Except that

it is the board's fault. They watched everything go tits up from the moment we won promotion, they couldn't be bothered to challenge what Worthington was doing, they didn't help him manage his budget, they didn't bring in anyone to help, and they waited far too long to get rid. With the result that Grant inherited a team full of w**kers and very little money to sort it out. Turning that situation into one where we were challenging for promotion was always going to be hugely difficult - it doesn't look like he is going to pull it off, but I don't think anyone else would have done either. And he wasn't helped by two players leaving for below their replacement value - deals struck by a member of the board.
I bang on and on about Doncaster but someone should take a look at the way the finances are managed because we really should not be in this mess.

Posted By: Blind Lemon Creosote on September 24th 2007 at 12:30:29

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Of course it could get worse.... (NCFC) - east of hampstead, Sep 24, 11:38:14
- surely by the Scunny game Dion will be back? (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 24, 11:48:43
  - I was working on the premise (NCFC) - east of hampstead, Sep 24, 11:52:39
- I will go on record now and say that (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 24, 11:42:18
  - Has he been ill since he's been here? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 11:50:06
  - So how did you think he did there on Saturday? (NCFC) - Blind Lemon Creosote, Sep 24, 11:45:58
    - Badly worded I admit (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 12:03:35
      - Except that (NCFC) - Blind Lemon Creosote, Sep 24, 12:30:29
        
        hard to argue (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 24, 12:39:25
        
        I normally read about one paragraph when you're talking about Doncaster (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 12:39:08
        
        Finally... (NCFC) - donkeydublin, Sep 24, 12:36:48
        
        Well, in some respects, I like what Burnley have done so far this season (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 12:56:50
        
        But what if he takes us down? (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 24, 12:59:23
        
        That's one that's harder to know (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 13:24:34
        
        Leeds sacking Blackwell didn't save them (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 24, 13:07:44
        
        Interesting thing about the Blackwell sacking (NCFC) - Blind Lemon Creosote, Sep 24, 13:12:51
        
        possibly, though it could be down to Bates' business sense... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 24, 13:16:20
        
        Well yes (NCFC) - Blind Lemon Creosote, Sep 24, 13:23:47
        
        maybe we could get Sheepshanks instead then? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 24, 13:34:46
        
        Yay! Plain speaking (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 24, 12:33:14
- I wouldn't mind seeing Spillane get a chance at centre half (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Sep 24, 11:41:57
  - Spillane is a youngster (NCFC) - stuartpeters, Sep 24, 11:47:42
    - is Otsemebor Scottish then? (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 24, 11:52:05
      - Otsemobor is Scottish (NCFC) - Blind Lemon Creosote, Sep 24, 11:53:54
        
        You really are becoming incomprehensibly Delphic (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 24, 12:22:15

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