The club has hit the bottom and is turning around, the team may yet prove that we can go lower but the shadows cast by mountains of debt (friendly or not) and a myriad of voices in the decision making process have lifted, that can only be a good thing.

Charlton had a lot of players contracts expire all at once and were (apparently) very late in setting a playing side budget for this season. Due to these considerations the squad has not yet been completed, we are extremely susceptible to injuries and bans. Assuming we fulfil the expected squad building, if we come out of the first ten games in a good position we can kick on. The expected squad building will depend on how much of the transfer fees from this seasons sales or any new investment is made available and the total budget. If there is any investment I for one can’t see it being big, we shall see.

Having said that, there is certainly a feeling of “the only way is up” about the place, as they say “it’s the hope that kills you.”