hindsight is not an excuse when

so many fans could see what was conming a year and a half before

Posted By: phrankin on September 3rd 2007 at 12:33:38

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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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