Time to gel?

Have read a lot recently about how Hughton needs time for his new signings to gel and I simply can't buy it. He has now had 9 league games, 2 cup games and numerous pre season games to gel his players and that is what he is paid handsomely for. This in my eyes is simply not a valid excuse after all we are nigh on a quarter of the way through the league season.

On the subject of booing I admit I vented my frustration in the form of booing on Saturday but it was not aimed at the players who I thought gave everything it was aimed fairly and squarely at the manager and his backroom staff who once again showed a complete lack of knowing how to change tactics during the course of a game to counter act changes made by the opposition manager. Hughton simply does not seem able to think on his feet and react to what is going on in front of him. It was plain to see for me that Malky had packed midfield 2nd have and had also pushed his defensive line much higher up the pitch to close down the space between midfield and defence where we had had so much joy in the 1st half. How could Hughton not see this?

2nd half it was crying out for us to get in behind the higher defensive line Cardiff by playing with some pace up top and in the form of 2 strikers instead Hughton brought on Elmander who has no pace and is never going to run in behind teams.

Michael Calvin's article has also angered me as neither the fact that Hughton is a nice person nor the colour of his skin should have anything to do with this and whilst he does not openly suggest this by bring up these issues he implies it. It should purely come down to his ability as a manager and regrettably due to his tactical inabilities in my eyes he is unlikely to take us to the next level. I hope I'm wrong but this is my view on it.

Posted By: happy clappy hughes on October 28th 2013 at 14:57:22

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Time to gel? (NCFC) - happy clappy hughes, Oct 28, 14:57:22
- Did he not bring on our most rapid player at the same time as Elmander? (n/m) (NCFC) - Thomo, Oct 28, 15:09:07
- Exactly what is "the next level"? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 28, 15:06:09
  - not relegation form? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 28, 15:08:23
- On Gelling (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Oct 28, 15:05:54
  - I think we play ok to the system, and create chances. Results will come. Other teams (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:15:21
- We didn't lose (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 14:59:32
  - No offence Pants (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Oct 28, 15:09:19
    - Going to see someone costs money (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:11:01
      - Ultimately you have to get over the notion (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Oct 28, 15:13:57
        
        I can handle a referee hiding behind lots of things, they all do. This time Mike Jones has (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:17:22
        
        Then I really question your belief in the basic (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Oct 28, 15:25:31
        
        I've been battened down on here for referees for years on interpretation (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:27:54
        
        You are right about Jones, he was wrong to give a false reason for retaking the throw (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 28, 15:35:33
        
        I would have been equally disturbed if we just let another team score (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:41:54
        
        One final question for you, be honest (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Oct 28, 15:31:48
        
        nope (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:32:40
        
        Try it sometime (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Oct 28, 15:34:01
        
        You appreciate that an ex official has stated the same though? (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:39:12
        
        "change" (n/m) (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Oct 28, 15:34:56
        
        and exactly what are you going to do about it (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 28, 15:24:37
  - Without an official being so arrogant to ignore the laws of the game, we actually won (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:00:22
    - You know we'd have let them score, yes? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 28, 15:01:56
      - Then we'd have risked match fixing charges too (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:07:15
        
        I doubt it (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 28, 15:14:35
        
        the problem would have been if fer's goal stood (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 28, 15:16:20
        
        Was he? Blimey (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 28, 15:20:19
        
        community football service too (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 28, 15:24:38
        
        Football invoking the spirit of fair play? (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Oct 28, 15:28:51
        
        this is one of your silliest posts. (n/m) (NCFC) - fal5taff, Oct 28, 15:14:22
        
        bizarre, I am sure this type of thing has happened previously with no charges laid (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 28, 15:09:15
        
        But you actually appreciate that letting another team score is match fixing? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:11:38
        
        I appreciate that it has happened many times before with no charges laid (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 28, 15:14:51
        
        I would have been ok with this, because it would have been a decision made (NCFC) - pants, Oct 28, 15:30:30
        
        Actually, they could be interpreted that way (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Oct 28, 15:47:04
- great post (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 28, 14:58:40

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