The young canary 0 Posted October 2, 2016 Because of Neil or despite having Neil as the bossWe have a rolls Royce of a championship squad we should be walking this league but instead we are struggling to hold on to the shirt tails of Huddersfield If we had a rolls Royce manager we would be out of sight by know.Really concerned we are making this much much harder than it needs to be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted October 2, 2016 get a grip. Yes we have a strong squad but alex Neil is doing a good job with them. we are hardly playing vs pub teams.for example, some of the top clubs around were looking at Ivan cavaliero from wolves ydy, there are some top drawer players even at this level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,456 Posted October 2, 2016 Bloody hell... I mean logistically it''s pretty difficult to be out of sight after 11 games even if our manager was the f*cking batmobile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Move Klose 303 Posted October 2, 2016 I think the first 11 fixtures have been quite favourable so far. Are next 11 games we have to play Brighton, Brentford, Villa (new manager), Huddersfield, Derby(new manager) which could turn out a lot trickier. But you can only beat what''s put in front of you and that''s currently what we are doing for 75% of the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,093 Posted October 2, 2016 That''s a bit silly.There are few mugs in this league, clubs who have spent a lot of money themselves and a lot of very decent players.But for a couple of minutes of extra time and we would romping away with it. Evenso, you cannot dismiss the rest of the league so lightly.Besides, if you were asked to construct a "Championship" team at this moment in time how many of our "Rolls Royce" squad would get in it?Most would be there or thereabouts but you could say this about quite a few other squads in the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,085 Posted October 2, 2016 Impressive trolling Young Canary - impressive indeed.Now if only Ipswich Town could play football as well as you troll....................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,156 Posted October 2, 2016 I mean how many points have we taken from teams above us in the table? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buh 0 Posted October 2, 2016 Have a great week OPSeeya later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Splendid Rush 2 Posted October 2, 2016 I think that few would argue that Newcastle have a Rolls Royce squad with a Rolls Royce manager, to use your analogy. Yet we are above them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,585 Posted October 2, 2016 Well done Waveney. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldRobert 38 Posted October 2, 2016 February 2017 Championship scenario:NCFC top of table by 20 points.Post by Young Canary: Are we leading the Championship by 20 points because of Alex Neil or in spite of him?Nothing would change with you would it?[:(] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spillay 168 Posted October 2, 2016 There there young un *pat on head* :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginja 26 Posted October 2, 2016 [quote user="The young canary"]If we had a rolls Royce manager we would be out of sight by know.[/quote]Is it Paul Lambert? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 997 Posted October 2, 2016 Is it half term already?....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,657 Posted October 2, 2016 [quote user="The young canary"]Because of Neil or despite having Neil as the boss We have a rolls Royce of a championship squad we should be walking this league but instead we are struggling to hold on to the shirt tails of Huddersfield If we had a rolls Royce manager we would be out of sight by know. Really concerned we are making this much much harder than it needs to be[/quote] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The young canary 0 Posted October 2, 2016 [quote user="Ginja"][quote user="The young canary"]If we had a rolls Royce manager we would be out of sight by know.[/quote]Is it Paul Lambert?[/quote]I hadn''t thought of that but now you mention it 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoola Han Solo 448 Posted October 2, 2016 I don''t think everyone''s in on the joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue Baboon 0 Posted October 2, 2016 You could argue a good manager needs a good squad and a good squad needs a good manager?McCarthy at Ipswich, decent manager with a poor squadDi Matteo at Villa, decent squad with a poor managerNeil at Norwich, decent manager (although far from perfect) with a decent squad (although far from perfect)You need both imo, if not you end up stuck in this division, and that''s probably the worst position to be in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 4,938 Posted October 2, 2016 I''d argue Portman Road is the worst position to be stuck in, not sure every poster on here would agree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,352 Posted October 2, 2016 I enjoyed being stuck in there after the match in 2000 when Iwan had his Bergkamp moment. We were locked in for at least 20 mins. What a party :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essjayess 307 Posted October 2, 2016 [quote user="Move Klose"]I think the first 11 fixtures have been quite favourable so far. Are next 11 games we have to play Brighton, Brentford, Villa (new manager), Huddersfield, Derby(new manager) which could turn out a lot trickier. But you can only beat what''s put in front of you and that''s currently what we are doing for 75% of the time.[/quote]Dont quite see that MK, for instance our last 4 away games were at Birmingham, Forest, Newcastle and Wolves, all of whom could be argued as being pretty decent on their own turf, we had Sheff. Wednesday to who were / are one of the fancied teams. Truth is the old cliche, there are very few easy games in this division, just look yesterday at the Rotherham vs Newcastle match, Toon winning it but Rotherham playing so good and being rather unlucky not to get points from it. Any team on any given day can beat the opposition, regardless of their current standing in the division.Its 46 games, id argue the next 11 are no more / less tricky than the previous 11, City can be beaten in any of them or can win any of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,412 Posted October 2, 2016 Both Aston Vila and Newcastle have squads with a higher paper value than ours. Both have Champions League-winning managers in charge. Both are currently below Huddersfield (and us) in the table. Next! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
If wed only kept Howie.. 3 Posted October 2, 2016 OP, the answer to your question "is my name appropriate"? is.. Yes - i have used caps to show my logic:The yoUng CaNary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thisisbabyish 0 Posted October 2, 2016 Yeah the championship has always been a walk in the park! 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 261 Posted October 3, 2016 [quote user="Its Character Forming"]I mean how many points have we taken from teams above us in the table?[/quote]How many points have we dropped against teams above us in the table? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,156 Posted October 4, 2016 [quote user="ZLF"][quote user="Its Character Forming"]I mean how many points have we taken from teams above us in the table?[/quote] How many points have we dropped against teams above us in the table?[/quote] No but the point is that we didn''t do very well when we played Birmingham. So when we play teams like Brighton, Brentford or Barnsley, whose names also start with a B, surely we''ll struggle there too ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites