Thirsty Lizard 3,158 Posted September 13, 2016 Discuss.............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bristol Nest 513 Posted September 13, 2016 similar post! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted September 13, 2016 If we had played a better team tonight and they had scored more goals we would have lost.Club''s in turmoil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Shuck 183 Posted September 13, 2016 Morty, some folk really are using that as the stick to beat the club with tonight. Astonishing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaunieboy77 73 Posted September 13, 2016 We haven''t exactly hit the ground running but we do have points on the board and are in the top 4. Winning breeds confidence, and Newcastle aside, who are these top sides we are yet to play ? This is by an large an awful league and we are playing below par yet 2 points off the top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 13, 2016 Let me explain the points system,win=3 points. Doesn''t matter how you get the 3 points as long as you get them. Discussion over. Goodnight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted September 13, 2016 Honestly shuck there was a guy just chatting to me in the pub, miserable as sin. Even came out with "well that lafferty should get a chance" amongst other things. And some guy now telling me Wigan should have won. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted September 13, 2016 A win is a win.But it would also be fair to say we don''t look a really good team at the moment. Just strong enough to beat weak sides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iwans Big Toe 312 Posted September 13, 2016 But you cannot continue, week after week, to play badly and still scrape wins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted September 13, 2016 At the moment we are not a "good" team. We have had a couple of recent results where we have got away with being average.In 7 games we''ve had one decent performance and one nightmare.In most of the others we''ve looked good and awful in equal amounts and ridden our luck against some pretty average teams. The potential is there to be better than we have been but that potential needs to materialize quickly because sooner or later luck will turn against us.If we are to be serious promotion contenders then we need to be better than we have been thus far.The defence is decidedly dodgy when put under any sort of pressure and fitness appears to be a major issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chemical Bro 0 Posted September 13, 2016 Do they play badly every week and win?....... We shall see Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,158 Posted September 13, 2016 Thinking about it a bit more I would say that we played well in the first half and badly in the second. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted September 13, 2016 Our biggest enemy tonight was complacency. We were just too comfortable at 2 nil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfie54 76 Posted September 13, 2016 [quote user="morty"]Our biggest enemy tonight was complacency. We were just too comfortable at 2 nil.[/quote]That and the Fact that Jerome seems incapable of finishing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted September 13, 2016 Have we got the players capable of playing better ? yes i believe very much so, will we play better ? yes, and probably lose !! thats life when you follow football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted September 13, 2016 That''s not actually true though, is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted September 13, 2016 [quote user="GJP"]A win is a win.But it would also be fair to say we don''t look a really good team at the moment. Just strong enough to beat weak sides.[/quote]Granted, Neil''s tactics & formation/s aren''t much of a spectacle and not the ''Norwich way'' of entertaining football we''ve witnessed before Hughton arrived at the club, but I''m looking at this Division and coming to the conclusion that the only sides thus far we have to be concerned about are Newcastle, Villa less so and the likes of our bogey''s in Fulham & Barnsley.That said, Neil really has to ditch the 4-2-3-1 -- we''re not defensively suited to it through a lack of two creative DM''s that form the double pivot and we simply don''t have the brains to carry it off for the duration of the season - we are neither Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund and neither do we possess their top levels of coaching where players skills are honed from a young age -- more''s the pity.What we do have is one of the strongest squads in the Division and despite our decent start to the season it will have to be utilised better for future fixtures in order to prevent us from getting found out and for the sake of enterprising football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanaryOne 0 Posted September 13, 2016 I would say this is as good as we can play , one excellent showing at a very weak Blackburn followed by six very average performances would suggest the six is the norm . Nowhere near enough firepower in the side and the defence is still just as shaky as its always been . Promotion ? dont think so . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted September 13, 2016 Canary ?I don''t think so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0 Posted September 14, 2016 [quote user="Thirsty Lizard"]Discuss..............[/quote]It''s simple good teams have an aura about them. We have that aura of a top side just relegated from the premier league. This allows us to be shown more respect from other teams then is probably due. The opposition don''t fully believe they are on a level playing field with us. This is resulting in us being able to race into early 1-2 goal leads. When the opponents suddenly realise; ''hang on, their not as great as we expected'', it lifts their spirits and they start get the confidence to play. But by that time, we''ve usually done enough to win the game.Unfortunately a poor end to the game gets remembered, and tarnishes the 90 minute performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six Pack 92 Posted September 14, 2016 Love it Lincoln - these unsavvy teams - we could be well clear by Christmas before people realise we''ve only got one striker ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barbe bleu 818 Posted September 14, 2016 Sometimes bad teams play badly and win.Granted it is often accepted that playing badly and still winning is the mark of a top team. However, this mantra only applies when poor performances are the exception. But which is it for us, the exception or the rule? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djc 0 Posted September 15, 2016 Actually, good clubs play well. entertain their fans. sign players in decent time to strengthen their playing squad, jettison deadwood. good clubs dont get relegated 9months after everyone predicted they would and continue with a tried and tested recipe which doesnt work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,158 Posted September 15, 2016 You need to get over your obsession with Aston Villa djc......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djc 0 Posted September 15, 2016 A curious comment Thirsty Lizard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted September 15, 2016 [quote user="djc"]Actually, good clubs play well. entertain their fans. sign players in decent time to strengthen their playing squad, jettison deadwood. good clubs dont get relegated 9months after everyone predicted they would and continue with a tried and tested recipe which doesnt work.[/quote]Name one club who doesn''t rely on the excess wealth of owners that fulfils your definition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TCCANARY 263 Posted September 15, 2016 [quote user="djc"]Actually, good clubs play well. entertain their fans. sign players in decent time to strengthen their playing squad, jettison deadwood. good clubs dont get relegated 9months after everyone predicted they would and continue with a tried and tested recipe which doesnt work.[/quote]Does sutch a perfect club exist? Even when Man Utd were at their pomp Fergie bought some really bad players, he also had to wait for the last day of the transfer window for player deals to complete and very few clubs have never been relegated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted September 15, 2016 Good teams play badly and win on occasions. You can''t play badly an entire season and expect promotion.We were lucky against Wigan, had they been better opposition we would probably have lost - luckily they were pretty woeful in front of goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,139 Posted September 15, 2016 Good teams rarely play badly.We seem to be making a habit of it ... if not badly well below expectations.Points wise we are probably about three below expectations considering our benign fixture list thus far, but then my expectations are unrealistically high, for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barbe bleu 818 Posted September 15, 2016 Sometimes bad teams play badly and win.Granted it is often accepted that playing badly and still winning is the mark of a top team. However, this mantra only applies when poor performances are the exception. But which is it for us, the exception or the rule? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites