We had a pretty lucky season in a lot of ways last season

No bad injuries (like Ruddy's), no refs screwing us over as we've had recently, teams seeming hitting our woodwork over and over again, teams underestimating us, almost all the players playing above themselves. Was always likely to be much much tougher this year. Lambert knew it - probably the main reason he couldn't leave quick enough

Posted By: mr carra on May 5th 2013 at 18:48:24

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There's none so blind as those who will not see (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:29:13
- Lambert worked miracles with us, absolute miracles (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:41:18
  - We had a pretty lucky season in a lot of ways last season (NCFC) - mr carra, May 5, 18:48:24
    - Yes apart from the endless pens and odd sending offs at the beginning of the season... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, May 5, 21:00:58
    - I agree, especially on the injuries. Also had the 'surprise' factor and (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:51:55
      - I'd like to see Lambert go on to be a top manager (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 5, 18:57:03
        
        He is another O'Neill I think (NCFC) - Pragmatist, May 5, 19:15:35
        
        I agree. Like I said, not syaing he's shit, but everything clicked with us (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:59:09
    - but he's admitted he left because of the fall out (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 18:51:49
      - I'd hardly expect him to say anything else (NCFC) - mr carra, May 5, 18:58:50
        
        he hadn't spoken with bowkett for about 2 years (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:04:24
        
        He knows Villa has more potential than us - massively so (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 19:00:16
        
        and only the naive would think he was happy here (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:05:23
        
        If he was happy as fuck with us and Villa came knocking he'd have gone (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 19:06:30
    - Can't blame refs (NCFC) - Pragmatist, May 5, 18:51:03
      - Of course not. Doesn't mean they don't though (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 5, 18:54:29
        
        Refs? yeah bullshit... Yesterday that was never a penalty. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:55:58
        
        READ THE FIFA RULES!!! (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 5, 19:34:13
        
        read it dickhead: Foul started to take place outside the area = free kick (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 19:39:26
        
        apologies you are right. Top rules knowledge Dennis! (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 19:45:55
        
        yeah i take it that's why hansen said it was only a free kick (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:40:18
  - we're struggling because of negative football syndrome (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 18:44:20
    - We're struggling from Championship-standard player syndrome (NCFC) - mr carra, May 5, 18:53:17
      - we played three deep central midfielders at stoke (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 19:00:39
        
        OK but that's just 1 game (NCFC) - mr carra, May 5, 19:08:35
        
        true but in most away games we created loads and scored (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:12:48
    - He's doing what he thinks is necessary to survive. Time will tell if he's right (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:45:45
      - yes most managers will try to implement what they think (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 18:49:54
        
        He should get judged on the whole season IMO, not August - Dec (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:52:53
        
        Have we seen the 10 game run first XI since? (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:52:14
  - Shit negative tactics, negative outlook, and playing for a draw master-plan (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:43:03
    - Any manager worth his salt... (NCFC) - mr carra, May 5, 19:19:27
      - we were capable last season (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:25:40
    - He's doing what he thinks he has to do this season to survive. (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:44:47
      - Given we were 7th? at Christmas, how has he let this happen? (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:51:08
        
        We got to 7th with the same approach!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 5, 19:13:10
        
        not played the same XI since... Actually got more defensive. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 19:28:04
        
        Mainly because of injuries (NCFC) - mr carra, May 5, 19:36:43
        
        rubbish... Whitaker has hardly played since even when fit. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 19:46:26
        
        largely thanks to beating arsenal and man u (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:22:33
        
        Just repeating myself, but he does what he thinks is needed to survive (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:55:39
        
        jesus (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:23:07
        
        jesus (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 19:24:30
        
        He signed a striker... Hardly a sign of more attacking football. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 19:08:50
        
        And the Striker revealed what Hooton had told him about other targets (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 19:12:51
        
        hoot had targets this season but hasn't done us much good (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:26:27
        
        january is always difficult to get in the targets that you want (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 19:31:21
        
        i agree january is difficult (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:44:15
        
        You know nothing about our budget in the summer. (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 19:49:55
        
        well of course it was fucking available in the summer! (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:55:10
        
        Jeez. So you don't think that in january, with the position we were in (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 19:56:33
        
        no hoot will have had a budget for the season (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 20:05:48
        
        If you really think he had ?7/?8m still available in the summer and (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 20:10:25
        
        ffs he didn't opt for kane (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 20:15:53
        
        Bonkers it is then (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 20:20:35
        
        lol are you retarded? (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 20:26:39
        
        You're the deluded one I think. He got in Kane & Kamara but didn't opt for them (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 20:32:06
        
        fucking hell it was in the context of having loads of money to spend!! (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 20:36:07
        
        I can read properly, sadly, it seems it's you that doesn't understand the meaning of (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 20:39:34
        
        you're so fucking stupid it's scary (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 20:49:08
        
        Oh good, so you finally accept my point from over 90 mins ago. (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 20:51:41
        
        sorry, got. I wouldn't mean to be rude by saying 'git' (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 20:52:10
- it's just a bit of perspective (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 5, 18:31:57
  - The 10 game run seems to have been a season saving blip... hopefully (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:41:20
    - People yesterday were complianing that he doesn't mix the teams up enough (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:42:59
      - Was glad to see team he put out yesterday (NCFC) - Pragmatist, May 5, 18:50:17
        
        nonsense. They were just more clinical. We attacked as much as them (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:54:09
      - Over the season he hasn't. Still he has failed to put out the side that performed so well. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:46:07
        
        He's not imcompetent. If he were we would be marooned at the bottom and relegated already (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:47:20
        
        He may as well not be on the sidelines unless we go 1 down. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:48:19
        
        Why not? (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:48:41
        
        no matter what is happening in the game he does nothing (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:49:40
        
        whatever (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:53:28
        
        Go on mate... find one, a nice attacking substitution when drawing (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:55:13
        
        Subs aren't everything a manager does on the touchline you know. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 18:56:57
        
        Well we never change our tic tacs do we. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 18:59:01
        
        Why? You're just guessing that it was because he was being negative (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 5, 19:02:16
        
        was a free kick (NCFC) - phrankin, May 5, 19:01:34

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