Post of the season

And I'll add a couple of things:-

Peter Grant is almost universally vilified, yet in his first season he did what he was appointed to do - keep a very poor team in the league. Almost every fan which met him spoke of how impressed they were at his enthusiasm, attitude and openness, and he did a LOT of things which needed to be done to reshape the team. He could even claim to have been rather unlucky.

Glenn Roeder also did what he was appointed to do in his first season - keep a very poor team in the league.

What would the reaction have been on here if, instead of handing them every penny they could lay their hands on to continue their work and build the team, the board had said "Sorry, we think you're s**t and we're not going to give you a brass razoo."?

Exactly.

Posted By: Iwan Husarmi on April 26th 2009 at 20:41:38

Message Thread

I despair reading this board at times (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 20:23:55
- Your attitude is a prime example of why this club is in decline (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 26, 20:46:34
  - So you are not going to explain, then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:21:31
    - I think it's doubtful (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 21:27:02
      - See, why can't you be this sensible when SCC is about ? (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 26, 21:30:37
        
        I'm always sensible (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 21:31:23
      - Statement with reason = thick fans. Spluttering with no reason = what we need (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:28:09
  - Totally agree Jim. (NCFC) - South stand corner, Apr 26, 21:09:32
    - dippo (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Apr 26, 21:19:05
      - My god. You lot sum it all up. (NCFC) - South stand corner, Apr 26, 21:23:57
        
        if we go down, i will enjoy league1 (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Apr 26, 21:27:47
        
        When would you have "hounded them out"? At what point "years ago"? (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:26:56
        
        What that Charles21 said do you disagree with? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 26, 21:25:25
        
        You're pissing in the wind, chaps. (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 26, 21:29:10
        
        What did Charles21 say that you disagree with? (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:25:15
    - "...too thick to realise..." (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 26, 21:16:08
    - "Just too thick to realise". Yep, that'd be it. Of course. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:16:00
    - What? What do you agree with? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 26, 21:13:40
    - because kicking off makes investment happen? (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 21:13:34
      - Look at Newcastle. They wanted Sheppard out for years only to end up with someone worse! (NCFC) - lurd, Apr 26, 21:17:22
        
        Yep - that annoys me as well. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:18:02
  - Explain. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 20:52:30
  - I see (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 20:51:30
  - Strawman argument (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 26, 20:49:29
  - Why? Which bit that he said do you actually disagree with? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 26, 20:48:27
- Post of the season (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 26, 20:41:38
  - Agree to an extent, but Grant, all told, was an umitigated disaster (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 20:43:58
    - By being unlucky (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 26, 20:55:54
      - Is that your view then, that a lot of massive woes are due to Grant? (NCFC) - pants, Apr 26, 21:11:06
        
        I guess that was for me, actually... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:32:41
        
        fair do's in a sense (NCFC) - pants, Apr 26, 21:38:15
        
        To an extent. But if you replace crap with worse, then you are in trouble (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:39:12
        
        I agree with that 100%. (NCFC) - pants, Apr 26, 21:50:33
        
        this is in the wrong place innit? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Apr 26, 21:18:32
        
        ?? (n/m) (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 26, 21:18:30
        
        Soz Iwan (NCFC) - pants, Apr 26, 21:25:36
      - I would add Russell and Cureton to that list as well. Lot of money for average players (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 20:58:34
        
        Top scorer in the league the previous season? (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 26, 21:01:30
        
        it's the being able to see the thinking behind decisions (both those made by the managers (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 26, 21:35:26
        
        and this ^^^ was before i read Jim's Saint Delia shite above (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 26, 21:37:20
        
        Excellent summary, sadly will be ignored by the grunting masses (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:37:16
        
        Certain amount of hindsight being employed, granted... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 21:02:33
        
        The Cureton problem was (as i've said a lot).. (NCFC) - lurd, Apr 26, 21:15:30
- "It's the fans' fault for still going" (NCFC) - 6th May 1939, Apr 26, 20:36:43
- i agree with that (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Apr 26, 20:36:29
  - The Board Issue (NCFC) - 6th May 1939, Apr 26, 20:41:20
    - maybe not (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Apr 26, 20:47:01
      - The current board set out their terms on 30th June (NCFC) - 6th May 1939, Apr 26, 20:54:36
- I don't despair, bit I do agree with you. (NCFC) - Sir Lurkalot, Apr 26, 20:33:28
  - well, despair is over the top I agree, but you know what I mean (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 20:35:25
    - Think you may be suffering from a lack of ambition. (n/m) (NCFC) - Sir Lurkalot, Apr 26, 20:38:05
  - ...but... (n/m) (NCFC) - Sir Lurkalot, Apr 26, 20:34:21
- Totally agree (n/m) (NCFC) - Clipper, Apr 26, 20:32:28
- You've got my vote. Well said that man. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 20:31:21
  - anyway, enough of that (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 20:34:43
    - Oooh oh uh ooohhh Cody must start, Cody must start (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 26, 20:35:35
      - you reckon? (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 20:39:02
        
        ah, just read your view below (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 26, 20:39:48

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