Well, I don't know what the strategy was

or if Hughton had any other realistic targets, so I can't comment.

Also don't know who leaked the bids, which for me is the most annoying part of it.

Posted By: duke of york on February 1st 2013 at 10:24:14

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Even my 12-year-old son was satisfied at our business yesterday (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:08:01
- was just going to post similar - BLUBBERS (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 10:21:15
  - Hughton had a reasonable target, and our board didn't deliver (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:24:05
    - Celtic Didn't Want Or Need To Sell Hooper (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Feb 1, 10:34:25
      - We didn't offer the ?8m they 'at least' wanted. That's the part I don't understand (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:44:25
      - This ^^ In Abundance (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 10:42:33
        
        good Northern word chaz, more please (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:45:38
        
        which makes the board a bit muggy in pursuing and sending the wrathplane (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:44:05
        
        fuck the plane (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 10:46:24
        
        fact is it was a waste of fuel (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:49:13
        
        What's this about a plane? (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 1, 10:46:06
        
        we had a plane at glasgow (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:47:43
        
        Haha. Brilliant (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 1, 10:56:35
        
        the charter company is based in norwich so must happen a bit (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 11:02:16
        
        Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 1, 11:10:31
      - i think hoot thought there was a chance (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:37:48
      - good post (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 1, 10:37:42
      - To be fair, there must have been a fair possibility of it (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:37:32
        
        Celtic Didn't Ask Us To Send A Plane Though! (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Feb 1, 10:40:57
        
        Maybe. Who knows? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:42:09
    - But we honestly don't know why (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:26:40
    - see below (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 10:25:02
  - what happened was (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:24:02
    - we signed those (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 10:26:35
- some of you happy clappers need to wake up and smell the coffee (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Feb 1, 10:15:52
  - What happens when you smell coffee? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:17:19
- Hardly, Hughton wanted a one player, and focussed on it (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:13:14
  - because of various reasons (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 10:24:43
    - This isn't me questioning the expertise of the military during a hostage crisis though (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:42:57
      - so your negotiating strategy would have been to just hand Celtic a blank cheque? (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 1, 10:54:25
        
        They had a figure that they would move on. It's been in the media all window that (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:58:07
        
        Rubbish. (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Feb 1, 13:01:12
- I think you are getting a bit wound up for no real reason (NCFC) - earlydoors, Feb 1, 10:11:34
  - Not wound up at all (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:19:04
    - let down by the strategy (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:21:43
      - Well, I don't know what the strategy was (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:24:14
    - The inflated price comes with charging ?50 a game and taking inflated revenue (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:21:23
    - win tomorrow and all is well. lose the next couple and then this place will be poisonous (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Feb 1, 10:20:33
      - what time are we meeting at the swimming pool (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Feb 1, 10:23:37
      - vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:21:12
        
        But that's even more reason as to why the board should have given Hughton his man (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:22:51
  - vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:15:33
- lol fair enough but hughton clearly wasn't (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:09:50
  - not like we have had since august to line up transfers either! (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Feb 1, 10:17:12
  - Loads of clubs tried to sign players and didn't get them (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:11:42
    - We wanted Martin Taylor too, and pissed about, same with Helgusson (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:15:27
    - i'm sure they aren't essential to survival (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:15:21

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