Feel The Force 0 Posted November 28, 2014 Just watched Mike Phelan talking about his move to Norwich on the bbd website. He seems incredibly relaxed and composed and as we know from his united days, good at talking to the media. It''s perhaps an unfortunate camera shot but Adams looks very fidgety and uncomfortable. Then again perhaps that''s just how he is. I think we''ve got a good man in Phelan but it''ll only be a matter of time before he''s either manager or off to another club. Let''s hope it''s the former. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feel The Force 0 Posted November 28, 2014 sorry, fat fingers, BBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted November 28, 2014 Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30235685Quite a difference. A man with all the experience in the world at the highest level of football coaching......and Neil AdamsStill you can''t say he hasn''t got the right sort of support...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,671 Posted November 28, 2014 Phelan has had other offers, but is happy enough to come and work under Neil Adams.This man with all the experience in the world at the highest level of football coaching clearly rates Adams enough that together they can bring success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 28, 2014 I think I''ve just worked out why you are soooo anti Adams Lakey...You are Stupid Barry and I claim my £5 ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fiery Zac 1,066 Posted November 28, 2014 [quote user="hogesar"]Phelan has had other offers, but is happy enough to come and work under Neil Adams.This man with all the experience in the world at the highest level of football coaching clearly rates Adams enough that together they can bring success.[/quote]...or he sees his ambition to be a manager materialising in front of him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,671 Posted November 28, 2014 I think he just fancied the pants of Hughton.The only plausible explanation for being so transparent is the desire to get laid ,after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted November 28, 2014 I just find the whole thing a bit soft really. This season is as bizarre as last season was bad. Man of no managerial experience given the heavy responsibility to achieve getting out of the hardest league to get out of in the world - then watches the team fail to defend since the first game of the season with no apparent change to tactics or player responsibilities to counter it. Watching defensive midfielders marauding up the pitch and then wondering why there are gaps behind......it surely isn''t rocket science.......... Its like the opposite of last season. Caution, defensive responsibilities, replaced by attack regardless, we''ll score more goals than you approach. It needs one thing for the attacking approach to work though..........the need to score more goals than the opposition. I like Adams. I want him to succeed. But the feeling I get watching us this season is that we are not anywhere near the races when it comes to having a promotion winning side. Don''t worry, I was wrong last season, lets hope I''m wrong again. Phelan may just be the catalyst we need. But its like a roller coaster.............. a gung ho up and at them never say die manager replaced by the opposite - a cautious methodical sophisticated manager - then replaced by the opposite - a tora tora tora, we''ll score more goals than you attitude. You couldn''t make it up. Why not just a good solid competitive manager with a bit of experience?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Jenkins 0 Posted November 28, 2014 LDC. "I like Adams. I want him to succeed."So why the feck do you keep moaning on and on and on about him at every opportunity.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bury Yellow 2 Posted November 28, 2014 See what you''ve gone and done Lakey? You stupid boy.Nutty''s lost one of his Nelson brethren (Cumbria Division)Welcome to the world of being an NCFC supporter but daring to observe weaknesses within our beloved club…… or are you a Binner?!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted November 28, 2014 I probably disagree with LDC more often than not . But he makes some very valid points which a few could take at face value and discuss , instead of dismissing him as a "Hughton lover " which he certainly was , but this does not stop his points being valid ,,, after all ,, he is big enough to admit he was wrong about the last incumbent ! I find this years managerial and coaching approach frighteningly amateurish ,,, a sentiment which got another poster some uncalled for vitriol , but what else could it be described as ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dean Coneys boots 1,400 Posted November 28, 2014 He certainly does look like a man under pressure. And it will be very hard for him living under the shadow of the more experienced man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted November 28, 2014 With Phelan coming in, I can see the board giving Adams more time (unless he loses 4 games in a row). I am anxious to see if Phelan can make a real positive impact this month, we can only hope, for ncfc''s sake as wells Adams''. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 28, 2014 [quote user="Bury Yellow"]See what you''ve gone and done Lakey? You stupid boy.Nutty''s lost one of his Nelson brethren (Cumbria Division)Welcome to the world of being an NCFC supporter but daring to observe weaknesses within our beloved club…… or are you a Binner?!![/quote] As usual you''ve emptied the contents of your head in my direction and as usual it doesn''t amount to a lot. It''s all inference with you old boy. When I ask you to show where I call Lakey (or any other City fan who has a different view about our club) a binner you''ll pretend that''s not what you meant. Purple shot your credibility last summer. You could get some back by finally answering his question now.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 28, 2014 [quote user="Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd"]I probably disagree with LDC more often than not . But he makes some very valid points which a few could take at face value and discuss , instead of dismissing him as a "Hughton lover " which he certainly was , but this does not stop his points being valid ,,, after all ,, he is big enough to admit he was wrong about the last incumbent ! I find this years managerial and coaching approach frighteningly amateurish ,,, a sentiment which got another poster some uncalled for vitriol , but what else could it be described as ?[/quote] I''ve said before that I don''t think Adams lack of experience is compared to posters on here. I think it''s in comparison to the managers the posters would have liked to have seen appointed in his place. I don''t see what you do but then I''m not a coach. What are Adams coaching methods and what is about his approach to coaching that you find frighteningly amateurish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,746 Posted November 28, 2014 [quote user="lake district canary"] Don''t worry, I was wrong last season, [/quote]It only took you 150 threads and 2 million posts but you got there in the end Lakey. [:D][:P][;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted November 28, 2014 [quote user="TIL 1010"][quote user="lake district canary"] Don''t worry, I was wrong last season, [/quote]It only took you 150 threads and 2 million posts but you got there in the end Lakey. [:D][:P][;)][/quote][:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie Borkins 1 Posted November 29, 2014 Our new coach looks composed and confident in front of the media, and this is a bad thing for the club because...?Honestly, some of you people are incredible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bristol Nest 513 Posted November 29, 2014 "Our new coach looks composed and confident in front of the media, and this is a bad thing for the club because...? Honestly, some of you people are incredible. "My sentiments entirely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted November 29, 2014 [quote user="Bor Bor Bor"]Our new coach looks composed and confident in front of the media, and this is a bad thing for the club because...?Honestly, some of you people are incredible.[/quote]Who said anything about it being bad for the club? Its great to have a coach of his calibre come to the club. It can only be a good thing. However, you can''t deny that it has implications for Adams - how they work together, whether his authority will be undermined, who has the most influence over team selection, etc etc. It has to be a good working relationship - and there is no doubt who has the most experience and authority and know how when it comes to top end league football coaching........so Adams is going to have to be a good delegator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie Borkins 1 Posted November 29, 2014 [quote user="Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd"] I find this years managerial and coaching approach frighteningly amateurish ,,, a sentiment which got another poster some uncalled for vitriol , but what else could it be described as ?[/quote]Well, we''ve just appointed Mike Phelan as coach so perhaps someone somewhere agreed with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sussexyellow 55 Posted November 29, 2014 It was the polished performance of a man with nothing to prove contrasted against the nervous performance of a man with everything to prove. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 29, 2014 Indeed Sussex. But the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. I''ve always been of the opinion that the Norwich City of the late 80s early 90s had more to do with David Williams coaching methods, and legacy of, than either manager. If we get the same with Mick Phelan it will do for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted November 29, 2014 I reply to NN ,, i dont purport to know " what Neil does at Colney" I was describing the "on field " demonstrations , where the tactics ,,, the formations ,, and the substitutions ,, look politely ,, amateurish . As BBB has since commented ,, maybe I wasn''t the only one ( disregarding the booing ) as the appointment of Mike Phelan , suggested that the same feeling came from within the directors box ? Are you arguing with me purely because I dared to agree with LDC ? For one of the older poster on here you do behave like a child Nigel . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 29, 2014 [quote user="Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd"]I reply to NN ,, i dont purport to know " what Neil does at Colney" I was describing the "on field " demonstrations , where the tactics ,,, the formations ,, and the substitutions ,, look politely ,, amateurish . As BBB has since commented ,, maybe I wasn''t the only one ( disregarding the booing ) as the appointment of Mike Phelan , suggested that the same feeling came from within the directors box ? Are you arguing with me purely because I dared to agree with LDC ? For one of the older poster on here you do behave like a child Nigel .[/quote] Well I''d better try and reply like a grown up. I think you mean you disagree with what you see Adams doing during the game. That''s different to him being amateurish. I''m sure you disagreed with Hughtons game management but I''m equally sure you never called that amateurish. Which brings me back to my apparently childish point that Adams lack of experience isn''t compared to us posters but it ius compared to other managers. Including Hughton. Do you thin you could return the favour and respond to those points like a proper grown up[;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted November 29, 2014 Most certainly NN ! I was revering to your seeming vendetta againstbanythingbwhich LDC posts as childish .I disagree with you if you are suggesting that it is my opinion only that Adams style of management and. Itching is amateurish . Not only is it lacking seriously compare to a more experienced managers likely use of our squad , but amateurish compared to some exceedingly less well paid coaches from either the lower or non league clubs .I am saying this as a supporter who actually thought that it was worth a shot ,,,,,, unfortunately it seems that as we have stumbled through this season so far , no apparent lessons have been learned ,,, as Einstein said ,, to repeatedly make the same mistakes over and over etc . Was that adult enough for you ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted November 29, 2014 B* gger , I really should check before I press post ! Before you say it ... The spelling ,, not the content . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted November 29, 2014 I don''t have a vendetta against LDC neither I continually disagree with his post. He may say differently but I''d be surprised...My post about Stupid Barry was quite obviously a good natured joke. LDC may have taken it differently but I''d be surprised...What made you think differently? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted November 29, 2014 [quote user="nutty nigel"]I don''t have a vendetta against LDC neither I continually disagree with his post. He may say differently but I''d be surprised...My post about Stupid Barry was quite obviously a good natured joke. LDC may have taken it differently but I''d be surprised...[/quote][H] No offence taken here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites