The Charlotte Football Club Sentinel
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Archie Goodwin says Charlotte Football Club went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Charlotte Football Club
Allan Saint-Maximin was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Allan Saint-Maximin gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Allan Saint-Maximin is on it.
Market23 Nov 2026
The David Schnegg talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Charlotte Football Club know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Kerwin Vargas knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Charlotte Football Club, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
A door opens for Henry Kessler
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Squad The training reports on Isaac Walker are not good
- Squad Word from the training ground: Wilfried Zaha
- Squad Sam Brooks is out on the grass again