Which is why I made clear it was just a theory...

... And can't possibly be proven. But something ain't right here: how can the club leave the guy in charge for so long in such a crucial season, then fail to back him in the summer all the while whispering to supporters' groups that he was 'on borrowed time' anyway?

As for the motive: it's simple. You must remember the rumours which started circulating midway through last season that he was on a long contract, and we were stuck with him because the club couldn't afford to get rid? If I were the Chief Executive in such a situation, I know what I'd do: I'd put out that my man was on a one-year rolling deal. It'd quash the rumours immediately. But there's actually nothing to stop the club lying: it'd even be in their interests, I'd say.

And of course, sacking him was always going to be expensive. But if I'm right, then ?600,000 for 9 months of a 3-year deal remaining is a heck of a lot different from close to ?1.4m had they got rid when they should've done last November, isn't it?

Posted By: thebigfeller on December 1st 2006 at 18:05:46

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Now here's a thought... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 1, 16:54:44
- The most incisive parts of that post were... (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:06:56
  - Which is why I made clear it was just a theory... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 1, 18:05:46
    - except that they did back him because we were about to spunk ?2m on that Cotterill fella (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 1, 18:32:38
      - That's true... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 1, 19:36:16
        
        3 points (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 2, 02:58:04
        
        sorry but you really are being quite delusional (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 2, 00:32:13
      - It has ever been thus.... (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 18:40:18
        
        So why did Delia tell fans he was on borrowed time? (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 1, 19:24:37
        
        When did she do that? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 2, 03:10:02
        
        have you got the actual quotes to back up this claim please? (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 2, 00:39:30
        
        hardly unique to here though is it? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 1, 18:55:32
    - IF you're right yes it is. (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 18:26:47
      - That's fair enough... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 1, 19:29:02
        
        if you're not prepared to put it on your blog, why put such spurious nonsence here? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 2, 00:42:09
- interesting (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 17:01:45
  - But most 3 year contracts (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 17:06:05
- surely he would have been put on gardening leave though & someone appointed from (NCFC) - lovely old job, Dec 1, 17:01:21
  - But that doesn't explain... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 1, 18:08:56
  - Is Alan Titchmarsh still on gardening leave? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 17:02:21
- But what colour is your broadband? (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:58:24
  - oh fuck (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 17:01:16

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