No, the others didn't have a lot; but Roeder did relatively speaking

So did Gunn for that matter; but no-one disputes that was a very big mistake.

For sure things have changed at the top - McNally has very much changed the whole attitude. And of course brought in Lambert. I don't think, however, that budget allocations have changed that much. I agree that Lambert hasn't spent that much in the summer; but not because the budget isn't there. He favours younger (and usually cheaper) players. He knows, too, exactly the sort of player he wants and who will fit in. The previous (and not just Roeder) didn't really

Posted By: BerlinCanary on October 19th 2011 at 17:11:38

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for me the reason rodent took stick for loans (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 15:33:11
- Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaah! (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bayby, Oct 19, 15:47:31
- "Worthy signed a few in his time" (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 19, 15:43:36
  - i thought healy was ok (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 15:45:59
    - meh. Roeder also signed some decent loans which you've ignored too. (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 19, 15:48:46
      - Worthy loaned in 21 players during his tenure (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 19, 15:58:33
        
        Andy Roberts? Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooo? (n/m) (NCFC) - samcd84, Oct 19, 16:55:18
        
        You don't remember Andy Roberts? (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:58:10
        
        bloke from wimbledon? (n/m) (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 16:57:05
        
        I can't believe the total waste of money there, good god, next you'll be telling us (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:06:23
        
        Worthy's permanent transfer dealings (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 19, 16:09:58
        
        wow great manager (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 16:11:25
        
        He did well till we got relegated (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 19, 16:16:01
        
        The only thing that stops me actually hating Robert Earnshaw (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:17:23
        
        ^^^ crank (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:15:27
        
        Ooof. Some real shockers in there. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 19, 16:04:42
        
        wtf! (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 16:02:32
- ............ (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 19, 15:43:15
  - lol brilliant (n/m) (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 15:46:35
- You've implied that Roeder relegated us, and you know that's not true (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 15:37:45
  - which manager do you think bears most responsibility for relegating us pants? (n/m) (NCFC) - jampersands, Oct 19, 15:40:50
    - Worthington, Grant, Roeder and Gunn (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 15:44:41
      - in that order? so worthington is most to blame? (NCFC) - jampersands, Oct 19, 15:54:03
        
        No order, collectively they all contributed to where we ended up (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:00:23
        
        on that basis you could blame every single manager we've ever had! (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 19, 16:30:45
        
        20th when he took the caretaker gig (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 15:59:52
      - The thing is (NCFC) - norway, Oct 19, 15:52:20
- the money that Worthy will have spent on his loans would be a lot more though probably (n/m) (NCFC) - samcd84, Oct 19, 15:35:57
  - that may be the case (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 15:40:23
    - Who did we sell to sign Barnett? Who did we sell to sign Rob Edwards on loan (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 15:50:06
      - or the board doesn't have a bottomless pit of money (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 19, 15:57:02
        
        Yes, Roeder thought he could get prem quality on the cheap by loaning (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 19, 16:24:11
        
        Has it not occured though, that the moment they employ somebody else (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 17:01:02
        
        We didn't spend much (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 19, 17:05:30
        
        we spent a fair bit for a club just coming up (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 17:10:56
        
        have we spent more than Swansea? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 19, 17:15:44
        
        Hard to take him seriously today, because trolling phrases I've made (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 17:23:27
        
        yep and they wasted a load on graham (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 17:18:12
        
        sadly some people think the 90 million quid talked about (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 17:28:20
        
        You'll have to name those people really. Cos I didn't say that (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 17:42:24
        
        "persuading the board not to invoke the relegation salary reduction clause" - what ARE you (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 19, 16:53:31
        
        Pretty certain it all came out with the accounts (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 19, 17:05:44
        
        Nope (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 19, 17:22:39
        
        So the relegation clause *was* invoked (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 19, 17:48:08
        
        It's our misfortune that since Prem promotion until Lambert was brought in (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 19, 16:28:58
        
        agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 16:25:15
        
        That isn't really an to what I wrote (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:03:24
        
        it's fuck all to do with Lambert and all to do with you claiming Roeder was never backed b (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 19, 16:13:12
        
        I didn't say he was never given money by the board (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:29:43
        
        Oh, I think he was backed as much as the others (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 19, 16:34:12
        
        I think this is where this will always be an infinite stalemate then (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:54:11
        
        No, the others didn't have a lot; but Roeder did relatively speaking (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 19, 17:11:38
        
        Well for me, I've seen us have massive squads over the last couple of years (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 17:17:10
        
        I never said Lambert wasn't/isn't backed!? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 19, 17:53:11
        
        I'm agreeing to disagree with you really. Because I remember transfers that became (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 18:10:38
        
        gunn had no chance (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 17:13:27
        
        roeder on the other hand had every chance (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 19, 17:29:46
        
        ^^^ crank (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 17:43:40
        
        So in turn, you have sympathy for Roeder then, cos who'd join a club (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 17:26:23
        
        he also claims the board didn't back lambert in the summer (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 16:16:09
        
        fair to say the board has backed lambo (NCFC) - 1 5CC, Oct 19, 16:51:57
        
        ^^^ crank (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:55:02
        
        You called Lambert a c**t (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:50:03
        
        *it's not been like this before Lambert* (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 16:03:42
- Nbttt (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 19, 15:35:19
  - agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 19, 15:36:48

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