it was pragmatic stuff

but that was largely a consequence of being let down by underperforming strikers. If only the board would have gone the extra mile to enable us to get proven quality like Quagliarella.

The fact he kept us out of the relegation zone, despite our strikers consistently performing poorly, was testament to his tactical ability.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on October 17th 2015 at 17:22:06

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Fair play to Brighton/Hoots. Fantastic start to the season. On target for 100 points. (Other Football) - South_West_Canary, Oct 17, 16:56:17
- Bit like the scum under burley then (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Oct 17, 18:43:36
- the thing i read into his current success at Brighton (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 17, 17:04:05
  - Completely unfair to suggest that his time at Newcastle reflects badly on him as a Prem... (Other Football) - bjg123, Oct 17, 17:07:19
  - except that he took us to our highest finish in over 20 years (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Oct 17, 17:06:13
    - My fav thing is most people on here agreed he was fucking clueless by the time he was (Other Football) - pants, Oct 17, 17:43:03
      - Did you watch any second season games pants? (Other Football) - Men without hats, Oct 17, 18:23:26
        
        We weren't awful (Other Football) - Huge Small, Oct 17, 18:53:45
        
        Not as black and white as that I don't think, as Meca has alluded to (n/m) (Other Football) - South_West_Canary, Oct 17, 18:46:02
        
        Agree to disagree then. Opinions I guess. (Other Football) - Men without hats, Oct 17, 19:19:30
    - Are you kidding ? The football the second season was fuckin woeful. (Other Football) - Men without hats, Oct 17, 17:17:30
      - it was pragmatic stuff (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Oct 17, 17:22:06
        
        I disagree. His philosophy was to try and retain the point we started with (Other Football) - Men without hats, Oct 17, 17:28:59
        
        Without wanting to take sides, the players deserved more of the blame than they got. (Other Football) - APB, Oct 17, 18:32:38
        
        I agree about the pressers. An opportunistic stick seized by many to bash Hoots with (Other Football) - South_West_Canary, Oct 17, 18:37:18
        
        I think you were watching a different NCFC to the rest of us mate. (Other Football) - mike_the_sphinx, Oct 17, 17:28:15
        
        certainly wasn't the most entertaining season (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Oct 17, 17:41:54
- I thought he'd do well there tbh. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 17, 17:00:11
  - tbf he's done a good job wherever he's been (n/m) (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Oct 17, 17:01:20
    - apart from at Norwich, where he was horrific (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 17, 17:37:08
    - yay (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Oct 17, 17:08:59
    - Maybe if they get promoted he can buy Saint Ricky from us.... (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Oct 17, 17:02:23

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