It is a shame that Pilks and Bennett have been injured

To be fair to Hughton, he has been a bit unlucky with injuries. We don't really have a great option instead of playing the frustratingly ineffective Redmond every week. We could use Josh, but it's a similar situation.

It's catch 22 as the only time we ever get excited in any game is when Redmond beats his man and lifts the crowd... yet then cocks up the cross (or hits a terrible shot) 80% of the time. Anticipating when/if Redmond will cross the ball can't be easy to predict. I get the impression Snod has also never been 100% right with his injury and car crash issue etc. Over the past few seasons most of our goals have originated from out wide.

IMO Pilks is one of our best creative players and things seem to happen when he plays.

Despite being pretty terrible and boring to watch all season I still think we're a better team and are progressing. Slowly. The key will be to actually get the ball to Hooper more than 3 or 4 times a game. His and the Wolf's movement is scarily good but we just can't seem to thread the ball through to them.

Posted By: Howson The Prairie on December 27th 2013 at 10:45:30

Message Thread

All this Hughton in/out stuff (WARNING - LONG POST) (NCFC) - BillySteele, Dec 27, 10:06:22
- terrible post, well might have been ok (NCFC) - sotoncanary, Dec 27, 14:32:36
- *logs on to applaud post* (NCFC) - tim berry, Dec 27, 13:34:07
- vimto in excelsis (n/m) (NCFC) - bobble, Dec 27, 13:02:56
- This...in heaps.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Dec 27, 12:48:15
- Good post (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Splat, Dec 27, 11:05:00
- We play Trollope's style of football (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Dec 27, 10:48:13
- When I go to home games this season, I just don't see the rigid defensive structure you (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Dec 27, 10:20:42
  - technically. I preferred to watch the early Hughton days of very disciplined back 4. (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Dec 27, 10:22:44
- what a fantastic post. its all well and good backing hughton from your living room (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Dec 27, 10:16:55
  - normally i'd go to palace whatever division we're in (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 27, 10:49:14
    - Same here and I will already be in London for NYE party (NCFC) - ihateipswich, Dec 27, 11:10:43
  - So this. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 10:18:07
- Sensible, reasonable post. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 10:16:54
- Totally agree. Whether you think he should stay or go surely we all agree that (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 27, 10:14:26
  - It is a shame that Pilks and Bennett have been injured (NCFC) - Howson The Prairie, Dec 27, 10:45:30
- Cracking post. Hits the nail on the head. (n/m) (NCFC) - um_gah, Dec 27, 10:12:11
- couldn't agree more (n/m) (NCFC) - ede, Dec 27, 10:11:13
- great post (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 27, 10:10:30
  - Why is there no anger directed towards the men who hired him if that's the case? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Dec 27, 10:12:33
    - it was done with the best intentions (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 27, 10:13:47
      - ROLF! (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 27, 10:18:09
        
        how else did you expect me to answer the question? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 27, 10:47:27
        
        haha. And of course, Hughton's intentions are not the best (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Dec 27, 10:29:06
        
        his management certainly isn't (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 27, 10:47:50

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