Good post on pinkun

Yellowhammer wrote:

The NCFC board has had plenty of time to get it right, but they have made huge mistakes ever since they first arrived:

1. Sacked our most successful manager ever (Mike Walker) after two consecutive 5-0 home wins.

2. Failed to match the ambition of Bruch Rioch by selling Craig Bellamy

3. Appointed the awful Bryan Hamilton

4. Led the legal fiasco against the TV companies for Champoinship viewing rights, case thrown out by the Judge after five minutes

5. Failed to allocate funds to sign Dean Ashton at the beginning of our promotion season

6. After one season in the Premiership massively increased our level of debt

7. Embarrasinng the club with that famous incoherent 'Let's be 'aving you' outbusrt

8. Supported Nigel Worthington long after his sell-by-date and only released him after fan pressure

9. Failed to replace NW with a proven, experienced manager

10. Allowed two new members onto the board for the price of the interest on two million pounds while other clubs were attracting investors with millions guaranteed. Posters on here were talking about rumoured secret funds available for transfers; but in reality the money put up probably covered NCFC running costs during the close season

11. Dismissed the possibility of foreign investment without first consulting the fans.

12. Paid out the highest amount to agents and hangers-on in the Championship in the first season after relegation - proving what a soft touch the board is.

13 Allowed get-out clauses in players' contracts at too low levels.

14. Failed to allocate funds for a central defender this season

There have been some positives:

1. Signing Huckerby. Actually paid for by the fans in a special share issue

2. Acheiving promotion. For which we salute them

3. Saving us from bankruptcy. As poster have previously pointed out, Geoff Watling had a major part in this. However, praise where it is due DS & MWJ stepped up to the plate when neccessary.

So I make that 14 negatives against 3 positives. The root problem of this club is that the board are just amateurs in a professional game. They just don't have the neccessary skills to run the club.

They have rightly earned a lot of goodwill from the fans from what they have done in the past; but football moves on and NCFC has to move with it. The board are making far too many mistakes, and it is time for them to move on, too

Posted By: phrankin on September 3rd 2007 at 12:15:56

Message Thread

Good post on pinkun (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:15:56
- Righty then, (NCFC) - cookpassbabtridge, Sep 3, 13:08:51
  - I seem to remember Bellamy got sold at the start of the season (NCFC) - Ben, Sep 3, 13:25:13
  - walker didnt resign you twat (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:11:27
    - excuse me? (NCFC) - cookpassbabtridge, Sep 3, 13:18:54
      - im not in a pub im on WOTB (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:21:55
        
        intelligent. And seeing as though you put it so poetically (NCFC) - cookpassbabtridge, Sep 3, 13:24:45
        
        not really (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:29:15
- Point 9. Unproven managers (at the time of gaining employment). (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 3, 12:35:53
  - also how many of those managers have either (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:55:24
    - What does it matter that they have 'big names'??? (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 3, 12:57:39
      - well they have more clout when signing players (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:00:50
  - signings have been ok for very little money (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:53:04
    - what, exactly has he done wrong? (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:57:09
      - isn't the 4-3-3 to accommodate Hucks? (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 3, 13:02:37
      - well (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:01:20
        
        well (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:02:33
        
        I'd say your mate is wrong on that (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 14:07:12
  - Arsene Wenger? Kenny Dalglish? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 3, 12:42:03
    - Not Arsene. He was at Monaco wasn't he ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:42:32
      - Well, thing is, they were all unproven at one point. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:42:47
        
        yes but as a championship club with some good players (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:51:21
        
        Look, I'm afraid you're wasting your time on here. Most Wrathers seem to actually possess (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:54:30
        
        I don't want Grant out (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:56:18
        
        by which point you'll get a lot more support from me (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:57:42
        
        exactly (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 13:02:27
        
        who else applied (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:54:07
  - and Steve McClaren (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:39:14
    - Indeed - i'm sure there's more as well (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 3, 12:40:53
- On the plus side for your ridiculous post, however, point 8 is fair enough. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 3, 12:29:45
  - not my post (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:30:59
    - so not because... (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 3, 12:40:47
    - proof ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:31:38
      - it was fucking obvious (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:33:00
        
        Well, not to me. Do you have proof then ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:36:51
        
        well there is never going to be any proof is there (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:05:55
        
        Ah, so what you mean is that it is your opinion ? (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 13:07:43
        
        never given any targets (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:08:24
        
        well his job clearly WAS on the line (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 3, 13:17:01
        
        that was his first targets (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:20:58
        
        Bryan Robson (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 3, 13:06:46
        
        which club?? (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:09:43
        
        Middlesboro in particular (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 3, 13:15:10
        
        good point, only 1 relegatioon when they made both cup finals (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:20:39
        
        that's because he was given bundles and bundles of money to burn (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 3, 13:32:13
        
        that was in his second season in the top flight after keeping them up (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:36:37
        
        alcoholic (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:07:45
- Point 5 was answered by Doncaster (or Doomcaster as I'm sure you'll wittily (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 3, 12:27:10
  - Re Ashton - thats weird! I read an article in the Daily Telegraph (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Sep 3, 12:41:44
  - Oh yeah, our agresssive transfer policy.... (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:30:29
    - You cant hold a fucking gun to their heads though can you?? All so easy in hindsight. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 3, 12:31:20
      - hindsight is not an excuse when (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:33:38
- keep it on the pinkun (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Sep 3, 12:26:56
- Point 14 is just total bollocks (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:25:42
  - I can't be arsed to defend these points (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:28:53
    - now that's a point I can agree with (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:44:02
- Point 12, proves they were supporting their manager (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:24:49
  - lol - yes the just over 1 million spent on relegation really was (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:26:25
    - are you really as dimwitted as you appear? (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 3, 12:46:38
      - are you as deluded as you appear? (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:07:20
        
        I agree with that (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 3, 13:26:16
      - 1 million on transfer fees on relegation.... A fucking joke. (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 13:06:31
- Point 10, pure conjecture (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:23:49
  - He also fails to mention that the potential investment by Di Stefano was (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:28:36
    - god don't remind me. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:32:01
      - sure i still ahve e-mails form him somewhere........ (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:32:29
        
        Yeah me too. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:32:54
      - Ha. It was you who got the phonecall wasn't it ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:32:26
        
        yup a couple of them, at work (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:33:08
        
        ?? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 3, 12:34:42
  - The low level of spending seems to imply (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:24:45
    - and the point being? (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:26:23
      - wheres the balance between transfer fees received less those fees paid out (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Sep 3, 12:54:41
        
        that's a different point (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 13:00:24
        
        "moron" (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Sep 3, 12:56:46
      - they said it was a LOAN in the press.... (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:34:17
        
        indeed, but what does it matter? (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:44:53
- Don't think that even warrants a response (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 12:23:05
- point 4, and?? (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:22:14
  - how about 1 3 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:24:04
    - I'm getting to them! (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:31:32
- All whilst NCFC has enjoyed possibly the best support in its history (n/m) (NCFC) - fond, Sep 3, 12:21:38
  - how old are you? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:22:08
- by this, can we assume you are joining Smudger the Twunt's demonstrations? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 3, 12:20:33
  - nope (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:21:53
    - with who knows what sort of get out clauses on our side (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 3, 12:25:29
      - I guess so (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:27:30
- Sigh. First fault. (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:18:02
  - he was, in fact (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:19:12
    - sigh (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 3, 12:20:33
      - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Sep 3, 12:21:10

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