I use that as a yardstick too!

Weren't the WBA & Port Vale games back to back with one midweek or has the anger clouded that memory? What a flipping disgrace.

Posted By: Dracula on January 25th 2016 at 14:54:30

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*If* we were to go down, would it really be that bad?.. (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 25, 14:01:27
- I would support my team whatever league they are in. (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 25, 15:15:13
  - League 1 was great too, doesn't mean I want to do it again though (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 25, 15:21:03
- Gyes (NCFC) - Huge Small, Jan 25, 14:53:21
- It took me the longest time to accept it but finally realized (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jan 25, 14:51:51
- yes, the extra TV money will be a leveller (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 25, 14:51:09
  - We can already outbid clubs for overseas talent (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 25, 14:54:53
    - but the new TV deal will not only able us to outbid big continental clubs (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 25, 15:41:52
      - I wonder how long it'll be before the bulk of the England team are Championship players? (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 25, 16:26:39
        
        guess it depends if they continue with this quota system (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 25, 17:29:58
        
        'home grown' is such a pile of crap (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 25, 17:41:45
      - Oh (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 25, 15:57:38
    - That is partly because we aren't established though ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 25, 14:57:11
      - Dunno 4 out of 5 prem seasons is fairly established (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 25, 15:05:45
        
        isn't the problem that we haven't had that many foreign players? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 25, 15:10:41
        
        Yeah if Klose does well (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 25, 15:13:43
        
        would definitely help (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 25, 15:15:44
- Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Jan 25, 14:44:20
- If we do go down there is no other manager I'd rather have than SAN! (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jan 25, 14:40:26
- I can remember when we lost 3 consecutive games to WBA, Port Vale and QPR in the 90s (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 25, 14:29:01
  - I use that as a yardstick too! (NCFC) - Dracula, Jan 25, 14:54:30
    - they were certainly back to back (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 25, 14:56:00
- Oh no (n/m) (NCFC) - Oh no, Jan 25, 14:14:03
  - ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Jan 25, 14:23:14
  - Is this smalls? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 25, 14:21:11
- yes it would. (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 14:10:24
  - Not disagreeing overall, but I'd query your last point (NCFC) - King, Jan 25, 14:24:10
    - Yes, I'd agree with that, but it's not something we can rely on (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 14:40:38
  - Yes (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 25, 14:15:04
    - This (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 25, 14:41:54
    - yes, it'll be very hard to avoid a huge turnover (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 14:20:12
      - Parachute payments will be double what they were last season though (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 25, 14:23:57
        
        true, but we'd still shed a few - Naismith, Olsson, Redmond, Brady, Jarvis (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 15:08:27
        
        I'd doubt Jarvis, but yes of course you lose a few of the better ones (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 25, 15:13:24
- Yes. Because there is no excuse for it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Jan 25, 14:09:28
  - except for the fact that 15% of the premiership clubs go down every year (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 14:11:28
    - and we have the least wealthy owners and one of the smallest payrolls (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 25, 14:17:13
- Possibly not but I'd still rather not (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 25, 14:08:15
- I somewhat disagree. (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 14:07:20
  - Once the parachute payments ran out we would (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 25, 14:10:12
    - That's the big issue (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 25, 14:13:59
      - I very much agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jan 25, 14:15:25
- IF we were to bounce back (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 25, 14:06:55
  - fortunately the biggest vent has now gone home (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 15:23:46
- This feels like a chance to establish ourselves up here for a little while (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 25, 14:03:50
  - Yes we are pulling together a decent team and it would be a real disaponding (n/m) (NCFC) - revsimon, Jan 25, 14:26:48
    - Disappointment for that to be broken up in relegation (n/m) (NCFC) - revsimon, Jan 25, 14:27:15
  - Sod that (NCFC) - Surrey Yella, Jan 25, 14:05:45

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