It's interesting isn't it - very few of his pre-Prem signings were complete disasters.

Some were ineffectual or forgettable, but those were usually the ones signed as back-up anyway (Briggs, Heckingbottom, Crichton), some were (arguably) disappointing but still contributed a fair amount (Rivers, Libbra, Nielsen, Easton), some were very, very good (Holt, Drury, Francis, Edworthy, Huckerby) but I'm struggling to think of anyone, besides Neil Emblen (who was very unlucky) who was an expensive catastrophe.

I'm excluding loanees from this, by the way.

What's also weird is that when he took over, he immediately filled the left-back slot, which had been a problem ever since Bowen and Ullathorne left in 1996, and cleared out all the dead wood very effectively. And gave a lot of young players a chance - I think it's fair to say that Forbes, Llewellyn, Green, Kenton, Russell and even Coote got a reasonable amount of first-team football in 2001.

Now, we haven't had a proper right-winger for ages (and even Nedergaard is dubious - wasn't he primarily a full-back), the central midfield is ludicrously understaffed (even with the loanees), there's virtually no skill in the side at all, and the young players aren't really getting a look in. What happened?

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on December 4th 2005 at 00:33:49

Message Thread

The board's decision to retain the hypocritical coward (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Dec 3, 23:50:59
- Terminology Mr Creo. League 1. (n/m) (NCFC) - Riverking, Dec 4, 01:39:37
- Delia may have built this club up but that doesn't give the the right to destroy it (NCFC) - John in Texas, Dec 4, 00:41:40
  - Its THE FANS who keep this club running with their recurring revenues, eg season tickets, (NCFC) - oh arr, Dec 4, 15:31:00
- Who would be able to turn it around, even if Worthington left now? (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 4, 00:00:15
  - absolutely (NCFC) - Dave in France, Dec 4, 00:10:42
    - You called? (n/m) (NCFC) - Knee Jerk Reaction, Dec 4, 00:17:35
  - good choice...but this has been obvious since the summer without boasting.... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 4, 00:07:56
    - Well, I remember the day Worthy announced that triple signing ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 4, 00:14:44
      - what (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Dec 4, 00:22:47
        
        what's strange is (NCFC) - Dave in France, Dec 4, 00:26:48
        
        It's interesting isn't it - very few of his pre-Prem signings were complete disasters. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 4, 00:33:49
        
        Sorry, I've just read it again and it's not that coherent, is it? (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 4, 00:25:28
        
        i understood it perfectly (NCFC) - Dave in France, Dec 4, 00:28:08
        
        Haha - just read it again and thought "That goes all over the place!" (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 4, 00:36:33
      - totally (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 4, 00:19:43
        
        I just laughed when we signed Peter Thorne, actually - just struck me as ridiculous. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Dec 4, 00:23:26
  - I made the right choice in not going! (n/m) (NCFC) - Surrey, Dec 4, 00:06:23

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.