What Has Gone Wrong at Charlton Athletic?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There's a curious phenomenon in modern football. Clubs who have centuries-long pedigrees are suddenly finding it hard to survive.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The last in the litany of beleaguered football clubs is Charlton Athletic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Having dropped down into League One last season, the club is now in a race to prove to the EFL they have sufficient funds to survive next season. If they can't, they risk been expelled from the football league.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we ask: what has gone wrong at Charlton Athletic?</span></p> <p>Guests:</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Will McGee (<a href= "https://twitter.com/W_F_Magee">@W_F_Magee</a>) is a freelance journalist who has worked for</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vice, the Mirror, and the i newspaper and who has bylines at the Independent, When Saturday Comes, Huck, Tribune, and The Guardian.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Cooke is a Charlton Fan and a Board Member of the Charlton Athletic Supporters’ Trust (<a href= "https://twitter.com/CAStrust?s=09">@CAStrust</a>).</span></p> <p>Support Us:</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday</a></p> <p>Follow Us:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FT_Podcast_" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@FT_Podcast_</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.footballtodaypodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.FootballTodayPodcast.com</a></p> <p>Music:</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Setting Pace - Duck Lane’ from <a href="http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Lupi - Orange Cat’ from <a href="http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Set the Tip Jar - Warmbody’ from <a href="http://www.sessions.blue/" target=