Sir Alex Ferguson would have picked David O'Leary, Alan Curbishley or Martin O'Neill as his replacement had he needed to in 2000, Celtic owner Dermot Desmond has revealed. But Tony Pulis had Gerry Francis around, Michael Flynn at Newport has got Lenny Lawrence with him. But I was waiting for the club that was right.

Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I don’t think it has changed that much.”. Charlton’s best Premier League season came in 2003-2004.

The situation looked incredibly desperate. I am not being disrespectful, but I was getting offered Championship clubs, and I was thinking I have 10 years as a Premier League manager under my belt. I want to freshen up and not do anything for a little while.”. In early 2003, the club were sitting as high as sixth after five successive victories at the turn of the year which earned Curbishley his third Manager of the Month award. He said: “It’s a time of mixed emotions, but it is the right time for me and right for the club. “The crazy thing is I am still in the top ten of managers with games in the Premier League. As soon as he decided to step down at the end of the 2005-2006 campaign, Charlton became a pale shadow of the strong sides he’d built up and they were promptly relegated the season after his departure. Alan Curbishley said not listening to Sir Alex Ferguson has effectively ended his career, Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains why struggles a GOOD thing, Pundit urges Man Utd to sign star who will be in team for next decade, Sir Alex Ferguson told Alan Curbishley to keep busy, Alan Curbishley's former fledgling Lee Bowyer leads Charlton into the play-off final on Sunday, Alan Curbishley's last job was at Fulham in 2015, Man Utd transfer news: Romelu Lukaku leads 6 man EXODUS, Man Utd offered first summer signing as Solskjaer eyes midfield ace, Manchester United urged to spend Jan Oblak money on another goalkeeper. Ahead of Manchester United's Premier League clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday Night Football, Alan Curbishley picks both sides' line-ups. Charlton made a fabulous start to life in the Premier League. Curbishley quit West Ham after just under two years in charge, when players were sold without him knowing, and it took a year to sort out his settlement with the club, which did not help. Sir Alex Ferguson (centre) chose three names to replace him at Manchester United in 2000, David O'Leary was on the list and was the high-flying boss of Leeds United at the time. He helped the Addicks to promotion from the First Division in 1986 and achieved a similar feat at Brighton & Hove Albion in 1987, only this time it was into the Second Division. The Premier League has changed the world of football. Gritt stepped down in 1995, enabling Curbishley to take sole control of the team. He is his own man. Times have been tough over there.”. He ensured the Addicks became a solid, consistent mid-table Premier League side at the start of the millennium and enjoyed 14 seasons as manager of the Londoners. If something like that came up it would be fantastic for me.“, He would not turn down a manager’s job though if it did come up: “I wouldn’t be phased by it. Premier League Clubs Managed: Charlton Athletic (1998-1999, 2000-2006), West Ham United (2006-2008) Alan Curbishley enjoyed some notable success in his reign at Charlton Athletic. However, he missed out on this position too, with Steve McClaren taking over after the World Cup in Germany that summer. Curbishley gave Bowyer his debut as a Charlton player at the age of 17 in September 1994, Parker at the same age in August 1997. He was offered a new contract but declined the opportunity to stay.

Express. Ferguson also created his succession plan 13 years later when he picked David Moyes. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. O'Neill was the most successful of the trio though, going on to manage Premier League sides Aston Villa and Sunderland as well a five-year spell with the Republic of Ireland, with his last managerial stint coming last year at Nottingham Forest. Masterminding an incredible turnaround at Upton Park. In a world where managers get sacked far too often nowadays, we won’t see the likes of Alan Curbishley’s reign at Charlton in terms of duration anymore. I realised your career can change in an instant': Lincoln's Tom Hopper says... compared his ill-fated reign at United to that of current boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's, Dermot Desmond on 10 in a row, a ¿block¿ in Europe and trying to sign Fergie ¿ The Athletic.

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