Was it learnt from?

has grant tried different things to get a balance in the team?

Has he tried youth?

Has he tried different training techniques?

And lastly, despite not everything working all the time, has he found the right blend in the squad to get it right

If the answers yes, then stoke preston doc in midfield doesn't matter one jot

At the time he was made out to be some loony, like he was when he brought in two scottish players from their lower leagues

Posted By: pants on March 8th 2007 at 11:59:50

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Say what you like about our board (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 11:18:38
- Hang on (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 11:29:37
  - there is a difference (to me) (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 11:36:20
  - I think the general theme is (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:36:12
    - which is put much better than i did (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 11:40:31
      - It may be simplistic and wrong (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 11:58:40
        
        mainly because (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 12:09:50
        
        Well you are entitled to your opinion (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:15:39
        
        I think he was what we needed (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 12:32:59
        
        his strengths were(are) scoring goals (NCFC) - blindasabat, Mar 8, 12:19:30
        
        Three more than (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:21:33
        
        not exactly true though is it (NCFC) - blindasabat, Mar 8, 12:27:44
        
        Depends on what time frame you look at I suppose (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:37:01
        
        i'm using the 90 minutes per match timeframe (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Mar 8, 12:44:56
        
        Whereas I'm using the (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:50:47
        
        during which Howard's played 10 more games to get 3 less goals (NCFC) - blindasabat, Mar 8, 13:00:39
        
        My mistake then (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 13:04:20
        
        Earnie was bought to score goals (which he's done in spades) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Mar 8, 13:22:00
        
        Circular argument (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 13:45:59
        
        table hare (NCFC) - blindasabat, Mar 8, 14:06:49
        
        Earnshaw wasn't what we needed, granted ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 8, 12:18:54
        
        Will anyone pay big for Earnie in the summer after this injury? (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 12:27:00
        
        I love Little Ern (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 12:01:38
        
        And this is where the board's policy fails (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:09:16
        
        was thinking the other day that next season could be a right laugh (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:11:24
        
        Won't happen though (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:18:18
        
        Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if a big team offered us 10m for martin (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:20:45
        
        £10m is fantasy (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 12:24:38
        
        Is it? (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:27:47
        
        That's the thing isn't it (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:29:04
        
        If martin ended the season on 10+ goals (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:25:51
        
        hopefully he'll have the sense that stay (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 12:38:30
        
        Bear in mind Aston Villa just paid £9.5m for Ashley Young ... (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 8, 12:25:21
        
        oh yeah, and him :s (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:26:38
        
        That's a tricky one (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:22:17
        
        Grant substituted Croft for the crime of a backheel against a non-league team (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 8, 12:13:52
        
        substitution was dumb (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 12:45:45
        
        That substitution is the only thing Grant has done which REALLY pissed me off (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 12:22:36
        
        Hmmmmmmmmm (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:25:39
        
        Yes, those things were much worse (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 12:28:57
        
        Calm down dear (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:38:38
        
        That must make him unique (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 12:40:09
        
        No. Plenty of people don't piss me off (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:41:18
        
        I can ignore quotes though, instead of piling them up deciding he can't manage (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:19:47
        
        Surely the quotes are indicative of his management philosophy and intentions? (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 8, 12:22:13
        
        See? (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 12:25:09
        
        Seems a bit blithe (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:23:34
        
        Well, if you can find me a quote from Grant saying he wants flowing, entertaining football (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 8, 12:24:57
        
        I think he wants winning football (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:29:13
        
        That's fair enough. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 8, 12:31:20
        
        I'll apply today (n/m) (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:39:46
        
        keegans newcastle (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 12:12:41
        
        which was so gutting about signing him (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:03:33
        
        Which Worthy wouldn't/couldn't recognise (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 12:05:59
      - the shit that was thrown to get worthy out, continued into Grant's reign (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:48:34
        
        agree (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 11:50:55
        
        Was an error at Stoke, and repeated at Preston (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 11:54:46
        
        Was it learnt from? (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:59:50
        
        Problem with Preston one was... (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 12:04:20
        
        possibly but then (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 12:11:04
        
        You'd rather Doh in midfield than Hughes? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 12:17:25
        
        can't answer that (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 12:35:38
        
        Hughes is doing okay at right back isn't he? (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:10:01
        
        Oh yeah, he definately is... (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 12:18:18
        
        if he didn't try those things though (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:23:15
        
        Tried it at Stoke, didn't work (Spectacularly)... (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 12:24:32
        
        Iwan didn't work out for a year, then turned out to be a legend (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:35:42
        
        Iwan was playing in the position he'd be sucessful in at other clubs... (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 12:42:49
        
        Whereas (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 12:51:43
        
        And we lost both games (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 12:42:58
        
        not the formation (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:24:26
        
        He was fucking awful at Luton, mind. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 8, 12:10:53
        
        Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 12:18:25
- Like so many things (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 11:26:40
  - kids for a quid? (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 11:37:37
  - Though they do have a good policy of comminicating with the fans too (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:28:17
    - Not so sure about that (NCFC) - CheatingcuntBywater, Mar 8, 11:31:52
      - Does the current board not fill you with confidence then? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:39:06
- club's (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Mar 8, 11:22:27
  - brom knew (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 11:40:56
    - I did actually (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 8, 11:42:07
  - petty (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:24:02
    - not petty actually (for once) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Mar 8, 11:45:49
      - you have a point. (NCFC) - megson, Mar 8, 11:52:08
      - *exist (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Mar 8, 11:46:08
        
        WE KNEW (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 8, 11:59:14
        
        brom didn't (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:00:59
        
        did did did (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 12:01:05
        
        I didn't understand your post until you corrected it (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:49:49
        
        that's cos you speak some weird dialect of english (NCFC) - Dave in France, Mar 8, 11:51:09
- Agreed megson, for what it's worth, I think they got it right with Grant too (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:22:05

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