Just on the topic of Roeder and the loons. Yes we spent silly money on loan deals that

served us badly in the end however it was Roeder's loans that saved us from being relegated the season before. Chedders and Taylor were inspired signings and Camara and Bertrand were decent too.

He was doomed to failure from the start because fans didn't want him here. yes he made some huge mistakes and I wouldn't advise anyone to allow him to manage their football club but he wasn't as bad as Grant or Gunn. Roeder's football was pretty decent (not at the end though) just lacked a cutting edge. I would say he was an unlucky manager, had we got Iverson, had Clarky not left, it could have been a different story. And his arrogance of not giving Hucks one more year was a ridiculous decision.

Don't get me wrong, I think he was one of a long list of managerial f**k ups but I think there's a tendency to go overboard on how bad he actually was.

Posted By: stringersrevenge on January 7th 2010 at 09:43:25

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Just on the topic of Roeder and the loons. Yes we spent silly money on loan deals that (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Jan 7, 09:43:25
- While I agree that loans saved us in the first season (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jan 7, 10:01:11
  - i'd say he did well in his first half season (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 7, 10:03:50
- What utter bullshit, nobody wanted him out until his circus act at the AGM when people (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 7, 10:00:53
- True but you miss one key point. (NCFC) - lurd, Jan 7, 09:54:01
- Actually, that's not really true (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 7, 09:52:51
  - spot on (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 7, 10:05:31
  - of course they jumped on board when we stayed up. However there was always that feeling we (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Jan 7, 10:00:24
    - i don't think people jumped on board when we stayed up at all (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 7, 10:10:13
  - 2 big footballing decision errors (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 7, 09:59:33
    - To be fair, Wes himself said he was a left winger, and hadn't played this new role until (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 7, 10:39:20
  - yeah that run up to the leicester defeat he was treated like a god (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 7, 09:54:57
- Some sense in that. His error was in seeing how well some carfeul loons had done 1st (NCFC) - megson, Jan 7, 09:49:09
- Spot on (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Jan 7, 09:48:11
- i can't agree with the doomed to failure bit (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 7, 09:48:00
  - Yes but at least he had a record. Grant and Gunn had nothing on paper (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Jan 7, 09:55:49
    - tbh i'd rather employ someone with no record (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 7, 09:58:21
  - was worthington a popular appointment btw? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 7, 09:49:36
- agree 100% (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 7, 09:46:15

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