The season after relegation

was awful, but I don't think we did too badly in the Premier League personally. Ok, we were relegated but was that anything other than what was expected? He made some large mistakes here and there and it was time for him to go but people look back at him with ridicule and it's just not a fair reflection of the job he did.

Posted By: Charles21 on October 3rd 2007 at 18:22:55

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depression! (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 17:25:31
- Was Worthy much less of an 'unknown' than Grant when we hired him? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 3, 17:30:45
  - ambition is a word used by football fans (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 3, 18:06:39
    - No... (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 18:13:57
      - how can you invest heavily without funds? (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 3, 18:20:47
        
        we did big highly for a few players so that indicates funds available (n/m) (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 18:28:17
        
        So what is your point? (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 3, 18:32:21
        
        We made the bids but could'nt or would'nt offer the wages... (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 18:47:16
        
        "bid" (n/m) (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 18:28:33
  - maybe not.. (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 18:05:53
- I'm surprised how people forget to be honest. Worthington would have taken us down (NCFC) - pants, Oct 3, 17:29:56
  - he did well at Leicester (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 3, 18:07:23
    - I'm about afterwards. I'm not belittling Worthington's success (NCFC) - pants, Oct 3, 18:18:44
      - The season after relegation (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 3, 18:22:55
    - A bit luck and a couple of inspirational signings (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, Oct 3, 18:15:52
      - insightful (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 3, 18:23:12
  - In the last decade he was the only manager to actually get us to win anything (n/m) (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 17:51:06
  - I think criticising him for Leicester isn't fair - he was hired to keep them up (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 3, 17:31:51
    - Given the amount of media exposure there is at international level (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, Oct 3, 17:33:15
      - not really for Norn Iron though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 3, 17:33:45
        
        not until Sanchez got them into such a good position re: qualifyung (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 3, 17:36:06
- "rednap (sic) at portsmouth," (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 3, 17:29:18
  - what so if PG was manager at portsmouth he could attract the same calliber of player (n/m) (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 17:49:17
    - given a ridiculous amount of money? (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 3, 18:02:42
      - Its not all about money.. (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 18:10:01
        
        but Peter Grant wasn't an unknown within the game (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 3, 18:17:50
        
        Im trying to prove that sometimes a higher profile... (NCFC) - hairyolaf, Oct 3, 18:43:41
      - exactly (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 3, 18:08:22

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