Not really, no. We have comfortably the worst squad in the division. It's

simply a reality that Bassong will play well most of the time then cock it up. Redmond has something missing psychologically. Howson is consistently good, but not quite good enough. It all comes back to the question: which of our first teamers would be first teamers elsewhere? It's a Championship squad in the PL, & the gulf has never been wider.

And it's been close. Klose even - we may well have survived with him replacing Bassong the last few matches. Wisdom misjudging Borini's miscontrol changed the Sunderland game. Jerome's disallowed worldie. O'Neil's brainfart. Yes, we've had good luck as well as bad, but the margins for or or against are tiny & have enormous repercussions - Butterfly Effect syndrome. It's one of the factors making footie endlessly fascinating.

Posted By: dennis moore on May 11th 2016 at 08:30:12

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Just caught up on Neil's pre match press conf. Don't think he appeared pissed off (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, May 11, 02:31:11
- I think managers are overrated (NCFC) - CauldRon, May 11, 06:42:21
  - The most revealing thing to me of late (NCFC) - norway, May 11, 07:45:40
    - Very much so. (NCFC) - avenging canary, May 11, 07:54:45
      - He seemed to realise that his previous successes were not being repeated (NCFC) - norway, May 11, 07:58:04
        
        He's certainly started to slip in quotes to divert blame away from himself in recent weeks (NCFC) - Jim, May 11, 08:43:59
        
        I think we should stick with him but we need to invest well this Summer (n/m) (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, May 11, 08:13:31
        
        Yup. Unfortunately! (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, May 11, 08:10:30
- He looked like he's relieved to still be in a job (n/m) (NCFC) - Pygmy bulb, May 11, 06:25:04
- Agree - just shows he is disappointed. (NCFC) - Mozzer, May 11, 06:04:14
  - Erm "not many people were unhappy with the busines we did in the summer"?????? (NCFC) - Jim, May 11, 08:47:02
    - Did correct that below - meant our last transfer window (n/m) (NCFC) - Mozzer, May 11, 11:40:12
  - Blimey so nobody could have done better (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 11, 06:38:57
    - Not really, no. We have comfortably the worst squad in the division. It's (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 11, 08:30:12
    - Not sure any one could have. (NCFC) - Mozzer, May 11, 06:44:14
      - He has had some spectacular tactical blunders in the last three months (NCFC) - Duck, May 11, 08:14:22
        
        oh no, not this crap again (NCFC) - mr carra, May 11, 08:56:25
      - Well I agree he had a very hard job given the poor signings (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 11, 07:00:15
        
        Pinto looking good now (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, May 11, 07:06:31
        
        Yeah he's not looked terrible lately (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 11, 07:09:15
        
        he could become our Gareth Bale... (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 11, 08:27:45
  - I'm not sure you can say he's done well. (NCFC) - avenging canary, May 11, 06:19:15
    - Oops - meant last transfer window. (NCFC) - Mozzer, May 11, 06:40:15
      - O'Neill was sent off in a game we were already playing shite in... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, May 11, 08:03:52
        
        we weren't (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 11, 08:21:35
      - Last window fair enough. (NCFC) - avenging canary, May 11, 07:41:23

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