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Can't control what gets out from S****horpe.

Adkins has a decent record but I fear for him under Cortese's "instant success or sack" policy. I would have gone for a big name because they would have a greater instant impact and more likely to handle the pressure/expectation. With our squad I don't think the manager has to be a genius to get them out of this league, get the players organised and motivated and you are half way there IMO.

I dunno, usually when they say they have permission to talk it's pretty certain they end up going. It's not in Adkins or S****horpe's interests for everyone to know he's spent all week sorting out an interview at another club.

S****horpe's last team actually had a higher average age so Illingsworth is officially talking out his ass. Murphy 29 Jones 31 Byrne 28 Mirfin 25 Nolan 22 Togwell 25 O'Connor 22 Wright 25 Collins 24 Dagnall 24 Forte 24

You are using an extreme example, I doubt any manager would want that scumbag in their side. My point is that good managers have a talent for finding the right players and blending them into a successful squad. It's a talent you should harness not water down.

Football is all about opinions, if your manager wants to take a punt on someone like Marlon King you should trust him as he's the one with the talent and it's his head on the block.

It's the "right for the club" bit that is the problem. A manager is not going bring anyone in that he thinks is wrong for the club so why does he need a Charlton reject telling him what is right or wrong?

I'm not against the Director of Football thing in principle, but if we do somehow manage to land Martin O'Neil as manager does it really make sense to have Charlton's worst ever manager and some ex-banker telling him which players to sign? Madness. It would be like hiring Lewis Hamilton to drive your car and putting your girlfriend in charge of changing gear.

I hope that's just the Echo making stuff up.

I don't think we need a big name manager but we do need someone who can have instant success - otherwise they will be on the receiving end of a Cortese bullet next May. It has to be easier for some one with a big name or big reputation to walk in and put a rocket up our players arses and get results. IMO

Foreign Manager - Zola Wow Factor Manager - Shearer English Manager - Brown

It doesn't matter who speaks to the press or what they say, you will still get the same dicks on here saying the usual "who do you think you are, you don't speak for you ****".

It's gonna be Brown IMO.

To be fair, you're not half as weird as the person who took the Martin O'Neil stuff seriously, but thought he wouldn't be up to the job. That's bonkers.

I can't believe people are still banging on about Martin O'Neil. Weirdos

I see they are refusing to buy any pics from Saints. Gutter pres, rag, journos scum blah blah blah.....

I still think a D.O.F should take responsibility for results on the pitch. If having a good D.O.F doesn't mean better results then what is the point in him being there?

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I think anyone who mentions Martin O ****ing Neil should be put on a thread of shame and endlessly mocked as having no knowledge of football. Some who has just left Villa, and is being touted around to take over from Ferguson at Man U is not going to drop down to the 3rd tier.

But if the D.O.F brings in a poor head coach surely he is not doing his job properly so should be sacked?

I don't really know, just joining in this pretend to be ITK ******.

But surely the D.O.F has to be judged on results the same as the head coach. If the D.O.F has no influence on the success of the team what is the point in him being there? If Les Reed is a D.O.F he should pick the new head coach, if that head coach is not good enough, Les Reed should be fired for not doing his job properly.

I've just heard who it is. Not impressed.

I think people tend to over-complicate things, wether you have a D.O.F and Head Coach, or Manager and Coach makes little difference IMO. It's who they are and how they work together that's important. I have no problem with Les Reed (apart from the fact he was really really ****e at Charlton) but if he is working as a D.O.F he needs to take as much responsibility for results as whoever the next head coach is. If we don't get the results, both their heads are on the block.