Chris Powell - Manager of HTAFC

[jimmythebulldog]

Sept 3, 2014 13:06:05 GMT 1 @davva360 said:

Sept 3, 2014 12:49:10 GMT 1 jimmythebulldog said:

As I said in a previous thread - it's ok to have an opinion even if it's different to your own.

Just because some don't rate Powell doesn't mean they don't support the club.

That's me included by the way - very unmoved by this. Hope I'm wrong of course.

It's shocking some of the stuff handed out to those who don't see this as an inspiring appointment.

Opinions make the forum - remember that and embrace it.

Agree with that but with one minor exception. If people truly stop attending matches because they do not agree with a managerial appointment, they have in effect stopped supporting Town. That to me is going too far, as is saying its the worst they have felt about Town in 50 years. I really don't get that, there have been some real lows even in the last 20 years.

My feelings on Powell are he did well at Charlton. Yes it went pear shaped at the end but that is usually why Managers get sacked and by all accounts it was not really his fault.
He is not someone that gets me overly excited but I do think he is a solid candidate and we could do a lot worse. He will get my support, despite not being my first choice, and I will give him a chance. I truly hope he is a success and in charge for a long time because that would mean Town are doing well which is the single most important thing to me in the Football World.

You're right Davva on people not going anymore - but the truth is they will, and it's just a gut reaction to make a point.

[bluedogs, Esq.]

 @nickhudd01   is out side Canalside congratulating Chris Kamara and wishing him well in his new role as Huddersfield manager

[AndySk]

Cant bet on next town manager on Skybet anymore (looks like i just managed to sneak in with my Powell bet before they stopped it )

[braz]

Just thought I'd put my opinion on here like a few of the other Charlton fans have done.

I'll try not to be too biased but I do think it's a great move by Huddersfield. England capped, a club legend, record points league 1, 9th with awful budget, which has probably been said already hundreds of times. Still, can't argue with that. There have been far worse appointments by clubs, I am not sure on Huddersfield financial status but I'm guessing it's similar to Charltons? So for anyone complaining give him a chance, I don't see who you expected your club to sign better than Powell. Bare in mind he's still young for a manager and will only improve. In the long run I can see him really winning you over.

Don't let his sacking and poor run towards the end of managing us fool you, we got good results against much better sides than us during his spell, a decent fa cup run and this is with imo some terrible players and a pitch we couldn't play on. I think our new owner mistreated him forcing him with players he didn't want and not giving him a real chance but hey ho, that's football now. I really hope your club give him the chance he deserves and I hope he appreciates the opportunity to manage a club with good fans and a good history.

Good luck for the rest of the season Huddersfield, I'm sure most of us Charlton fans will be rooting for you this season.

[ritchie]

given he was the man to end our unbeaten record, if hes appointed does that mean it is still running?

[townatheart]

Sept 3, 2014 13:51:40 GMT 1 braz said:

Just thought I'd put my opinion on here like a few of the other Charlton fans have done.

I'll try not to be too biased but I do think it's a great move by Huddersfield. England capped, a club legend, record points league 1, 9th with awful budget, which has probably been said already hundreds of times. Still, can't argue with that. There have been far worse appointments by clubs, I am not sure on Huddersfield financial status but I'm guessing it's similar to Charltons? So for anyone complaining give him a chance, I don't see who you expected your club to sign better than Powell. Bare in mind he's still young for a manager and will only improve. In the long run I can see him really winning you over.

Don't let his sacking and poor run towards the end of managing us fool you, we got good results against much better sides than us during his spell, a decent fa cup run and this is with imo some terrible players and a pitch we couldn't play on. I think our new owner mistreated him forcing him with players he didn't want and not giving him a real chance but hey ho, that's football now. I really hope your club give him the chance he deserves and I hope he appreciates the opportunity to manage a club with good fans and a good history.

Good luck for the rest of the season Huddersfield, I'm sure most of us Charlton fans will be rooting for you this season.

thanks, a good reasoned post

[yoy]

Sept 3, 2014 13:10:29 GMT 1 runner76 said:

Look, I am not excited by this appointment at all, but still changed my signature to support the club and DH!!!!!

Happy to eat my words if he does really well, but he couldn't cut it at Charlton despite large recruitment and we deserve better!!!

Taking them from mid table league one to the championship is classed as not cutting it? Interesting that the Charlton fans very much believed he had cut it!

[Macduff]

Dear Yorkie1. I suspect your username is based on the chocolate bar that is thicker than average as that's how you come across. Why don't you pair up with clown Sugy and go for a long trip to fantasy land. UTT

[cabbles]

Given that we've played you about 400 times over the last couple of seasons it feels only natural that the link between our clubs should be strengthened by your appointment of Powell as Manager.

As a Charlton fan, my objective opinion is that Powell will do a good job for you.  By the looks of things he may not have been some people's first choice on here, but if you evaluate his three years with us, it was successful.  I understand that we were very much in his blood, and he was a fan favourite.  However, the season we went up, aside from a late wobble toward the end, we were quite dominant.  He did well to get us to 9th in our first season back in the Championship.  Last season was a mess at our club.  Our previous owners had given up and wanted shot, they gave him no opportunity to invest last summer, and as such he was operating with one hand tied behind his back.  

When the takeover happened, Powell was emotionally drained in my opinion.  He, like a lot of others had kept thing going whilst behind the scenes everything was a mess (we were close to administration this time last year).  Our new owner came in, and yes, with it came players from the network of clubs we belong to.  Alex Dyer gave an interview after he left explaining that some players were forced upon him (Nego, Thuram) that were never up to scratch.  This was probably the last thing Powell needed after having such a difficult time toward the end of the previous regime.  You get the feeling that whoever was our Manager when our new owner came in, wouldn't have lasted.

Statistically, Powell left when we were bottom, although we did have a few games in hand.  In my honest opinion, I do not feel he would have kept us up.  He had started to become over reliant on a certain way of play, and our style had become a little stale.  This is the only criticism I would have during his time.  Riga came in and kept us up, but I feel it was more that he was fresh and hadn't been weighed down by being involved in the previous months.  We had the players to keep us in the division, and Powell may have had circumstances been diiferent.

I know nothing about your current team, except that you as a club seem to be well run and have benefited from the sale of Rhodes - ie you have bought in some decent players.  If your Chairman backs Powell and gives him some funds to invest he will do well, but in the interim, I think he will hit the ground running and continue the decent couple of seasons you have had.

[Macduff]

Dear Yorkie1. I guess you are named after the chocolate bar as that too is thicker than average. Then again you might be Sugy in disguise. UTT

[Macduff]

Dear Yorkie1. I guess you are named after the chocolate bar as that too is thicker than average. Then again you might be Sugy in disguise. UTT

[Macduff]

Oh dear apologies. Will not post from my mobile again. UTT

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Chris Dawkes ?@chrisdawkesitv 2m
Chris Powell has just arrived at the John Smiths stadium #htafc @itvcalendar

[NoToTrumpDonors]

Sept 3, 2014 14:38:56 GMT 1 @pruneface said:

Chris Dawkes ?@chrisdawkesitv 2m
Chris Powell has just arrived at the John Smiths stadium #htafc @itvcalendar

Thank god for that. The empty chair was starting to loom large.

[ritchie]

Sept 3, 2014 14:25:15 GMT 1 cabbles said:

Given that we've played you about 400 times over the last couple of seasons it feels only natural that the link between our clubs should be strengthened by your appointment of Powell as Manager.

As a Charlton fan, my objective opinion is that Powell will do a good job for you.  By the looks of things he may not have been some people's first choice on here, but if you evaluate his three years with us, it was successful.  I understand that we were very much in his blood, and he was a fan favourite.  However, the season we went up, aside from a late wobble toward the end, we were quite dominant.  He did well to get us to 9th in our first season back in the Championship.  Last season was a mess at our club.  Our previous owners had given up and wanted shot, they gave him no opportunity to invest last summer, and as such he was operating with one hand tied behind his back.  

When the takeover happened, Powell was emotionally drained in my opinion.  He, like a lot of others had kept thing going whilst behind the scenes everything was a mess (we were close to administration this time last year).  Our new owner came in, and yes, with it came players from the network of clubs we belong to.  Alex Dyer gave an interview after he left explaining that some players were forced upon him (Nego, Thuram) that were never up to scratch.  This was probably the last thing Powell needed after having such a difficult time toward the end of the previous regime.  You get the feeling that whoever was our Manager when our new owner came in, wouldn't have lasted.

Statistically, Powell left when we were bottom, although we did have a few games in hand.  In my honest opinion, I do not feel he would have kept us up.  He had started to become over reliant on a certain way of play, and our style had become a little stale.  This is the only criticism I would have during his time.  Riga came in and kept us up, but I feel it was more that he was fresh and hadn't been weighed down by being involved in the previous months.  We had the players to keep us in the division, and Powell may have had circumstances been diiferent.

I know nothing about your current team, except that you as a club seem to be well run and have benefited from the sale of Rhodes - ie you have bought in some decent players.  If your Chairman backs Powell and gives him some funds to invest he will do well, but in the interim, I think he will hit the ground running and continue the decent couple of seasons you have had.

Cheers - can you tell us his preferred system?

[Tanzanian Terrier]

Powell arrives at stadium

[townatheart]

Sept 3, 2014 14:29:13 GMT 1 Macduff said:

Oh dear apologies. Will not post from my mobile again. UTT

no problem, in this case it was worth it as your post was taking the mick of yorkiedoodle

[H7]

[ritchie]

Sept 3, 2014 14:50:48 GMT 1 H7 said:

chris powell escorts new manager ross wilson into the stadium

[Deleted]

So anyone got any ideas on who the new manager might be?

[Cosmo Kramer]

Sky sports just shown a clip ot Powell and Wilson walking to the stadium

Edit: Ah, I see this is now old news

[townatheart]

Sept 3, 2014 14:56:18 GMT 1 @davva360 said:

So anyone got any ideas on who the new manager might be?

is it ross wilson?

there is photographic evidence to back up my guess

[Deleted]

Sept 3, 2014 14:56:18 GMT 1 @davva360 said:

So anyone got any ideas on who the new manager might be?

heard it was you but obviosly a rumour!

[Deleted]

Sept 3, 2014 15:01:53 GMT 1 @positive said:

Sept 3, 2014 14:56:18 GMT 1 @davva360 said:

So anyone got any ideas on who the new manager might be?

heard it was you but obviosly a rumour!

Had to turn it down for weather related reasons.

[cabbles]

Sept 3, 2014 14:45:54 GMT 1 ritchie said:

Sept 3, 2014 14:25:15 GMT 1 cabbles said:

Given that we've played you about 400 times over the last couple of seasons it feels only natural that the link between our clubs should be strengthened by your appointment of Powell as Manager.

As a Charlton fan, my objective opinion is that Powell will do a good job for you.  By the looks of things he may not have been some people's first choice on here, but if you evaluate his three years with us, it was successful.  I understand that we were very much in his blood, and he was a fan favourite.  However, the season we went up, aside from a late wobble toward the end, we were quite dominant.  He did well to get us to 9th in our first season back in the Championship.  Last season was a mess at our club.  Our previous owners had given up and wanted shot, they gave him no opportunity to invest last summer, and as such he was operating with one hand tied behind his back.  

When the takeover happened, Powell was emotionally drained in my opinion.  He, like a lot of others had kept thing going whilst behind the scenes everything was a mess (we were close to administration this time last year).  Our new owner came in, and yes, with it came players from the network of clubs we belong to.  Alex Dyer gave an interview after he left explaining that some players were forced upon him (Nego, Thuram) that were never up to scratch.  This was probably the last thing Powell needed after having such a difficult time toward the end of the previous regime.  You get the feeling that whoever was our Manager when our new owner came in, wouldn't have lasted.

Statistically, Powell left when we were bottom, although we did have a few games in hand.  In my honest opinion, I do not feel he would have kept us up.  He had started to become over reliant on a certain way of play, and our style had become a little stale.  This is the only criticism I would have during his time.  Riga came in and kept us up, but I feel it was more that he was fresh and hadn't been weighed down by being involved in the previous months.  We had the players to keep us in the division, and Powell may have had circumstances been diiferent.

I know nothing about your current team, except that you as a club seem to be well run and have benefited from the sale of Rhodes - ie you have bought in some decent players.  If your Chairman backs Powell and gives him some funds to invest he will do well, but in the interim, I think he will hit the ground running and continue the decent couple of seasons you have had.

Cheers - can you tell us his preferred system?

He was a 4-4-2 man with us.  We were slightly direct because we had Kermorgant in the team who was good in the air (although I feel we wasted his ability with his feet as well).  He likes the full backs to push on, and toward the end of his reign was partial to playing central midfielders out on the right which was frustrating, but again, goes back to it all being a bit stale.  I am confident he'll adapt his team to fit the players you have though.

[deadleg]

Sept 3, 2014 15:11:10 GMT 1 cabbles said:

Sept 3, 2014 14:45:54 GMT 1 ritchie said:

Cheers - can you tell us his preferred system?

He was a 4-4-2 man with us.  We were slightly direct because we had Kermorgant in the team who was good in the air (although I feel we wasted his ability with his feet as well).  He likes the full backs to push on, and toward the end of his reign was partial to playing central midfielders out on the right which was frustrating, but again, goes back to it all being a bit stale.  I am confident he'll adapt his team to fit the players you have though.

Sounds perfect for us then.

Seriously, do all managers do stuff like this these days?

Very pleased it's Powell though given most of the names bandied about. Lennon was my first choice (though I did always feel he'd probably wait for a bigger job) but Powell was the definite second.

[barnet]

Sept 3, 2014 11:54:41 GMT 1 gledholt terrier said:

Sept 3, 2014 11:51:24 GMT 1 yorkie1 said:

Cue abuse but for me Powell is a hugely disappointing gamble.  We deserve better. Left his last club bottom of the league and recruited countless players and sold them for peanuts (when viewed in the whole).  Why are we getting excited about this?  Robins was hardly an inspirational appointment but this is even less so.

For me, I will have my Saturday's back cos' I ain't handing over my hard earned for this.  Of course I hope I am am wrong but after 50 years supporting them this has left me with no desire for any more.

Yeah, you definitely deserve better

Sorry, but I have to correct this idea that he 'recruited countless players and sold them for peanuts'. I have no idea where that comes from. We sold Jenkinson to Arsenal for £1million and with that money Chris built a team that strolled League 1 and then finished 9th in the Championship (with the addition of just one player from Stevenage).
Please don't let this myth perpetuate.

[Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier]

Wonder if we'll ever be told who the two other guys are who allegedly also had second interviews this week?

[PellonTerrier]

Sept 3, 2014 11:56:35 GMT 1 Amigo said:

Sept 3, 2014 11:51:24 GMT 1 yorkie1 said:

Cue abuse but for me Powell is a hugely disappointing gamble.  We deserve better. Left his last club bottom of the league and recruited countless players and sold them for peanuts (when viewed in the whole).  Why are we getting excited about this?  Robins was hardly an inspirational appointment but this is even less so.

For me, I will have my Saturday's back cos' I ain't handing over my hard earned for this.  Of course I hope I am am wrong but after 50 years supporting them this has left me with no desire for any more.

No abuse, if that's how you feel that's fine and to be honest there's quite a few that sit round me with your attitude that I wish would follow you out the door.
By the way if this is the worst you've felt about Town in 50 years I'd be gobsmacked.

If he's older than 15 I'd be more gobsmacked

[betsvigi9]

My guess is that Yorkie put some hard earned cash on someone else and is just annoyed about losing money. Some people just can't take being wrong.