The Olympics will cause Londoners untold headaches when trying to travel around the capital whilst the games are on.

There are knock-on effects for others sports too. Charlton’s game at Craven Cottage will be played behind closed doors due to the Games.

The game against Barnet at Underhill on 28 July has been called off on police advice. This statement was on Barnet’s website:

“We would like to inform supporters that, owing to limited resources due to the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games, the pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic has been cancelled.

“We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause fans that were planning to attend on that day.”

The two clubs are still keen to play the game and hope to be able to do so on a different date. The inference seems to be that a midweek evening may be a possibility. If so, Tuesday 24 July would seem the obvious date. The Addicks will be back from there Spanish training camp and the game at Bromley on 25 July is likely to see Charlton field a young side.

Charlton will participate in an under-21 league in the forthcoming season and they have appointed Yeovil’s Nathan Jones as the side’s development coach. Jones had this to say to This Is Somerset:

“It’s the perfect role that I wanted, it is something that gives me a chance to coach every day at an excellent club.

There’s an element of results-based play in that as well because we want to produce players that are first team ready.

“The club wants to get away from developing players for the sake of it, they want to get first team players out of the young players.

“The club wants to emphasise the importance of results, the importance of being at Charlton Athletic and the importance of being successful in the first team as well as developing top, young players, which they already have at the club.

“When you are assistant manager at a League One club there is a lot of responsibility but my role had changed at Yeovil and I was not content to stand still.

“I did not want to be there and take the odd session, I wanted to be involved in shaping players for the future not just for football but as people. This role is absolutely fitted and ticks every last box.

“I know the infrastructure of Charlton, it is fantastic, the coaching staff are superb and I know Chris Powell well so it will be exciting to work with him.

“A big challenge will be working under Paul Hart who has a fantastic reputation for producing top young players and the Leeds and Nottingham Forest teams he produced were superb.

“That was a real positive for me. I had opportunities to take up player-coaching roles in the League but once this role came up it was the only one I wanted and I have been very blessed to get it.”

39-year-old Jones was born in Rhondda and joined Yeovil from Brighton in 2005.