tbf not everyone had come around to your way of thinking as early as summer though!

The season reviews I recall reading still had him marked as one with a bright future, and most here still thought he'd be able to do a decent job in the Champ and had the track record behind him.

All I'm saying is that back in the summer, it wasn't at all obvious that giving him a longer deal would turn out to be a monumentally daft decision. Just one with some obvious downside potential but equally plausible upside potential.

I also suspect that during that time, with McNally unexpectedly gone, there would have been an element of panic and firefighting mode and so faced with any uncertainty over the manager, there'd have been a strong temptation to tie up as many loose ends as possible and steady the ship, so if you have a manager making serious noises about leaving then you have to act.

The much, much bigger issue is that this pay-off is even an issue at all. That points to rather dicier finances than people want to believe - I still keep seeing people trumpeting the fact that we're debt-free etc.

Posted By: CWC on December 30th 2016 at 10:57:38

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So Ed Balls rewards AN after relegation with a £2m pay off clause. (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Dec 30, 09:34:24
- are you sure it's a reward? What was his deal like when we were in the Prem? (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 30, 09:49:15
  - The article says (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 30, 10:29:06
    - alternatively... (NCFC) - CWC, Dec 30, 10:42:15
      - If he were a good manager maybe. He had already demonstrated he was not (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 30, 10:46:31
        
        tbf not everyone had come around to your way of thinking as early as summer though! (NCFC) - CWC, Dec 30, 10:57:38
  - Why was t it announced (NCFC) - Gob on a Stick, Dec 30, 09:52:58
    - No idea why it wasn't announced (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 30, 09:55:57
      - This is a fair point (NCFC) - norway, Dec 30, 10:08:15
        
        yeah, that's probably true (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 30, 10:15:24
        
        Yes, absolutely. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 30, 10:17:27
        
        Hi norway... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 30, 10:15:11
        
        Haha (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 30, 10:16:55
- Because he hasn't got a fucking clue how to do a football club CEO job (n/m) (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Dec 30, 09:36:18
  - Like in government he's just chucking money at everything (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 30, 09:38:23

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