Its something most of us care deeply about but

my point really is that being a highly paid footballer or football manager is a privileged existence. Yes there are "pressures" i'm sure and there are also other traps that extreme wealth and public admiration can bring (and some will self destruct) but its not really the same sort of pressure that most of the working population are under where they have to worry about how to pay the mortgage or put food on the table in the even that they lose their job.

If Alex Neil gets sacked by us he will get a very good payoff, take a break and then walk into another well paid management job in a few months time (although he's no doubt a millionaire now anyway) because that is how football works. I don't feel sorry for him if we sack him, he has done very well out of us and made his name in a manner that will ensure he's in the running for championship jobs and jobs in Scottish football. For a while we also did very well out of him too so it was mutually beneficial but now it has ceased to be.

Posted By: Jim on November 11th 2016 at 10:24:26

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There is usually no smoke without fire (NCFC) - Highlander, Nov 11, 07:59:09
- Got to feel for him (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 11, 08:50:15
  - Nah, Football is a tough life. Sackings as a manager are a certainty (NCFC) - usacanary, Nov 11, 18:27:24
  - Sure he will cope. He was a journeyman footballer so (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 11, 09:49:38
    - Hardly. He only played for 4 clubs and was at Hamilton for 10 years. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Nov 11, 11:04:36
  - What? No!!! He must be sacked!!! (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 09:40:57
  - All a bit over the top IMO (NCFC) - inutero, Nov 11, 09:13:08
  - Bob on. (NCFC) - bird table, Nov 11, 09:13:03
  - Very non-footy messageboard comments, but ones I wholeheartedly agree with. (NCFC) - shortfatb, Nov 11, 09:10:48
    - Let's be honest it's not really is it. He manages a load (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 11, 09:55:13
      - ^^^ king of hyperbole in 'football isn't that important after all' shock admission (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 10:00:50
        
        Patriots v Cowboys for this season's hyperbole I reckon. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Nov 11, 10:25:12
        
        Its something most of us care deeply about but (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 11, 10:24:26
        
        like most well paid people he'll have a mortgage to match his earnings (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 10:49:30
  - Well said. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Nov 11, 09:03:04
- I'm pretty sure that statement doesn't apply to the internet (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 11, 08:24:33
- It's not a reputable source is it? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 11, 08:10:44
  - I think I've missed something here. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Nov 11, 09:45:56
  - It's a pretty reputable source, tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 11, 08:15:11
    - really? as in breaking news reputable, or just regurgitating what's reported elsewhere? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 08:23:51
      - I stopped clicking HITC links from Newsnow as the content was invariably bobbins. (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Nov 11, 08:39:55
      - It's got a few things right before now. Johnson to Derby for example (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 11, 08:29:58
        
        I think the mirror broke that story (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 11, 08:38:34
        
        No, was def HITC (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Nov 11, 08:49:30
        
        Here (NCFC) - lurd, Nov 11, 08:52:40
        
        "Looking back at that guys previous posts, he's not got many right..." (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 09:51:52
        
        Ha, yeah I saw that. (NCFC) - lurd, Nov 11, 09:55:41
        
        James Nursey reported they were keen the day before (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 11, 09:19:05
      - Graeme Bailey has often been right about us before. (n/m) (NCFC) - dear prudence, Nov 11, 08:29:37
    - Oh is it? I don't know anything about them. Fair enough then (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 11, 08:23:09
  - I suspect you are right; but hope you are wrong. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Nov 11, 08:13:30

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