For sure, the following appointment compounded the error

but I think people still underestimated what Hughton was doing to take that squad to 11th and then to keep it (just about) bobbing above water the following season - despite a couple of marquee signings not working out.

Lambert's season in the Prem - based almost entirely on momentum and a group of players reaching a level which almost none of them would ever play at again - clouded judgement and inflated expectations way too much.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on October 29th 2016 at 21:00:20

Message Thread

Did everyone see this tweet from Nursey earlier? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 29, 20:15:05
- first time i have seen a photo of him, next him he will be bold (n/m) (NCFC) - skippdogg, Oct 29, 21:30:32
- Ffs (NCFC) - camcan, Oct 29, 20:51:39
  - Yes we did. But maybe that makes us stupid (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Oct 29, 20:59:21
    - I actually thought he was a sensible appointment at the start (NCFC) - camcan, Oct 29, 21:10:30
      - same. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 29, 21:51:59
      - Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Oct 29, 21:14:08
    - Of course it was the wrong approach ffs (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 21:06:44
    - it's easy to self flagellate but fans don't hire or fire the boss (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 21:06:12
      - Punctuation, please (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Oct 29, 21:10:48
        
        jog (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 21:15:09
- Nursey's such a prick. Closely followed by Wyett. (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 29, 20:50:43
- Difficult to argue with that (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Oct 29, 20:46:57
  - So just ignore Sunderland's games in hands yeah (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 21:08:30
    - wrong place? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Oct 29, 21:09:51
      - Nope (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 21:13:48
  - I dint think a bad follow on appointment makes the original decision wrong (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 29, 20:55:36
    - For sure, the following appointment compounded the error (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Oct 29, 21:00:20
      - True (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 29, 21:15:07
      - The expectation of not being shit for 18 months (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 21:11:26
        
        Lambert left us with a squad of duds at that level really (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Oct 29, 21:19:34
        
        He had 2 big transfer windows ffs (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 21:26:55
        
        No excuse - I think that season was one of our greatest achievements in the last two (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Oct 29, 21:30:46
        
        lol we'd lost 7 away games on the bounce (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 21:36:37
- The inferiority complex he displayed at Norwich isn't how he's behaving at Brighton (NCFC) - bobble, Oct 29, 20:26:41
  - seems pretty similar to me - he's a pragamatist (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Oct 29, 20:41:09
    - I think he's just learned from the experience (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 29, 21:08:04
  - Would be interesting to see how hootun performed in the prem. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Oct 29, 20:28:47
    - Presumably he'll have learned his lesson (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 29, 20:49:37
- No, but he is quite right. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Oct 29, 20:18:33
  - Disagree AV some of the most depressing football I have ever witnessed (NCFC) - Men without hats, Oct 29, 20:20:32
    - Must mean the timing of the sacking (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 20:22:32
      - Timing yes. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Oct 29, 20:35:44
      - we did we scoured Europe and Neil Adams was sitting on the doorstep all (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 29, 20:24:54
      - Yeah, maybe that's true. Don't follow twatter. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Oct 29, 20:24:16
    - Same ... binary football (n/m) (NCFC) - Gob on a Stick, Oct 29, 20:22:05
- nope (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 20:17:56
  - A swipe at Norwich fans for disrespecting Hughton by calling for him to be sacked (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 29, 20:20:46
    - always a good plan to have a snide at the fans (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 20:24:52
      - No, just saying we've gone downhill since Hughton left and Brighton on fire (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 29, 20:29:58
        
        Brighton done fuck all yet Sally, granted they look the part (NCFC) - Men without hats, Oct 29, 20:34:56
        
        Except we went uphill going straight back up (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 20:31:47
        
        guess he's just frustrated that events don't suit his own fixed agenda (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 29, 20:40:00
    - I called for him to be sacked - just earlier. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Oct 29, 20:22:59

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