Quotes

Last updated : 21 December 2005 By Editor

The Sunday Times: "The fans are used to watching a team that works hard but some players are too easily knocked over. It is very, very disappointing. It has got to change."

The Sun (today): "Perhaps we’ve strayed away from some of our values. Managers used to say that if you don’t work as hard as Charlton, you won’t get too far. That isn’t the case at the moment.

"I actually thought it was a bit disparaging when managers used to say that. The hardest thing the away team is having to do at the moment is park their coach. It’s true — and that has to change.

"I do feel with the way things have gone that we are second from bottom when really we’re only a win away from the top eight.

"People are coming up to me as if I’ve lost a relative — they don’t know what to say to me. It’s quite incredible what has happened."

The Daily Mirror (today): "We used to be a team which was hard to beat. I'm worried.

"We are looking over our shoulder until we get to the 40-point barrier."

"I'm grateful to the players that have got me 22 points but some of them are not going to stay in the side or get anywhere near the side unless they get their acts together. We can't carry on playing the way we've been playing."

"As the season starts grinding on it gets tougher. It doesn't seem to matter if I make changes as whoever I bring in makes as many mistakes as those I've left out."