Yes but if you take that attitude we never want to win anything

in order to lesson the blow when we become sh*t again!

I guess the whole thing depends on what you viewas the point or objective of a football club. I view the point of football as being to try and win. Judging by his recent comments its clear that ND sees it as some kind of facility for the community.

Posted By: Jim on June 9th 2008 at 12:10:21

Message Thread

Ameobi would be a good signing at champ level (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 11:36:25
- £3.5 million is way too much (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jun 9, 12:04:44
  - "That’s where we are" (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Jun 9, 12:32:47
- Ha ha £3.5 million thats stupid money!! nice one jimmy!! (NCFC) - Dom Jolly, Jun 9, 11:56:59
  - Straight back from his hols and they spunk £3.5 million for a has-been (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Jun 9, 12:08:13
- Can you talk us through the bid process (NCFC) - swgf, Jun 9, 11:42:22
  - Suspect the reaction is more to do with the player than the level of bid (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Jun 9, 12:16:25
  - Agree it would be nice to be able to bid that much (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 11:46:32
    - What is proper (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Jun 9, 12:23:33
    - surely it's difficult to say where it gets anybody in the long run...but... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 11:50:11
      - Garbage (NCFC) - Lol Morgan, Jun 9, 12:01:56
        
        How is next season the 'long run' - I agree we have a very tough season ahead (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:05:01
        
        ah yes, and it's the bookies who decide which teams get relegated isn't it? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jun 9, 12:04:46
        
        Hull in League One this season then...Oh wait a minute... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:06:35
        
        Lol Morgan (NCFC) - Lol Morgan, Jun 9, 12:08:49
        
        we have a lot of work to do that's for sure (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:09:57
        
        Apologies... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 9, 12:13:50
        
        ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:15:15
        
        Meant for above... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 9, 12:15:52
        
        Bookies' odds for next season are not exactly a great guide to the long run, are they? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 9, 12:02:47
        
        So you think we are heading the right direction? (NCFC) - Lol Morgan, Jun 9, 12:05:14
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jun 9, 12:07:07
        
        you could argue from where we were in October 07 (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:07:03
        
        Not sure about that (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Jun 9, 12:13:18
        
        yes but from League One dead certs (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:14:04
        
        From league one dead certs to (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Jun 9, 12:22:45
        
        90 DAYS TO SAVE OUR CLUB!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jun 9, 12:24:06
        
        Why? (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Jun 9, 12:25:58
        
        ... (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jun 9, 12:31:55
        
        OIC (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Jun 9, 12:36:21
        
        no, just a Selwyn type post for those that have complained about lack of transfers (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jun 9, 12:43:55
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jun 9, 12:03:51
      - Sorry having thought about this a lot of late i completely and utterly disagree (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 11:58:13
        
        That's as maybe, until banks put a stop to it all, and clubs go under, instead of (NCFC) - pants, Jun 9, 12:06:21
        
        Knowing our luck we'd be the first club they took a hard line with! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 12:07:43
        
        so if you can't beat em, join em? (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:02:56
        
        Basically yes. Leeds got to a Champs League quarter final. I would take that! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 12:07:07
        
        i prefer a Championship winning side and a play-off final (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jun 9, 12:11:06
        
        they got to a semi didn't they? (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:08:17
        
        Yes but if you take that attitude we never want to win anything (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 12:10:21
        
        In what way is he wrong? (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 9, 12:13:45
        
        which isn't a bad thing...as a football club has a massive part to play in the community (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:13:27
        
        Yes but I guess it depends on what your key driver is (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 12:26:43
        
        to do that in the current climate we would have to spend £50-100m (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:32:51
        
        I'm not implying we should spend £100m more that we should take a bit of a gamble (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 12:34:32
        
        We tried that sort of gamble (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Jun 9, 12:40:23
        
        *shudders* (n/m) (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 9, 16:19:35
      - Finidi George. Matteo Sereni. Mwahahahahaha (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 9, 11:56:38
      - Yeah but Ipswich got bailed out when they did it before, screwing over local businesses (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:51:57
        
        yeh before the rules got harsher as well, otherwise they might be (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 11:58:34
        
        Yes and lets all remidn ourselves again which c*nt was integral in changing that rule (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 9, 12:11:44
    - If we COULD suddenly bid 3.5m for one player, I would be livid if we spaffed that on (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:47:06
- Swapping the crowded passion of St James Park for... (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Jun 9, 11:41:44

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