Hooch the Pooch stands down

In a statement issued by the Association of Canine Match Analysts, Hooch the Pooch has stood down as senior match analyst at Charlton. The 13-year old revealed that increasing stiffness in his joints was making it more difficult for him to climb to the press box in the West Stand. Hooch will become Match Analyst Emeritus and will provide mentoring to younger dogs.


Ivy the Terrible, new Senior Match Analyst

He is succeeded as Senior Match Analyst by Ivy the Terrible. Hooch is spending the week leading up to the Swansea match with Ivy in Leamington to give her final guidance and advice before she assumes her new role. Ivy has been undergoing an intensive programme of long walks, including on the ball work, over the summer to ensure that she is fully match fit.

Ivy will be assisted by spaniel Monty Martin from Blewbury, Oxon and black labrador Homer the Cherry Hound from Chilton, Oxon who is also match analyst at Didcot Town.