Incorrect

You misrepresented my views and called me a tit. Very friendly. What I have consistently said is this:

1. Most signings at Championship level are failures - the board are aware of this (Munby gave a figure of 75%), yet until the hiatus last summer they allowed Worthington to ship players in and out at the rate of 10 each way, each year - that is no way to be successful.

2. Doncaster seems to think that there are 2 options: either the board take no interest in the company's core business, or they pick the team - citing Hearts as an example (how did they do last season?). In fact there is a third way: Ferguson recently confirmed that what has always happened is that if he wants to sign a player he makes his case to the board. Had Worthington operated under that very mild stricture it seems very unlikely to me that the signing of, for example, Hughes would have gone ahead.

3. There seems no reason why an ex-footballer (although he may be well versed in footballing matters) should be possessed of the financial acumen necessary to run a budget of, say, ?20 million. And in Worthington's case the events of nearly a year ago show that he wasn't.

Posted By: Gerald C Creosote on December 28th 2006 at 18:18:49

Message Thread

A worse striker than Peter Thorne? (NCFC) - Gerald C Creosote, Dec 28, 17:14:02
- Oh, don't start all that again (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 28, 17:23:54
  - The point is (NCFC) - Gerald C Creosote, Dec 28, 17:29:16
    - So this board, which everyone claims knows nothing about football (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 28, 17:43:50
      - Do you, or did you, live in New Zealand? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 17:50:22
      - He's played twice in the last 7 or 8 games (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 17:48:50
      - Another dreary Wrath trait (NCFC) - Gerald C Creosote, Dec 28, 17:47:07
        
        Oh stop being a tit (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 28, 17:51:25
        
        Isn't the point that they ought to know something about (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 17:53:10
        
        how many successful clubs have boards who choose or veto signings? (NCFC) - scruffy, Dec 28, 18:01:14
        
        Manchester United (n/m) (NCFC) - Gerald C Creosote, Dec 28, 18:19:55
        
        Newcastle and, Chelsea (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 18:02:26
        
        Pressed send too soon (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 18:03:34
        
        Of course they should! (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 28, 18:00:21
        
        Incorrect (NCFC) - Gerald C Creosote, Dec 28, 18:18:49
        
        It was intended to be so (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 28, 18:40:25
        
        Doncaster says (NCFC) - Gerald C Creosote, Dec 28, 18:53:25
    - I can't beleive the talk id of Safri leaving!! its staggering (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 17:37:41
      - LOL, you were creaming your pants about Gallacher a few months ago! (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 28, 17:46:38
        
        I have never said he was any better than green (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 18:53:20
        
        The bloke simply can't gather crosses (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 19:27:14
      - And not just worse players (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 17:40:07
        
        You have to admire Doncaster's business acumen (NCFC) - Gerald C Creosote, Dec 28, 17:42:34
    - Or not sell him and just play some other wanker... (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 17:36:41

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