that's the charlton model though...

try to get a few bargains and strengthen slowly.

Starting to think that I prefer the watford model now (spend f**k all, have a laugh and go down a lot stronger and richer than you were when you got promoted).

what's important is that when you go up, you have a year where you can't get relegated from the championship, so it's the one year where you can think 'long term' rather than just trying to win the next game.

we should have blooded a lot more of the academy players, (even if they were a bit s**t, jarvis and even hendo deserved more of a chance), and brought in young prospects who would be able to help us for more than a season rather than spending s**tloads on older players (especially big salaries like Jonson and Helveg).

It seems that grant is doing exactly this - getting rid of expensive, old and crap players, blooding the kids in matches that aren't so important and bringing in unknown talent like Lappin and Fozzie (although the jury's still out on the latter, i think).

Posted By: Dave in France on April 10th 2007 at 11:17:53

Message Thread

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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