| LEAGUE:
14th |
| FA
CUP: fourth round |
| WORTHINGTON
CUP: fourth round |
| PREDICTION:
halfway. Curbishley sticks around |
| TITLE
ODDS: 350-1 |
| OFFICIAL
WEBSITE: www.cafc.co.uk |
|
Key man: Scott
Parker
Has often succeeded in eclipsing even the impressive Mark
Kinsella in Alan Curbishley’s central midfield. An England
Under-21 international, Parker was also capped at schoolboy
and youth level. Tough in the tackle and blessed with an
excellent passing range and fine vision, he is very much the
complete modern midfielder. A favourite with Valley
regulars, he learnt a lot on loan at Norwich two seasons ago
Coach: Alan
Curbishley
The Valley boss is tipped as a future England manager, and
it’s easy to see why. One of the few Premiership coaches
to have played the cheaper end of the transfer market —
both domestically and overseas — and consistently
unearthed authentic bargains, Curbishley has also nurtured a
healthy crop of home-grown players. His seven years of
loyal, patient squad-building at the Valley have proved that
it is possible to prosper at the highest level while playing
attractive technically-pleasing football and living within
relatively modest means
| Full
squad |
|
Goalkeepers
1 Dean Kiely
22 Ben Roberts,
13 Paul Rachubka |
Midfielders
4 Graham Stuart
7 Chris Bart-Williams
8 Mark Kinsella
11 John Robinson
17 Scott Parker
20 Claus Jensen |
Defenders
2 Radostin Kishishev
3 Chris Powell
5 Richard Rufus
12 Steve Brown
18 Paul Konchesky
19 Luke Young
24 Jonathan Fortune
36 Mark Fish
15 Gary Rowett |
Forwards
9 Jason Euell
14 Martin Pringle
21 Jonatan Johansson
26 Mattias Svensson
29 Kevin Lisbie
37 Shaun Bartlett, Mark Royal |
Strongest
XI
Nationalities
England (12), South Africa (2), Sweden (2), Ireland
(2), US (1), Bulgaria (1), Wales (1), Jamaica (1), Denmark
(1), Finland (1), Zimbabwe, (1) Total 25
Players in
Gary Rowett, Paul Rachubka, Chris Bart-Williams
Players out
Andy Todd, Greg Shields, Eddie Youds, Sasa Ilic, David
Collis, Charlie MacDonald, Jorge Costa
Instant expert
Ground The Valley, Floyd Road, Charlton, London SE7
8BL
Telephone 020 8333 4000
Capacity 26,700
Shirt sponsor retailer all:sports
Ticket office 020 8333 4010
Can I get a ticket? About 1,300 matchday
sales available
How to get there Train from Charing
Cross/Waterloo East/London Bridge
Club call 09068 121146
Club shop 020 8333 4035
New boy: Gary Rowett
An unshowy but uncompromising and highly reliable
right back. He was acquired from Leicester for £2.5m.
Curbishley may encourage a strong and athletic player like
Rowett to be a little more adventurous going forward
Money talk
Top earners Powell £28,000, Rowett £28,000,
Kinsella £22,000
Total wage bill
£16.67m
A prudent approach means that wages are only 58.8%
of the club's turnover (£28.32m). The wage bill is the 15th
highest in the Premiership, the turnover the 13th highest
Where are they now?
Andy Hunt Retired from football just over a year
ago after failing to recover from ME. Runs a herbal remedy
farm in the Belize jungle
