I was kind of highlighting more how

solid chunks of money were handed out to him to spend on players

More so than before, ie, he could bring in 3-4 players at 500k or so, and that could make a difference, as well as the usual odd free signing

When that paid off, it was great for us. But when a season under him didn't yield that kind of money, we struggled. ie 2002/03, he didn't have that much to spend, and we didn't follow through with the season before, and we trickled through to an 8th finish

2003/04, was largely the same, and before the arrivals of the loan players, results and performances were getting worrying (Forest away 2-0 was quite depressing)

The huckerby and crouch loan changed that, and with that, along came the support to buy hux, as well as svensson and mckenzie

My point wasn't to mock all the signings, more to highlight that he, in the main, tended to get monetary support. On top of that though, at the time, and to this day, I'll never understand his logic of signing Earnshaw. It was a spectacular error, and one that's rippled on into our troubles now

How any manager could ignore many positional issues here and then blow 3.5m on a small striker, to then have him on the bench at away games because desperational long ball was being played

I could try and think what it would have been like if Worthy stayed, but he had just lost it really. I have a feeling that Huckerby and Crouch delayed him losing it, and without them, he'd have been found out in the 03/04 season, but the saving players arrived

Posted By: pants on April 13th 2009 at 02:20:44

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Pants... (NCFC) - Alan, Apr 13, 02:06:47
- I was kind of highlighting more how (NCFC) - pants, Apr 13, 02:20:44
  - I am not pro worthy, at all... (NCFC) - Alan, Apr 13, 02:24:55
    - I think he just panicked because it was transfer deadline day (NCFC) - pants, Apr 13, 02:33:15
      - edworthy was arrogance.... (NCFC) - Alan, Apr 13, 02:37:46
- and i always thought rivers was a decent player... (NCFC) - Alan, Apr 13, 02:10:39
  - true, again though (NCFC) - pants, Apr 13, 02:27:32
    - we had the money for Tiny but Roeder tried to get him on the cheap (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 13, 09:38:41
    - i'm not against what you were saying... (NCFC) - Alan, Apr 13, 02:40:53
      - 3 million pound on russell cureton and marshall is criminal.. (NCFC) - Alan, Apr 13, 02:45:46
        
        It was actually ?27 million (NCFC) - Bryan Salad Surgery, Apr 13, 06:50:32
        
        ooh i am sorry... (NCFC) - Alan, Apr 13, 15:37:45
      - dont think* (n/m) (NCFC) - Alan, Apr 13, 02:42:00

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