20 ways to ruin NCFC

[The Voice of the Thorpe Area 0]

1. Don''t invest effectively when you at long last reach the Premiership. Buying a £3m striker in the winter is too late. Spend proper money.
2. Lose very, very heavily on the last day of the season to avoid staying up.
3. Don''t invest effectively after relegation, even with parachute payments. Buy Peter Thorne and Andy Hughes.
4. Allow a manager who has quite clearly last a) the dressing room, and b) the plot, to remain in charge, even when it''s blatantly obvious that things aren''t going well.
5. Don''t invest effectively in season 2 after relegation, with parachute payments.
6. Go down the food chain of strikers: Ashton-Earnshaw-Cureton.
7. Go down the food chain of midfielders: Francis-Etuhu-Russell.
8. Go down the food chain of defenders: Mackay-Doherty-Grounds.
9. Sign loan players, plenty of loan players. At least 10 a day. Use the exuse that you have no money, even though once the wages of these players have been paid, you could have won promotion by investing some of that in transfer fees.
10. Appoint somebody who couldn''t run a cake stall, never mind a football team. This person MUST have a degree in directing planes onto runways, and suffer from cannotsignnonscottishplayersia.
11. Do not re-invest after selling top players for top money.
12. Turn down a decent £20m investment offer from a local man, just after claiming that all the new investment is ''lovely''.
13. Allow Blackpool, Plymouth, Burnley, Swansea, Cardiff...etc to leapfrog you in the league standings, despite them having average attendances of 205, and NCFC of 25,000 for 5 seasons running.
14. Employ an arrogant, useless, unlikeable and inept man to actually have any human contact at all with players or supporters.
15. Release a club legend, who, despite not being as good as he once was, would still walk into the side almost a year later.
16. Don''t invest in any strikers, although you''ve known for god knows how long that you need one.
17. Sell one half of the disaterous defensive partnership for the past 3 years for £1m, but then loan him back to ''tighten up the defence''.
18. Keep playing Jamie Cureton, the guy whose heart is in the right place, but who couldn''t hit Mike Ashley''s backside with an inflatable banjo.
19. Keep playing Mark Fotheringham, Darel Russell, Ryan Bertrand, and all the other useless plebs, after they''ve show the same ability to win matches as the BNP have to win votes.
20. Appoint a trio of much loved club legends to manage the club in it''s hour of need, who have no necessary experience, when several credible alternatives were available.

 

 

[InLambertWeTrust! 0]

21. Grt rid of Darren Huckerby

[The Voice of the Thorpe Area 0]

[quote user="CT the Jarrold king"]21. Grt rid of Darren Huckerby
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See point 15.!

[InLambertWeTrust! 0]

[quote user="The Voice of the Thorpe Area"]

[quote user="CT the Jarrold king"]21. Grt rid of Darren Huckerby[/quote]

See point 15.!

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[Bury Yellow 2]

Absolutely bloody brilliant ''thorpe''

I was 12 when we were last in the third division. I''ve just come back from Preston who are now 4th in the league. They were a very poor side and we couldn''t beat them. If we invested in one reasonably good forward in January we would have taken all three points today.

Sorry i mentioned the word invested. Something our board are reluctant to do.

Three words I will put on the boards headstone when they eventually have enough of partying in boardrooms around the country PLAN TO FAIL

[city-till-i-die 7]

[quote user="The Voice of the Thorpe Area"]

1. Don''t invest effectively when you at long last reach the Premiership. Buying a £3m striker in the winter is too late. Spend proper money.

2. Lose very, very heavily on the last day of the season to avoid staying up.

3. Don''t invest effectively after relegation, even with parachute payments. Buy Peter Thorne and Andy Hughes.

4. Allow a manager who has quite clearly last a) the dressing room, and b) the plot, to remain in charge, even when it''s blatantly obvious that things aren''t going well.

5. Don''t invest effectively in season 2 after relegation, with parachute payments.

6. Go down the food chain of strikers: Ashton-Earnshaw-Cureton.

7. Go down the food chain of midfielders: Francis-Etuhu-Russell.

8. Go down the food chain of defenders: Mackay-Doherty-Grounds.

9. Sign loan players, plenty of loan players. At least 10 a day. Use the exuse that you have no money, even though once the wages of these players have been paid, you could have won promotion by investing some of that in transfer fees.

10. Appoint somebody who couldn''t run a cake stall, never mind a football team. This person MUST have a degree in directing planes onto runways, and suffer from cannotsignnonscottishplayersia.

11. Do not re-invest after selling top players for top money.

12. Turn down a decent £20m investment offer from a local man, just after claiming that all the new investment is ''lovely''.

13. Allow Blackpool, Plymouth, Burnley, Swansea, Cardiff...etc to leapfrog you in the league standings, despite them having average attendances of 205, and NCFC of 25,000 for 5 seasons running.

14. Employ an arrogant, useless, unlikeable and inept man to actually have any human contact at all with players or supporters.

15. Release a club legend, who, despite not being as good as he once was, would still walk into the side almost a year later.

16. Don''t invest in any strikers, although you''ve known for god knows how long that you need one.

17. Sell one half of the disaterous defensive partnership for the past 3 years for £1m, but then loan him back to ''tighten up the defence''.

18. Keep playing Jamie Cureton, the guy whose heart is in the right place, but who couldn''t hit Mike Ashley''s backside with an inflatable banjo.

19. Keep playing Mark Fotheringham, Darel Russell, Ryan Bertrand, and all the other useless plebs, after they''ve show the same ability to win matches as the BNP have to win votes.

20. Appoint a trio of much loved club legends to manage the club in it''s hour of need, who have no necessary experience, when several credible alternatives were available.

 

 

[/quote] absoluteley brilliant [Y]

[Barclay_Boy 0]

[quote user="The Voice of the Thorpe Area"]

1. Don''t invest effectively when you at long last reach the Premiership. Buying a £3m striker in the winter is too late. Spend proper money.

2. Lose very, very heavily on the last day of the season to avoid staying up.

3. Don''t invest effectively after relegation, even with parachute payments. Buy Peter Thorne and Andy Hughes.

4. Allow a manager who has quite clearly last a) the dressing room, and b) the plot, to remain in charge, even when it''s blatantly obvious that things aren''t going well.

5. Don''t invest effectively in season 2 after relegation, with parachute payments.

6. Go down the food chain of strikers: Ashton-Earnshaw-Cureton.

7. Go down the food chain of midfielders: Francis-Etuhu-Russell.

8. Go down the food chain of defenders: Mackay-Doherty-Grounds.

9. Sign loan players, plenty of loan players. At least 10 a day. Use the exuse that you have no money, even though once the wages of these players have been paid, you could have won promotion by investing some of that in transfer fees.

10. Appoint somebody who couldn''t run a cake stall, never mind a football team. This person MUST have a degree in directing planes onto runways, and suffer from cannotsignnonscottishplayersia.

11. Do not re-invest after selling top players for top money.

12. Turn down a decent £20m investment offer from a local man, just after claiming that all the new investment is ''lovely''.

13. Allow Blackpool, Plymouth, Burnley, Swansea, Cardiff...etc to leapfrog you in the league standings, despite them having average attendances of 205, and NCFC of 25,000 for 5 seasons running.

14. Employ an arrogant, useless, unlikeable and inept man to actually have any human contact at all with players or supporters.

15. Release a club legend, who, despite not being as good as he once was, would still walk into the side almost a year later.

16. Don''t invest in any strikers, although you''ve known for god knows how long that you need one.

17. Sell one half of the disaterous defensive partnership for the past 3 years for £1m, but then loan him back to ''tighten up the defence''.

18. Keep playing Jamie Cureton, the guy whose heart is in the right place, but who couldn''t hit Mike Ashley''s backside with an inflatable banjo.

19. Keep playing Mark Fotheringham, Darel Russell, Ryan Bertrand, and all the other useless plebs, after they''ve show the same ability to win matches as the BNP have to win votes.

20. Appoint a trio of much loved club legends to manage the club in it''s hour of need, who have no necessary experience, when several credible alternatives were available.

 

 

[/quote]

Unfortunately very very true. Perhaps you could print a copy off and send it to the club!

[Barclay_Boy 0]

[quote user="The Voice of the Thorpe Area"]

1. Don''t invest effectively when you at long last reach the Premiership. Buying a £3m striker in the winter is too late. Spend proper money.

2. Lose very, very heavily on the last day of the season to avoid staying up.

3. Don''t invest effectively after relegation, even with parachute payments. Buy Peter Thorne and Andy Hughes.

4. Allow a manager who has quite clearly last a) the dressing room, and b) the plot, to remain in charge, even when it''s blatantly obvious that things aren''t going well.

5. Don''t invest effectively in season 2 after relegation, with parachute payments.

6. Go down the food chain of strikers: Ashton-Earnshaw-Cureton.

7. Go down the food chain of midfielders: Francis-Etuhu-Russell.

8. Go down the food chain of defenders: Mackay-Doherty-Grounds.

9. Sign loan players, plenty of loan players. At least 10 a day. Use the exuse that you have no money, even though once the wages of these players have been paid, you could have won promotion by investing some of that in transfer fees.

10. Appoint somebody who couldn''t run a cake stall, never mind a football team. This person MUST have a degree in directing planes onto runways, and suffer from cannotsignnonscottishplayersia.

11. Do not re-invest after selling top players for top money.

12. Turn down a decent £20m investment offer from a local man, just after claiming that all the new investment is ''lovely''.

13. Allow Blackpool, Plymouth, Burnley, Swansea, Cardiff...etc to leapfrog you in the league standings, despite them having average attendances of 205, and NCFC of 25,000 for 5 seasons running.

14. Employ an arrogant, useless, unlikeable and inept man to actually have any human contact at all with players or supporters.

15. Release a club legend, who, despite not being as good as he once was, would still walk into the side almost a year later.

16. Don''t invest in any strikers, although you''ve known for god knows how long that you need one.

17. Sell one half of the disaterous defensive partnership for the past 3 years for £1m, but then loan him back to ''tighten up the defence''.

18. Keep playing Jamie Cureton, the guy whose heart is in the right place, but who couldn''t hit Mike Ashley''s backside with an inflatable banjo.

19. Keep playing Mark Fotheringham, Darel Russell, Ryan Bertrand, and all the other useless plebs, after they''ve show the same ability to win matches as the BNP have to win votes.

20. Appoint a trio of much loved club legends to manage the club in it''s hour of need, who have no necessary experience, when several credible alternatives were available.

 

 

[/quote]

Unfortunately very very true. Perhaps you could print a copy off and send it to the club!

[The Judge 0]

Good points Thorpe...feel there are some more to add tho..

- Sell all land investments made by the former Chairman, whilst not investing the money into the team

- Build up a £19m debt whilst the revenues for the club were the highest they have ever been

- Having to pay for the interest on those debts by selling our better players

- not having anyone with an ounce of football knowledge on your board

- Paying £180k per annum for a totally ineffective Chief Executive

- not seeking new investment when the club was in a better position due to the need for control and kudos

 

 

[AndyJR 0]

[quote user="CT the Jarrold king"]21. Grt rid of Darren Huckerby[/quote]I think that was down to Mr Roeder.Grrrrr.

[Crafty Canary 495]

You are all very naughty and will have to go to your bedrooms without dinner. What will the Wynnies think?

[E I E I E I O 0]

Brilliant and 100% correct post. It is sad really. How some still make excuses for her and the board on here is beyond me. What planet do these people live on? Everybody I know who is a fan will do anything at present to remove the Wicked Witch of the East!

[E I E I E I O 0]

Some just follow the Yellow Brick Road, they even pay money to have their name put on one???!!!

[E I E I E I O 0]

Maybe Delia actually believed Crook was the Wizard of Oz??!!