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  5. Posted

    Just now, hogesar said:

    Again, that's up to him. As the sky commentator said, he spoke to Knapper who said he never came in with the intention of sacking Wagner 

    Which was obviously the sensible decision - it made absolutely no strategic sense for Knapper to rip things up at that stage. I never had any doubt Wagner would be given some time.

    That said, I think things have changed very quickly since Knapper has been in the door and would not be surprised to see the situation reappraised extremely soon.

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    1 minute ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

    I suspect he’s a dead man walking but they are hanging in until the Ipswich game - so he can take the flak for that 

    As a professional organisation aware of the vital nature of 3 points, I would really hope this isn't the case.

    That said, the way Farke's sacking was handled did set alarm bells ringing. I can't really remember the club taking ownership and responsibility when things aren't going well previously.

    Wagner definitely a fall guy, but he and Smith didn't hire themselves.

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    8 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said:

     To be fair when you’re on a poor run like we have been on, there’s always likely to be a degree of unrest in the squad - so this doesn’t sound that unlikely.  Those not playing will be saying “give us a go” and shouldn’t be happy when they aren’t given a chance.

    You've got to admit it's bizarre that Onel and Fassnacht were kept on as long as they were today though, and really difficult to justify from a sporting perspective.

    It isn't unusual for someone who has lost the dressing room to play those who show loyalty and "buy-in" as opposed to those who could do the best job for the squad.

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    I can't see how Wagner turns things around after tonight. Too many indefensible tactical decisions imply this is a man who has run out of ideas.

    Honestly, the performance tonight was worse than anything under Smith, and I don't think Knapper has any choice other than to act.

    There is quite literally no point in the club employing Knapper if he doesn't have autonomy - to all the conspiracy theorists suggesting he is in the pocket of other employees, why bother? Adams could just have been promoted internally if that was the case.

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    6 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

    Right, I've deliberated posting this on here as people will just accuse me of lieing etc (not that im bothered about that), and I won't mention which player as that breaks a confidence but I know quite well the dad of one of our players and was talking to him about a month ago, he said there is a split dressing room right now, with accusations of Wagner having favourites and also concerns at the quality of some of the new players with special emphasis of that point being a rant about Shane Duffy. 

    Bare in mind though that's just me talking to the players dad not the player himself, but it didn't surprise me one bit.

    Very interesting. It is very difficult to find another logical argument as to why Fassnacht was kept on tonight.

    The guy has good quality, but the game was crying out for someone capable of pressing and breaking fast tonight, particularly after we went 2-0 up. The fact he stayed on the pitch despite looking totally shot and providing zero cover (and I mean absolutely zero) down our right, when we did have options off the bench, is very very odd.

    Wagner is clearly not an idiot so there has to be a strategic reason he kept Fassnacht on despite Watford having an absolute pile-on on Stacey 2v1 for the majority of the first half. I don't consider myself a football tactician but this was so glaringly obvious things must be less than harmonious behind the scenes.

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  10. Posted

    2 minutes ago, mastoola said:

    its over seasons and not just tonight

    I think you're wrong.

    End product is no doubt a well-discussed weakness, but in general Hernandez has been very good at holding the ball up and keeping possession. A strong player capable of turning his man at this level.

    Definitely hasn't looked good since he came back from injury, but other than that you're wider of the mark than one of his shots.

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    5 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said:

    Not at all - just in a melee of people finding their new scapegoat, someone trying to suggest mitigation sounds like an apologist.  Imo he hasn’t done that much wrong, and no keeper is perfect. I don’t overly blame him for the third, but I seem alone in that.  I can live with it.

    And you don’t need to be condescending.

    I don't think it's scapegoating, but there was a good chance we won that game tonight if we could hold out until at least half time.

    We have seen numerous times this season the debilitating effect conceding a goal has on our mentally weak squad, so it was disappointing to see us gift this one up so easily.

    That said, our defence were so unbelievably bad at stopping shots and crosses coming into the box it really wasn't a surprise we shipped 3 goals again tonight. I wouldn't blame Long, but he did have the opportunity to win us the game tonight.

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  16. Posted · Edited by Ian

    I was quite positive we might turn the corner tonight, given previous wins and perhaps a little momentum.

    I don't think anybody can justify how bad that actually was. There was a huge sense of inevitability even before Watford's first goal, and it was clear to literally everyone watching except our coaching staff that we were getting obliterated.

    It is really, really very concerning we kept things the same for so long even though we had so many warning shots. 

    The fact that Fassnacht stayed on despite contributing nothing defensively makes me wonder if Wagner has actually lost the dressing room and is playing those who show a sense of loyalty, because I cannot for the life of me work out why he and Hernandez stayed on as long as they did otherwise.

    We really looked like we had no idea or game plan despite being 2-0 up after 20 minutes.

  17. Posted

    12 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said:

    Well, maybe it wasn’t - to be fair we were going ok at 2-0, but after that were totally Incapable of passing to our own players and let Watford have the ball far too readily in dangerous areas. There’s no formation that can cope with half a team playing like rank amateurs, and he did nothing to change it up.

    So you're saying the tactics were wrong then?

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  23. Posted · Edited by Ian
    typo

    34 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

    1. 3 Points

    2. 3 Points

    3. 3 Points

    4. 3 Points

    5. 3 Points

    6. Scum lost.

    Look, first rule of supporting NCFC:

    When we get 3 points but play badly, performances are all that matter. When we put in a good performance but lose, points are all that matter.

    Second rule of supporting NCFC:

    When we play young players and play badly, we need more experience. When (through injury or otherwise) we play more experienced players, even if we win, it's very concerning that our starting line-up consists of mostly a bunch of old cloggers.

    Pretty dire match to watch, but I can't think of many examples in the past where teams have been so low on confidence and form that they have overnight been able to turn in the whole package of performances and results. Big week for the squad now - away from the pressure of Carrow Road, if the team can keep the results going but provide some of the high-octane football we saw towards the start of the season more people may believe we are turning a corner.

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