By and large, those payments were already spent
In the hope that a previously successful manager could recreate his success a second time. And the first four clubs, at least, have something going for them in large quantities that we don't - owners with money.
Two things that piss me off about attitudes to Peter Grant:-
1. He was not some random bum off the street like some people like to make out. He was a well-regarded and successful assistant manager. Many "Football people", held up as infallible keepers of the flame of knowledge, were convinced he would be a successful manager. People with far less pedigree than he have been successful.
2. He succeeded in this primary task of keeping a piss-poor team in the Championship. *Then* he was granted the time and money to reshape the squad as he saw fit. The board didn't blindly throw money at him - he EARNED the right to do so by succeeding.
Posted By: Iwan Husarmi on May 7th 2009 at 20:02:23
Message Thread
- FAO Jayson Blair and Ralf Scrampton (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 7, 19:12:57
- Boothroyd would want the job because... (NCFC) - JD3, May 7, 19:27:31
- Thing is though, he's done media work for some considerable time now (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 7, 19:37:46
- I don't think there have been too many vacancies since he left Watford. (NCFC) - JD3, May 7, 19:43:28
- he did turn down Huddersfield (NCFC) - double hipness, May 7, 20:19:06
- I don't think there have been too many vacancies since he left Watford. (NCFC) - JD3, May 7, 19:43:28
- Thing is though, he's done media work for some considerable time now (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 7, 19:37:46
- Something I couldn't be arsed to post below (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 7, 19:26:01
- aye, this is my point too (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 19:44:07
- We were a club still receiving parachute payments, and far bigger than Watford (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 7, 19:32:02
- By and large, those payments were already spent (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 7, 20:02:23
- Iwan, I don't hate the guy. I don't blame him anywhere near as much as some have (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 7, 20:15:00
- Hucks was carrying injuries - still - and Safri couldn't be arsed (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 7, 20:32:21
- and Phil Brown at Hull (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, May 7, 20:36:31
- Gah! Over, use, of, commas, (n/m) (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 7, 20:33:22
- Hucks was carrying injuries - still - and Safri couldn't be arsed (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 7, 20:32:21
- Iwan, I don't hate the guy. I don't blame him anywhere near as much as some have (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 7, 20:15:00
- Watford have appointed Brendan whatsits face (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 19:48:09
- Because they're quite comprehensively fucked financially (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 7, 19:50:06
- By and large, those payments were already spent (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 7, 20:02:23
- Boothroyd would want the job because... (NCFC) - JD3, May 7, 19:27:31
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