[Mr.Spireite]

Has Roy Mac ever got a side promoted out of any division ?

[Balearic Mac]

Mr.Spireite, on Mar 7 2007, 01:50 PM, said:

Has Roy Mac ever got a side promoted out of any division ?

I'm unsure of the relevance to us. Keeping us in this league whilst having both arms tied behind one's back is success.

[Town_Fan]

Mr.Spireite, on Mar 7 2007, 01:50 PM, said:

Has Roy Mac ever got a side promoted out of any division ?

He took Cambridge up from the basement in 98-99. I believe he had Martin Butler and Traveor Benjamin up front and they finished 2nd in the league.

[Mr.Spireite]

Balearic Mac, on Mar 7 2007, 01:59 PM, said:

I'm unsure of the relevance to us. Keeping us in this league whilst having both arms tied behind one's back is success.

Who mentioned relevance to our situation ?

I just asked the question, if you don't know the answer then it just means your trying to be a smart bottom....

Town_Fan, on Mar 7 2007, 02:01 PM, said:

He took Cambridge up from the basement in 98-99. I believe he had Martin Butler and Traveor Benjamin up front and they finished 2nd in the league.

Ta'

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Mr.Spireite, on Mar 7 2007, 01:50 PM, said:

Has Roy Mac ever got a side promoted out of any division ?

yes

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on Mar 7 2007, 05:02 PM, said:

yes Bradford and cambridge. Cambridge side was then sold from under him and he wasn't given the money and they went down

[Town_Fan]

How could that be Ernie? Surely McFarland is a genius with no money, how could they possibly have gone down?

Does it maybe prove he can only be succesful if hes given money to buy players like Butler and Benjamin?

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Town_Fan, on Mar 7 2007, 05:09 PM, said:

How could that be Ernie? Surely McFarland is a genius with no money, how could they possibly have gone down?

Does it maybe prove he can only be succesful if hes given money to buy players like Butler and Benjamin?

If he did buy them and not bring them through then he certainly made them a tidy profit. Don't think what happened at Cambridge is relevant to us. His side got sold from under him in a very short space of time giving him no time to recover. Here he's had f all but has had time to try and build a competitive squad with the odd player here and there.

[PositiveOmen]

Town_Fan, on Mar 7 2007, 05:09 PM, said:

How could that be Ernie? Surely McFarland is a genius with no money, how could they possibly have gone down?

Does it maybe prove he can only be succesful if hes given money to buy players like Butler and Benjamin?

From his playing career he came from playing 4 england and derby, so he was brought up richly in football, maybe hes not one to make somat out of nowt, as far as promotion and sucess ?????

P.O.

[Town_Fan]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on Mar 7 2007, 05:13 PM, said:

If he did buy them and not bring them through then he certainly made them a tidy profit. Don't think what happened at Cambridge is relevant to us. His side got sold from under him in a very short space of time giving him no time to recover. Here he's had f all but has had time to try and build a competitive squad with the odd player here and there.

Honest question for you Ern. Bearing in mind McFarland has been here 4 years, that would suggest time to build the so called competetive squad that you talk of, why do you think some performances have been so abject this season and a majority of others decidedly average? Are the players not good enough or are they competetive and McFarland's tactics / motivation etc are poor?

[Wooden Spoon]

Town_Fan, on Mar 7 2007, 05:23 PM, said:

Honest question for you Ern. Bearing in mind McFarland has been here 4 years, that would suggest time to build the so called competetive squad that you talk of, why do you think some performances have been so abject this season and a majority of others decidedly average? Are the players not good enough or are they competetive and McFarland's tactics / motivation etc are poor?

the squad lacks quality.we have three or four players who can get into a few sides at this level, half a dozen who are about at thier limit, and ten who are here because they are cheap, and being a "pro footballer" beats working in asda or mcdonalds.

we get what we can afford. which isnt much.