yep

I look back with nostalgia at the worthy good years but just wish he'd gone at the end of the Prem season. Then we had money to appoint a decent replacement who really could have built a team with the parachute payment cash. Instead it was squandered on thorne, jj, mlj etc etc etc etc and then his payout iced the cake.

Posted By: camcan on January 13th 2009 at 17:33:42

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agree with this (apols if WW2) (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:07:17
- not sure about the last paragraph (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:10:43
  - no (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 13, 16:11:56
    - shame (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:16:21
      - ROEDER RESIGNS....... (NCFC) - Wissydean, Jan 13, 16:44:54
        
        nice one (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:45:46
- yeah (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:07:51
  - depressing isn't it? I HATE changing managers like this, such a hard cycle to break (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:22:24
    - horrible isn't it, if it someone everyone liked, then the board would be really getting it (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:28:21
      - I agree with all of that, BUT results HAVE to matter at some point. (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:36:46
        
        getting it right is not a simple process though (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:40:39
        
        agree with that too, appointing a football manager has to be a nightmare (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:53:00
        
        I agree with that too (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:39:27
        
        It can't be that difficult though shirely? (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 16:43:37
        
        Never replaced Iwan Robert (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:45:01
        
        or Malky, or Flem (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 13, 16:48:31
        
        oooooh! (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 16:50:09
        
        clung onto flem too long (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:49:33
        
        Flem 4 POTS (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 16:52:11
        
        As he was on the downturn, he was stopping super Gary D from shoring up the defence (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:55:17
        
        His name will forever be inscribed on the Barry Butler Trophy (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 16:57:51
        
        I love a bit of Gary (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 17:00:45
        
        I hope he lifts the FA Cup and not Fozzy (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 17:04:53
        
        he is no longer a boo boy target (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 17:06:42
        
        agree (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 13, 17:17:54
        
        s (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:45:05
        
        height (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:44:07
        
        Roeder looks average height to me (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 16:45:15
      - Not had a stable club since the club followed your advice (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:35:03
        
        But we weren't stable whilst he'd lost the plot (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:37:21
        
        were pretty stable (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:39:39
        
        I still think it was right, but I've got doubts now i have to admit, (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:45:21
        
        players left on the back of his failings (release clauses etc) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:41:19
        
        Think we've been through this (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:44:35
        
        haha, we have, loads of times (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:45:46
        
        I know (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:47:12
        
        I understand the consequences of Andy Hughes Jason Jarrett carl robinson ............ (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:50:49
        
        nicely avoided (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 17:02:44
        
        A difference of a opinion innit (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 17:09:39
        
        Off the top of my head I can't think of huge funding for Worthy (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 17:15:44
        
        First season he spent about ?2m (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 17:22:30
        
        Didn't Peter Grant spend nearly that? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 17:26:54
        
        dunno (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 17:28:27
        
        me neither (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 17:31:20
        
        the 600k he had on departure (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 13, 17:18:40
        
        Which means he was probably earning that from about 2001/02 onwards (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 17:21:57
        
        yep (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 13, 17:33:42
        
        with which he went on holiday to Greece (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 17:21:56
        
        They didn't have release clauses (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 13, 16:51:43
        
        I think the point is the shite we bought AND the clauses. (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:54:38
        
        jurgen colin 250k (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:53:44
        
        engage hanbrake, swich off engine, walk away from thread (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 16:56:02
      - Roeder would make the perfect "head of recruitment " "Director of Football" (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jan 13, 16:33:19
        
        Be a good days work from someone if they could convince him likewise (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 16:42:00
        
        Yes, yes indeed. Except I'm not convinced his ego would agree to it. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:38:51
      - Still reckon we're going to survive. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jan 13, 16:29:44
        
        Next two games will decide it for me (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 16:33:26
        
        if passing it around nicely in the middle of the pitch got you points (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 16:35:49
        
        Playing for Leicester in about 2 years ago (NCFC) - pants, Jan 13, 17:11:43
        
        yup, frustrating that, because most of the time we do look like a team, more so than under (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:38:30
        
        if they tried to kick it into touch (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 13, 16:47:18
        
        rofl (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jan 13, 16:54:00

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