How Nathan Jones Turned Southampton’s Collapse into Charlton’s Championship Surge—The Untold Story
Even in the warm afterglow of Charlton’s Wembley triumph, the 51-year-old was asked about his Southampton spell. “I just wasn’t accepted,” he explained. “But I’d earned my stripes. I’d done League Two, League One, Championship, and proved at every level that I can get results. I actually proved it at Southampton: I got five wins out of 14 games. I’m not sure there’s a manager since who has got that. It wasn’t meteoric, but I think if I had flown in from somewhere then I would’ve got a little more time. A young Welsh guy from thing [presumably referring either to Luton Town or Blaenrhondda, the village where Jones grew up] maybe wasn’t big enough for Southampton. But I’m big enough for Charlton, and I’m very proud of that.”
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