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    No Slim, you have got it wrong. Every time this issue comes up, City 1st is all over the thread like a rash with his "I know a secret you don''t know and I''m not telling but you''re talking rubbish" mantra.

    Bow to the inevitable. City 1st has been blessed with secrets by the Gods and is cursed to walk amongst us, berating us for our ignorance whilst unable on fear of death to impart the secrets that he bears.

    In the middle ages, the most holy relic was the One True Cross. Now it is the One True Story of Lambert''s Departure and only one man is blessed with that.

    And he isn''t telling.

  6. Posted

    [quote user="City1st"]"Even his most vehement critics respect his ability in the transfer market"eh  ?I''m not too sure if you quite understand how transfers are conducted at CRDo you still imagine that the club simply allocates him an amount of money and say ''there you are, off you go" ?He is one voice amongst many - the idea of some sort of buffoonery ie a director of football is absurd.

    [/quote]

    The only idiot bigger than the person who thinks the manager is given cash and a free hand is the idiot who thinks other people believe that.

  7. Posted

    [quote user="TIL 1010"]

    [quote user="CambridgeCanary"]I believe that this is the way forward especially if/when we stay up. The criticisms of Hughton are his tactics and substitutions. Even his most vehement critics respect his ability in the transfer market He has made a huge difference to the club behind the scenes. Last summer he had Colney updated. He has a real feel for much of the club and is very effective. Do, we keep that ability and make him DOF. We appoint a new first team coach with responsibility for selection and tactics. We can stop arguing and the club can move forward.[/quote]

    I think you will find Cambridge that it was down to Ricky Martin and David McNally setting their stall out to obtain Academy status level one which was being worked on long before Hughton arrived.

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    You may be right but the upgrading of the pitches and other developmental improvements to the facilities were Hughton''s initiative. Plus of course, Hughton was right behind Academy status and did his bit.

  8. Posted

    I believe that this is the way forward especially if/when we stay up. The criticisms of Hughton are his tactics and substitutions. Even his most vehement critics respect his ability in the transfer market

    He has made a huge difference to the club behind the scenes. Last summer he had Colney updated. He has a real feel for much of the club and is very effective.

    Do, we keep that ability and make him DOF. We appoint a new first team coach with responsibility for selection and tactics. We can stop arguing and the club can move forward.

  12. Posted

    Agreed Branston and the squad is greatly strengthened both by the signings and by the returns from injury.

    Too many of our poorer performances came at least in part from better players being out and our squad being too thin. We are over dependent on Tettey and Howson at the moment but Tettey is now back as is Pilkington.

    A fuller squad where players can be rested and rotated will see us home. The two Incomings will add to that and bring considerable experience.

    This is not the best or most exciting outcome but it is good enough. The main growth in the squad will take place in the summer.

  14. Posted

    [quote user="Indy_Bones"][quote user="ron obvious"]When, in the history of NCFC, have we found it easy to attract top players?[/quote]It helps if you actually bid for them...[/quote]

    Here we go again. How do you know we didn''t. We now know that we got Harry Kane because an agreed deal for Fraser Campbell fell through at the last minute. You can''t judge effort on outcome. It seems that last night we were after a deal which would have brought someone in and let Wes go. It didn''t happen.

    Maybe we bid for players and were unsuccessful ; maybe we didn''t. I don''t know and neither do you.

    But don''t let lack of facts get in the way of a chance to knock the club.

  15. Posted

    [quote user="Mr Brownstone"]Bedding in? Are you kidding me?! In 1 hour it''ll be f**king February!

    We''ve done nothing to address the problems we have in central midfield, which is causing our lack of goal scoring opportunities.

    Howson has been a big miss, but he still doesn''t sound like being anywhere close to fit, and we weren''t exactly scoring for fun before his injury.

    I''m struggling to believe we haven''t strengthen in this area.[/quote]

    Tettey has been back for 10 mins. Pilks has played less than a game. Ricky is what, three or four games? The others are still out hence the signings. That is still bedding them in.

  16. Posted

    [quote user="YellowBlood"]Doesn''t look like we made an offer. Obviously I can''t tell for certain but to me it''s looked pretty clear we haven''t been all out for a creative midfielder this window. You can tell by the lack of paper talk/serious rumours etc. We might have tried to get him who knows but I doubt it[/quote]

    So McNally rings his agent and asks whether Holtby would consider a move to Norwich. Agent says no. It ends there. No paper talk no rumours. It''s impossible to say either way on what we know.

  20. Posted

    [quote user="Rogue Baboon"]

    [quote user="ricardo"]All highly predictable.They told us they didn''t like dealing in this window except for emergency cover. We''ve done that so why the sense of disappointment?Also Wes kept out of Villa''s clutches which lots seemed to want.[/quote]

    Because we have serious problems that have not been rectified?

    [/quote]

    Those problems are in large part due to the absence of Tettey, Pilkington, Howson, Turner Van Wolfswinkel and Bennett which have been addressed either by the two signings or by their return from injury. We need to bed them in and find the right mix and that is an ongoing process.

  21. Posted

    [quote user="YellowBlood"]Don''t rate any of Cardiff or Palace''s signings to be honest. Zaha maybe the only one I''d have been happy with. Fulham getting Holtby though is the one which angers me. If Fulham were interested in signing him, why weren''t we when it''s obvious he''s the sort of player we need?[/quote]

    You are assuming that we weren''t in for him and that he would have come here. What is your evidence for this?

  22. Posted

    [quote user="norfolkngood"]

    hughton wont play him hoolahan doesn''t want to be here no point waste of time keeping him

    and if the club cannot see this we are in bigger trouble than I thought !

     

    [/quote]

    That''s odd because I was convinced I''d seen Wes playing this season. Quite recently in fact. Obviously, I must be wrong if Hughton won''t play him.

  24. Posted

    [quote user="Le Juge"]If he wasn''t trustworthy then he''d be wanting the sack.

    When a manager gets the sack they are entitled to their contract paid in full.

    So what motivation does he have to succeed either way?

    Allardyce could have got £5m for doing nothing.

    If you and your colleagues could get paid for eighteen months for doing nothing just by getting the sack then perhaps some of you would try and get the sack.

    There is a lot of trust involved as soon as you sign the contract with a manager. Roeder didn''t seem to care much, apparently never at training and used to lock himself in his office to watch the races.

    Hughton will earn just as much over the next 18 months whether in employment or not in employment, in fact probably more if he gets sacked as he''d get his pay off and then go and get another job, so fail to see where you are coming from there really.[/quote]

    Have you ever actually had a real job in a real business? After you faux pas about Article 17 last night I expected you to be more circumspect in expressing opinions.

    The last thing any business wants is people hanging around who know they''ve lost their job. The one question I''m always asked when advising employers who want to terminate staff is "Do they have to work their notice? Can we get them out before they damage the business?".

    The suggestion that Hughton knows he is leaving in the summer is ridiculous.

    Also, when contracts are terminated, there is compensation but rarely even in football is the whole outstanding balance of the salary paid. There is always a deduction for the possibility of other employment and for advancement that is not having to wait a year for all the money. So, he will not be paid in full whether he is sacked or not unless he is a very rare exception.
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