the problem isn't spending money on better players and giving them long contract

it is spending a lot of money and giving long term contracts to players who are either very injury prone or not very good.

This has crippled us financially for the forseeable future, because they will be liabilities until their contracts end. In addition to the fact that we wasted around £30m to bring them in. £30m which we will recoup none of.

This is where McNally takes the blame - particularly the poor decisions in that last Prem transfer window - which we are still feeling the effects from now. Spending big money and living to the limit of your balance sheet is fine, but you have to spend most of it well, otherwise it cripples the club financially. Which has happened to us now.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on December 2nd 2017 at 13:11:11

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Looking back, how much Blame should McNasty take for our current financial position? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 2, 10:00:00
- Particularly for his last season, MUCH criticism (NCFC) - Chopper, Dec 2, 23:48:16
- The bottom line.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 2, 14:30:29
  - We don't know what the bottom line will be yet (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 2, 15:33:08
    - Lol, seriously..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 2, 15:48:52
- what is wrong with our 'current financial position'? (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 2, 10:39:55
  - Totally agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 2, 14:26:37
  - what's wrong with our current financial position is that we're spending loads of money (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 2, 11:00:43
    - EVERY club has players (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 2, 11:33:46
      - of course they do (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 2, 11:38:11
        
        so if you were CEO (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 2, 11:49:12
        
        the problem isn't spending money on better players and giving them long contract (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 2, 13:11:11
        
        "injury prone" (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 2, 14:03:20
        
        I think there is a lot of blame to go round for our current position (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 2, 15:30:03
        
        not forgetting the (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 2, 11:54:40
    - Yes, can’t imagine many other clubs have the shackles of Jarvis, Naismith, Martin, etc (NCFC) - lurd, Dec 2, 11:06:41
  - Good point! (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Dec 2, 10:55:11
  - I’m not saying it’s wrong yet loads of fans are, I enjoy (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 2, 10:52:29
- Combination of lots of individuals...we fucked up royally but many clubs have done the (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Dec 2, 10:24:46
- Some of the blame for those contracts lies with him (NCFC) - ede, Dec 2, 10:20:03
  - ...Prem or out of league one without him (n/m) (NCFC) - ede, Dec 2, 10:20:49
    - Probably not, and if Sunderland hadn’t gone on that amazing run (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 2, 10:35:55
      - yep, we basically reached the glass ceiling under Mcnally in the Prem (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 2, 10:41:40
        
        We’re almost back to the Lambert days of signing young and hungry (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 2, 10:47:17
- He has to take some (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 2, 10:16:15
- Without McNally would we have got out of League One in the 1st place? (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Dec 2, 10:08:43
  - I thought it was the the 'perceived wisdom' in his tenure (NCFC) - trt354, Dec 2, 10:21:32
    - Well as chief exec I guess McNally was responsible for the financial success (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Dec 2, 10:27:53

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