Carling Cup ~ Charlton 0-1 Wycombe
Wycombe give Reed that rock-bottom feeling Seven games is no time to judge a new manager, especially one who has taken over a team already at a low ebb, but this was a horror show from which Les Reed's reputation may never recover. Offered a wonderful chance to reach their first Carling Cup semi-final, Charlton were pathetic. Had Wycombe taken a quarter of their chances they would have won by four goals, not just one.
Neither Reed nor any of his backroom staff attended the post-match press conference so the stage was left to Wycombe's manager, Paul Lambert, who said: "It was an outstanding effort from our lads. Every single player was terrific. We had nothing to lose. You have to say we deserved our win. Whoever we get in the semi-final, the pressure will be on them."
Before the game Charlton's chief executive, Peter Varney, had said Reed's job was safe until the end of the season. "We have got every confidence in the team we have put together of Les Reed, Mark Robson and Mark Kinsella, but they haven't had the opportunity to make some of the changes they would like to make. Obviously that [January transfer window] period is now coming up."
Asked about the possibility of changing the manager early next year if results do not improve, Varney said, and later reaffirmed: "We won't. We are very confident this situation will turn around here."
How low can Charlton go? 
