Why has this thread turned into a conversation around women’s football? I really don’t want to, nor do I expect to have to, read about it when trying to read the latest conversation around who the next Charlton manager may or may not be.
It’s turned into a women’s football thread because Emma Hayes was mentioned as a legitimate candidate (she has actually been linked with the QPR job) but she was quickly dismissed in case she couldn’t keep out of the men’s showers according to some idiots on here. But let’s all get back to pretending Neil Lennon could be a serious candidate after his successful Bolton spell.
It was also said that the Chelsea womens job is 'bigger' than the mens Charlton job, which is mental.
I think the correct term is ‘attention seeking’
Not really Stu, think you've got me confused with one of the professional trolls on here. It's my opinion on where we are as a club at the moment, there is no way it would be if we were a half decent Championship club, instead of one slumming it in the wrong half of League 1, where we are not even a story on the fifth page of the sports pages.
Why has this thread turned into a conversation around women’s football? I really don’t want to, nor do I expect to have to, read about it when trying to read the latest conversation around who the next Charlton manager may or may not be.
It’s turned into a women’s football thread because Emma Hayes was mentioned as a legitimate candidate (she has actually been linked with the QPR job) but she was quickly dismissed in case she couldn’t keep out of the men’s showers according to some idiots on here. But let’s all get back to pretending Neil Lennon could be a serious candidate after his successful Bolton spell.
It was also said that the Chelsea womens job is 'bigger' than the mens Charlton job, which is mental.
Which some agree, with, some don’t. The original point was, Emma Hayes could be a legitimate candidate for a head coaching/manager job in men’s football.
She's not a legitimate candidate for us.
TS would never hire anyone from the 'Women's' game. He has openly stated he thinks of himself more as a 'Ladies' man.
Thomas has "about half a dozen" candidates that he is now narrowing down.
Who do we reckon then, presumably if he says 'candidates' these are individuals who have applied and been interviewed?
To be honest, names have been kept highly confidential (rightfully so.) You'd assume Beale and Taylor are 2 of them.
I feel the only one I am confident would have directly applied for the role, out of the common names we hear, are Taylor and perhaps Warburton.
I can imagine conversation were perhaps sort with Beale* and maybe even Carrick. But otherwise I am clueless as to who else may be actively shortlisted after applying for the role.
*I feel like Beale wouldn't apply for the role, and would need to be convinced to leave his current role. If he had been done, I could imagine he would have been announced by now.
Chelsea's women team manager is a bigger job then ours
People can laugh all they want on here but it’s true.
How do you define bigger then?
Higher profile, better paid, better infrastructure, she's still got ambitions around the Champions League and competing with Barcelona.
It's lower profile, isn't it? Compare the gates at The Valley and attendances at ordinary Chelsea Women's matches.
Infrastructure I wouldn't know about, but ours isn't bad, and set to improve.
Pay? How do you know?
Her ambitions about the Women's Champions League and competing with Barcelona, are not comparable with playing in the men's the Champions League and competing with Barcelona.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big supporter of women's football, but I don't think it's yet reached the stage where Chelsea's women's team is a bigger deal than Charlton.
Sky Sport are desperately trying to promote the woman's game……I think they’ll find the results somewhat disappointing and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them scale down considerably in the not too distant future. I love the fact that women are now playing football to a much higher standard and long may they do so.
I have genuinely tried to get more interested but I find the standard way below what the man’s game has to offer. Therefore, sad to say, I have no time for it as there is so much male professional football on offer via TV and the media…etc.
Chelsea's women team manager is a bigger job then ours
People can laugh all they want on here but it’s true.
How do you define bigger then?
Higher profile, better paid, better infrastructure, she's still got ambitions around the Champions League and competing with Barcelona.
It's lower profile, isn't it? Compare the gates at The Valley and attendances at ordinary Chelsea Women's matches.
Infrastructure I wouldn't know about, but ours isn't bad, and set to improve.
Pay? How do you know?
Her ambitions about the Women's Champions League and competing with Barcelona, are not comparable with playing in the men's the Champions League and competing with Barcelona.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big supporter of women's football, but I don't think it's yet reached the stage where Chelsea's women's team is a bigger deal than Charlton.
Profile wise I reckon Hayes would be better know by the general public then any League 1 manager, WSL games on terrestrial free to air and her profile generally is huge. Infrastructure wise, Thomas has plans for SL but it isn’t Cobham, and money wise I’m taking a guess, but I don’t think she’s on bad money at Chelsea, suspect she’s one of the highest earning women in team sport in Europe
If Hayes is the best candidate then fine but purely because she’s a woman it’s a massive gamble. No reason why that should be the case but if it went tits up the potential for egg on face and I told you so’s would be enormous.
18 months without losing in the Premier away from home and he loses at Leicester and he can't set up a team.
Solskjaer is spending more time with his money and would Michael Carrick be interested in the job at Cafc after doing a decent job with the giant egos at old Trafford. Carrick and Rooney both in the 3rd tier next season ?
I would far rather he went through a thorough process than just went on a name. There are some really excellent and exciting young coaches/managers around and it’ll be worth the extra week/ten days to get the right one.
If it is Beale that they have their eye on and there is a chance, I can imagine he’d want to wait until after the Man City game next weekend.
I know MW's not coming here, but spoke to a QPR fan today who mentioned they had been blighted with injuries, played their 5th choice keeper, just missed out on the playoffs ( bit gutted) but their form in the last 10 - 12 games was relegation form , they were in the top 6.
Shipped loads of goals from set pieces, were big on a Zonal defence ( which didn't work) had a lot of players under 25 , linked with Manning (thats us out then) Charlie Austin is leaving QPR apparently , as he's not played much.
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Taylor
Warburton
Beale
Lennon
Carrick
Emma Hayes
That the half dozen?
TS would never hire anyone from the 'Women's' game. He has openly stated he thinks of himself more as a 'Ladies' man.
I can imagine conversation were perhaps sort with Beale* and maybe even Carrick. But otherwise I am clueless as to who else may be actively shortlisted after applying for the role.
*I feel like Beale wouldn't apply for the role, and would need to be convinced to leave his current role. If he had been done, I could imagine he would have been announced by now.
Bonner
Carrick
Fowler
Taylor
Hayes E
Infrastructure I wouldn't know about, but ours isn't bad, and set to improve.
Pay? How do you know?
Her ambitions about the Women's Champions League and competing with Barcelona, are not comparable with playing in the men's the Champions League and competing with Barcelona.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big supporter of women's football, but I don't think it's yet reached the stage where Chelsea's women's team is a bigger deal than Charlton.
18 months without losing in the Premier away from home and he loses at Leicester and he can't set up a team.
Solskjaer is spending more time with his money and would Michael Carrick be interested in the job at Cafc after doing a decent job with the giant egos at old Trafford.
Carrick and Rooney both in the 3rd tier next season ?
The right appointment is worth waiting for.
Shipped loads of goals from set pieces, were big on a Zonal defence ( which didn't work) had a lot of players under 25 , linked with Manning (thats us out then) Charlie Austin is leaving QPR apparently , as he's not played much.
Don't shoot the messenger!
If we'd appointed already some on here would be saying its been rushed / made in haste.