Charlton next manager: Five bosses to save them from relegation

Jamie Clark, Sports Editor | October 24, 2015

Losing a London derby 3-0 at home to Brentford has left Charlton Athletic in the Championship relegation zone, and they have sacked head coach Guy Luzon after 36 games in charge.

Coral now make the Addicks odds-on at 8/11 to go down this season following a 10-game winless run across all competitions.

South London side Charlton are looking for their fifth different boss since Belgian investor Roland Duchatelet became their owner, so here are five managers that he could now turn to…

Paolo Di Canio

Fiery Italian forward Di Canio cut his coaching teeth at Swindon Town where he steered them to the League Two title, and then had 13 ill-fated games with Sunderland, saving them from Premier League relegation.

Spending the 2003/04 campaign at The Valley under Alan Curbishley, this represents a realistic opportunity for Di Canio to return to management. Histrionics, strict methods and all-round controversy tends to follow this West Ham United cult hero round, however.

Justin Edinburgh

Gillingham boss Edinburgh, who played most famously for Spurs, has seen his profile raised by an excellent start to the League One season with the Kent club and they top their division.

His stock has never been higher, having steered Newport County out of the Conference, but would a relegation scrap at Charlton make for a wise swap with the Gills’ promotion push?