We were 3 years (?) ahead of schedule

for being in the PL.

It would have been hugely surprising if we had a PL Scouting & Recruitment set-up in place when we were expecting to be in D2.

And how would you have prevented our Chief Scout leaving for Chelsea? (summer 2011, IIRC)

Posted By: Henclrikus on January 17th 2017 at 13:47:57

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Personally I don't understand why McNally is not blamed more for the current malaise (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 17, 13:03:43
- and the combination of Money and Balls is better? (n/m) (NCFC) - John in Texas, Jan 17, 13:47:58
  - I don't expect anything from Moxey, and since Balls signed off his appointment he doesn't (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Jan 17, 14:07:07
  - The combination of Moxey and Balls has been in the job for six months. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jan 17, 13:52:13
    - apologist (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jan 17, 14:50:39
    - During which time Balls has been dancing and Moxey issuing ridiculous interviews. (NCFC) - John in Texas, Jan 17, 13:54:39
      - given you have such a low opinion of Balls, surely you should be rejoicing at his lack of (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 17, 13:59:36
        
        Classic paradox, I have a low opinion of him BECAUSE he has so little time for the club. (n/m) (NCFC) - John in Texas, Jan 17, 14:19:18
  - All about the Money, Money, Money (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 17, 13:49:47
- It's a mass outbreak of David Fox Syndrome (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Jan 17, 13:38:32
- It's because everyone is still scared of him (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 17, 13:19:47
- How can you blame him for transfers!? (NCFC) - hoolahan, Jan 17, 13:17:40
  - Because he is responsible for the scouting / recruitment system not the manager (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 17, 13:27:46
    - Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Jan 17, 13:33:31
      - At least now Ricky Martin is in charge of recruitment everything will be ok. Or not! (n/m) (NCFC) - NorwichDave, Jan 17, 13:50:43
        
        Serious question - is Ricky Martin the anti-Christ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Jan 17, 14:01:58
        
        There's no such thing as the anti-christ is there? (n/m) (NCFC) - NorwichDave, Jan 17, 14:05:05
- you are supposing two things (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 17, 13:11:58
  - He can be held responsible for not having a recruitment set-up of PL standard when we were (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Jan 17, 13:37:34
    - We were 3 years (?) ahead of schedule (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 17, 13:47:57
      - Nope. Alex Neil said when we were in the PL that we had no recruitment set-up. And (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Jan 17, 14:00:43
        
        Rather like players (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 17, 14:10:22
      - We scoured Europe for the best managerial talent possible... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 17, 13:52:18
        
        That was, indeed, a stupendously stupid thing to say (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 17, 14:01:01
        
        Can't remember. It was dumb either way... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 17, 14:08:07
  - Agree to a point (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 17, 13:26:58
    - your last sentence I agree with (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 17, 13:41:42
- I'm really not sure where I stand with McNally (NCFC) - norway, Jan 17, 13:08:46
  - Moxey has done very little, in fact nothing bar an in-house 'interview' (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Jan 17, 13:11:12

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