Russell Slade insists he was not deterred from taking the Charlton job due to owner Roland Duchatelet’s record of sacking managers.

Since Duchatelet bought the Addicks in January 2014, five men have come and gone in the Valley hot-seat.

Three coaches were in charge of the team over the course of last season alone, but Slade believes his ability will ensure he experiences a different fate under Duchatelet.

When asked whether the club’s reluctance to stick with managers played on his mind before signing a three-year deal, Slade said: “Not really, because I believe in my own ability in the first instance.

“I’ve been at Leyton Orient and Cardiff and it was a mutual decision for me to leave Cardiff - it was my decision - I instigated that.

“I thought joining Charlton was an opportunity, a good opportunity to come to a club that, yeah, maybe has lost its way, but an opportunity to get this club back on its feet and going in the right direction.”

After suffering relegation to League One last season, Slade admitted his goal for the next campaign was to secure immediate promotion back into the Championship.

The 55-year-old is yet to seal promotion in his managerial career, but believes a “healthy” budget will give him an opportunity to do so with the Addicks.

He said: “That’s what we’ll be looking to achieve [promotion]. But certainly in this league I’ve not had the budget that we’ve been allowed at Charlton.

“It will be a healthy budget and give us every opportunity to bounce back, hopefully this season.

“It’s a little bit of a project and everybody is in no doubt that there is an awful lot of work to be done. But we’re looking forward to that challenge and we’ll embrace that challenge.

“We feel confident we can move the club forward.”