Well, in some respects, I like what Burnley have done so far this season

because, last season, from the end of November till mid march, they didn't win a game, yet they didn't panick and sack Cotteril

At one point, they were very close to the relegation zone, and really looked like there's wasn't a light at the end of the tunnel

They've stuck with him through all that, gone into this season and are steady away in 5th or 6th

I don't know how the fans were during this gap, but the board obviously stuck by Cotteril as a good coach/manager

I don't see what's so wrong in us doing so as well. I know you can say straight away "cos I know Grant is s**t", it looks like it at the moment, but you don't truely know that he is

There's not a great deal to lose or gain at this very moment. If we sack Grant, the next guy coming in could be under the same pressure immediately, then we have a situation where we look like a cut throat club, and a new manager is going to notice and feel that

Keep Grant and stay up, but have an awful season, then we can truely find out what he's about, think about sacking him then, and give someone else a go, going into next season

The decision to ditch Grant now and it have a good effect on the team, is very small in probability, and is more likely to have a destructive aftermath here

Posted By: pants on September 24th 2007 at 12:56:50

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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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