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[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Says he hasn’t signed

[Nomoreheroes]

Says he hasn’t signed

I think its a case of just wait and see what happens from tomorrow onwards.

There are obviously complexities to the signing (or the Charlton ownership's relationship with the media) that we aren't fully aware of.

Grab the popcorn and see what happens next.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Yeah, I’m sure it is a done deal. Very strange way to do business, though. Charlton fans think they’ll still get Jason Euell!

[Freddies Ferret 2.0]

I mean all this is keeping us busy over the summer period. Charlton sound like a proper basketcase club.
Im growing on the idea of Mason

[Nemo]

Whilst I'm not convinced the trust are the ideal people to give out club information, they're a whole lot better than Clem's wife taking to Twitter!

[Posh Red]

What's this "Charlton are a bigger club"? I remember their 5k gates at Upton Park. 

I remember our 2k gates at the CG, does that make us smaller than the piss stains. 

[Jimmy HaveHave]

I remember our 2k gates at the CG, does that make us smaller than the piss stains. 

Same here early 80's

[Exiled Bob]

Each of those brought a couple of players they knew - Digby, Watson, Moncur, Hazard, Doyle etc. But they also relied on their names to attract people.

Different times now. My money would be on the cheap option Taylor with a DoF noone has heard of

Who was Watson? Kevin Watson?

[Exiled Bob]

Hmmm. Let's see what comes out about why Chorley resigned.

No time for Garner applying for other things while we were still in the play offs. Hope he sees the other side of loyalty in his career.

Agreed. Piss poor, if true.

[Peter Venkman]

I am not happy that Garner applied before the play offs as that proves that no matter what he didn't want to be here, but, Charlton are a real fuck up of a basket case club and the way they have handled all of this beggars belief, missinformation and denial from them.

I am sure it is actually a done deal but Charlton have not handled themselves very well in all of this.

[Pericardinho]

Charlton owner must be absolutely furious about the leak. Over a week ago now.

Has tried to cover it by saying they're still interviewing. Then his Wife says the reports of a 2 year deal are untrue.

They've lost complete control of the situation and in trying to appear more professional, have exceeded into turning it into a circus.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Which makes it all the more intriguing why he was so desperate to leave and why Clem did very little, if anything, to persuade him to say.

I’m sure the club could have afforded the difference in pay Garner is getting. Maybe Clem was glad to get rid without having to sack him further on down the line.

It does sound as if Clem isn’t quite as enamoured to the ‘project’ as he initially was.

Thank fuck for that!

[Pericardinho]

This quote from Clem was quite damning for me:

“It’s even like when we’re playing football, sometimes we maybe need to change our tactics because we might be away on a Tuesday night and our method of playing football is not working. We maybe need to try something different to make it work.

“We play a certain football; other teams play a different football. Sometimes they work out how we play and we maybe need to be a bit more flexible, but the nucleus of the team is there.

That strikes me as a slight dig at Garner and is perhaps the reason he hasn't really stood in his way.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Exactement! I reckon he jumped, knowing a push was coming. Garner would not change his philosophy and Clem looks like he was expecting him to.

[Legends-Lounge]

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