I agree, and I also suspect that someone a bit more forceful

would have got more money out of the board earlier. EG would have banged the table in the summer we were promoted and said "I need a target man; Gary Doherty is just not what I want even though he's cheap; give me the money to buy Dean Ashton, who is the player I really really want"

Posted By: Old Git on October 3rd 2006 at 11:19:45

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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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