Big odds against to go up? For sure

With a normal manager, as opposed to an extraordinary one, we'd have been mid-table last season. But sometimes, as with Man City 1999-2000, momentum can do remarkable things; except it almost always runs out in the Prem.

Even though the bottom half is hardly anything special, look at the way gravity is slowly pulling all three promoted clubs towards danger. It's so hard for a club to stay up, then establish itself, without a benefactor; and with the lack of quality in our squad (Wes excepted), to stay up at all would be amazing. That many people tipped us to do it is purely because of Lambert really: we'd be nowhere without him.

Posted By: thebigfeller on December 31st 2011 at 20:40:40

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Predictions (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 19:56:33
- The board need to do some magic and get Lamberts targets in pretty quick (NCFC) - N1fty5iftyCity, Dec 31, 20:04:24
  - Couldn't agree more. Lambert will know what will happen if we don't (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:05:37
  - tougher not together... (n/m) (NCFC) - N1fty5iftyCity, Dec 31, 20:05:05
- those predictions don't look too far fetched (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:00:53
  - Trust in super Mac (NCFC) - dreamteam, Dec 31, 20:18:25
    - there were worries last jan window that we didn't do enough (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:20:43
      - yes but last season we still had the option of loans to save us (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 31, 23:01:53
  - i dont think we need to worry about the drop (NCFC) - WalterTheSofty, Dec 31, 20:05:13
    - Well no. But on the other hand, no side has been promoted back to back (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:08:09
      - Thing is, as fans, we can't have it both ways (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:28:19
        
        Sure. 17th would be an absolute triumph - and a greater achievement than (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:32:54
        
        disagree with that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:36:51
        
        Big odds against to go up? For sure (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:40:40
        
        true, however regarding our closeness to danger (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:54:51
      - Did Man City get relegated after their back to back promotions? (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Dec 31, 20:17:08
        
        yep we beat them 2-0 at Carrow Road second game of the season (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 31, 22:49:35
        
        Yes they did. You could see it coming from about November too. (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:19:11
      - The other point is this. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:12:20
        
        The side that went down with Worthington (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:16:45
        
        yes BUT (NCFC) - matgore, Dec 31, 20:24:16
        
        tactically we were inept (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:21:23
        
        Simon Charlton and Gary Doherty (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:23:09
        
        Pilks is better (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 31, 23:03:26
        
        wes? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:24:26
        
        Apart from Wes (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:23:24
        
        Much more quality than this side? Absolutely. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:20:30
        
        Well, bearing in mind we're 10th now (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:21:44
        
        defence was the problem (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:23:21
        
        Simon Charlton and Gary Doherty (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:23:46
        
        *I mentioned Fulham because they're another mid/lower-mid-table side (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:13:44
        
        there are no easy games but (NCFC) - WalterTheSofty, Dec 31, 20:17:41
    - we'll hopefully perform in those easier away games (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:06:39
  - I've always been worried about the second half of the season (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:03:19
    - maybe a better start on paper but (NCFC) - WalterTheSofty, Dec 31, 20:13:35
      - basically if you have a half decent first half of the season (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 31, 20:19:12
        
        All because Bryan Gunn got injured (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:20:25
        
        If he hadn't been injured, we'd have just gone down the following year instead (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:24:07
        
        Must admit after that Newcastle game I thought we'd go down (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:25:45
        
        The 2-1 Marshall against the Alamo game, you mean? (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:26:57
        
        Yep - astonishing performance in that game (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:29:03
        
        the smell of death was around then (NCFC) - WalterTheSofty, Dec 31, 20:33:37
        
        Judas' version of a "Robert Green game" (Arsenal 0-1 West Ham 06/7) (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:30:05
        
        Also, of course, beating Ipswich 3-0 was about the worst thing that could've happened (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:31:54
        
        Like Bryan Gunn's first game in temporary charge (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:37:33
        
        As we drifted along in the late 90s, status diminished and the club seemingly shrinking (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 31, 20:43:41
        
        also the affect of replacing a good manager with a poor one kicked in (NCFC) - WalterTheSofty, Dec 31, 20:23:49
        
        Yes, John Deehan. Ugh (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 20:24:55
        
        yep, back in the days that i attended one match a season (for birthday) (NCFC) - WalterTheSofty, Dec 31, 20:36:31

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