Parkinson: 'If fans get on Bailey's back then it will spur him on to play better'

Parkinson: 'Sometimes the supporters should look at the bigger picture'

The Charlton manager Phil Parkinson, and the second ex-head farmer we've had to face in four days, has once again fallen to the selected amnesia that befell him last December after the first match between the clubs.

While insisting ex-Shrimper Nicky Bailey will not be affected if the boos ring out around a packed Roots Hall, and probably a few words regarding the players loyalty that are not fit for a family audience, it's fair to say it won't stop anyone.

In the last meeting at the Valley, which Charlton won 1-0, the abuse was loud and consistant throughout the 90 minutes, and Parky seems to be unaware of the facts, or choose not to remember, he was the Charlton No.2 when then manager Alan Pardew made his coup after the 2008/09 season had started.

Former players who leave the team saying the right things, even if they don't mean them now and again, and certainly not the wrong ones on Sky News, get treated with the respect they deserve.

Bailey is not one of them.

However, Parkinson told www.southlondonpress.co.uk: "I was surprised that he got that kind of reaction from them. I thought Nicky was a bit of a legend for what he did there. Sometimes the supporters should look at the bigger picture - they got him for next to nothing and sold him for a big profit. I'm sure the sensible Southend fans will appreciate what Nicky did for their club. If they do choose to get on his back then it will just spur him on to play better. It won't have a negative effect on him."



Bailey: 'I've got no bad feelings against Southend'

The ginger one himself spoke after the December match, to the Sun no less, admitting he had heard the abuse, but just got on with the game, especially with his new found responsibilities as the Addicks skipper.

Bailey said: "I've got no bad feelings against Southend and hope they do well but I have a job to do for Charlton now. I was aware of what the supporters were chanting but as captain I could not let that kind of thing get to me."