Can't just be about finishing position

Put bluntly, we didn't deserve to finish 1th last season (how often were we that high during the season?). Decent football and mid-table comfort for most of the season would be Improvement. Even if we finished 15th, say.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on September 24th 2013 at 13:56:52

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*this* is interesting (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 24, 13:42:40
- Yes, and we should be grateful of it because of the 9 years we waited to get back (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 13:58:24
  - Thats unfair on Worthington to a point. He never had the money. (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 14:02:12
    - Worthington made some costly errors... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Sep 24, 14:27:34
      - Lots of mistakes, the ones he's making at York now (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 15:53:07
      - We didnt get Ashton in until Mid Jan tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 14:34:01
    - Of course it's unfair on Worthington, everything he's ever put has been unfair to Worthy (n/m) (NCFC) - mrleelee, Sep 24, 14:03:10
      - Ok. Didnt realise.I dont often read pants posts tbh. (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 14:04:44
        
        ROLF (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 14:09:20
        
        Never understood his hate of Worthington who got us Premier League football (NCFC) - mrleelee, Sep 24, 14:08:56
        
        "It's really really simple (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 16:58:05
        
        "I hope you can stick to this, because I'll remind you with this post otherwise (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 16:58:58
        
        *me replying as you assume I haven't accepted your request* (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 17:00:50
        
        Now, mrleelee, it's a month on, you said you wanted nothing to do with me (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 17:01:27
        
        I know why, because it's trolling, pure and simple (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 17:02:35
        
        Indeed (NCFC) - inutero, Sep 24, 14:12:51
        
        We didnt sign Ashton until Villa away. I remember it well because (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 14:15:43
        
        Dean Ashton (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 14:16:44
        
        Yep. He could have pushed Carl Cort and Siberski from the history books ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 14:19:16
        
        Pit, if you see this, I'm sorry I misjudged you as another persona of the troll (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 17:11:41
        
        He would have been England's first choice striker for years (NCFC) - mrleelee, Sep 24, 14:18:38
        
        Ashton for me was the perfect striker (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 14:20:54
        
        Indeed. I am also acutely aware that the answer is not Danny effing Welbeck ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 14:22:10
        
        Said before - he is one of our three most important managers in last 30 years (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 14:14:43
        
        I would have Stringer on there as well IMHO (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 14:17:10
        
        Possibly (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 14:19:25
        
        Hates: (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 14:10:24
        
        There is indeed (NCFC) - mrleelee, Sep 24, 14:16:43
        
        Oddbod ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 14:13:48
  - But... (NCFC) - yellowman, Sep 24, 14:01:58
  - Interesting, genuinely (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 24, 14:01:00
    - For me I've been worried about this ground improvement thing (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 14:06:42
- McNally answered that in his recent Q&A (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 24, 13:54:24
  - Final position doesn't necessarily determine standard of performance though (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 14:08:06
  - We can't have continous improvement unless we do a Portsmouth or Ipswich (NCFC) - pants, Sep 24, 14:01:27
  - Can't just be about finishing position (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 24, 13:56:52
    - The 11th thing is a whole new can of worms imho. (NCFC) - Pit, Sep 24, 13:59:32
    - Yeah, I'm sure there's some room for small margins (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 24, 13:59:14
      - Yeah agreed (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 14:11:24
        
        Yeah, good football, higher points but finish 14th would be fine (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 24, 14:14:22
- Hughton has already said that it's his job to take us on each season (NCFC) - mrleelee, Sep 24, 13:50:43
  - He actually specified ... (NCFC) - loz, Sep 24, 13:53:23
  - Well, I think you're I'm a tiny minority there (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 24, 13:53:03
    - I thought he said improving each league position each season (NCFC) - mrleelee, Sep 24, 13:59:51
    - 99% imo. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Sep 24, 13:54:09
- No... (NCFC) - yellowman, Sep 24, 13:47:38
- look at the reply i gave to that post..... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 24, 13:45:57
  - No, that's you saying what (you think) others are expecting (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 24, 13:48:44
    - I'd hope we can finish around 10th-12th again.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 24, 14:40:53
      - *assess (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 24, 14:41:12
- Enough, but a little bit of good football to boot wouldn't go a miss. (n/m) (NCFC) - Thegelman, Sep 24, 13:43:54

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