and Ashton was bought using money that we didn't yet have

He was bought on the assumption that even if we got relegated, we would have the parachute payments.

So our first parachute payment was already spent before we even went down.

Posted By: Hull Canary on October 2nd 2006 at 11:08:42

Message Thread

lol, Caller saying Worthington didn't get enough money (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 10:51:30
- One caller said that we should spend more money on players as Delia's restaurant does well (NCFC) - Nigel Gurgingon, Oct 2, 10:59:19
- deluded people who don't go & support the club from a distance. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 2, 10:56:07
  - I can't go (given where I live/work) and DO support the club from a distance (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Oct 2, 10:59:13
    - Agreed I didn't mean it like that, It's like my Dad who use to be a regular hasn't been f (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 2, 11:05:26
      - Huckerby - Rubbish -= he is our best player by a country mile FACT (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 2, 11:10:05
        
        I agree, Funny last week I went to but a mattress & the mattressman & the guy says (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 2, 11:13:19
        
        buy (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 2, 11:13:33
  - that wasn't aimed at you Pants. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 2, 10:56:33
    - :) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 10:57:51
- more money than any other Norwich manager in history (NCFC) - Hull Canary, Oct 2, 10:54:13
- But it is true that where Worthy went really wrong was in the summer after we went down (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 2, 10:54:01
  - BECAUSE the spare money was prioritised for debt reduction in 05/06 season (NCFC) - oh arr, Oct 2, 12:30:46
  - isn't that because... (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 2, 11:06:01
    - and Ashton was bought using money that we didn't yet have (NCFC) - Hull Canary, Oct 2, 11:08:42
      - No - half of Ashtons fee was mainly paid for with money that would have been (NCFC) - oh arr, Oct 2, 12:34:09
      - yep, that was part of what I meant (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 2, 11:13:45
  - Yes but we still had Ashton, Huckerby, McKenzie (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 2, 11:00:42
    - Francis was never, ever going to stick around in the Championship (NCFC) - Hull Canary, Oct 2, 11:04:59
      - even more hilarious, we pretended Helveg was going to stay (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 2, 11:07:22
  - SACK THE BOARD and that cant Mcveigh (n/m) (NCFC) - LAMPARD8, Oct 2, 10:57:09
- These phone ins is what gives fans a bad name (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 2, 10:53:21
  - I agree it is complete bullshit, I don't know why I am listening really. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 2, 10:57:18
  - So far; a West Ham fan, a woman who admits she doesn't like football (NCFC) - Caged Canary, Oct 2, 10:54:42
  - I agree (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Oct 2, 10:54:40
  - Check out Ted's grandfather clock going off, at 10.52 (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 10:53:58

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