I think he just lost the plot in summer 2005.

He'd done well from 2001 to 2004, but I think his failure to get the best out of some of his Premiership signings - Bentley, Helveg and Jonson in particular - caused him to change tack, and sign players who he thought were down to earth, and knew what the Championship was all about - hence Jarrett, Thorne, Louis-Jean, Robinson and Hughes.

If you look at it, by summer 2006 he'd started making decent signings again - Croft and Dublin were worth having. But by then he'd lost the squad and the fans, really. But as you say - on the whole, a more Good than Bad manager for us, and miles better than Grant, Hamilton or Roeder!

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on January 15th 2009 at 10:16:26

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In defence of Worthy (NCFC) - Firstnews, Jan 15, 10:07:06
- agree entirely even if I don't want him back (n/m) (NCFC) - Exile, Jan 15, 11:24:09
- in defence of NCFC (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 15, 10:19:00
- And at the end of his worst season (NCFC) - aloadofsquit, Jan 15, 10:18:03
- perhaps we could split him in two. (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jan 15, 10:16:48
- You missed out the season where we finished 8th or 9th in 2003. (NCFC) - lurd, Jan 15, 10:16:43
  - He spent virtually nothing in the 2002-2003 season, and only finished with 6 points less (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 15, 10:20:47
    - and Harper..... (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakey, Jan 15, 10:23:58
    - thank god mark rivers got injured! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 10:21:39
      - And Zema remember (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jan 15, 10:24:59
      - Haha (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 15, 10:23:15
  - 8th (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 10:18:09
- Agreed. Can't lump Worthy in with Grant, Duffy, Hamilton etc. (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakey, Jan 15, 10:16:25
- I'm with you on that (NCFC) - Yellow_Monkey, Jan 15, 10:11:15
- AGreed (n/m) (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jan 15, 10:10:29
- Totally agree (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jan 15, 10:09:50
  - I think he just lost the plot in summer 2005. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 15, 10:16:26
  - hucks actually (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 10:12:22
    - I disagree, I think Hucks was a big part of our success (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jan 15, 10:18:03
      - The signings of Leon McKenzie and Damian Francis had a huge impact too (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 15, 10:22:55
        
        And a huge impact on each other if you believed the rumours (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 15, 10:24:17
        
        Svensson did his bit too, and Edworthy was a fine replacement for Kenton. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 15, 10:23:54
        
        And Malky and Flem's partnership (n/m) (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jan 15, 10:26:44
        
        Aah good times. I'm gonna dig out my 03/04 end of season DVD? (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 15, 10:32:39
      - yeah cos that really showed after 8 games (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 10:19:10
        
        Where did we finish? (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jan 15, 10:25:49
        
        we finished top (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 10:30:01
        
        We'll have to agree to disagree (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jan 15, 10:31:42
        
        well he wasn't the last piece was he! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 10:32:47
        
        Hucks was "The Catalyst" (n/m) (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jan 15, 10:26:43
- agreed (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 10:08:53

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