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| Charlton part company with Dowie | Charlton part company with Dowie |
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| Charlton have announced that manager Iain Dowie has left the club. | Charlton have announced that manager Iain Dowie has left the club. |
| The 41-year-old has only been in charge for 12 Premiership games after replacing long-standing boss Alan Curbishley in the summer. | |
| But the Addicks have only won two league matches and following a 3-2 defeat at Wigan on Saturday are bottom of the table with eight points. | But the Addicks have only won two league matches and following a 3-2 defeat at Wigan on Saturday are bottom of the table with eight points. |
| The former Crystal Palace boss did lead Charlton into the Carling Cup quarter-finals last week. | The former Crystal Palace boss did lead Charlton into the Carling Cup quarter-finals last week. |
| The club said on their website that they would make a full statement on Tuesday morning. | The club said on their website that they would make a full statement on Tuesday morning. |
| Dowie, the first Premiership manager to lose his job this season, signed a three-year deal with the Addicks in May. | |
| He spent almost £10m on new players but the team struggled at both ends of the pitch. | |
| England striker Darren Bent is the only player to have scored more than one league goal this season, while the defence has only kept one clean sheet. | |
| Dowie received a surprise vote of confidence from Palace chairman Simon Jordan, who is taking his former manager to court over the summer move to The Valley. | |
| "I think Charlton haven't really given him a chance," said Jordan. | |
| After a playing career which took in spells at West Ham, Southampton and Palace, as well as Northern Ireland, Dowie took his first steps into management at Oldham. | After a playing career which took in spells at West Ham, Southampton and Palace, as well as Northern Ireland, Dowie took his first steps into management at Oldham. |
| 606: DEBATE This is absolutely diabolical! What have Charlton's board done? CB 606: Have your say | 606: DEBATE This is absolutely diabolical! What have Charlton's board done? CB 606: Have your say |
| He led them to the Division Two (now League One) play-offs in 2003 but after financial trouble hit the club, he moved on to Palace in 2003. | He led them to the Division Two (now League One) play-offs in 2003 but after financial trouble hit the club, he moved on to Palace in 2003. |
| The London club were languishing in 19th in Division One but a sensational run of form saw them reach the end-of-season play-offs and earn promotion to the Premiership. | |
| They very nearly survived their promotion season but were relegated on a dramatic final day following a 2-2 draw at Charlton. | They very nearly survived their promotion season but were relegated on a dramatic final day following a 2-2 draw at Charlton. |
| They reached the play-offs again last season but lost in the semi-finals to Watford, less than two weeks before Dowie departed. | They reached the play-offs again last season but lost in the semi-finals to Watford, less than two weeks before Dowie departed. |