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Addicks role just perfect for Jones

Addicks role

LEAGUE ONE
By Chris Dunlavy
New Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones says he is not concerned about the club’s reputation for axing managers.
Jones, 50, became the Addicks’ third manager of the season, following in the footsteps of Dean Holden and Michael Appleton, and their sixth in the last three years after agreeing a four-and-a-half-year deal with the League One strugglers last Sunday.
It is the Welshman’s first job since being sacked by Premier League Southampton exactly a year ago - a reign that lasted just 95 days.
“I know all about the lifespan of a manager,” said Jones, who got the Sa...

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