"You can't blame Adams for taking the job"

Sorry - what?

You know what really singles out successful leaders across all fields? Self-awareness. Ability to reflect on their own strengths and weaknesses, learn from their mistakes, continually review everything they are doing... and in the first place, have at least some sense of whether they're up to being a manager in a position very much in the public spotlight or not.

Neil Adams is a coach, not a manager. With any degree of self-awareness at all, he should've known this before taking the job. Why else did he think no-one had offered him a managerial job before we did?

Don't get me wrong: the ultimate responsibility lies with the board. But sod this not holding him responsible. He IS responsible. He's the manager.

Posted By: thebigfeller on November 29th 2014 at 19:39:05

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"You can't blame Adams for taking the job" (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Nov 29, 19:39:05
- Lambert fell flat on his face with his first job (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Nov 29, 20:24:34
- No-one had offered him a manager job because he probably hadn't applied for one. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 29, 20:10:44
  - Many gifted managers don't apply for jobs. They're headhunted (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Nov 29, 20:16:49
- Yes he is, he's the one playing players out of position (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Nov 29, 19:47:10
- Yep what an arse for taking an opportunity to (NCFC) - talbotsunbeamer, Nov 29, 19:46:16
  - We were essentially fucked when he was made caretaker, but he should never.... (NCFC) - Kirrie, Nov 29, 19:48:35
  - He's fucked his career. Just like Bryan Gunn: another with zero self-awareness whatever (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Nov 29, 19:47:39
    - Was gunn even a coach? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 19:48:57
      - Barely. Mainly an executive box fluffer. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Nov 29, 19:50:41
- No. (NCFC) - norway, Nov 29, 19:45:11
  - The kind of pussy who doesn't want to fuck up his career which NA now has! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Nov 29, 19:50:11
  - You have some awareness of your limitations , which Neyul obviously doesn't! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Nov 29, 19:46:59
  - So if you were offered the Norwich City job, you'd take it, would you? (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Nov 29, 19:46:47
    - That's all by the by (NCFC) - norway, Nov 29, 19:49:47
    - We all would imo (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 19:47:07
- Exactly, should have been aware of his obvious limitations! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Nov 29, 19:43:32

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