Parkinson's Praise for Albion

[Insider]

What a good man...

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[fleet]

nice to have someone say well done after we win rather than well done after we lose!

 

[Gwylan]

Nice that someone doesn't say "We should be beating teams like Brighton"

 

[severnside gull]

Nice to hear him saying nice things about us especially as most news reports are the usual negative crap....."charlton off-form" etc

Didn't realise that Gus' son plays for Charlton Academy BTW. Maybe "one for the future" for us if his old man stays

 

[maffew]

OOh they checked us out first.

I always wondered whats the etiquette for letting other teams managers/scouts come to games before you play them, do they have to buy tickets?

 

[Simon Morgan]

Seems a good bloke. I actually quite like Charlton this season, they haven't been able to sign loads of players and have largely stuck with what they have got. Still really hope they pip either dirty Leeds or moneybags Norwich to one of the automatic places, probably won't happen though.

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

OOh they checked us out first.

I always wondered whats the etiquette for letting other teams managers/scouts come to games before you play them, do they have to buy tickets?

Not sure, might work differently club to club. Though when I was in Directors Box at Saints-Charlton JPT Kevin Blackwell was also in Directors Box for the game scouting Charlton's on-loan keeper, which implies he may not have had to pay to sit there.....like myself!!

 

[Black Country Seagull]

OOh they checked us out first.

I always wondered whats the etiquette for letting other teams managers/scouts come to games before you play them, do they have to buy tickets?

Club secretary contacts the club and requests scout tickets, clubs will have a group of seats, normally in the area of the players and their families sit / directors area. Tickets are free as your scouts go to their games as well.

 

[chez]

Welcome to the Charlton Athletic Football Club Web Site

Their website is also very complimentary about us and contains a very good match report.

 

[xenophon]

Welcome to the Charlton Athletic Football Club Web Site

Their website is also very complimentary about us and contains a very good match report.

100% agree, puts our official reports to shame, excellent reportage. Magnaminous in defeat too.

Cheers for finding that

 

[We're the Stripes]

Nice one Parkinson. Can't imagine Grayson would have said the same things had we held on for 20 seconds longer on Saturday.[/bitter]

 

[8ace]

Parkinson said much the same 3 weeks ago:

Jackett is not alone in thinking The Albion are in a false position and have got some very good players. Stayed in the same hotel as the Charlton squad on Monday night in Walsall and got talking to Phil Parkinson at the bar. He said he can't believe we're in the position we are and that the majority of League 1 managers think Brighton are a top 6 side at least with the current squad. He also said that with the exception of possibly Beckford, the player he rates highest in L1 is Glenn Murray but Charlton can't afford him. Nice bloke, very knowledgeable about Goldstone/Withdean/Falmer etc, he's best mates with Craig Maskell.

Jackett backs Brighton to beat the drop - North Stand Chat

 

[Lush]

Like this bit. They obviously haven't run it through the Gus Translator.

"The win moved Brighton up to 18th and Seagulls boss Gus Poyet added: "I'm really proud. It's very easier for a player to come here, see the pitch and just kick it and run. But they are convinced our best game is about passing the ball."