Karel Fraeye:
Appointed: 25th October 2015
Removed: 13th January 2016
Time in Charge, 80 days.
P14* W2 D4 L8 F11 A28
*13 League, 1 FA Cup
Wim de Cort:
Appointed; 13th January 2016
Removed: 14th January 2016
Time in Charge: 1 day.
P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0
Manager
UNLUCKY FOR SOME?
A timeline showing the main events of Roland Duchâtelet’s first 13 months of Charlton ownership
Please double click on the image below to see a larger clearer version.
Vaarwel Bob Peeters
Goodbye to Bob Peeters who left Charlton on Sunday
Date Appointed: Tuesday 27th May 2014
Date Departed: Sunday 11th January 2015
Time in Charge: 229 days
Job Title: Head Coach
Contract: 1 year
Results:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | |
| League (Skybet Championship) | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 31 | -5 |
| (Capital One) League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 3 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | n/a | -1 |
| Overall | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 32 | n/a | -3 |
First Match: 05/07/2014 Standard Liège away 0-2. 45 minute match in the “Stayen Cup”
First Competitive Match: 09/08/2014 Brentford away 1-1, Sky Bet Championship
Biggest Win: All league wins (Wigan, Derby, Watford, Norwich, Bolton, Reading) were by a single goal. The 3-2 win against Derby was the biggest scoreline. The biggest win in any competitive match was a 4-0 victory over Colchester in the League Cup.
Heaviest Defeat: 0-3 to Fulham at Craven Cottage 24/10/2014. In typical Charlton fashion our heaviest defeat was live on Sky tv.
Highlight: Probably the 1-0 victory at Norwich who were top of the league at the time.
Last Match: 10/01/2015 0-1 home defeat to struggling Brighton.
Debutants: It’s hard to say that Peeters made any signings, because that’s not the way things work under the Duchâtelet régime, but the following players made their debuts under Peters: Henderson, Ben Haim, Bikey-Amougou, Berg Guðmundsson, Buyens, Vetokele, Țucudean, Moussa, Gomez, Bulot, Ahearne-Grant, Coquelin [loan], Onyewu [loan], Etheridge [loan], Watt.
What He Said At The Start: “For me it was an easy decision. I know the Championship and I know Charlton and, along with Damian Matthew and the coaching staff, we are going to be a good team. The most important thing for me was that the owner had a lot of respect for the work I had done with Waasland-Beveren and said if I can go to a team like Charlton then not to hesitate. For me it was an easy deal. I had to finish my contract at Waasland-Beveren and they weren’t very happy because I managed them last year and we survived, but this was an opportunity to go to a bigger club and see how it goes in England. Everybody dreams of a big team in England. If a train passes you by and you can jump on it to a place like Charlton then you are happy. I very much look forward to starting the job.” B.P. 3rd June 2014
What They Said At The End: “It was a very difficult decision to reach. We had been very supportive of Bob until the very last moment, but the disappointing nature of performances and results in recent matches forced us to look at the situation. Despite recent rumours in the media we had not considered this option until after Saturday’s game. We have won just once in the past 12 matches and with the January transfer window open it is an important time of the season for the club. We feel this is the right decision for the club and I have asked Damian Matthew and Ben Roberts to take temporary charge. I have no doubts they will do an excellent job taking care of the side for the time being. KM 12th January 2015
Also Goodbye To: Patrick Van Houdt (Senior Professional Development Coach) and Guy Kiala (Performance Analyst).
Summary: Bob’s tenure at Charlton came in two parts. The club got off to a good start and were the last team in the division to suffer a defeat. However, with a thin squad the team lost its way and recorded its last victory back in November against Reading. At the point of Bob’s departure, the team had more draws than anyone else in the division and even these had become hard to come by at the end. Although fans were sympathetic to the lack of options available, criticisms were raised about lack of alternative approaches, zonal marking and playing players out of position. There were also rumours of disputes with members of the team.
José Riga versus Bob Peeters
Which of Roland Duchâtelet’s men has performed best at the helm of Charlton Athletic?
| José Riga | Bob Peeters | ||
| Played | 16 | 21 | |
| Won | 7 | 6 | |
| Drawn | 3 | 12 | |
| Lost | 6 | 3 | |
| Goals For | 17 | 23 | |
| Goals Against | 20 | 22 | |
| Points | 24 | 30 | |
| Goal Difference | -3 | 1 | |
| Percentage Wins | 44% | 29% | |
| Percentage Draws | 19% | 57% | |
| Percentage Losses | 38% | 14% | |
| Scored Per Game | 1.06 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded Per Game | 1.25 | 1.05 | |
| Points Per Game | 1.5 | 1.43 | |
| Binary Scorelines | 44% | 67% |
Stats above are for League Matches only. José Riga’s from the 0-0 Draw with Huddersfield on 12th March 2014 to the 3-0 victory at Blackpool on 3rd May 2014. Bob Peeters’ from the 1-1 draw at Brentford on 9th August 2014 to the 2-2 draw with Blackpool on 13th December 2014.
New Age Movement
Times They Are A Changing – And The Charlton Squad Is Getting Younger! 
We were intrigued by an interview with Katrien Meire in CASTrust’s TNT7 in which stated that Roland Duchâtelet is “famous for giving lots of young professionals a chance”. This was cited as a reason for Bob Peeters being appointed as Head Coach rather than Jose Riga. This set us thinking, if RD is out to employ bright young managers like Katrien and Bob, would this philosophy of employing youngsters extend to the first team at Charlton? Looking at how the average age of a squad member has changed over the past 11 months, it would certainly seem so. On the day that RD took over the club the average age of the first team squad was 25 years and 159 days. By the final day of last season that had dropped to 24 years, 155 days. Today it stands at 23 years and 182 days. That’s quite a remarkable change in less than a year. It has been achieved in two ways. At the older end of the scale, we had 9 players older than 26, last January. Of those, only the skipper remains. The others have been retired, re-leased or re-sold. Of the new recruits only two are over this age: our double-barrelled centre-back pairing. At the younger end of the scale our youngest player is now aged 17 years and 122 days. And with 4 appearances already, young Mr Gomez certainly isn’t there just to make up the numbers. It certainly seems that the Duchâtelet philosophy of giving young talent a chance has been extended to the Charlton first team. The only question is, how low can you go? Full Table of Squad Ages Please click to enlarge 
Is Big Bob Charlton’s Greatest Ever Manager?
Monday 15th September 2014 – Comparison of Bob Peeters to his predecessors in their starts as Charlton Manager
Frankly, only a mad person would make a positive answer to such a question. Indeed, you’d need to be a little bit touched just to ask it. Bob has been in charge for only six league matches, which is far to early to attach any significance to in terms of greatness. Nevertheless, getting a team who were widely tipped to struggle to win three and draw three is quite some achievement. We therefore decided to compare Bob’s start to that of all of the previous Charlton managers who have been in charge for six games or more (that’s all of them except Les Gore and Keith Peacock). How does Bob’s record compare?
The table shows that Bob’s run of three wins and three draws is indeed the best six-match start made by any Charlton manager. Just pipping the previous best, set by Chris Powell, on goal difference. At the wrong end of the table Theo Foley and Mike Bailey made the poorest starts each getting just two draws to show from their opening league fixtures.
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