I'm a realist. I knew we wouldn't even get close to last seasons levels. My expectations

weren't unrealistic.
I look at our squad and I understand why we struggle.
I don't like it but I'm not getting hysterical because rightly or wrongly it is the way it is, largely due to an unfair playing field resoucres wise.
We had 3 League 1 strikers today and a splattering of other league 1 and Champisonhsip players.
Lambert was fantastic and could get them playing way above their station.

Posted By: South_West_Canary on September 29th 2012 at 20:28:38

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This is the most sensible thing I've read on here today. I like (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Sep 29, 19:49:21
- absolute fucking bullshit we have a clueless manager who after 3-month's (NCFC) - Malkybarneedledick, Sep 29, 20:32:06
  - I missed most of CC, was Jacko injured? (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Sep 29, 20:33:40
    - no just a completely bizarre substitution, Jackson was our best player (NCFC) - Malkybarneedledick, Sep 29, 20:39:46
      - Oh in that case......... (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Sep 29, 20:42:37
- Funny how when Lambert came in and made us great, it was all about the manager (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 29, 20:21:40
- Rubbish (NCFC) - 51eve, Sep 29, 19:56:07
  - Lambert was a one off - we all knew that when we had him (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 19:58:35
    - 2011-2012 was a one-off. I knew that. And so dod Lambert, which is why he bailed (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Sep 29, 20:06:06
      - he also picked wes, fox, benno (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:14:40
        
        Although both Fox and Bennett have had injuries recently (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 29, 20:17:24
        
        Convenient to forget that in the hysteria, though (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Sep 29, 20:19:56
        
        what was stopping them playing today? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:26:33
        
        They had better players than us. Not difficult to work out. (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:49:19
        
        which is why they will finish above us (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:55:49
        
        accept it, we ARE little. When you realise this, you may be able to come to terms with (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 21:03:10
        
        and they aren't injured now (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:19:28
      - Exactly. Shame a lot of fans don't realise that & quit the blubbing (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:07:50
        
        Ffs you probably thought Liverpool were a joy to watch today? (n/m) (NCFC) - 51eve, Sep 29, 20:14:08
        
        As I support Norwich, then no. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:17:31
        
        Then..... (NCFC) - 51eve, Sep 29, 20:21:31
        
        I'm a realist. I knew we wouldn't even get close to last seasons levels. My expectations (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:28:38
        
        plenty of the liverpool team have played at a low level (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:31:51
        
        maybe but also Gerrard, Suarez, Agger, Johnson that you conveniently forget about (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:45:04
        
        agger was at brondby the same as mattias jonson (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:53:42
        
        They are all top quality players, accept it (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:54:58
        
        and all ours are bang average to shit right? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:58:01
        
        most of our players are, realistically, by Prem standard, at best, average, yes. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 21:00:59
        
        Average=middle. Middle of the table. Last season we finished 12th. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Sep 29, 21:11:14
        
        At best average. And as i said before i won't judge Hootun yet. He very well (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 21:13:20
        
        Johnson is a top quality player? lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Sep 29, 20:55:54
        
        Well he's good enough to be an England regular. He is better than our RB, no? (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 21:00:20
        
        News just in: England are shit. Playing for England doesn't make you top class (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Sep 29, 21:06:17
        
        I don't think he's shit and I think he is head and shoulders above Martin (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 21:08:04
        
        We could have done with signing a striker pre season (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 29, 20:31:44
        
        Everyone saw that, yet for some reason we got a reserve youth player from Spurs (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 29, 20:33:34
        
        A bit harsh to say three league one strikers, all three have good records at champs level (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Sep 29, 20:30:58
        
        not harsh - it's true. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:43:42
        
        Yeah, let's just ignore the facts! (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Sep 29, 20:47:12
        
        Facts are they are league 1 players - None are prem class to be honest - except maybe (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:51:11
        
        so is suarez prem class? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:57:14
        
        He's Prem class, yes. Most neutrals would agree I think (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 21:01:50
        
        the stats suggest otherwise when put up against our league one cloggers (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 21:05:42
        
        That's stats for you (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 21:08:33
        
        Morison and Holt both have scored goals in the champs and prem (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Sep 29, 20:54:39
        
        our strike force comparitively with other teams is weak, as is most of the squad (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:59:02
        
        Doesn't make them league one players just because there are better strikers out there (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Sep 29, 21:03:07
        
        ok, they're not league 1 strikers - I did them an injustice (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 21:05:23
      - Yep, agree totally (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 29, 20:07:46
- Reading (NCFC) - Pragmatist, Sep 29, 19:52:53
  - while we haven't lost 1 player we wanted to keep (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 19:55:14
    - "on paper" we have a stronger squad than last year don't we? (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Sep 29, 19:57:29
      - way stronger! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 19:59:35
        
        What would be your selection and formation? (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 29, 20:03:35
        
        loads of better ones were used last season (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:13:18
        
        Probably this.. (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Sep 29, 20:11:56
        
        When we were struggling, Lambert had more in his locker than a striker substitution (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 29, 20:19:36
- We came twelfth and improved the side though! (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Sep 29, 19:50:37
  - Nope. We lost Holt (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Sep 29, 20:05:20
    - Lambert earned the right to piss about and experiment tactically (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Sep 29, 20:21:19
    - he's still been involved in most of our goals (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:16:42
      - Lost Holt... He started this season poorly... Like every season he has had here?! (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 29, 20:17:46
  - but worsened the manager (n/m) (NCFC) - Pragmatist, Sep 29, 19:53:26
  - baffling isn't it (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 19:53:25
  - team was on the slide well before end me the season, even under King Lambert (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 19:52:53
    - we had a tough run in! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 19:54:29
      - we were on the slide - accept it. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 19:54:58
        
        we were outstanding at arsenal and trounced villa (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 19:55:43
        
        what was our record last 3 months? (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 19:56:58
        
        WDL's (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:06:43
        
        11th to 12th (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:02:06
        
        In the form of Wins, draws and losses (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 29, 20:08:46
        
        What does it matter, we had a tough run in and were already safe. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 29, 20:24:18
        
        Well in that case, if we're not going by WLD's (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 29, 20:36:55
        
        but it wasn't broken (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 20:39:35
        
        also won at spurs (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 29, 19:56:31

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