Tuesday, 20 February 2007
The power of Pardew
Andrew Mills has been relieved of his post of General Manager - Football, Charlton announced in a 6 line statement earlier today.
All slightly different to the fanfare that met his and others arrival under the new management structure for the future announced in June 2006. This proves two things to me. One that the succession planning to Curbishley's reign was completely inadequate and one could blame the structure or the people employed to do it, both decisions made by Richard Murray and the board.
Mark Robson is now the only remaining member of that 5-man structure, if you include John Harbin (now at Coventry with Dowie) in that much heralded team.
It's interesting that Murray makes comment that Mills helped secure all of the players signed in January too but evidently did not impress Pards enough to avoid him telling Murray that he wanted him out.
The power of Alan Pardew is growing within the club everday. He made a comment in the first few days of his employment that "he was the manager," and slowly he has made, insisted or recommended changes within the club. I understand that he was behind some recent changes to the facilities at Sparrows Lane too, done whilst the first team squad were in Spain.
But after myself and others were asking the question - what does Andrew Mills do, at least we now know what he looks like and what a nice handsome boy he is too. I am sure there is many a second hand Ford Escort just waiting to be sold that he can conveniently find a buyer for and make a nice little earner.
Part two of the latest Pardew early spring clean is the end of Omar Pouso and Gonzalo Sorondo as Charlton players. Both having their contracts cancelled, Pouso's a temporary one and Sorondo a 2-year one. What a desperate drain they both were on our payroll.
Of course the real desperation of it all, is that I have only just got back from Uruguay after taking it upon myself to find these two wasters. Believe me though, their pay-off's alone will make them very rich men when they get back to the Uruguayan 1st Division. ¶ 18:15
All slightly different to the fanfare that met his and others arrival under the new management structure for the future announced in June 2006. This proves two things to me. One that the succession planning to Curbishley's reign was completely inadequate and one could blame the structure or the people employed to do it, both decisions made by Richard Murray and the board.
Mark Robson is now the only remaining member of that 5-man structure, if you include John Harbin (now at Coventry with Dowie) in that much heralded team.
It's interesting that Murray makes comment that Mills helped secure all of the players signed in January too but evidently did not impress Pards enough to avoid him telling Murray that he wanted him out.
The power of Alan Pardew is growing within the club everday. He made a comment in the first few days of his employment that "he was the manager," and slowly he has made, insisted or recommended changes within the club. I understand that he was behind some recent changes to the facilities at Sparrows Lane too, done whilst the first team squad were in Spain.
But after myself and others were asking the question - what does Andrew Mills do, at least we now know what he looks like and what a nice handsome boy he is too. I am sure there is many a second hand Ford Escort just waiting to be sold that he can conveniently find a buyer for and make a nice little earner.
Part two of the latest Pardew early spring clean is the end of Omar Pouso and Gonzalo Sorondo as Charlton players. Both having their contracts cancelled, Pouso's a temporary one and Sorondo a 2-year one. What a desperate drain they both were on our payroll.
Of course the real desperation of it all, is that I have only just got back from Uruguay after taking it upon myself to find these two wasters. Believe me though, their pay-off's alone will make them very rich men when they get back to the Uruguayan 1st Division. ¶ 18:15
