It all has the feel of those wilderness years 1995-2000 & 2006-2009

After relative success under a decent manager (Walker and Worthington) we went through and cavalcade of average at best managers, treading water and going slowly backwards...
Deehan / Megson / O'Neil / Megson II / Walker II / Faulkner / Rioch / Hamilton

Then Grant / Roeder / Gunn.

Them was painful years that I thought we'd seen the back of but we seem to have learned nothing from those fallow periods.

Both of those periods only ended when a pretty good coach/manager coincided with a useful crop of youngsters and smart acquisitions which all suggests serendipity rather than clear strategy.

We may be waiting for a few years until the next fortuitous happenstance turns things around as I'm not convinced the Milwaukee Money Tree is likely to bear much fruit.

This must be tough for younger supporters who have only really experienced the excitement of the last 10 years.

Posted By: Worthing Yellow on October 25th 2023 at 01:36:54

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It all has the feel of those wilderness years 1995-2000 & 2006-2009 (NCFC) - Worthing Yellow, Oct 25, 01:36:54
- Hasn't sunk as low for me as the deehan/megson (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 25, 12:18:30
  - Again, not sure why Roeder gets thrown under the bus. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 25, 13:08:19
- Exactly how I felt leaving CR on Saturday. (NCFC) - camcan, Oct 25, 09:52:39
- It happens....lots of clubs go through these ups and downs... (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 25, 02:51:06
  - Agree quite a bit. We're actually something of an anomaly. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Oct 25, 09:30:07
  - Agree with this school of thought. Knapper incoming all about recruitment now (n/m) (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Oct 25, 07:58:41
  - “Players who were too good for us” (NCFC) - Chair_of_the_Bored, Oct 25, 06:59:03
    - Maddison is now star player for the prem league leaders (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Oct 25, 07:02:45
      - Depressing (NCFC) - Chair_of_the_Bored, Oct 25, 07:22:58
        
        You are basically living in a fantasy world. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 25, 12:15:58
        
        You genuinely think he'd want to play for a quarter of what he earns now? (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Oct 25, 08:02:25
        
        Congratulations on missing the point (NCFC) - Chair_of_the_Bored, Oct 25, 08:34:56
        
        Do you think Mbappé or Bellingham are too good for us? (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Oct 25, 09:11:27
        
        Agree with the Chair - "No player Is too good for us"....but (NCFC) - Saucerer, Oct 25, 08:02:20
        
        Agreed (NCFC) - Chair_of_the_Bored, Oct 25, 08:26:51
        
        Lots of other clubs have had rich owners and done nothing. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 25, 12:04:54
  - I just had a feeling this was how it would be. (n/m) (NCFC) - jimbo, Oct 25, 06:04:01
    - I blame the vax (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 25, 06:15:30

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