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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,921
    edited May 2016
    My hunch is this was due to be confirmed late yesterday / early today but hit a hitch.

    I don't expect it to be a major one, terms would have been known before talks and Wilder clearly wants the job (he would have spoke to others well in advance and that hasn't put him off). He holds the cards though in this so suspect a bit of last min negotiation is going on for him / his team.

    My gut feeling says this will still go through later today / tomorrow. If it doesn't then the club look ridiculous and they know that.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,332
    Can I just say that "Shoe Army" is a great chant/user name
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,715

    My hunch is this was due to be confirmed late yesterday / early today but hit a hitch.

    I don't expect it to be a major one, terms would have been known before talks and Wilder clearly wants the job. He holds the cards though in this so suspect a bit of last min negotiation is going on for him / his team.

    My gut feeling says this will still go through later today / tomorrow. If it doesn't then the club look ridiculous and they know that.

    If this doesn't go through then we're well and truly buggered for the season imo. I imagine this will be the only respectable manager that will even give the job a thought.
  • dajavouslagan
    dajavouslagan Posts: 727
    So we have an up and coming manager desperate to prove himself who seems keen to come to us. Now it's hit a snag. Maybe the realisation that he won't have total control after all. Only our inept board could fcuk this up!!!!
  • alun_addick
    alun_addick Posts: 183

    My hunch is this was due to be confirmed late yesterday / early today but hit a hitch.

    I don't expect it to be a major one, terms would have been known before talks and Wilder clearly wants the job (he would have spoke to others well in advance and that hasn't put him off). He holds the cards though in this so suspect a bit of last min negotiation is going on for him / his team.

    My gut feeling says this will still go through later today / tomorrow. If it doesn't then the club look ridiculous and they know that.

    Wouldn't be the first time they've looked ridiculous recently.

    But I hope you're right
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,592
    I can just picture KM in the negotiations chuckling every time Wilder says something
  • If Lennie recommended Wilder, it seems strange that he would reject a role himself, but be prepared to condemn Wilder to face the very bullets he has dodged. If Lennie was DOF, I could see it working with Wilder as manager, thus detaching Meire from footballing matters. But as already stated, if Wilder has to take advice from Meire, I can't see it lasting five minutes.
  • shoearmy
    shoearmy Posts: 13

    Can I just say that "Shoe Army" is a great chant/user name

    Thanks Henry.

    A relatively recent chant of ours, often mistaken for tsunami.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,796
    I think it is great news it has hit a snag. Not because I don't want Wilder - I think he looks to be just the man we need - but it shows that he isn't so desperate that he will join us on any terms. So hopefully when the snag is sorted (if it is sorted), we will be in a much better position to be successful as he will have the necessary assurances.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,980

    If it doesn't then the club look ridiculous and they know that.

    Ridiculous is the one thing this club do right.


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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,417
    edited May 2016

    Can I just say that "Shoe Army" is a great chant/user name

    Wait until we approach the Wycombe Wanderers' manager next. We'll have one of the Chairboys' fans logging on to here as Sofa Army.
  • My hunch is this was due to be confirmed late yesterday / early today but hit a hitch.

    I don't expect it to be a major one, terms would have been known before talks and Wilder clearly wants the job (he would have spoke to others well in advance and that hasn't put him off). He holds the cards though in this so suspect a bit of last min negotiation is going on for him / his team.

    My gut feeling says this will still go through later today / tomorrow. If it doesn't then the club look ridiculous and they know that.

    Not sure I share your optimism, but I do hope you're right.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,087
    Oggy Red said:

    If it doesn't then the club look ridiculous and they know that.

    Ridiculous is the one thing this club do right.

    we is the best :smiley:
  • shoearmy said:

    Football fans are fickle - if he stayed and signed a new contract with us and stated he is here to stay then fair enough - without that it wouldn't work.

    I actually think he is the best manager you could hope for in your situation. CW performed miracles with us when having a corrupt (allegedly) chairman to deal with.

    I wouldn't disagree, I'm hoping it all goes through, but we know that the people in charge are complete morons.
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,730
    What an absolute circus this club has become!
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,903
    edited May 2016
    Addicks Championship diary suggests a snag that may prove to be a sticking point. Wonder what that could be ?

    (Apologies if this was mentioned above).

    There would be a shock \ a last minute hitch that meant a well publicised deal & negotiation does not go ahead.

  • mogodon
    mogodon Posts: 3,423
    Oggy Red said:


    More than 800 comments and 50,000 views.

    And, erm ........ nothing has happened.

    Any post by Colin tends to produced a volcanic reaction.
  • mogodon
    mogodon Posts: 3,423

    I can just picture KM in the negotiations chuckling every time Wilder says something

    She's in defensive. Mode. She will have netting installed between her and Wilder for the interview (he will of course have been searched on entry) and she will have the lardy steward/bouncer next to her. Hell, Murray might even be there.
  • mogodon
    mogodon Posts: 3,423
    vff said:

    Addicks Championship diary suggests a snag that may prove to be a sticking point. Wonder what that could be ?

    Perhaps he made the mistake of searching Meire on Google ... or Charlton on You Tube.

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  • mogodon said:

    I can just picture KM in the negotiations chuckling every time Wilder says something

    She's in defensive. Mode. She will have netting installed between her and Wilder for the interview (he will of course have been searched on entry) and she will have the lardy steward/bouncer next to her. Hell, Murray might even be there.
    Depends if his phone is charged
  • mogodon
    mogodon Posts: 3,423
    This could of course be an elaborate ruse by Meire after the criticism that followed her "20 applications" bullshit before Fraeye was appointed. She wants to show she talked to an English manager before appointing another network stooge.
  • shoearmy
    shoearmy Posts: 13
    Our local media have heard nothing at all today. Over to your local reporters for updates.
  • shoearmy said:

    Our local media have heard nothing at all today. Over to your local reporters for updates.

    Our local reporter, who is usually pretty astute, has said things aren't looking good. That was a couple of hours or so ago.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,827
    Maybe Chris Wilde has asked that KM resigning be inserted in his contract.

    Which would only be a sensible thing to request.
  • Redvaliant
    Redvaliant Posts: 521
    Of course it's hit a snag everything under this lot does, that's why we always end up with shit managers shit players and protest every week.
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Maybe CW is already tired of being smirked at all the time.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,917
    who said we'd hit rock bottom?

    fiasco.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,162

    I understand Chris Wilder will STAY at Northampton after talks with Charlton have broken down. #Cobblers #ntfc #cafc

    — League One Rumours (@FL1Rumours) May 11, 2016

    If this winds up being true can we all nominate him for the hall of fame - I don't mean just for this of course, those 3 performances he put in during the 90's were legendary....