Grant substituted Croft for the crime of a backheel against a non-league team

when we were 4-1 up, so don't get your hopes of non-stop entertainment too high.

Especially when he comes out with stuff like this:

"Barnsley made it difficult for us by scoring just before half time. We scored some terrific goals and could have killed the game off.

"At 3-0 it was comfortable, but we got sloppy with that three-goal lead.

"We keep putting ourselves in trouble. I want to kill games off at 1-0 but they keep looking for more goals."

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on March 8th 2007 at 12:13:52

Message Thread

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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