yes, in the first half of the season

we set up defensively away from home, looking to nick a goal on the counter attack, but still having a good chance of a clean sheet against the teams around us, even if we didn't score. The downside was that once we went behind, it was very difficult to then change that into an effective attacking formation.

The second half of the season, after pressure from the fans, we set up much more attacking. We look very good for long spells, but ultimately failed to take our chances. The more open approach also left us defensively vulnerable and so we ended up losing all the time.

Should have stuck with the defensive approach.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on May 3rd 2014 at 19:25:00

Message Thread

Why do we want the board out? Considering not long ago (NCFC) - hucksmyman, May 3, 18:13:07
- No sensible fan want a board change (NCFC) - trianglepatch, May 3, 18:34:22
  - Very much this (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, May 3, 18:35:56
- They should have backed or sacked Hoots in Jan' and they did neither (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, May 3, 18:30:24
  - How do you know this? There seems to be this misconception that (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 3, 18:55:10
    - Why do you think the targets fell though?!?!?! (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, May 3, 19:04:35
  - McNally has been blamed for this yet..... (NCFC) - usacanary, May 3, 18:36:59
  - Yes mistakes made but... (NCFC) - loz, May 3, 18:32:44
- I don't it's just the Normals.. (NCFC) - loz, May 3, 18:26:55
  - exactly.. and what would the next step be if we sacked the board? (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:29:21
    - a dreadful appointment at the wrong time. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 18:30:26
- It's the same people that wanted Hughton out (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:24:44
  - wow, what a completely retarded comment. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 3, 18:44:44
    - retarded! classy (n/m) (NCFC) - robotbear, May 3, 18:51:27
      - Now, now, soton... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 18:53:00
  - Absolute bull. Me, for one, wanted Hughton out, but not the Board. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 18:33:52
    - fair enough - I obviously realise that not all hughton outers want the board out now (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:37:57
      - tbf, by the end that was only you and pants. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 18:38:30
        
        Well I'm fairly sure that pants wants something to happen on the Board. (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 18:42:53
        
        it really wasn't (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:38:56
        
        Arganth, SouthWest (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 18:39:59
        
        Still making shit up. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, May 3, 19:06:30
        
        wrong again Arganth... just like during the Worthy era (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 20:14:00
        
        You're talking shit, as usual. (NCFC) - Arganth, May 3, 20:15:51
        
        I wasn't against Hootun being replaced (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 3, 18:49:30
        
        exactly this (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:51:36
        
        It was desperation from the board... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 18:56:00
  - bit of a bizarre response... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 18:32:05
  - Meca (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 18:30:00
    - perhaps with a bit more backing and support we would have got more points (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:32:34
      - Absolute fucking shit. (NCFC) - Pink un exile, May 3, 18:48:57
      - The crowd has been a disgrace?? Fuck right off. We DIDNT want Adams - we wanted something, (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 18:40:19
        
        the 'something else' was never there (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:43:41
        
        No, that's your opinion. You or I don't have any idea why he was kept on. (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 18:45:17
        
        of course it's my opinion (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:48:00
        
        Everyone WAS right behind him - there was so little pressure on him from the stands (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 18:52:16
        
        disagree with that (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:56:41
        
        A negative atmosphere watching Hughton's negative team (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 19:02:33
        
        well, that comes down to the argument (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 19:05:04
        
        and indeed, our away fans were particularly bad right, what with the 14 defeats (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 19:07:12
        
        yep - we actually had a reasonable away record in the first half of the season (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 19:10:48
        
        or indeed we just fluked a couple of early results and then fell back to the norm. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 19:12:18
        
        you don't think there was a clear change in tactical approach away from home (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 19:13:43
        
        did we? Even that West Brom result was a bit of a fluke. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 19:19:11
        
        yes, in the first half of the season (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 19:25:00
        
        'After pressure from the fans'. If this is really the reason then he's probably the (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 19:34:08
        
        this is the problem with some fans (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 19:41:23
        
        But it's true though. For that very reason, you shouldn't bend to the will of the fans. (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 19:49:28
        
        yeah, I guess so to an extent (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 20:05:39
        
        A few pricks on message boards changed the managers away tactics... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 20:13:24
        
        Ok, you're right. I'm wrong. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 18:58:00
        
        that's a bit of a childish response (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 19:02:39
        
        Truly? I've realised there's not a lot of point discussing it... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 3, 19:09:04
        
        TOTAL BS. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 18:45:14
        
        The final straws meca is clutching (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 18:42:36
      - We have got the worst away record in the league (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 18:34:28
        
        I don't think anyone really *wanted* Neyull. (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 3, 18:41:53
        
        why are you quoting something I didn't say? (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:41:05
        
        bollox meca. ANd I never said, throughout the season, we were going down (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 18:44:44
        
        I suppose he fits in well with Hughton's negative pessamistic management of the club (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 18:43:52
        
        bit harsh, I enjoy his posts on cycling (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 18:44:48
        
        Mec, you really are a deluded fool ! Hughton was dreadful, negative football (NCFC) - Men without hats, May 3, 18:40:03
        
        Don't forget the famous "11th place finish". (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 18:42:41
        
        (And for once, the onyl ever time, I suspect you won't insist on having the final word (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 18:36:45
        
        bedwetter (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 3, 18:36:31
        
        Indeed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 18:37:15
    - (ahem). Quite comfortably. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 18:31:35
- I don't (NCFC) - wolfio, May 3, 18:22:27
  - That's a fair point. (NCFC) - Pink un exile, May 3, 18:25:03
- I want McNally to stay. (NCFC) - Pink un exile, May 3, 18:18:32
- wouldn't assume that most want them out (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 3, 18:16:54
- keep the board for me (NCFC) - robotbear, May 3, 18:16:31
- I don't.... Everyone makes mistakes (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, May 3, 18:16:17
- not just quicker but also not acted like twats (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 3, 18:15:31
- its bizarre......talk about short memories.....they have done so many good things. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 3, 18:15:04

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