Sep 28, 2026 · 29 min · 12 segments
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Graham AlexanderGuestCritchHostBut look, overall thoughts, as I said last time, he wouldn't have been the first choice, but I think like most North End fans, Once he's here, the guy's a club legend.
Most of us look back.
Let's be honest.
People say, oh, Northland have never achieved this.
I know he left in the summer of 2007, but that coincided for me with the best time supporting Northland.
In my lifetime, I'm sure the best time supporting Northland North End, for most fans out there's lifetimes, we got promoted from what was then Division 2 to Division 1.
Now the Championship, of course.
the playoff final of the championship we obviously lost 3-0 to Bolton um and then we flirted with the playoffs again the season after I think we would have got the playoffs had David Moyes not departed forever because we was there there I think we took it to the final day of the season we had a few mid-table seasons under Craig Brown and then again we went again under Billy Davis um with Alexander um key part of that team so yeah before Paul Simpson um got rid of him but It's a good story, and it's a good story, Alexander, coming back, and hopefully it works out.
We're going to hear from Critch in a second, but we'll read out a few comments.
A few comments from North End fans.
Not a fan of the 3-5-2, but seems a good manager.
Please save us, Ed Scammer.
We must not have learned with Wesley.
Personally, I usually agree with what Ed says, but I don't think it's really that fair comparing him to Wesley, but I suppose there's similar comparisons in there.
Wesley, obviously, wasn't a great manager for us, but he took a team from the conference to League One.
So, but yeah, there you go.
Penny Len, stupid, lazy, safe appointment.
Like HD TV ready, but League One ready.
If it were not the name, no one would want this.
I'm not going to lie.
But look, overall thoughts, as I said last time, he wouldn't have been the first choice, but I think like most North End fans, Once he's here, the guy's a club legend.
Most of us look back.
Let's be honest.
People say, oh, Northland have never achieved this.
I know he left in the summer of 2007, but that coincided for me with the best time supporting Northland.
In my lifetime, I'm sure the best time supporting Northland North End, for most fans out there's lifetimes, we got promoted from what was then Division 2 to Division 1.
Now the Championship, of course.
the playoff final of the championship we obviously lost 3-0 to Bolton um and then we flirted with the playoffs again the season after I think we would have got the playoffs had David Moyes not departed forever because we was there there I think we took it to the final day of the season we had a few mid-table seasons under Craig Brown and then again we went again under Billy Davis um with Alexander um key part of that team so yeah before Paul Simpson um got rid of him but It's a good story, and it's a good story, Alexander, coming back, and hopefully it works out.
We're going to hear from Critch in a second, but we'll read out a few comments.
A few comments from North End fans.
Not a fan of the 3-5-2, but seems a good manager.
Please save us, Ed Scammer.
We must not have learned with Wesley.
Personally, I usually agree with what Ed says, but I don't think it's really that fair comparing him to Wesley, but I suppose there's similar comparisons in there.
Wesley, obviously, wasn't a great manager for us, but he took a team from the conference to League One.
So, but yeah, there you go.
Penny Len, stupid, lazy, safe appointment.
Like HD TV ready, but League One ready.
If it were not the name, no one would want this.
I'm not going to lie.
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