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    [Y] Broadstairs. I actually think Naismith is a good signing and will prove his worth as our squad restructuring proceeds. You must have some experienced players if you are introducing youngsters; Naismith is a not just very experienced, but also a clever player with the combative attitude we so often seem to lack. Andreu I agree about; he''s a better player than people give him credit for but too lightweight and not quite pacy enough for this level. To me Canos bears the hallmarks of a player who thinks he should be first on anyone''s team sheet and doesn''t like it when he finds there''s someone ahead of him. After Brentford (A) he posted a video of what he regards as his best ever goal, scored for Brentford exactly a year previously. Both Jacob and Josh M have scored similar goals, and more than once. The problem since AN arrived is not so much with who we have signed but who we haven''t signed; my impression even then is that it''s not for want of trying, especially two summers ago when we were chasing good quality central defenders but couldn''t get them to sign.
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    [quote user="BroadstairsR"]"As soon as that money hits the bank i would spend 2 mil on getting rid of AN." Hear hear. I wouldn''t trust him to spend the money wisely in any case.[/quote]Question for you Broadstairs: just which of Brady, Klose, Oliveira, Pinto, Pritchard, Godfrey, Maddison and Canos do you think were "unwise" buys?
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    [quote user="OldRobert"]No-one''s coming here, we''ve already got a ''manager'', beloved by the BOD who isn''t going anywhere, so the whole question is irrelevant.[/quote]Irrelevant? That doesn''t usually deter people OR; I keep hearing it''s what a message board is for [;)]
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    [quote user="morty"]Sunderland have reportedly made a bid now.[/quote]They were reported in October to be planning a January bid; no surprise there, just spice to the auction.
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    We are falling a bit short at the moment, but "bad deal" is an exaggeration. The problems we face are commonly faced by relegated teams, compounded by our fan-backed, immediate-return-to-the-PL-at-all-costs, strategy. We managed it -- just -- last time; it''s no surprise that we find ourselves trying to repeat the trick and it proving more difficult second time round.
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    My point is simply about the idea of having some kind of "right". We have no greater "right" to be a top tier club than Lincoln, but neither does e.g. Man Utd;  history, however illustrious, confers no such right (hence my reference to the USA and world dominance; sound logic is subject matter neutral).Re. the topic, I think our recent history, over the period since Delia rescued the club, has been pretty much what an impartial observer, unburdened by the false sense of entitlement underlying so much of the current, exaggerated, negativity, would see as being what we could reasonably have expected. Very few clubs achieve the sort of stability that Wenger, for example, has brought to Arsenal over a similar period of time, or Ferguson brought to Man Utd; the vast majority experience much greater variation, with highs (marked over-performance) and lows (marked under-performance) at either end of a relatively wide range of in-betweens. Chase, who was no fool and who recognised more clearly than most what the advent of the PL meant for clubs like ours, predicted just such a future for us back in 1994; nobody wanted to hear it at the time but he has been proved right. The only thing that hasn''t changed is that the same "entitled" fans still have their hands firmly over their ears!
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    @BroadstairsI was actually replying to ricardo. I agree that we have a right to expect more from our current squad. Re. recent history, since 1945 the USA has been de facto the dominant world power. Do you think that conveys any right to continue as such? Alternatively, do you think their dominance should have/must have somehow equipped them to retain the role?
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    [quote user="Alex "]Leeds had a real zip and intensity about their play last night - from what was on display, they will take some serious stopping in the playoffs, that''s for sure.[/quote]Yes, Derby looked pedestrian in comparison. Leeds more often than not pressed 2 against 1, and kept the intensity going right up to the end.
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    Even dystopian darkness can be penetrated by a shaft of sunlight -- in this case Apples. Maybe he lives in the Carse of Gowrie perennially surrounded by ripening berries and laden fruit trees.
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    [quote user="Midlands Yellow"]Hope this message board shows its gratitude when the man at sea hits 34,000 posts . No mean feat that for someone who Pops on here on a casual basis .[/quote]You don''t think today''s pampered seafarers have to go without a high speed internet connection do you Midland? Not to mention every oil rig outside the 12 mile limit offering cheaper shopping than a duty-free outlet. Morty v LDC is really no contest given that much of the Lake District still relies on dial-up! [;)]
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    " or adminstrator"
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    @vosToday''s kids would still do it vos -- but they''d find the schools closed and not a teacher ofradministrator in sight ........... [;)]
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    Keep these reports coming guys, it''s the only way the Met Office have of knowing what''s actually going on in ''lil ol'' Naarich. The nearest data they routinely collect comes from Marham and Weybourne. I blame Delia and Michael for this; if we weren''t such a rubbish club there''d be someone at the Met Office who was a fan and they''d make sure there was a well-staffed local office like there was back in our glory days. The Stowmarket Two have a lot to answer for IMO.
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    Funny isn''t it that we have this "scattering of young, talented players"? Just some sort of fortunate accident I guess; I mean, any sort of sensible strategic intent, or good judgement when it comes to recruitment, is clearly beyond the capacity of anyone running the club at the moment. Oh well, we should be thankful for small mercies I suppose. Luck decides a lot in football after all.
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    [quote user="andyc24_uk"]Ruddy for all his faults is much better than Mcgovern, who is very average - Let''s be honest if AN hadn''t managed him previously, there''s no way we would have bought him. (Yes he played well at the Euros but no other club was interested in him). Both Ruddy and Rudd are significantly better, although we really need to either have scouts out looking for a long-term replacement No.1 or invest heavily and strategically in one of our youth keepers as none of our current lot are really good enough for the Premier League.[/quote](1) We didn''t buy him; he came on a free transfer.(2) McGovern himself is on record as saying that there was interest from other clubs but No.2 keeper at Norwich was his choice. Let''s be honest, the best way to maintain honesty is to start by getting your facts right, rather than letting your imagination run away with you.
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    "AN''s signings are not good enough"? Who signed Dorrans, Brady, Klose, Oliveira and Pinto? Who signed Maddison, Godfrey, Pritchard and Canos? There are 17 players named in FTW''s projected squad for next season. Not all of those 9 feature because FTW sees Brady, Klose and Canos as likely leavers; but if there was a chance of them staying wouldn''t you people want them? So who exactly are the "not good enough signings", and how come it is they rather than those nine on which AN is to be judged?
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    [quote user="BroadstairsR"]It''s the manager''s job to avoid cliques/friction forming within his squad. I have the distinct impression that our fella causes more problems than he solves. Nothing happy seems to come out of Carrow Road these days. The occasional win for sure, but massive under-performance for extra sure. Looks like we have nothing left to hope for than a decent window and a consequent upturn in fortunes, but I would like to be more optimistic about this happening than I currently am.[/quote]Nothing happy seems to come out of Broadstairs these days either! Have all the yots been wrecked and the prawns died out? [:D]
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    Among his many virtues was that he had Lambert sussed.
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    @Indy"No I''ve always been prepared to give our youngsters more time in our squads, ive never said our priority should be to get up, build for long term is my view always has been."My apologies then for misrepresenting you Indy, but that does not affect the point I was making in my post, which was that AN''s relying on "old pros" rather than youth is a reflection of the club''s (and vast majority of supporters'') prioritising an immediate return to the EPL.Regarding AN''s suitability for the task ahead, creating a young and hungry team including a number developed at the club, is exactly what he (together with the much ridiculed FM, who ran the Accies'' academy for 10 years) did with such success at Hamilton. People keep talking about our promising youngsters, such as Thompson, Maddison, Canos, Pritchard, Godfrey. Four of those five have been signed during AN''s time (Thompson was signed by Neil Adams), while home grown youngsters like the Murphys, Toffolo, Morris have all been brought on into first team contention under AN. IMO the principle criterion for off-loading players should be the strength of their commitment to NCFC under AN. There was no lack of commitment and respect from the players when Neil led them to promotion two seasons ago. Those who have lost it should go.
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    Cantiaci Canary wrote: "All I''m saying is that had we replaced Lambert with someone as effective we could have stayed up for longer and built something."The idea that Lambert could have been replaced "with someone as effective", and that if he had been "we could have stayed up longer and built something" is pie in the sky. We were simply too ill-equipped in terms of quality of player and club infrastructure to survive long in the top flight. Lambert''s "rocket propulsion" from League 1 to EPL in three seasons didn''t present us with a golden opportunity; on the contrary, it was the cause of our undoing. The great benefit that did accrue from it however, in conjunction with Hughton''s achievement in keeping us up that second season, was ridding us of our debt. We are not now drifting slowly down to our "natural" place as a mid-table Championship club. Our natural place is as a top of the Championship/bottom of the EPL club. But to recover or even improve on that status we need to start now on what should have been started in Lambert''s second season and which Chris Hughton had started on before being sacked. Despite Moxey''s "Promotion, promotion, promotion", there are actually signs that the board have learned the lesson of our recent yo-yoing and are at last getting the priorities right. Rome wasn''t built in a day or even a year; nor is a Stoke, WBA, Swansea, Southampton, Watford or Bournemouth. Brighton get it, let''s see if we do.
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    [:O] Is that an answer to me, or Bradwell?
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    Well, it is, after all, a call for help from Bradwell. I think we need to know what was occupying the other half of his concentration.  Was it his other half maybe, or the rest of his pint, Pt II of his favourite TV movie, the second half of the televised evening match? I don''t see we''re in a position to make any helpful suggestions without knowing more about the problem.
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    [quote user="morty"]Have any of you considered that the reason you find a lot of his decisions baffling, is that Alex Neil knows a lot more about football than you do?[/quote]Some may have morty, only to discard the idea, being of the opinion (quite certain in their own mind) that he doesn''t ............ [:D]
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    lincoln canary wrote: "This rapid improvement of Jacob Murphy is rubbish. Jacob is having a good season but has lots to learn. He''s gone missing in a number of games this season, and certainly hasn''t done enough to warrant being a dead cert to start every game. He''s no more advanced than Canos. It annoys me how Jacob is being bigged up as a world beater. He''s doing very well for his age, but is no where near the finished article and not as effective as many seem to believe"The rapid improvement of Jacob Murphy is definitely not rubbish. Nobody denies he still has much to learn; he has indeed had one or two matches in which he has played less well (which player hasn''t?); nobody is bigging him up as a world beater; how effective he is each can judge for themselves, including Alex Neil, but in forming your opinion you might look at the consistently good ratings he gets, which regularly put him among the most effective players in our squad.If you measure his rate of improvement against that of his brother, who many at the start of the season considered well ahead of him, that Jacob has improved more, faster, is unquestionable. Furthermore, he of the three (the two Murphys and Canos) has shown himself most able to adapt to what is required of him in the tactical system we employ, and has hugely improved the parts of his game crucial to fulfilling that role (e.g. defensively).While Josh M has shown some improvement in this respect, Canos has shown less than either of them.
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    [quote user="hogesar"]But the thousands that paid £25 CHOSE to pay the £25, why should they be refunded?[/quote]To allow those who chose not to pay the £25 feel better a little about themselves? [6] [;)]
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