Personally I think that Bournemouth thing was a massive bit of opportunism on his

part and in all probability rather lucky. He lived off that for a while. It remains the only occasion that he's managed to influence a game positively that I can recall (he's never done anything like it since) and I deep down wonder whether he actually stole the credit for that decision a bit from Phelan who looked mightily p**sed in the immediate aftermath.

Admittedly the playoff final was impressive but then the players were also unlikely to need too much motivating for a game of that magnitude.

My own view is that he's a bit of a tub thumping bluffer which only works short term and that once the mask was lifted last season and the players realized he doesn't have the tactics or nous to go with it and he then lost his nerve post Newcastle then our decline set in.

Posted By: Jim on November 23rd 2016 at 09:05:26

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Looks like the Evening News isn't cranking up the pressure before tonight's AGM (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Nov 23, 08:12:11
- All these critical peaces about the club that now appear in Archant papers. (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Nov 23, 08:42:24
  - Archant 8th largest shareholder in NCFC, Canaries Trust 16th. (n/m) (NCFC) - trustsec, Nov 23, 09:27:21
  - They certainly seem newly emboldened. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Nov 23, 09:14:50
    - There are a few new senior people at Archant (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Nov 23, 12:55:42
  - Yes and also they clearly do not rate Neil to be going in so strongly (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 23, 08:44:54
    - Thing is, there's just no evidence on which to conclude AN is sorting this out (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Nov 23, 08:57:36
      - Personally I think that Bournemouth thing was a massive bit of opportunism on his (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 23, 09:05:26
        
        Well, in the promotion season and the start of last, we were much better in the second ... (NCFC) - APB, Nov 23, 09:12:41
        
        I will give you the second game thing, plus in those days we rarely played badly twice (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 23, 09:17:54
        
        I remember Alex saying... (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, Nov 23, 10:31:15
        
        Very very harsh... (NCFC) - loz, Nov 23, 09:11:03
        
        Oh I agree that several of our players have let themselves down (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 23, 09:22:25
        
        Wes has needed dropping for weeks now Jim .. (NCFC) - loz, Nov 23, 09:30:51
        
        I diagree but as you say if you do rest Wes then Pritchard as a like for like (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 23, 09:35:09
        
        Come on ... (NCFC) - loz, Nov 23, 09:37:41
        
        His levels have dropped yes but I would not say he's been poor (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 23, 09:41:18
        
        Methology (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Nov 23, 09:11:22
        
        Methodology? (n/m) (NCFC) - CauldRon, Nov 23, 10:15:55
  - *pieces (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Nov 23, 08:43:08
- Ermmm "Is" (n/m) (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Nov 23, 08:12:30

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