Dion is an interesting example

I'd argue he was of far more use & benefit to NCFC (good character, useful for dressing room morale & development of kids) than Watkins, despite the apochraphyl million pound profit

Posted By: Henclrikus on July 16th 2020 at 13:43:35

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Webber's signings from 2017-2019 (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 16, 12:44:15
- The excellent signings got us promoted - did the duds get us relegated? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 16, 18:15:08
- Passlack pushed Max to be his best and Ralf did with Krul too. (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 16, 18:05:51
  - Hahahah (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 16, 18:22:54
- or the alternative spin is 16 excellent or good out of 31 excluding kids/U23s (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 16, 13:59:17
  - there was no spin involved (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 16, 14:06:02
    - You do have a bit of an anti-Webber agenda though (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 16, 17:50:55
      - I fully acknowledge the tremendous job he did (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 16, 18:39:22
    - dunno, you'd need a statto to crunch the numbers (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 16, 17:14:02
      - also the 50% secured our long term future with promotion. The 50% duds didn't lose us that (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 16, 18:15:49
- Too simplistic I.e Watkins signed on a free sold for a million ... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 16, 13:32:43
  - Highlights really that on the pitch success has been (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 16, 13:35:54
- Some of those duds cost nothing on the hope we could turn them into something (NCFC) - Pukki Pies, Jul 16, 13:26:07
  - not a single player on earth costs "nothing" (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 16, 13:39:58
    - also, they are simply taking a valuable place in the squad (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 16, 16:27:11
  - I think this is why the recruitment has been excellent (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 16, 13:33:32
    - Dion is an interesting example (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 16, 13:43:35
      - I think there's space for a Dion (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 16, 16:45:06
    - Under previous directors managers (NCFC) - Pukki Pies, Jul 16, 13:41:55
      - try comparing Duds with Duds (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 16, 13:51:40
- Martin? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Jul 16, 13:24:10
  - Josh. (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 16, 13:25:17
- Very kind to Drmic (NCFC) - jamesward, Jul 16, 13:07:01
- How many of the excellent category were actually... (NCFC) - Merrysummer, Jul 16, 13:04:19
  - SW is meant to have the final say (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 16, 13:07:51
    - Yeah but someone had to find them initially (NCFC) - Merrysummer, Jul 16, 15:00:06
- There was an academic analysis of 'successful signings' (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 16, 12:49:10
  - When NCFC are swimming in the bargain basement (NCFC) - KevinBond, Jul 16, 13:15:18

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