Why should other clubs aspire to be like Charlton?

Last updated : 08 November 2005 By Charlton mad

Jason Whalley wrote in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: ‘If the media are to be believed, the club that all those out of the top three should aspire to be is Charlton Athletic. I have no doubt they have made great strides since their promotion to the Premiership, but one has to question why they should be held up as some kind of blueprint.’

‘On the field, their supporters witness the same pattern season after season. A bright start is had where enough points are amassed to stave off any relegation fears. This is followed by the inevitable `Charlton for the Champions League' and `Curbishley for England' hysteria, generally led by the Southern based Press and pundits like Rodney Marsh. Then we have the fall-off in form, the early cup exits and their season meandering towards mid-table mediocrity around April.’