Sure. But we have no margin for error.

That's why there's instant assessment - because of where the team is suddenly sliding towards. The speed with which the bottom has dropped out is incredible.

Equally, messageboards being messageboards, there's instant assessment in the other direction when things are going well too, eg. "Mbokani is sex"; or "please don't get another 'keeper in, Rudd is sound". It's just the nature of these things.

Football clubs have never been more trigger happy than they are nowadays - but the stakes are so high in modern football that they have to be. Fans are conditioned by that, naturally so. My personal view is if, as I fear there is, there's a genuine fitness/conditioning problem in the squad, we've gone already and will lose most games between now and May. If that happens, it's hard to see how AN could survive given how angry/depressed the fans will get.

I hope to goodness I'm wrong on that. I'm just stunned by how rapidly we've fallen away.

Posted By: thebigfeller on February 6th 2016 at 23:17:47

Message Thread

Having been to bed and slept on it, I still can't believe that result, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 22:54:43
- Thing is though, we've been awful, rudderless, no semblance of a plan and if we don't beat (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 6, 23:17:42
  - We just can't stop gifting the opposition goals (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:41:53
  - It's not the defeats that worry me so much, it's their nature. If (NCFC) - dennis moore, Feb 6, 23:36:23
    - Something needs to change, Villa were awful and we still lost... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 6, 23:43:14
    - It's hard, he's still learning and the premier league is not a forgiving place to learn... (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:41:19
      - If Villa can get Remi Garde, and they were almost certs for relegation before he came, (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 6, 23:45:32
        
        Chris Hughton?.... (n/m) (NCFC) - Mark Barham, Feb 6, 23:55:44
      - Would question the desire of the players a bit now (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:44:18
- I'm not going to get all reactionary and start calling for Neil's head but... (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 6, 23:03:38
  - Of course I'm concerned, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:06:48
    - Football fans in pessimistic overreaction shocker. (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 6, 23:16:35
      - Fwiw though, I don't think much of what has been said is an overreaction. (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 6, 23:19:00
        
        I agree, something has to change, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:29:16
        
        If he was sacked (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:33:13
        
        Supporters can recognise that a manager needs to be changed... (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 6, 23:36:29
        
        But we might end up with someone worse than what we've currently got. (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Feb 6, 23:44:43
        
        That's because they sacked him before five games we were highly likely to lose anyway. (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 6, 23:53:10
        
        There is a 2 week break after West Ham, if we lose I think it will be curtains... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 6, 23:58:58
        
        You might well be right. (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 7, 00:01:16
        
        They sacked him too late. He kept winning the must win games, then we lost to Brom and it (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 6, 23:48:39
        
        Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:39:47
        
        *Today. (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 6, 23:19:15
    - Dud you see it ? It was fuckin dire so I understand it. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Feb 6, 23:09:18
      - I did watch it yes. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:18:23
- Man the FUCK up, whinger boy (NCFC) - Real Man, Feb 6, 23:01:20
  - Welcome to the wroth, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:13:53
  - Real Man for manager. The campaign starts tonight (n/m) (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Feb 6, 23:04:02
  - Oi. Let him grieve. He deserves that much respect (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Feb 6, 23:02:29
- We've lost 6 games on the bounce, played appallingly and today, lost spinelessly to one of (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 6, 22:59:50
  - Yes, I get that and I mostly agree with you, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:12:43
    - Sure. But we have no margin for error. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 6, 23:17:47
      - Again I agree, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:24:32
        
        Not the fans job to recruit managers (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:27:23
        
        No it's not our position but if you're going to put a statement out there like that, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:30:49
        
        Exactly. Otherwise you could just moan about everything and ignore worse alternatives (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Feb 7, 00:15:09
        
        That's football fans. That's life. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 6, 23:26:09
        
        Yep, I'm not saying we shouldn't question him, he's not untouchable at all (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 6, 23:33:18
        
        Neil was an inspired appointment but inexperience may mean he's taken us as far as he can (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 6, 23:48:47
        
        Yep, maybe someone with a bit of experience in this situation, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 7, 00:02:24
  - You've hit the nail on the head there bigfeller. .. (NCFC) - tim berry, Feb 6, 23:05:17
  - Yep no idea what he's been reading tbh (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 6, 23:01:36
  - *correction: 4 times already (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 6, 23:00:46
- Just the four hours sleep which is the norm on a Saturdee during the season. (NCFC) - thirsty work, Feb 6, 22:57:56

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