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@Wes Hooly FanThe interesting question is why this was true of his spell at Norwich when not true of his time at Newcastle and Birmingham, and (so far at least this season apparently) at Brighton. I don''t believe CH himself has changed much between taking the reins at Newcastle and now. He has always set great store on defensively solidity as the foundation on which to build a successful team. Why did that create an apparently insoluble problem at Carrow Road? The answer surely must be that managerial success or failure is a function of many variables and it is naive to ignore other factors operative in the situation.For those who like to contrast Hughton and Lambert, if you look at their career management stats to date, CH has a Win Ratio of 40% compared to Lambert''s 39%. If you look only at their records at Carrow Road the stats are very different. But that''s no reason to misrepresent the career stats as a whole. -
[quote user="TIL 1010"]There will be movement this week both in and out with Napoli and Marseille involved to name but two clubs. [;)][/quote]So very true TIL. :-) -
This was the point of my post yesterday on Ray''s joke Russ Martin thread. People, Merson included, keep on about our needing someone to put the ball in the net. What we need is some of the many chances created by/for our front men and attacking midfield to go in. Yesterday Butland could just as well have saved anything Charlie Austin or Afobe or X, Y or Z fired at him. What we need is cover against injuries to crucial contributors to our attacking play, in particular Jerome and Hooligan. -
"Football by numbers"? You mean instilling the essential basics of team skills? Read any book about the great Arsenal back four schooled by George Graham, which was the rock on which Wenger''s successful Arsenal sides were built and it''s clear that that is exactly how their defensive solidity was achieved. Another way of putting it is everyone being in the right place at the right time as a defensive unit. The transition from defence to attack is the hardest thing of all to get right, and our players never did under Hughton. Under AN the emphasis has shifted, but every game is still, punctuated with examples of poor judgement and loss of shape, particularly in midfield -- the chief cause of our conceding goals. -
J108 wrote: "it is always hard to believe anything without firm evidence so I can understand people pessimism!"Wrong! There''s no shortage of evidence on this board that it isn''t hard at all ....... -
Continuing Ray''s theme, and taking yesterday''s game as an example, decent chances were missed by Jerome, Redmond, Dorrans, Howson, Johnson and (I think) Brady. Any striker we bring in is going to have to be superhuman to turn those misses into goals, Or maybe the idea is that the others all stop trying to get into goal scoring positions and just concentrate on providing assists? -
That should have read "tragi/comic". -
You can never be complacent on this forum. The next comic episode is only ever a few key strokes away ........ -
@PurpleCanaryThe "improvement" represented by the stats you quote cannot be attributed unqualifiedly to Adams, since some degree of short-term "bounce" is a common upshot of any change of manager in those situations.Indeed, given the consensus that the players had been significantly underperforming BECAUSE OF how they were managed, removing Hughton should surely have seen a much greater bounce than actually occurred quite irrespective of who the new manager was. I imagine that was what the board expected in removing Hughton, but their expectation was unfulfilled. -
[quote user="Lessingham Canary"]He made a few good signings (and one disastrous one) but his legacy will be shown in the record books as relegation, whilst some will never forget the boring, negative set up for matches and constant praising of the opposition (something i have never heard once from AN)[/quote]The "record books" may lead the blinkered to view our relegation as Hughton''s legacy (though in fact they will show that Adams was manager at the time). But serious historians of NCFC will recognise that CH''s true legacy was to complete the transformation of our club by keeping us up in his first season. That was a huge achievement and of far greater long term importance than the subsequent relegation. -
Truidense V V in BelgiumFC Brasov in Romania are known as "the Yellow and Greens" -
What a let down KC. I was hoping for a diatribe about the pointlessness of the BBC. -
That''s going to be a real shocker to some people on here. (Not Sevilla showing interested in MBokani; I mean the idea that other clubs also have difficulty securing the striker they want.) -
All I want is to sign someoneDon’t matter who, just any old oneThink of a name, it’s easily doneOh wouldn’t that be luv—er—lyStriker, centre back, number 10Seen him on Youtube scoring a penWe should just break the bank again and againOh wouldn’t that be luv—er—lyMcNally out, the club’s a joke Couldn’t even buy a pig in a pokeIf only they’d listen to us knowledgeable folkOh wouldn’t that be luv—er—lyWe’re a laughing stock for sure worldwideClub after club taking us for a rideWhere’s King Canute to turn back the tide?Oh wouldn’t that be luv—er—lyWe all trust Neil, the problem’s the BoardThey’re just sitting tight on the TV hoardLet’s pray for a Sheikh to cut the cordOh wouldn’t that be luv—er—lyReally can’t stand that nutty and co,Happily clapping however things goJust once in a while why can’t they say “NO”?Oh wouldn’t that be luv—er—lyWe post and we post and we post yet againIt might just strike us somewhere, somewhenThat we’ve nothing to say and we’ll stop pro temNOW THAT WOULD REALLY BE LUV—ER—LY -
crispy wrote: "we really have been poor this transfer market, a lot of time and resource wasted so far."Really? Five signings completed, four of them several weeks ago. Only our quest for a striker is unresolved. Getting a good striker of exactly the type you want is notoriously difficult for any club. -
That''s a brilliant opportunity for him. Well done Neil Adams. -
@Dead CanaryYour invitation to join the Sane Supporters sub-group is on its way. New members are always welcome. :-) -
[quote user="SwindonCanary"]Looks like we are trying here, there and everywhere just to get a signing [/quote]Looks more like players'' agents here, there and everywhere using our well-publicised quest for a striker to further their clients'' contract negotiations ........ -
I don''t think either piles or indigestion can afflict a leg end TCC, whether a Canary one or not. The problem is more likely to be circulatory, a reduced blood supply to the feet (and in all likelihood too, the brain). -
[quote user="Vanwink"]Indeed Yorkshire, our support for him will be measured by outcomes from this window. As things stand it''s looking pretty weak , I sincerly hope that things improve.I don''t like to see him being wheeled out to tell us all how difficult it is for newly promoted clubs![/quote]WHO will measure the club''s support for him by what happens in this transfer window? Anyone that matters? -
That the club is letting the manager down is simply a perception shared by Vanwink and a small number of other posters. Whether they genuinely believe it or are just intent on winding the rest of us up, no matter. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE AT ALL THAT IT IS A VIEW ALSO HELD BY ALEX NEIL End of story, end of thread. -
[quote user="Vanwink"]It sadly looks as if the club is not prepared to back AN in the transfer market.[/quote]You mean "Looks to me as if". Big difference there Vanwink. No evidence it looks that way to Alex Neil, which is all that matters. -
Yes, thank you Dead Canary. Your patience is clearly inexhaustible! -
[quote user="Cantiaci Canary"]From Napoli to Norwich is an unusual move ... Would be surprised if we could convince him to come.[/quote]Beautifully understated CC. :-))
Will history look kinder on Hughton?
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