Patrick Collins says

Another great writer and Charlton fan incidently. Patrick Collins has spoken sense on the subject of our first love for donkeys years. This is from his most recent outburst in the Mail on Sunday. Click here for full article (courtesy of Rob Munden).

"For the past week has demonstrated that the only people who count are the ones with the deepest pockets. They may know a little, or nothing at all. It doesn't matter. Provided they have the money, they can do as they like, promote whom they choose and dispense with those who displease them, all without check or restraint.

That is the cold reality of English football. It is a ship of fools without a captain, a course or a discernible direction. It has great wealth and no values. It cherishes cheap celebrity and despises its own history. It attracts legions of fellow travellers and alienates those who once loved it most dearly.

He may not appreciate it at the moment but I'd say Kevin Keegan is well out of it."