I think that's very naive

It'd be up to the board to have the footballing knowledge of the guy leading to his being appointed (as Burnley's board did in Coyle's case for example). It'd then have been up to them to make plain his excellent record, and for Hodgson to have shown his ability to put a team together.

If people had been against it from the outset, they'd have been thick yokels who aren't worth bothering with. Those of us either opposed to or harbouring grave doubts over Grant, Roeder and Gunn's appointments did so because of their records - or lack thereof. Hodgson was on another planet to any of those men.

Posted By: thebigfeller on May 26th 2009 at 12:52:28

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Rumour on Oink'Un board (take 2) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:24:45
- The Pink un board is just a load of bored office workers spending all day fabricating (NCFC) - Snakey, May 26, 12:38:00
- I'm no great follower of football other than us, but Hodgson wasn't exactly deemed top (NCFC) - megson, May 26, 12:31:51
  - You cannot be serious. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:34:39
    - "That we preferred Peter Grant to him defies belief." (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 26, 12:42:49
      - Assuming the rumour is true, I mean (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:45:57
      - Thanks for posting that, you beat me to it (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 26, 12:44:52
    - How did i think he ended up managing Inter? As i sort of said, i had no idea he had. (NCFC) - megson, May 26, 12:39:44
      - I'm nigh on certain it'd have gone down very well with most fans (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:42:14
        
        Its interesting. Having now done a bit of google, it is bizarre how long he was out of (NCFC) - megson, May 26, 12:47:38
        
        are these Wikipedia dates right then? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 26, 12:59:32
        
        I think that's very naive (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:52:28
        
        We'll never know will we? I take your points, and its an interesting debate (NCFC) - megson, May 26, 13:03:28
- I heard this at the time because he's buddies with Delia. Not sure how true, or how close (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, May 26, 12:29:39
  - We clearly weren (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:30:28
    - We clearly weren't close to getting him if the board didn't even bother (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:31:08
      - I haven't read this specific rumour - linky? (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, May 26, 12:35:38
        
        ... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:38:48
- I'm not convinced our fans would have given Hodgson much of a chance to be honest (NCFC) - Brandonio, May 26, 12:27:42
  - You think one of the most patient, placid fanbases in all of Christendom (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:29:53
    - Yes. So was I. :) (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:31:49
      - Ah I see, you just post on the pink un, clearly you don't read it!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, May 26, 12:36:25
    - I think Brandon was talking about Norwich fans (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, May 26, 12:30:51
      - Indeed. Patient? Good joke. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, May 26, 12:33:09
        
        Patient is exactly what we are. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:36:45
        
        Nope. sorry, I can't agree with that at all. (NCFC) - megson, May 26, 12:43:45
        
        Hmm. So what should the fans have done instead? (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 12:49:13
        
        No not at all, well not really. My point is the 'focus' of protest (NCFC) - megson, May 26, 13:11:50
        
        It's curious. I felt incredibly detached and even disenfranchised from this club (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 13:16:32
        
        weren't we one signature away from spunking the best part of ?2m on Cotterill that summer? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 26, 13:21:41
        
        Except we didn't get him - and ND wrote an article in the EDP about how poor us (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 13:29:46
        
        and unless you're suggesting that ND's article was completely made-up to say that Worthy w (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 26, 13:37:32
        
        I think ND's article was a pathetic litany of excuses (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 13:39:59
        
        right, ok, well regardless of your personal feelings towards the man or his articles (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 26, 13:47:17
        
        No. What kind of club claims to have backed its manager (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 13:53:50
        
        Worthy insisted on the June and July stuff didn't he? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 26, 14:04:26
        
        But in that case, the Worthysaurus erred by assuming it was all down to him (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 14:27:04
        
        Worthy identified the targets, and it'a hardly surprising that a failed manager would want (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 26, 14:37:40
        
        Define "reasonable pot" (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 14:44:40
        
        ?2-3m (which possibly should've been more given 2nd year of parachute and sales but i thin (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 26, 15:11:46
        
        haha always a funny read (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, May 26, 14:11:55
        
        For me the main reason we won't down is the players have no togetherness (NCFC) - Brandonio, May 26, 13:14:45
        
        I'm all for building the club from grassroots up (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 26, 13:18:20
        
        *went down (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, May 26, 13:14:58
- I have not heard that before however, I can confirm that that is definitely true. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, May 26, 12:27:00

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