Have said for a while - we're not unlucky or unmotivated - our squad really is this bad

and had lots of answers saying "no no no our squad is good enough to be challenging - the problem is Worthy's selections / tactics / motivating etc"

Do I sense from posts below that the realisation is dawning that we actually are this bad? ie the fundamental problem has been worthy's transfer dealings, not his pre-match oratory?

Glad to see everyone seeing the light. Hopefully you'll all stop w**king on about Safri, Drury, Hucks et al being world-beaters, or about us getting 2 points a game and aiming for the play-offs.

Problem is of course that when the new manager comes in, he's not going to be able to do much about it.

For what's it worth, I think we'll probably sneak it and stay up, although it's clearly going to go to the wire. But even after we do, if we do, things aren't going to get much better. Two catastophic summers of Worthy being given money to spend have, predictably enough, consigned us back to bottom 8 of championship sloggers from now on.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on November 6th 2005 at 20:34:03

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Have said for a while - we're not unlucky or unmotivated - our squad really is this bad (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 6, 20:34:03
- Dunno Tricky ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Nov 6, 20:37:57
  - How many of the players you mention are better than average champ players? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 6, 20:42:24
    - Was that a typo shouldnt that read Chimp! (n/m) (NCFC) - mooster, Nov 6, 21:06:13
    - You don't actually go to games do you? (NCFC) - Knee Jerk Reaction, Nov 6, 20:55:30
      - A miserable sod who saw this coming before plenty of you, remember (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 6, 21:06:55
        
        Seems I was right, you obviously don't go to the games (NCFC) - Knee Jerk Reaction, Nov 6, 21:49:16
        
        Green, Hucks, Safri, Drury, Davenport would get in virtually all Championship teams IMO (NCFC) - DefConOne, Nov 6, 21:11:52
        
        we definitely over-rate Drury, Dav isn't ours, (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 6, 21:16:46
        
        Yes, but looking at the first XIs that won the Division in 2004, and now: (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Nov 6, 21:24:16
        
        but you've twisted that. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 6, 21:32:16
        
        Crouch was here for three months of an eight month season (NCFC) - Knee Jerk Reaction, Nov 6, 21:50:42
        
        Yeah, fair play. My point was that we do have some quality in the squad. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Nov 6, 21:33:51
        
        Each to his own opinion. (NCFC) - DefConOne, Nov 6, 21:21:06
        
        Absolutely no way. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 6, 21:35:25
        
        The fact that you rate Saf so lowly shows your limited football knowledge (NCFC) - Knee Jerk Reaction, Nov 6, 21:51:40
        
        Yes Tricky, but take a look at this squad: (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Nov 6, 21:46:35
        
        Agree 100% (NCFC) - Knee Jerk Reaction, Nov 6, 21:55:53
        
        Interesting quote on the Championship this morning (NCFC) - double hipness, Nov 6, 22:02:49
        
        Bet they're still laughing at us now! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Nov 6, 22:04:10
        
        Agree with that 100% (n/m) (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Nov 6, 21:28:57
        
        plus Ashton of course! (NCFC) - DefConOne, Nov 6, 21:14:22
        
        Yes, but at Championship level Green *is* a very, very good goalkeeper. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Nov 6, 21:11:23
    - Green is a very good goalkeeper when on form ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Nov 6, 20:54:09
      - Ooooh spooky, the very same players I mentioned (NCFC) - Knee Jerk Reaction, Nov 6, 20:57:20

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