we DID spend in the summer

presumably we thought Bentley (generally considered at the time a FANTASTIC coup to get him) and Jonson would score rather more goals than they actually did. The problem wasn't that we didn't spend enough (our problems now are partly due to spending TOO MUCH trying to stay up and then get back up last year) but that the signings didn't really work out.

That is a combination of bad management (Doherty seemed to be a panic buy after we put all our egg's in Primus's basket) and bad luck (even top quality managers make bad signings that don't work out - it is quite common) but not really lack of ambition. After all, Reading were more prudent than us...

We didn't have more money to spend than we actually did. We all love to rip Ipswich for bad management but then a lot of fans seem to be suggesting we do what they did (spend money you don't have in the hope it will work out) only with less justification (they had, after all, just come 5th)

Posted By: mr carra on April 10th 2007 at 10:52:10

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What Worthington and the Board should have done when we got promoted (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 10, 09:44:59
- was to keep the squad together and buy 3 or 4 quality players to make it stronger (NCFC) - NCFCbjorn, Apr 10, 11:01:16
- Don't know if we shouldn't have done anything... (NCFC) - Groningen Canary, Apr 10, 10:17:46
  - comparisons with Wigan & Reading.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 10, 10:31:31
    - As usual there's some truth on both sides of the argument, but for me (NCFC) - Old Git, Apr 10, 10:43:25
      - we DID spend in the summer (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 10, 10:52:10
        
        We did cheapo spending (NCFC) - Old Git, Apr 10, 11:03:42
        
        that's the charlton model though... (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 10, 11:17:53
        
        be interesting to see where Watford end up (NCFC) - blindasabat, Apr 10, 11:26:48
        
        The Watford model (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 10, 11:23:44
    - pretty much agree with that (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 10, 10:41:22
      - yup, me too. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 10, 10:42:01
- easy to say now but realistically.. (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 10, 09:52:23
- And can you imagine the abuse they'd have got (NCFC) - hod80, Apr 10, 09:49:55
  - As I recall Doncaster also doesn't understand the meaning (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 10, 10:16:24
- Iwan and Malky should never be released (NCFC) - XXL16, Apr 10, 09:47:06
  - yeah, look at Iwan he played after he left ncfc (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 10, 11:07:46

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