Why? Consistency, a good team gelling at the right time...

relief at the departure of Hamilton, injection of feelgood factor, continuity in the management...

All these take time. We've come to regard September / October as manager sacking season.

Posted By: APB on August 16th 2008 at 22:28:00

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The boo boys (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 21:47:29
- Oh for gods sake. (NCFC) - Boris Johnson MP, Aug 17, 01:09:44
- also. tell me at what point throughout our history (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:27:14
  - I call strugling at home to scrape a draw against blackpool underachieving (n/m) (NCFC) - goppo, Aug 16, 22:39:02
    - how can we be underachieving when we finished just above them last season? (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:41:21
      - On which basis, if we got relegated, we wouldn't be underachieving either (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:44:25
        
        But in accepting that we're in a mess, why make it worse be interrupting the (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:46:54
        
        No it isn't like that all... (NCFC) - TheFineCity, Aug 16, 22:53:00
        
        But there's been a common denominator throughout the last 12 years (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:52:14
        
        You talk a lot in hindsight (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 23:00:34
        
        So didn't we get behind the lads today? (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Aug 16, 23:16:46
        
        Exactly who amongst us is guilty of 'not getting behind the lads'? (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 23:08:50
        
        All you've done there is prove to me that I'm right, because I'm saying (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 23:16:29
        
        Rot. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 23:24:11
        
        And which clueless idiot was in charge that day? (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 23:32:18
        
        The useless cunt Peter Grant... he who had us playing worse than under Hamilton (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 16, 23:37:38
        
        What shit is being thrown exactly which isn't true? (n/m) (NCFC) - TheFineCity, Aug 16, 23:22:11
        
        Well this year it's the board that's the problem isn't it? (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 23:30:37
        
        It's the boards problem because ultimately every failure leads back to them (NCFC) - TheFineCity, Aug 16, 23:52:53
  - Last season, we finished in our lowest position in 48 years. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:31:46
  - From the mid 70s to the mid 90s we were, more often than not in the top flight (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Aug 16, 22:30:46
    - But in our history, what's the most common league we've been in? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:35:24
      - So from that, I assume if we just finished 21st every year, you'd be OK with it? (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:40:30
        
        You've avoided answering the question really (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:48:43
        
        I don't demand promotion (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:53:48
        
        i think that's a fair enough want, but, we have a man in charge, who is trying to do that (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 23:06:25
- spot on! we have every right to demand better (NCFC) - ingi, Aug 16, 22:26:38
  - It kills me that everyone works hard to get it right (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:37:45
  - Hang on...... (NCFC) - the101ers, Aug 16, 22:30:46
    - fair comment. Grant appointment was our downfall (NCFC) - ingi, Aug 16, 22:41:16
      - but grant inherited worthingtons squad (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 23:11:13
    - Wolves, Sheffield United, Palace, Ipswich (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:33:38
      - I don't think they can. (NCFC) - the101ers, Aug 16, 22:35:34
- Sorry but I'm just hearing the same complaints levelled about grant, just gift wrapped up (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:21:31
  - Pants how old are you , serious question ,with a possible follow up (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 16, 22:27:43
  - Either I live in a little world of my own and missed all this (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Aug 16, 22:27:05
    - I heard it. (NCFC) - the101ers, Aug 16, 22:31:53
    - There was one very small Hucks chant for about 5 seconds (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Aug 16, 22:29:43
    - The Iwan chants directly followed the Hucks ones (NCFC) - APB, Aug 16, 22:29:38
  - The fans weren't responsible for Grant being ludicrously incompetent as manager (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:24:58
    - Again, you're proving that you can't bury the hatchet. Jim Duffy (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:31:46
      - Grant was hardly 'widely accepted as a good candidate' (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:37:42
        
        Regardless of that, he had experience (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:52:06
      - yes your right any other year we would have turned on roeder (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 16, 22:35:06
        
        No-one is going to give up their investment for ?0. He wasn't being serious. (n/m) (NCFC) - the101ers, Aug 16, 22:36:21
        
        Off course he was (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 16, 22:41:32
    - One problem with your posts (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Aug 16, 22:31:17
      - I hardly think you're in any respectable position to be clever after you're (NCFC) - pants, Aug 16, 22:53:35
      - and they are way to long to hold the attention of the average wrather. (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Aug 16, 22:32:41
        
        Phew. Thought it was just me. (n/m) (NCFC) - the101ers, Aug 16, 22:34:08
- I didn't hear Cullum chants (NCFC) - APB, Aug 16, 21:58:17
  - I didn't hear the Cullum chants either (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Aug 16, 22:10:53
    - I assumed they'd occurred (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 16, 22:19:44
      - Why? Consistency, a good team gelling at the right time... (NCFC) - APB, Aug 16, 22:28:00
      - FFS Delia is the problem (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 16, 22:24:43
        
        Big man, barry, big man. (n/m) (NCFC) - Boris Johnson MP, Aug 17, 01:14:56
    - werent any... (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Aug 16, 22:12:37
      - A few in the barclay started singing Oh Huckerby, but it was ended quick sharp (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 16, 22:16:05
      - Oh right (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Aug 16, 22:15:29
        
        medal? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Aug 16, 22:19:39
- Could be the post of the year big feller. (NCFC) - Superstar D J, Aug 16, 21:57:06
  - Spoke to Andrew Cullen re crowd (NCFC) - thirdager, Aug 16, 22:09:48
    - sorry can't buy that (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 16, 22:18:21
      - Family and Holiday is more important than football you prick... (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 17, 01:19:02
      - Not entirely true though is it. (NCFC) - the101ers, Aug 16, 22:21:08
        
        its easy (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 16, 22:31:51
        
        You clearly don't have kids at school...... (n/m) (NCFC) - the101ers, Aug 16, 22:33:25
        
        yes i do (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 16, 22:39:49

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