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Stickleback: December 2014
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Charlton 2 Blackpool 2. As far as I could tell the plan was to have Solly and Buyens as sort-of defensive central midfielders, with Gudmundssohn on the left, and Cousins wandering where'er he would. (Harriot and Vetokele up front, not that it mattered.) And watching all these square pegs in round holes was Lawrie Wilson on the bench, staring blankly into the bloody big Lawrie Wilson-shaped hole in front of Joe Gomez at right back. Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom ). Marina Hyde in the Guardian. Delicious', 'to...
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Stickleback: Ivan Vukomanovic joins the chorus
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Ivan Vukomanovic joins the chorus. In my last post, I looked at the press conference where Jose Riga was unveiled as the new head coach of Standard Liege. The elephant in the room at that conference was Ivan Vukomanovic, clearly unhappy at his treatment. Since then, he's unsurprisingly refused the offer to stay on as a coach and now he's spoken out. The Standard management had justified their decision by his lack of experience. He says. He talks about the offer to remain as a coach in the organisation.
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Stickleback: August 2014
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Charlton 3 Derby 2. After a thrilling night at the Valley, take a look at these stats (from the BBC, so I apologise for the obvious liberal, feminist bias oozing from them. I just hope it doesn't infect me with its blatant pc agenda.). So many pre-contest predictions confounded! What a feeling of pure contentment! Charlton 2 Wigan 1. So, what do we make of the new team? Biggest impression for me, though, was made by Bob Peeters. Uwe Rosler is one of the least likeable figures in football - if the sta...
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Stickleback: June 2014
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It's nearly a week now since Charlton announced. That Bob Peeters is the new Head Coach. I'm trying to keep an open mind about the appointment. As others have pointed out, many of us, me included, got Jose Riga all wrong when he was appointed and he surprised us with his commitment, attitude and ability. Maybe Peeters will be good for the club. Let's hope so. It's worrying that the owner of the club can't see this, or doesn't think it matters. As Matt Wright wrote in Voice of the Valley. Last week, Ducha...
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Stickleback: May 2014
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Dyer also says he believes Riga didn't get the long term job was because he also didn't play any of the imports other than Reza and Astrit. From my previous posts, you'll realise none of this really surprises me, but it's depressing to have all my worst fears confirmed. They all seem pretty sure that Bob Peeters is set to be appointed Charlton's manager. Here's what dh.be had to say. José Riga, qui a réussi à maintenir Charlton, est pourtant remplacé du jour au lendemain par. Bob Peeters! On Wednesday [s...
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Stickleback: September 2014
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Charlton 0 Middlesbrough 0. My thoughts turned to valleyology as I saw the squad selection. Only one striker in the starting team. That should do something about the lack of goals. And a 17 year old on the bench. While it's good that he gets a taste of the first-team experience, was it a message from Peeters to Duchatelet? Anyway, I didn't expect a thrilling first half and in that sense I wasn't disappointed. How pathetic and twisted is that? Why is there not another o in Middlesb[o]rough? Which even I d...
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Stickleback: April 2014
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Charlton 3 Watford 1. Thank goodness that's over! The season, I mean. The game was terrific entertainment and for once I could have watched more. Watford were surprisingly competitive (by which I mean violent) given their league position, but Charlton finally put together a decent, full-length performance and thoroughly deserved the win. And once again Johnnie Jackson scored a vital goal at exactly the right time. Watford's equaliser. Charlton 1 Blackburn 3. Clearly, there are still contractual restraint...
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Stickleback: Jose Riga appointed head coach at Standard
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Jose Riga appointed head coach at Standard. Following the rather surprising news that Jose Riga has been appointed as head coach, Standard of Liege has put online a video of the press conference. It could hardly be more awkward. About his relationship with Duchatelet he says "He is just a chairman. Looking for a coach, full stop. [.] Just like when he first gave me a job with Standard, or the job with Charlton." He also mentions that had been out of work for a few months. So, there you go. Still baff...
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Stickleback: Charlton 3 Reading 2
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Charlton 3 Reading 2. Not always good results, though. The result against Blackburn and the halftime score today showed that the balance can be missing. Charlton had played with some verve but no finish. The energy faded and the game dwindled into snooze, allowing Reading to score a goal that felt ridiculously unimportant. Peeters, I suspect, would have destroyed Tony Watt, who is closer than most to the child in the playground. You need to accept that he will do some ludicrous, wasteful things every...
