It is completely bizarre. Given the international break, we

should have a manager in place before the next game presumably. Who can then bring in whoever he wants.

Bringing in fatboy Hartson a few days before we appoint a manager? I can't figure it out at all.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 12th 2007 at 15:09:28

Message Thread

Official SMS: Hartson joins City - one month loan. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 14:53:01
- Does the loan period start from today? (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 12, 15:26:36
  - 'cecpt that it gives him a chance to train with his new team (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:29:08
    - But even then it would still make sense for him to play as many games as possible (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 12, 15:43:08
  - Presoomably. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 15:28:18
    - Perhaps it's one of those "emergency loans" that is actually (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 15:29:32
      - the first paragraph on the OS suggests that it isn't (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:33:12
        
        blindasabat works for the club. n/m (n/m) (NCFC) - Twat in Holland, Oct 12, 15:40:01
        
        Twat in Holland doesn't know how this messgeboard works n/m (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:42:23
- Well he'll definitely get all the players in line... (NCFC) - Swiss Yellow, Oct 12, 15:25:55
  - Does Hartson command that kind of respect? And in a month? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 15:32:15
    - I was thinking more along the lines of a double hard bastard (NCFC) - Swiss Yellow, Oct 12, 15:43:33
- Great. Lets spend some of the new manager's limited budget before he gets here (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Oct 12, 15:14:01
  - on players who haven't kicked a ball for six months (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 15:14:51
    - The stats they spout on the Official Shite (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 15:17:52
      - yes, it's almost like his career finished when he left Celtic, reading that. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 15:35:15
    - He scored six goals last season btw (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 15:16:48
    - 9? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:16:41
- What's he like on the right wing? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Woman, Oct 12, 15:11:24
- I got it wrong about Dublin, so Hartson might be what we need (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 12, 15:09:02
  - Yeah, me too (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 15:15:07
    - Sniffs the early rumours that Duffy's getting the gig hey? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 12, 15:20:48
      - if Hartson does well for us it'd certainly help his case... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:27:35
    - This is probably a FP false memory sitchooowation... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Oct 12, 15:19:21
      - not even half 8 (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:24:53
      - I suppose that's the theory (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 15:22:18
      - Not many. But Worthy couldn't do anything right by that stage (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Oct 12, 15:21:44
      - Not many by my memory. I thought it was bizarre. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 15:21:18
  - you'd think we might let the new manager have a say though, no? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 15:10:07
    - You'd think, wouldn't you. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 15:12:06
      - It all seems completely f*cked up to me (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 15:13:55
        
        Who - Norwich or Arsenal? (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Oct 12, 15:15:07
- praps he's being looked at in a player manager type role? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 12, 15:07:25
  - Ah, the elusive cheap option... (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 15:08:19
    - if he scores the winner against the ippos then the jobs his (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 12, 15:09:14
- Cannot be official (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 12, 15:03:58
- But why? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 15:02:45
  - hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooofffffff fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 12, 15:04:49
    - Yes, but hoofing to Dion, Brown, Striker, Cureton, Martin and Hucks hasn't worked (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 15:07:37
      - cos he int gonna be the caretaker forever? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 12, 15:10:45
      - It is completely bizarre. Given the international break, we (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 15:09:28
        
        2 weeks to find a new manager isn't a very long time though is it? (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:12:17
        
        Presumably moves were already afoot before Tuesday (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 12, 15:12:11
        
        Duffy is going to gettut (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 12, 15:11:39
- I don't think I mind that... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Oct 12, 15:00:22
  - 4-5-1 hoof ball (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:04:34
- So Hendrikus was right after all (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 12, 14:57:25
  - Oh jesus, he'll be back won't he? (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 14:58:51
    - Yeah. Only took 3 years but he was eventually right! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 12, 15:00:15
      - he was right the first time, it was in the annual report that we approached him (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 12, 15:12:40
- lock up ya pies the fat ginger tw*t is here on loan (n/m) (NCFC) - realcornerflag, Oct 12, 14:56:51
- great. woohoo (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Oct 12, 14:55:27
- oh fuck (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 14:55:25
  - yes (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 12, 14:56:27
    - i partially take that back (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 14:58:22
      - lol no way (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 12, 14:59:11
        
        what does that ^^^ mean in English? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:02:08
        
        you alluded hartson was similar age to dion (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 12, 15:04:11
        
        to my mind Hartson has been around for quite a long time (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:06:25
        
        like 28 year old damien francis? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 12, 15:10:07
        
        exactly! (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 12, 15:13:21
  - yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 12, 14:56:15
- still got no midfielders (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 12, 14:54:21
  - have I just missed him playing for someone this season? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 14:56:19
    - west brom are doing ok without him (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 12, 14:56:57
      - yes. That's not the greatest recommendation though, is it? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 15:00:59
        
        I think you're an Arse supporter... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Oct 12, 15:04:21
- confirmed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakey, Oct 12, 14:53:20
  - Whhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???????????????? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 14:54:49
    - ................. (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 12, 14:55:32

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