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They are talking to someone to replace Alan Curbishley


He ruined my club (to be fair anyone following O'Neill would have struggled)...£5.5m for Akinbiyi for one and tactical naivete galore

He has done nothing at Hull in the Championship despire £ backing which gave him players good enough to easily gain promotion out of the lesser leagues

His reputation is based off England U21s when he had a superb group of players.


His name....Peter Taylor


Get on Charlton to be relegated pronto!!!

Yeah it does seem strange I would personally be against him joining Charlton. Don't think he offers anything up for the club to progress forward.

A great day for poor managers.

He has got two promotions in three (4?) years with Hull... keeping them in that division this year was success for the club - Sustainable growth.

He has done a great job with Hull... I hope he doesnt go to Charlton, leaving Hull with every chance of making the play offs in the next couple of years.

with the financial backing he was given by Hull's new owners he should have been expected to get them to the Championship

They have absolutely no chance of progressing any further. Saw them this year, one of the worst teams I saw.

Hull aren't exactly a Chelsea...
He has acheived what was expected then?! He certainly hasnt spent enough to be in the PL.

There are only ever four or five clubs in that division who are capable of progressing (usually only short term)... look how many years Sheff United have been on the boarder and Wolves for another....

Agreed, Taylor is a good manager.

yes I don't disagree with you on either point..merely he did have the finances in Divs 1 and 2 that it would have been failure if he hadn't reached the point they reached now

I accept some bias in my views, but I am amazed he has another opportunity to manage in the premier league

TBH he suprised me being linked with that job... i think he has his level now and if he ever did get them up then he would deserve a shot at the PL.

Whoever goes in is on a hiding to nothing.

Can they improve ? Doubtful whoever is in charge.

Sandy

Again good young British managers are overlooked for those with friends on boards....

I say fair play to Charlton for not going for an expensive over rated foriegner like alot of clubs of their size have done in the past.

Another british premiership manager can only be a good thing.

I agree but there are about 10 unproven "high-potential" other managers to choose from who haven't had their shot yet.

I think you shouldn't rush a manager into the job. I'n my mind, without doubt, Taylor will fail, cos he doesn't have what it takes at the highest level.

I wish I could say more but after a conversation with my uncle who works for Charlton i am expecting bad news soon :(

As a virtual life long charlton fan i will reserve any judgement about which manager eventually fills the "hotseat" until at least another 12 months time.

How many eyebrows were raised amongst Charlton fans when it was announced all those years ago that the board had appointed two joint managers neither of whom had any experience of club management. Look at where we were 15 years ago and look at where we are now, personally i applaud everything the Charlton board has done in the past to get the club into its current position  ;applause; ;applause;

Anyone who pays £5m for Akinbiyi is ok in my book.    They wont go down next season, Darren Bent and the dross coming up from the CCC will ensure this.

got to give any manager a chance (unless you get carlton palmer like we did :-)). - lets see what the verdict is after 2 seasons - i think taylor may well do a good job with Charlton

rotflmfao

Taylor rejects move to Charlton, lol.

On bbc website.

Can you imagine being a Charlton fan and knowing that someone would rather stay at Hull than manage Charlton. :D

So how many people had their money on Iain Dowie when this thread started?  :D

Made a few quid backed him just after he resigned last week, nowt much though.

aye, i know a few people who backed him AFTER he resigned (I dont believe Simon Jordan to be one of them however) but i just wondered if anyone had backed him before he resigned - wonder what price you could have got......

I know there was at least 25/1 available before he resigned, when Taylor was odds on.

I'm delighted with the appointment of Dowie.
I may be proved wrong but I think he'll get the best out of the current squad. But the most important thing is how much it's upset simon jordan.
etcyt jordan, etcyt as we say in SE7

Dowie has come out of this in a bad light and if Jordan is telling the truth Dowie is going to end up paying through the nose for the contract clause for £1million plus risk of legal fees. i can only guess he was poorly advised, but sound like he was advised by a bloke down the pub to use the moving up north story.  :D
Does seem like an odd choice though. Ian Dowies record over last 2 years is to take Palace down and then to keep them down. Don't understand why this makes him the best choice for Charlton. What are the odds on them going down?

like i said earlier i'm reserving judgement til he's had a full season in charge, brought it who he wants within the budget and released who isnt needed, i believe Bartlett, Johansson and Jeffers have not had their contracts renewed already. Hopefully we've still got a core of players good enough to keep us in the premiership (though a few attacking playmaking midfielders would be nice) and we can go from there.

Personally I feel that Charlton fans should be happy, Dowie is extremely upbeat and positive.

I think he'll do well for you and hope that he does.

firstly the valley is north of selhurst park. ok, it's by less than 3 miles but north is north.

secondly he was not under contract. Charlton conducted the interviews and drew up a shortlist. Dowie then quit and was approached by the club after being released from his previous contract

thirdly, the only witness to the conversation jordan is basing his writ on was dowie's brother. good luck with that one jordan.


as for his record, he took over a club in major crisis and worked miracles in his first season.
he then had a club who were completely out of their depth in the premiership and was so colse to keeping them up. If they'd just kept out that oh so sweet goal from jon fortune on the last day of the season they'd have stayed up.