Agree about the recruitment record - only a quarter of his signings playing is not good

but the question is why has he ended up having to motivate and organise other people's signings?

Looking at the list further down - McGovern, Pinto, Klose, Dorrans and Brady are all first choice, or at least mostly. Then Mulumbu and Jarvis perhaps would be if they were fit? So perhaps 7 of the first XI?

Who does that leave as 'failures' (or 'surplus to requirements', at least at the moment)?

Most obviously Oliveira, Naismith, Canos, Madison, and Pritchard? Am I missing any (other than players who were signed on loan for the prem)?

Guess when you put it like that it doesn't look so bad - although it misses out the players that he *should* have signed but never did (another CB, another striker etc...)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on November 1st 2016 at 15:34:45

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At the end of the day, I think it all comes down to the shambolic recruitment (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Nov 1, 13:05:47
- Agree about the recruitment record - only a quarter of his signings playing is not good (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 1, 15:34:45
  - I'm not so sure either Mulumbu or Jarvis would be first choice (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Nov 1, 17:02:25
- Most reasoned post on here for a while. I read it all too (n/m) (NCFC) - berstreetsfinest, Nov 1, 14:49:48
- Good post (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Nov 1, 13:59:37
- Look at the imbalance in terms of where his signings play as well (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 1, 13:56:39
  - good christ, thats even worse than I thought. (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 1, 15:56:23
  - I find it pretty dispiriting that Bennett is still here and starting games. (NCFC) - bird table, Nov 1, 15:12:29
  - Yes, that's quite damning isn't it? (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Nov 1, 14:38:01
- managed alright when he first arrived (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 1, 13:53:53
  - You're right. I said it myself in my original post. Isn't working now though is it? (n/m) (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Nov 1, 13:58:09
  - playoff final was the best game we've ever played imho. Looked so capable. (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 1, 13:56:10
- Good post. I find Alex Neil's refusal to play anything than a 4-5-1, and recruiting solely (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 1, 13:41:42
- I suspect we have the Bassong/Adams situation developing wholesale. Respect (NCFC) - dennis moore, Nov 1, 13:39:15
- Well reasoned, unemotional and difficult to pick fault with. +1 (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Nov 1, 13:21:44

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