Leekbrookgull
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[Football] Charlton Athletic and Lee Bowyer.
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n1 gull
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Isn't he going to Birmingham?
Keith Patel
**** off Lino.
Rumours Karanka is getting the boot at Birmingham and Bowyer will be taking over there.
Leekbrookgull
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If so are Birmingham City a genuine better bet ? Unless of course money.
Lindfield by the Pond
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Yes
Sirnormangall
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Birmingham has been a highly successful career move for their many managers over the past few years.
Cowfold Seagull
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Probably not, they are nose diving towards League One. Lee Bowyer has been good for the Addicks, both as player and manager, especially sad that he is leaving now that their ownership woes seem to finally be behind them.
It's a calculated gamble to be sure, but I think he has a better chance of being in the Championship next season as a manager with Birmingham than with Charlton. Birmingham are 3 points above the drop and he does seem the type of character that could get a team motivated, especially given what he achieved with the nonsense at Charlton in the background.
That said, I've noticed that Gary Gardner is still there... If he's on their dead balls then they've as good as relegated.
Reports he's already taking training at Birmingham after leaving Charlton yesterday morning.
Most Charlton fans seem happy with the current ownership and are very thankful for Bowyer sticking with them through the hard times (when he could've gone elsewhere).
Most Charlton fans seem happy with the current ownership and are very thankful for Bowyer sticking with them through the hard times (when he could've gone elsewhere).
Cowfold Seagull
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Yes he has been a great servant to Charlton, l just hope that the Birmingham City board are as paient with him as his counterparts at Charlton were if he doesn't get immediate success, somehow l have my doubts that they will be.
Glad he turned everything round after that nightmare time up at Leeds all those years ago. Since then, always comes across well. And was a superb player for a while - gritty.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
The owners of BCFC (Trillion Trophy Asia) are a joke. Completely clueless, as illustrated when they binned off Gary Rowett when he had them 1 place outside the playoffs on a shoestring budget, in favour of going autograph-hunting with "big name" Gianfranco Zola. He was (predictably) an absolute disaster. They won 2 games in 24 to end up in a relegation scrap, and Zola duly resigned after 4 months - whereupon they appointed 'Arry. Who kept them up, then spent a fortune in the summer, and was promptly sacked 8 games into the new season after they stunk the place out again.
Absolute CLOWNS in charge at that club. Best of luck to Bowyer, he'll need it.
Absolute CLOWNS in charge at that club. Best of luck to Bowyer, he'll need it.
Paris
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Nigel Adkins the new Charlton manager. A solid appointment.
P.s: He still owes us a guard of honour
P.s: He still owes us a guard of honour
Barham's tash
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Nigel Adkins the new Charlton manager. A solid appointment.
P.s: He still owes us a guard of honour
Really?! Christ.
My Charlton supporting mate was hoping the rumour of a return for Curbs was true. He specifically named Adkins as utterly uninspiring.
Dick Swiveller
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Paris
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Is Curbishley still around?
I'm not in a relationship with Nigel Adkins(honest guv!), but he has previously done well at that level for teams beginning with the letter S.
He might have rubbed a few of us up the wrong way a decade ago...
Seasidesage
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Been sometime since Adkins did anything of note but it would've been a risk to bring back Curbs despite the fact that he should never have been out of the game so long. Fair or not its been a long time and would be a risk. Thought they might've gone for someone a bit younger and progressive...