This. We have already wasted a huge opportunity

When we beat Brentford we had a run of home games coming up Brum, Charlton, Rotherham, Leeds plus Blackpool away which meant that we should have opened up a bit of daylight from a few other teams at the top of the table.

Instead we have completely f**ked it up and now even the likes of cardiff are only 3 points behind us. Its turning into a bunfight for the top 6 between about 12 teams when we had the opportunity and have the ability to give ourselves some breathing space. Getting out of this league is all about momentum and seizing the moment when it arrives. I think may of us fear we have failed to do that over the last few weeks and whilst we can of course still get promoted its frustrating that we are making it so much harder for ourselves than it could be.

Derby are a bang average side but they have an experienced manager, they win virtually all of their home games and they are capable of picking up results on the road. That is a formula for promotion. We are currently making ourselves reliant on winning away which is a high risk scenario because we have away games at Shef Weds, Middlesbrough, Forest and Derby in the next few weeks and they are all going to be tough.

Posted By: Jim on October 22nd 2014 at 09:50:06

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Too much hysteria, not enough perspective imo. (NCFC) - norway, Oct 22, 09:12:32
- I think the troubling thing is the feeling we're going to fuck up with a great squad. (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 22, 09:39:48
  - This. We have already wasted a huge opportunity (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 22, 09:50:06
    - Two things (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 22, 09:52:36
      - I've watched quite a bit of derby on tv and i really don't think they are that good (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 22, 09:56:49
  - We have one or two years of para payments & being able to get players (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 22, 09:42:14
- Typical hysterical bed-wetting. However - it's getting frustrating. (NCFC) - Pit, Oct 22, 09:37:38
- Kinda agree but no home win in 5 and 2 goals in last 4 games against poor opposition is a (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Oct 22, 09:21:14
- I'm guessing because a lot of fans think that there is an issue(s) & nothing seems to be (NCFC) - Hendrikos, Oct 22, 09:17:00
  - Yep there were issues when we were top (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 22, 09:19:02
    - Not really he had a formation that worked...4-5-1 with Lafferty coming in from the left (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Oct 22, 09:29:31
    - what are the issues then? (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 22, 09:21:41
      - Issues mainly were going behind (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 22, 09:35:12
        
        Hooper looks disinterested ? Says who ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Oct 22, 10:03:37
        
        Purely based on his performances (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 22, 10:11:21
        
        He looked interested on Saturday. Service was poor. (NCFC) - Pit, Oct 22, 10:18:56
        
        Nail struck firmly on head. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 22, 09:44:59
        
        Fair points but we haven't exactly been crap (NCFC) - Huge Small, Oct 22, 09:43:08
        
        No, not been crap (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 22, 09:45:14
        
        It's the attacking creative players that are the main issue (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 22, 09:40:38
        
        Forwards getting no service? Last night yes but overall that's not correct. (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Oct 22, 09:43:24
        
        Last two games I think he means (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 22, 09:45:26
        
        most of the home games (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 22, 10:30:06
        
        Yes, agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 22, 09:42:35
      - These have been talked about plenty over the last month! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 22, 09:28:30
        
        what is the "Hooper situation"? (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 22, 09:36:26
        
        scc merked (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 22, 13:20:50
        
        Injured, fat and not that interested apparently (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 22, 09:49:25
- Spot on. +1. Vimto. ^^^. I agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 22, 09:14:45

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