this point shows how tough life is for clubs like ours

the amount we spent trying to survive in the Prem was probably more than we could afford to without restricting our spending ability if we got relegated. And yet it still wasn't enough to make relegation anything other than fantastically difficult to avoid.

If we'd spent less in the Prem the fans would be complaining that we hadn't "given it a go". But by spending it we now have fans complaining that we aren't spending it again now.

There is only so much money available and in modern football it doesn't go very far. That's why the Prem is becoming a "sugar daddy's league". If you don't have one you can't break into it (except for the odd season to make up the numbers).

manager's jobs at clubs like ours are becoming almost impossible because fan's expectations way outstrip the reasonable likelihood of their achievement.

Posted By: mr carra on October 3rd 2006 at 10:59:04

Message Thread

So what has the new manager got to do?? (NCFC) - Bonjour, Oct 3, 10:27:34
- Hucks made some good runs but played the wrong final ball most of the time (NCFC) - Ben, Oct 3, 10:48:09
  - i dont think it was, i think it was more a case of our players being (NCFC) - Bonjour, Oct 3, 10:55:15
    - I find it hard to beleive that the players would have been that bad... (NCFC) - Ben, Oct 3, 10:59:49
- I'd rather drop Shackell... (NCFC) - Brom, Oct 3, 10:41:06
  - You are joking? (n/m) (NCFC) - woody, Oct 3, 13:00:25
- Wasn't given funds? The revisionism begins.... (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 3, 10:36:25
  - this point shows how tough life is for clubs like ours (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 3, 10:59:04
  - this summer when mass recruitment was needed, (NCFC) - Bonjour, Oct 3, 10:53:05
    - the summer before when mass recruitment was needed... (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 3, 10:53:54
      - point taken but every manager makes some mistakes in the (NCFC) - Bonjour, Oct 3, 10:56:37
        
        You've caved in a bit easily there (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 3, 11:01:37
        
        Fair points. (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 3, 11:04:54
        
        I agree, and I also suspect that someone a bit more forceful (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 3, 11:19:45
      - He signed a load of shit players for very little money (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 3, 10:55:27
  - Minitrue springs into action (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 3, 10:49:07
    - Minitrue is going to need a whole load of new ink cartridges (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 3, 10:50:58
- Didier Drogba at centre back? What planet are you on? (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Oct 3, 10:31:10
  - That's Didier "not worth ?24million" Drogba :) (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 3, 10:33:56
    - And this is Himmers... (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Oct 3, 10:35:25
      - haha (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 3, 10:36:55
  - Couldn't be any worse than the Doc (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 3, 10:31:34
- If he hadn't been sacked sunday would you still have been a worthy inner? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 3, 10:30:58
  - no i wouldn't! Sun was a shambles and it showed (NCFC) - Bonjour, Oct 3, 10:44:35
    - what's his time management and manual handling like? (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 3, 10:45:28

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