Shocking is a bit harsh.

Most of them have had quite awkward injuries, which is a problem we haven't had much in the last few seasons. Also trying to introduce so many new players all at once is something few teams manage to do successfully. Lambert, although probably not by design, didn't have so much team upheaval in one go. He also rotated the team a lot more, which may or may not have kept players fresher and may have made new players bed in better.

Personally I wouldn't have bought so many, I would have preferred to try to get one really good player rather than several, especially as we were losing the top scorer and captain.

Posted By: APB on January 12th 2014 at 15:48:22

Message Thread

hoots signings in the last year (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:38:51
- A camera doesn't show everything from a game (n/m) (NCFC) - ingi, Jan 12, 17:24:09
- how are Lambert's signings doing these days in the prem btw? (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 12, 16:06:16
  - No idea (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:10:33
  - one thing Hughton has done well, is offload a lot of the dross Lambert signed for us (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 16:07:54
- Hooper, olsson and Redmond have been good signings (NCFC) - ingi, Jan 12, 15:50:11
  - Redmond a real steal (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:04:42
- Shocking is a bit harsh. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 12, 15:48:22
  - Lambert's team changed hugely year on year (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 12, 17:33:49
  - Excuses and injuries not helped by management (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:57:10
    - What are your criteria and comparators? (NCFC) - King, Jan 12, 16:28:52
      - How they've improved the team quite big (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:31:45
  - he only has two settings on his rating scales though, like many people (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 12, 15:53:05
  - Too much sense there, I'm afraid. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 12, 15:52:32
  - every club signs players. Well Man United didn't, how is that working form them? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 15:51:47
    - No, they only changed the most successful manager in British league history. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 12, 16:01:22
      - Doesn't actually matter what you say, only how it's translated... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 12, 16:03:41
        
        We had to hear all the excuses last season (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:09:24
        
        Ah well. Fuck it then. I'm not making excuses for anyone, just looking for reasons. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 12, 16:15:04
        
        But their attitude is because of the action on the pitch (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:21:45
        
        ***** (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Jan 12, 16:17:49
    - Exactly (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:58:34
  - injuries have caused much disruption, we had a dreadful pre season with key injuries and (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 12, 15:50:49
- What about... (NCFC) - Dr Baker, Jan 12, 15:43:56
  - and a tad unfair on Becchio having only played about 10 minutes (n/m) (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Jan 12, 15:50:02
    - yebbut he couldn't even score during those 10 mins, how poor is that. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Jan 12, 15:51:58
    - Didn't cost anything either as Morison went (NCFC) - ingi, Jan 12, 15:51:24
      - So he did cost something (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:52:36
        
        A decent buy from Lambert if only for his 9 league goals in 2011-12 (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 15:54:22
    - A shocking signing anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:51:18
- I think if we were to sell them now (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 15:43:34
  - Hooper (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:53:55
    - Having said that who would pay more than ?5m (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 15:54:54
      - if he keeps scoring into next season, his value will rocket (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 15:59:12
        
        Might go up a bit (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:02:51
        
        keep scoring and he will be worth ?12-15 million (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:03:54
        
        Needs to score shitloads and offer more (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:07:04
        
        Darren Bent has made a whole career of being selfish and doing nothing but score (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 12, 16:10:50
        
        Were earnie and Johnson 12-15m? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:19:39
        
        Palace sold Andy Johnson for 12 million (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:24:55
        
        ok looked it up... 8.5 million from Palace, then 10.5 from Everton (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:26:22
        
        Lots of pace too (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:30:34
        
        12m or so gets you a striker like (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 16:09:08
        
        Haha (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:14:10
        
        they are not over-paying though (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 16:16:21
        
        No (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 12, 16:26:20
        
        obviously age is a factor (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 12, 16:27:54
        
        oh yeah, he's a fat fucker of course, what's Elmander's excuse? (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:33:53
        
        If Holty was 21... he would have been an 10 million player (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:27:02
        
        yep, if a striker can prove to score 10-15 goals at this level (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 16:24:01
  - Elmander, no league goals - meh (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 12, 15:51:02
- How Hughton has used those players (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 12, 15:42:04
  - vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - ede, Jan 12, 15:44:17

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