Maybe, in hindsight, someone with managerial

experience would have been better. There were plenty of candidates for the job - more than 50. Apparently Joe Royle was pretty convinced he was going to get it.

I wish he had.

Posted By: Old Gregg on December 16th 2006 at 17:39:17

Message Thread

Yeh Judge Grant at the end of the season...when we're in League One!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Wiltshire Yellow, Dec 16, 17:31:22
- dont be silly (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:32:24
  - why not? we're shit! n.m (n/m) (NCFC) - ingi, Dec 16, 19:03:00
  - Impossible is nothing (NCFC) - XXL16, Dec 16, 18:07:04
    - SACK HIM (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 18:13:31
      - yeah cos Worthy did such a GREAT job leaving us 19th place with this crock of shit squad. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 16, 18:16:47
  - only cos bottom 3 are so shit (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Dec 16, 17:34:17
    - what was the Hull result today ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Dec 16, 17:36:14
    - possibly, but you can't expect him to turn us around so quickly and easily (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:35:46
      - NCFC board fault for not sacking Worthy earlier (n/m) (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Dec 16, 17:36:55
        
        And getting who to replace him? (n/m) (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:38:16
        
        BFJ as a temp replacement if we couldn't think of anybody else (n/m) (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Dec 16, 17:40:14
        
        Maybe, in hindsight, someone with managerial (NCFC) - Old Gregg, Dec 16, 17:39:17
        
        Sadly the board forgot to poach a decent replacement before (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:41:47
        
        It's in almost every post (NCFC) - Old Gregg, Dec 16, 17:43:32
        
        I agree, that money he wasted could've been put to very good use (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:37:33
        
        How? (n/m) (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:38:27
        
        on buying decent players rather than hughs et al (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:40:22
        
        You think an untried manager won't waste any money (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:42:51
        
        of course not, but I wouldn't expect him to fuck up so badly (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:44:33
        
        They all do (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:46:55
        
        obviously not, but we all knew we were on the slippery slope with Worthy (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:49:05
        
        But we're not on the slippery slope now? lol (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:53:15
        
        I agree, but ffs its not the fans' job to line up a replacement is it? (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:55:39
        
        Agree (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 18:08:26
        
        And another one (NCFC) - Old Gregg, Dec 16, 17:55:06
        
        yes, it is odd. maybe its self loathing (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:56:46
        
        and I would've expected a different manager (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:45:49
        
        Who was our right winger when we won the league? (n/m) (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:47:27
        
        you know as well as I do that we were jammy as fuck that year (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:49:33
        
        Who cares, we could've been jammy as fuck this year (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:55:25
        
        He has - they're injured (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Gregg, Dec 16, 17:46:59
        
        I know, but worthy didn't did he? (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:47:56
        
        Did he have a natural right wingr when we won the league? (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 17:49:37
        
        Harper (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Dec 16, 17:52:11
        
        Even combined, they hardly played 'many' games (NCFC) - SussexCanary, Dec 16, 18:10:02
        
        yep an unproven manager dealing with a shambles of a squad (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 16, 18:18:13
        
        no, and it was a source of concern even then about the imbalance in the team (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 16, 17:50:55

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