Charlie Methven's Circus has been gathering steam for a few weeks now but really burst into life yesterday.
Supporters began breaking the news that Dean Holden and then Danny Senda and finally Glyn Shimel had been sacked. Rich Cawley quickly confirmed as much but it wasn't until later last night that we got this mealy-mouthed confirmation on the OS.
Holden was struggling and logic appeared to have disappeared from his team selections and post-match explanations.
I thought he'd have got a bit longer. First because they brought him in and secondly because of the cost of changing him out. Irrespective, he's gone and Senda and Shimmel have paid the price too for an appalling start.
Rumours abound already about a replacement and the coincidence of ex-Methven Sunderland manager Lee Johnson being sacked from Hibs before the Holden announcement has set the hares running.
I don't think it matters who is appointed given the squad inadequacies and the fact that the transfer window closes this week. Promotion this season is completely unrealistic now and we will begin another short-term management cycle with all the attendant risks and failures.
The bigger problem for Charlton Athletic is Charlie Methven. He has found 'toe-in-the-water' investors who have collectively taken small stakes in a League One football club they know nothing about and who are at the operational mercy of Methven and his 'experienced' management team.
The mid-term options don't look great and I can see the cost cutting and asset stripping before another fire-sale. Thinking about Holden's replacement, I guess it could be important because we cannot afford to go down.
The results weren't good enough, but when you look at the mitigating factors ie recruitment, injuries to 1st team players, plus the millstone of poor recruitment under TS, I think Dean has my sympathies. Just when we need stability another spin has been made to the roulette wheel.
ReplyDeleteThe defensive inadequacies were graphically highlighted by Curbs and Brown after the last couple of games. Whether this was down to poor coaching, or poor player mentality, or too many youth players, it’s difficult to tell. I too feel sorry for Holden, but those defensive displays were awful. Could we have brought in another defensive coach, and kept Holden? Probably not unless he was to initiate that.
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