Iwan, I don't hate the guy. I don't blame him anywhere near as much as some have

For what happened either. I'll always give him credit for having the wherewithal to stand down when he did: I just think - and thought at the time - he was a crazy, unjustified gamble.

But "piss poor team"? In 06/7, we had Hucks, Dion, Etuhu, Safri, Croft and an emerging Martin. Defensively we struggled - but that team had ability, and underachieved woefully. It was light years ahead of what we have now. We hadn't backed Worthington properly that summer, so I'm not convinced the PPs had all been spent yet; and the problem that followed was a) his ridiculous choice of assistant manager; and b) lack of good enough contacts.

I think contacts are what did for Magilton at Ipswich: he wasn't able to sign the quality players such money should've been able to attract. At a slightly lower level, we ended up trawling Scotland and Eastern Europe - but were clearly unable to sign quality, Marshall excepted.

Posted By: thebigfeller on May 7th 2009 at 20:15:00

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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
- 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
    - 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

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