I think people forget about the 7 year plan

Which accounted for relegation from the premiership after one season.

We're two years ahead in that plan and, if we go down, it's budgeted for. It's not a lack of ambition, it's sensible planning.

I personally am not too worried at the moment. We lost two games which we lost under Lambert, drew three games which we could have won (we had plenty of those last year) but, for the most part, have played better in four of our first games that we did in some of our last games last year.

It will take time for Hughton to experiment and we're not adrift at the bottom, so let's let him. He'll make mistakes. He's also made improvements.

From what I have noticed is that when he has made a mistake, it is rectified in the next game. Turner aside, he is on the way to fixing our defence. And who was he to realise we'd have trouble scoring, when we've the same players as last season who had no problems scoring? It's obviously a worry but one step at a time. I think Lambert was great but we were beginning to ride our luck last season and our faults were exposed. Hughton needs to have time to make sure these faults are addressed.

I definitely think there are worse teams in the league than us.

Posted By: tim berry on September 30th 2012 at 19:35:47

Message Thread

So what!!!! (NCFC) - BorisJohnson, Sep 30, 19:12:33
- What's terminally ill got to do with it. It's a fucking football forum FFS. Get over it (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Sep 30, 19:52:54
- I think people forget about the 7 year plan (NCFC) - tim berry, Sep 30, 19:35:47
  - And Dre... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 1, 09:24:40
  - Plus Lambert had it relatively easier tbf (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:38:31
    - We are not far off the limit of our potential (NCFC) - Cootahell, Sep 30, 19:46:56
    - People say we have been 'spoiled'. (NCFC) - tim berry, Sep 30, 19:42:54
      - nope people simply accept certain standards (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 19:53:42
        
        I'll accept we need time as a club to move towards a different way of playing (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:58:49
      - Totally (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:47:24
    - that is complete rubbish (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 19:40:43
      - We weren't exactly successful, we had a good first season in the prem (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:44:48
        
        erm we stayed up with ease (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 19:49:40
        
        We didn't start great, got much much better, then tailed off (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:54:52
        
        we hardly tailed off (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 20:04:26
- but if they can't pay their bills (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 19:31:29
  - As City fans, we've been spoilt in the past few seasons (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:34:46
    - we've set standards we're nowhere near to (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 19:38:18
      - very much this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Sep 30, 20:11:05
      - When Lambert took over we were playing crap (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:42:08
        
        at least now hughton finds himself in a similar position! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 20:06:29
        
        and if he can't (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:08:06
        
        changing the manager! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 20:13:22
        
        Not sure United and Fergie would agree with that (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:18:02
        
        he has the same resources as last season with more of his own signings (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 20:24:42
        
        get to a game sometime then you have a right to comment (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Sep 30, 20:20:10
        
        I've been to Fulham, Spurs and Chelsea next week (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:22:54
        
        sorry! (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Sep 30, 20:24:09
        
        Accepted! (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:26:05
        
        (just about) (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:26:16
        
        (: (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Sep 30, 20:27:05
- shit username though (NCFC) - pants, Sep 30, 19:26:42
- Largely agree, and about raising capital through selling shares, an interesting suggestion (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:23:09
  - What I reckon.. (NCFC) - BorisJohnson, Sep 30, 19:38:51
    - That's probably why they say the football business model is broken (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:01:18
    - But that will never raise huge sums to buy more than 1 half decent player perhaps (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:51:42
      - ahem (n/m) (NCFC) - fareastcanary, Sep 30, 21:49:22
  - See people are quick to forget that (NCFC) - Cootahell, Sep 30, 19:28:00
    - Our current squad would run riot on the championship (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:32:05
      - nobody is asking to gamble our future (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 19:34:39
        
        and I hope Hughton finds that sooner rather than later (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:39:53
        
        keeping the management if in trouble at xmas also a gamble (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 19:41:58
        
        what's the alternative though? (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 19:46:05
        
        if he can't get something going by xmas then he should go (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 19:59:06
        
        But we were not in a position in the past to land a so called proven manager (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:03:55
        
        hughton's record not that different to roeder (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 20:08:23
        
        But don't the Geordies think Roeder is a twat too? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:09:44
        
        i'm sure most people think he's a twat (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 20:15:16
        
        Agree totally, just look at Bryan Gunn (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:20:53
        
        but most managers have some form of past success (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 20:28:03
        
        Agree, no one is immune (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 30, 20:34:47
        
        nope the club is in great shape (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 30, 20:41:06

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