yoda 0 Posted November 19, 2017 The best football we''ve played recently was under Irvine,i''m sure there would have been uproar if he''d have got the job but on reflection would it have been so bad ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 647 Posted November 19, 2017 I''m never usually an advocate of the ''caretaker'' manager getting the full time job, but on that occasion I''d have been more than happy for Irvine to get the role, he had a number of games to prove himself, did very well and then we go and get rid. Shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nexus_Canary 1,016 Posted November 19, 2017 ....really guys?Now your grasping at straws. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted November 19, 2017 You may recall when Alex Neil finally got the bullet, Irvine came out straight away and said he did not want the job, he would look after the team for a few games, but he had no intention of staying, so move on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 19, 2017 It may be true my little green friend but we have moved on and there is nothing to be done but hope this way works out.Or else we may as well keep posting about Stringer, Walker and Lambert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted November 19, 2017 We have moved on but in the wrong direction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantiaci Canary 556 Posted November 19, 2017 Had Irvine stayed (against his will!) he wouldn''t have had the squad this season that he had then.Some folk need to wake up to the reality that we have no choice but to down size and therefore, proactively, launching a new philosophy that will take time.If you fail to bounce back this happens ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,722 Posted November 19, 2017 [quote user="Lessingham Canary"]You may recall when Alex Neil finally got the bullet, Irvine came out straight away and said he did not want the job, he would look after the team for a few games, but he had no intention of staying.[/quote][Y] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Budapest Canary 152 Posted November 19, 2017 As Ferenc Puskás once said, "In footbal ''if'' does not play". The only way this question about Irvine make sense, would be asking what would have been if he took the team over sooner, maybe in January? But bearing in mind the changes in the squad: the ins and outs at the end of the season (with special regard to the German contingent, which most probably would not be here without Farke), the variables are too many to make this a sensible question, even if we managed to convince him to stay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 647 Posted November 20, 2017 Well yes, the obvious solution would have been to sack Neil in December/January and replace him with Irvine then, as everyone apart from the board could see it wasn''t working. I''m sure he''d have got us into the playoffs if that was the case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 0 Posted November 20, 2017 [quote user="Cantiaci Canary"]Had Irvine stayed (against his will!) he wouldn''t have had the squad this season that he had then.Some folk need to wake up to the reality that we have no choice but to down size and therefore, proactively, launching a new philosophy that will take time.If you fail to bounce back this happens ...[/quote]I''d suggest that people need to wake up to the fact that this board consistently makes rubbish decisions and is responsible for the rubbish being served up at Carrow Road. Pointless "changing things" when the people at the top are the problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 271 Posted November 20, 2017 irvine did what AN did before hand; won winnable games of little import but lost when it came to the crunch (eg fulham, huddersfield and fulham) for a play off push.Irvine didnt do badly - but doing well in the last 4 dead rubber games with no pressure is not a measure of success. Even Hughtons city beat ManCiteh is a game of no import. Irvine wasnt an option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted November 20, 2017 Pressure off a little as manager sacked, players suddenly up their game playing for their futures when a new manager comes in, as a result we start playing good football.Hardly a coincidence, and with all due respect to Irvine, the players themselves said nothing really changed when AN was dismissed, certainly not really anything Irvine implemented, the players just reacted to the situation they were in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites