We had about 3-4 years of losing but it seemed to create larger crowds, almost

car crash material, I think we can sell 27k tickets fairly comfortable, crowds will drop when tickets are available due to a larger ground & it's less important to buy a season ticket.

Posted By: lovely old job on February 20th 2012 at 12:28:01

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Next season FA Cup (NCFC) - south, Feb 20, 12:15:13
- The team WAS picked to win for gods sake!! (NCFC) - norway, Feb 20, 12:22:27
  - we left our top goalscorer out of the side (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 12:33:39
    - Tbf, Lambert never looks particularly bothered about anything (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 12:38:17
      - lol, that's actually true as well. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 20, 12:41:12
        
        certainly is :o) (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 12:42:14
    - Our top goalscorer.... (NCFC) - Klobo04, Feb 20, 12:36:41
      - I thought Morison would be right fired up Saturday, to get his place back, I thought (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 20, 12:39:14
        
        Barno cleared off the line, another one blocked on the line by our own player... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Feb 20, 12:41:38
      - Our top goalscorer, was left out (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 12:38:13
        
        Sounds like we'd best sign some more strikers in the summer then. (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 12:40:08
- "when the team is not picked to win" (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 20, 12:19:22
  - Strong team (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 20, 12:22:42
- We didnt chuck the game. We didnt pick a team to lose. (NCFC) - Klobo04, Feb 20, 12:17:43
  - agreed but I have spoken to half a dozen casual fans who (NCFC) - Pixelman, Feb 20, 12:28:28
    - If we got a 5th round home tie to Derby next season (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 20, 12:29:30
  - because there was no intensity or desire to win because we had no focus on the game (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 20, 12:21:46
    - No focus on being 2 games from Wembley? I'd be disappointed if that was true... (n/m) (NCFC) - Klobo04, Feb 20, 12:24:20
      - Well if you look over Lambert's comments during the week, he placed no (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 20, 12:32:00
        
        check his comments after the game... (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 12:34:35
        
        Amen to that too (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 12:41:38
        
        despite it all I am so proud of were we are & we have put behind us years (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 20, 12:44:43
        
        I do agree that it is, but we are 14 points clear of the drop zone (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 12:43:47
        
        But equally, those saying that they deliberately set out to lose (NCFC) - Klobo04, Feb 20, 12:47:40
        
        Leaving the top striker out of a game shows the intent (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 12:51:57
        
        we are not a one man team, we do not need Holty to win (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 20, 13:00:44
        
        or, if we do, we are in the shit (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 13:01:46
        
        Not sure it showed any intent. Maybe Lambert thought he Morisson would (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 12:58:14
        
        7 subs, there is no excuse (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 13:02:52
        
        I dont accept the 'leaving our top scorer out' argument. (NCFC) - Klobo04, Feb 20, 12:57:50
        
        and I am sure the team fergusen picked to play norwich in 04/05 (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 13:02:33
        
        Exactly, no intent, a mistake. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 13:04:29
        
        oh, and in retrospect (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 13:05:20
        
        I am not argueing that he intended to lose (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 20, 13:05:02
        
        Tbf, we haven't played well in lots of games, just that we've managed to win them, or (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 12:51:02
    - dont think so, still too much demand for seats (n/m) (NCFC) - raretek, Feb 20, 12:22:44
      - If we keep losing some supporters will begin to fall away... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Feb 20, 12:24:16
        
        this is true but we dont keep losing. people will still turn out for a cup game if (NCFC) - raretek, Feb 20, 12:29:40
        
        We had about 3-4 years of losing but it seemed to create larger crowds, almost (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 20, 12:28:01
        
        Not to the level we're at now (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Feb 20, 12:29:27
  - exactly we didn't play well. very disapointing (n/m) (NCFC) - raretek, Feb 20, 12:20:11

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