The refusal to make subs is frustrating

I guess we just have to accept that Hoot is more of a "hold what we have" type of manager but I thought it was crying out for a change yesterday. It's also a bit of a worry that players on the bench are getting very little game time because they either don't get on or they get less than 10 minutes. Last season if you were on the bench you still often got a decent run out. I wonder if a few of them are getting a bit frustrated

It's not all doom and gloom though. The base is there. Just need to be a bit more positive.

Posted By: Jim on November 11th 2012 at 10:05:26

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I'd go further than that Jim. Carry on like that and we will lose 4 or 5 straight (NCFC) - elk, Nov 11, 09:58:06
- Think he's just waiting until January before "going for it" (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Nov 11, 12:10:28
- The refusal to make subs is frustrating (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 11, 10:05:26
  - At all his clubs prior to us he's started off slowly. (NCFC) - lurd, Nov 11, 10:29:27
    - Its not a question of patience (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 11, 11:14:07
      - Agree with your points re subs but.. (NCFC) - loz, Nov 11, 11:32:51
        
        Apologies in order for Turner, agree (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Nov 11, 13:52:45
        
        I have no idea how they played against the other teams (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 11, 12:10:03
        
        That said I agree with you was important not to lose (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 11, 12:13:46
- Heritic burn him (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 11, 10:03:03
  - (It's "heretic", btw). (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:17:45
    - thank you (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 11, 10:19:30
      - Glad to help. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:19:48
    - Burn 'em both. Just to be sure. (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Nov 11, 10:18:37
  - Go out in a blaze of glory. Yes. Every time. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:05:39
    - people say that (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Nov 11, 10:10:44
      - Well then they'd be idiots using simple hindsight. You go down over 38 games, not one. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 11, 10:19:21
        
        point is all very good and noble now saying win or bust (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Nov 11, 10:22:49
        
        Yes. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 11, 10:25:32
        
        He is doing a good job. Hughton's unwillingness to go for the 3 points against poor sides (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:22:16
        
        i don't disagree with this and it may be that things evolve over the season (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Nov 11, 10:25:05
        
        thats a understatement (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 11, 10:23:17
    - win = 3 points; draw = 1 point; lose = 0 points (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:09:52
      - Although our close rivals would have gotten 3 points for the game we lost going for it... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Nov 11, 14:23:21
        
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Nov 11, 14:26:10
      - Ah, yes. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:15:13
        
        *of* (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:18:40
        
        3 points for a win gives an advantage to teams that win games. (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:19:48
        
        Genius. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 11:19:42
        
        ROFL (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 11:31:02
        
        Good point. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:20:53
      - IF (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Nov 11, 10:13:02
        
        IF? I hardly think anyone would be crying if we played 2 for 30 mins against Reading..... (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:15:09
        
        yes IF. (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Nov 11, 10:21:51
        
        It was one-way traffic against Villa, wasn't it? (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:17:04
        
        Took him till 70 minutes before we had two strikers on the field (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:18:55
        
        Since when does having two strikers mean more attacking? (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:24:25
        
        to be fair we battered them for the entire half. How positive do (NCFC) - Pixelman, Nov 11, 10:23:14
        
        whatever you think...... I am sure our goals tally will coincide with this positive play (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:27:26
        
        we had lots of possesion but (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 11, 10:26:32
        
        Did you watch the game? Did you see how many saves their keeper made? (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 11, 10:29:08
        
        And I am assuming there were plenty in the box to take advantadge (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:30:56
        
        Two or three normally, yes. I'd say that was enough for an away game. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 11, 10:33:36
        
        Different mindsets. Lambert would see 0-0 at 60 mins vs poor side and think we can win (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:38:57
        
        Isn't that the thing though. Lambert did differently to almost ALL managers, not just Hoot (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 11, 10:43:41
        
        Good point lee,lambert was abit of a one off,probably tinkered too much at times as he (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 11, 10:55:36
        
        The mindset is different, simple as that. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:50:39
        
        The last shot of the game was Ryan Bennett's. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 11, 10:27:45
        
        Ryan Bennett lashed it from just inside the area. (NCFC) - phrankin, Nov 11, 10:29:16
      - finally someone is doing the Maths (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 11, 10:11:01

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