Interesting that if we get relegated this season, both relegation seasons

we had managers trying to replace Wes. Hughton thought Fer was the answer and AN thinks Naismith is.

It's this fatal mistake, money being siphoned off to replace an irreplaceable player that will cause another relegation. The focus should have been on improving the other areas of the team. But oh no, both times the club was looking for a non-existent upgrade. Hughton excluded him for basically the whole season and Alex Neil began tinkering with Wes's position ever since Naismith arrived, shunting him left and right to accommodate his 7 million signing. When will managers learn that we need Wes to play passing football and have better control of games. Lambert knew this and in order to accommodate him and two strikers built a diamond formation.

Let's hope the Naismith experiment is well and truly over and we can get back to trying to pass the ball with Wes in the side.

Posted By: roedtonowhere on April 18th 2016 at 20:57:12

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Interesting that if we get relegated this season, both relegation seasons (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Apr 18, 20:57:12
- Yes Wes should start every time for me at home, Redmond as well, Naismith has been (NCFC) - lovely old job, Apr 18, 21:38:14
  - I'd certainly start both, and Brady, for all our remaining games (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Apr 18, 21:56:11
- Spot on post (NCFC) - brianguthrysluvchild, Apr 18, 21:36:13
- Agreed...anyone with half a brain & who's watched us for the last 8 years knows it. (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Apr 18, 21:15:31
- Neil actually started tinkering after about ten games at which point our performances (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 18, 21:06:49
  - Plus I'm sick of seeing us try to hold out against teams in this league (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Apr 18, 21:14:27
  - I'd agree with that, Lambert had the advantage that we earned enough points early (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 18, 21:13:13
    - He lost it after that for quite a while. The reality was he just made a really (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 18, 21:17:36
      - that's not really true - in fact the opposite is true (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Apr 18, 21:50:46
        
        we didn't win a game for 2 months after that so that doesn't really show the whole picture (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 18, 22:01:26
        
        indeed, it was just strange of Jim to highlight the two month period following the (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Apr 18, 22:11:22
        
        I just feel that's when we lost our pattern of play and cohesion (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 18, 22:28:01
        
        it's certainly strange how much Neil has chopped and changed both (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Apr 18, 22:37:59
        
        We were playing much better before though. I think we would have picked up (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 18, 22:00:06
        
        I think we looked pretty good - a reasonably solid Prem team (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Apr 18, 22:14:29
        
        I don't disagree that has worsened matters. Klose we needed. The others not at all (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 18, 22:24:41
- The Naismith signing has been an utter disaster (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Apr 18, 21:04:43
  - It's been a massive error (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Apr 18, 21:11:24
  - Rubbish (NCFC) - Pit, Apr 18, 21:06:14
    - Didn't he have a good first 30 minutes vs Newcastle? (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Apr 18, 21:12:03
      - Yes. He linked up well with Mbok. Fair doos (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Apr 18, 21:27:58

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