There is so much lame, one-eyed, ignorant, vindictive s**t on here about today.

The truth is that we were very nervous for about 15 minutes. Then things changed after Russ made a great run down the right. The whole team realised that they could take the game to Man Up, and we absolutely dominated them for the rest of the half. Redmond gave Smalling a really torrid time, and put a couple of great balls across the goal, which frustratingly no-one got on the end of. There were also the usual dead ends and poor decisions from him, but boy is he exciting to watch. Snoddy was dreadful early on but improved. He's still the weak link though. The passing was immeasurably better than against Fulham, so unless you seriously believe that Hughton told the players to play badly against Fulham, you have to blame that fiasco on the players, rather than some pseudo-technical garbage about formation or tactics.

Some people seem to have bought Moyes's line about the Welbeck sub being the turning point. I suspect that's Moyes bigging himself up, because it was more that Rusty got tired that allowed them to threaten more.

All in all though, a performance that was a credit to the players, the manager and the Club.

Posted By: Higher Wrather on December 28th 2013 at 22:56:14

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There is so much lame, one-eyed, ignorant, vindictive shit on here about today. (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Dec 28, 22:56:14
- POTD (n/m) (NCFC) - revsimon, Dec 29, 08:22:09
- What total nonsense. (NCFC) - LeicesterYellow, Dec 29, 00:57:57
  - Potd (n/m) (NCFC) - Lager top, Dec 29, 07:02:05
- Ah yes, because changing the formation and subs never works... (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 23:26:07
  - No need to change the formation today (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 28, 23:50:58
- It was a much improved performance (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 28, 23:25:45
  - And now we go to Palace... another supposed Hoodoo ground. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 23:26:55
- "pseudo-technical garbage about formation or tactics" (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 23:09:52
  - yes, I did mean you. But not only you (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Dec 28, 23:22:02
    - I thought we played very well today and deserved at least a point (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 23:31:04
      - nah, it doesn't matter where people play... (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 23:32:48
        
        he's only there to give the fans a figure to blame and keep the precious players protected (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 28, 23:46:26
        
        I think the standard response is "He signed 'em" (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 23:50:03
        
        *have* (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 28, 23:52:41
        
        He has chosen to keep them. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 23:53:49
        
        A hanging offence, no? (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 28, 23:57:42
        
        not at all, I have no idea why this is even being talked about (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 29, 00:01:15
        
        Lol, I forgot the internetwinkywankysmileyface. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 29, 00:04:42
        
        me too ;) (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 29, 00:07:31
        
        no, like any squad it is evolving, players have contracts, budgets are limited (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 28, 23:57:27
        
        Duh... we all know this. It's his squad, he is the manager. The responsibility is his. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 29, 00:02:04
        
        you think i was serious? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 29, 00:06:51
- Ivmawaot (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Dec 28, 23:06:42
- Much of that is true. However, (NCFC) - BillySteele, Dec 28, 23:06:02
  - "Wolfy for Hoops was a like for like..." (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 28, 23:42:46
    - Well, I'll make a suggestion (NCFC) - BillySteele, Dec 28, 23:53:06
      - So replacing Hooper for RVW was a perfectly acceptable change in your eyes? (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 28, 23:57:06
        
        See my recent post below. (NCFC) - BillySteele, Dec 29, 00:00:43
        
        OK. Peace. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 29, 00:05:33
        
        Peace. And hope we win at Palace. (n/m) (NCFC) - BillySteele, Dec 29, 00:07:14
    - The point he is making is quite clear (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 23:46:45
      - The point I'm making is also quite clear. (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 28, 23:51:54
        
        In response to that.. (NCFC) - BillySteele, Dec 28, 23:58:31
        
        You have to ignore the Hooper substitution (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 23:58:04
        
        Oh very much so, but why use then use the RVW/Hooper example? (NCFC) - Arganth, Dec 28, 23:59:40
        
        You're clutching at straws now. (n/m) (NCFC) - BillySteele, Dec 29, 00:02:54
        
        double sub I suppose, but can't complain at taking off an injured Hooper (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 23:53:01
        
        Indeed. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 23:58:22
  - That's another thing - "depleted ManU side". What about our team, minus Tettey, Howson, (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Dec 28, 23:20:46
    - Perhaps you could just calm down? (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 23:36:11
    - Yes. It made me cross hearing some fans automatically booing the Hooper sub (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Dec 28, 23:22:34
      - Hooper was injured anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 23:24:13
        
        Precisely. But I would bet that you hadn't spotted that before you saw him go down the (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Dec 28, 23:35:44
        
        vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - revsimon, Dec 29, 08:24:27
        
        ? I didn't boo or complain about the sub (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 28, 23:42:53

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