Scapegoats

When a team loses its natural to point the finger at players, yesterday the players that didn't perform were Bunn and Morison. People wrongly pointed the finger at Turner earlier in season...it was the whole defence and midfield that was at sea...

Posted By: Buford T Justice on December 23rd 2012 at 10:57:27

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Scapegoats (NCFC) - Buford T Justice, Dec 23, 10:57:27
- Kevin Bond, Rob Newman and what about Iwan's 1st season....! (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Dec 23, 12:41:23
- didn't Steve Bruce score an own goal on his debut (NCFC) - Kar1, Dec 23, 11:42:06
  - Turner was awful in his first few games. Makes the turnaround even more impressive (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 23, 12:20:34
- Worst case of scapegoating at Norwich (NCFC) - Cannydc, Dec 23, 11:35:44
  - Bristol city at home? (NCFC) - 51eve, Dec 23, 12:04:36
  - I always look back on the treatment of Gibbs here quite sadly (NCFC) - pants, Dec 23, 11:41:27
    - Gibbs wasn't for really ready Championship football at that time was he? (n/m) (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Dec 23, 13:14:05
    - Similarly, I grew bored of hearing how Bertrand "isn't that good" (NCFC) - pants, Dec 23, 11:43:22
      - Support is irrational says Grant Holt hating, Roeder loving pants.... (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 23, 12:23:54
      - Thought everyone liked Bertrand (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 23, 11:43:47
        
        Bertrands first game (from memory) was the cup game vs Bury? (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Dec 23, 13:12:19
        
        I liked Bertrand as well, very good player. Gibbs was awful for us. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 23, 12:21:14
    - Yes, but a) he was played out of position in midfield (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 23, 11:42:42
      - One game where he was effective in that midfield (NCFC) - pants, Dec 23, 11:45:58
        
        Well, he was injured for some of it (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 23, 11:47:39
- Bunn will turn out fine, they'll find someone else to bitch about (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Dec 23, 11:03:29
  - Shame the same can't be said about Morison (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Dec 23, 11:08:42
    - I thought he played ok yesterday (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Dec 23, 11:10:53
      - I just mean, shame "Morison will turn out fine" can't be said about him (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Dec 23, 11:14:43
        
        has had good games but was dire yesterday (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 23, 11:27:33
        
        Yes! (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 23, 11:33:00
        
        yes. What I was trying to say... but said more succinctly than (NCFC) - Pixelman, Dec 23, 11:39:06
        
        The service into him was pretty bad, most of the time we were (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Dec 23, 11:30:15
        
        strangly my concerns are not around (NCFC) - Pixelman, Dec 23, 11:36:36
        
        He just wasn't running for things second half (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 23, 11:38:57
        
        Yes. I hated that. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 23, 12:02:55
        
        It is pretty obvious he is not a Premiership level player (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 23, 12:26:56
        
        I know what you mean but iirc he played two superbly weighted passes yesterday (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 23, 11:38:39
        
        I wanted us to swap Snodds and Pilks and try pace down the flanks and crosses into the box (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 23, 11:35:50
        
        yeah our style not really playing to his strengths (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 23, 11:34:52
        
        If you could watch the game again, and track what him and Lukaku did (NCFC) - pants, Dec 23, 11:25:13
        
        Am I worng or did he look a little better on his wrong side yesterday? (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 23, 11:19:21
  - like Holt, for instance? You aren't without fault in the slagging players stakes (n/m) (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 23, 11:04:53
    - I'll maybe reply later when (you know, I'm not getting that can of worms this time of year (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Dec 23, 11:10:17
      - I'm not after a barney, honest. Motes and beams, that's all. (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 23, 11:17:39
        
        Hughes had his defenders back in the day. Personally I thought him utter shite. (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 23, 12:32:51
        
        Fair point. (NCFC) - pants, Dec 23, 11:33:18
        
        I liked Sheron.... and (NCFC) - Pixelman, Dec 23, 11:20:32
    - ROLF (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 23, 11:08:06
- Though tbf Turner didn't play well at all (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 23, 11:02:13
  - True butGot stitched up by Garrido.. (NCFC) - loz, Dec 23, 11:04:28

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