to his inexperience and whilst he had a lucky start, we didn't really look convincing. If we stay in the division we can consider it a small victory, but if there are any real aspirations by the club to want to push on and out of this division, they need to find a good manager, allow him to build his own squad with players he wants (and needs), and back him by giving him some real time in the job. The fact that Bob was only given a 12 month contract shows how much faith Roland had in him.
Duchatelet appoints someone he sacks..........that would be very strange.
Not surprised Peeters has gone, performances have been poor and there's been too many stories of him losing the dressing room for there not to be some truth in those.
What i'm more surprised at, is how the hell is Stuart Pearce still in a job.
For me the main problem is the owner.I fear dark times ahead.
Karel Freye. He is highly thought of by Duchatelet and one of his jobs is head of network player recruitment, it was Freye who was largely responsible for getting Vetokele to The Valley.
When he departed in May, Freye told some fans that he would return as Charlton manager in the not too distant future.
Recently he grinned broadly, and said, "The bell is ringing for me."
Prefer KF over GL for sure.
At 4/1, Luzon looks highly likely, although I can't imagine that certain ex-Liege players and loanees from that club will be particularly pleased to see him. He only left there on 20 October after one win in eight games and it would seem a very strange appointment. Depending upon the terms of his departure from Liege, he may even still be on the Network's payroll under the terms of any severance.
As to Jose Riga, I wouldn't assume that Roland would be too proud to admit that he made a mistake and make an approach to him. I suspect the difficulty would be on Jose's side, although you never know.
Curbs would not fit the owner's profile, besides which, the reason he treated himself as constructively dismissed at West Ham was lack of control over player transfers (in contravention of his express contractual terms).
I expect that the new incumbent has been lined up, or at least sounded out, and all will no doubt be revealed in short order.
The club was a shambles last summer, he came in and has managed to accumulate enough points to put us in a strong position for survival.
So I thank you Big Bob, and good luck in the future.