not on his own he isn't

but then i guess if someone offered me s**t loads of money for very little work i'd take it too

the decision to sign worse players for similar money/wages for those that had been in the premier league is where the money went - and the majority of the anger was aimed at Worthy (Snakepit cheering when QPR got their 2nd and booing when we pulled it back to win 3-2 for example)

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on January 19th 2011 at 11:13:46

Message Thread

The mysteries of football money (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:03:46
- this thread is making me angry, DOOMCASTER. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 19, 10:24:31
  - It's impossible to read that piece again without getting a little bit angry (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:27:23
    - He was on the telly the other night talking about some Jock footy shit (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 19, 10:35:57
    - well OG I can still get angry, this was the beginning of my angst that just growed over (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 19, 10:33:21
      - Good man (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:35:03
    - I see it differently now anyway (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:29:25
      - If MaccyN has put a figure of ?90m on total promotonal value (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jan 19, 10:50:49
      - agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 19, 10:31:37
        
        It's like, I didn't go with the loans cost us shit loads of money line they went on either (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:37:53
        
        when do the league publish the declared league table of agents' fees clubs have paid? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 19, 10:50:14
        
        That's kind of been my point for years (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:58:41
        
        not on his own he isn't (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 19, 11:13:46
- It's why I like the young hungry player comment, all we done when we got in the Prem (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 19, 10:21:02
  - Young and hungry (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 19, 10:27:12
    - You have to have a sprinking of experience I am sure Wilbraham is just (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 19, 10:35:09
      - agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:37:29
    - Old and sated (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:27:40
  - For me, we only spent 5m on transfer fees, and even then the 3m for Ashton, was implied (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:24:33
    - Exactly - we didn't seem to spend any of it (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:28:56
      - they siphoned it off for drugs and hookers innit (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:31:48
      - One of those times you look back on and think (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:30:05
        
        the players and their agents (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 19, 10:40:29
        
        Or (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:31:03
        
        Can imagine it happens everywhere. I remember Harrogate Railway getting an fa cup tie on (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:45:15
        
        have they? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:49:52
        
        probably (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:59:37
        
        says founded 1935 and still going (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 11:00:10
        
        probably (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 11:11:27
        
        It currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One North. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 19, 11:29:36
        
        probably (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 11:52:07
        
        did it ever go out of business as per the earlier post? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 11:32:18
        
        probably (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 11:52:24
        
        Doesn't appear so, but of course they could have forgotten it on Wiki (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 19, 11:34:16
        
        probably (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 11:52:37
        
        There were arguments about bonus payments after the FA Cup run, but that's all I see (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 19, 11:37:41
        
        probably (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 11:52:51
        
        cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 11:40:31
        
        My pleasure (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 11:53:09
- isn't there an increase in parachute payments now? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:09:09
  - Oh yes, you need to adjust for inflation (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:12:40
    - it's 4 years instead of 2 i think (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:18:27
      - about 30m more (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Jan 19, 10:32:55
        
        which is more than inflation (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:36:38
        
        It's not more than football inflation (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:38:05
        
        in your opinion (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:39:04
        
        Thank you for your comment (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:40:29
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:43:08
- I kind of ignored that ?90m comment for the same reason (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:08:19
  - Maybe I'm a bit cynical, and I do think that McNasty is far, FAR more competent than Doomy (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:15:47
    - If it was as simple as suggested (NCFC) - pants, Jan 19, 10:21:19
      - When we went up I wanted us to buy, Ashton, Huddlestone, Dawson, Reid (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 19, 10:23:42
        
        when we went up i too wanted us to buy players like Ashton (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 19, 10:45:29
    - because Dooncaster saw ? signs for Hotels & all sorts of other things but (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 19, 10:18:48
    - need to somehow do what Blackpool are doing (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 19, 10:17:22
      - Do you wake up in the morning and think "Ooo, today feels like a jamesward day"? (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:20:21
        
        I clicked on the wrong name (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 19, 10:21:31
        
        Leave where? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:24:44
        
        This place I work (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 19, 10:27:53
        
        You didn't mention that the other day? (NCFC) - Arganth, Jan 19, 10:31:00
        
        Somewhere else... (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 19, 10:45:52
        
        He's been headhunted by an Anger Management Consultant (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 19, 10:31:26
        
        oh that's a shame (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 19, 10:23:34
- Its simple really (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jan 19, 10:07:36

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