Not wasting time

fatsquid (14/11/2006)

Some guy called Mark Reed has been promoted to head coach for Charlton.

If they have found a new manager so soon they have obviously been planning this for a while. To accept the job so soon it would seem that Mark Reed had already been approached. If i was Dowie i'd feel a bit betrayed!

They have let themselves down big time.

It's not murder it's an act of faith (14/11/2006)

I think that's Charlton going down then. This fella will be moved aside round about January, but by then they'll be deep in the shit.

fatsquid (14/11/2006)

It's not murder it's an act of faith (14/11/2006)

I think that's Charlton going down then. This fella will be moved aside round about January, but by then they'll be deep in the shit.

I don't think he will.

It's a been given the job permanently so if they move him again in a couple of months they will be showing that they don't have a clue!

Bert Trautmanns neck brace (14/11/2006)

Les Reed was born (July 24, 1929) in Woking, Surrey, England. He was an accomplished musician by the age of 14, playing the piano, accordion and vibraphone. He studied at the London College of Music before joining the Willis Reed Group, with whom he toured for four years. Having been called up for National Service he played piano and clarinet in the Royal East Kent Military Band. Following national service he turned professional and became resident pianist at the Lido Nightclub in the West End of London.

In 1958 he joined The John Barry Seven as pianist. He played on many of their hits including James Bond Theme, Hit And Miss and Walk, don’t run. During this time he began to write some of his first hits with Geoff Stephens including Tell Me When, a hit for The Applejacks, Leave A Little Love for Lulu, and There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World), a 1967 hit for Herman's Hermits. During 1965 he wrote It's Not Unusual with ex-Viscounts member and Tom Jones's manager Gordon Mills, which gave Tom Jones, a UK number one in March 1965. Les Reed also arranged and played piano on the song. During the year he also met up with Barry Mason from Wigan in Lancashire. Together they wrote some of their biggest hits including Delilah again a hit for Tom Jones. Delilah, was also later covered by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1975. Les Reed & Barry Mason wrote their biggest hit in November 1966,The Last Waltz, which became a million selling UK number one for Engelbert Humperdinck in September 1967.

As well as writing Les Reed also played piano on hits for the likes of Adam Faith (Poor Me, What Do You want), Eden Kane (Forget Me Not) and Lance Fortune (Be Mine).

So why is he manager of Charlton?

Paddington Blue (14/11/2006)

i really don't get this at all, there was no pressure from the fans whatsoever. I live quite close to the valley and know a lot of charlton fans, they were all pleased with what dowie was doing there. and these are season ticket holders. from being there last week, i saw what they meant, they played some nice football and held on after a very late charge from us. Andy reid is playing well and is proving to be a decent buy, and they've been a little unlucky with injuries. I have no clue as to why they've sacked him.

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