think we hit our glass ceiling that summer under Hughton

when we tried to sign Alderweireld, Ranocchia, Quagliarella, Toivonen etc... and none of them were interested to come to Norwich.

Board had a decision to make as to wether to radically adjust our pay structure to attract big names or to go with young and hungry. In the end, it kind of fell between two stools getting the likes of Elmander and has continued doing that ever since. Buying players like Naismith and Klose for fairly big money who are not really good enough to drive the club forward - rather than splashing really big on players to take us to the next level.

Was the same this summer, buying a few players for reasonably big money but who havent actually improved the squad. Should really go for young and hungry or properly splash out on one or two genuine stars.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on November 28th 2016 at 14:18:47

Message Thread

Where did it all go wrong then? (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 28, 11:30:24
- No. Bristol. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 28, 15:52:32
- Half eight (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 28, 15:50:56
- Bristol (n/m) (NCFC) - Bristol Graham, Nov 28, 12:56:28
- perhaps we are spending the money on the wrong people (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 28, 12:45:32
- Resigning Whitakker (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, Nov 28, 12:39:14
  - Whittaker's a useful squad player in the Champs. Slow but technically sound, eye for goal. (n/m) (NCFC) - derbyshire canary, Nov 28, 13:06:55
    - Lack of pace will get found out at any level. (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, Nov 28, 14:05:11
- The 6-2 at Newcastle fucked his brain up. (NCFC) - bird table, Nov 28, 12:33:17
- some of the problem is (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 28, 12:24:33
  - think we hit our glass ceiling that summer under Hughton (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 28, 14:18:47
    - exactly the group of players i had in mind (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 28, 14:45:44
      - Was it just money though? (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 28, 15:26:10
        
        We also offered Ranocchia a huge payrise iirc (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 28, 15:42:26
  - "the right time to stretch it and the right time not to" (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 28, 12:50:36
    - very true (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 28, 13:34:11
- The fans........ (NCFC) - usacanary, Nov 28, 12:22:30
- For me at couple of points that are interlinked (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 28, 12:16:46
  - Bang on the money. (n/m) (NCFC) - brianguthrysluvchild, Nov 28, 18:53:43
  - Absolutely spot on. (n/m) (NCFC) - walksie, Nov 28, 12:47:21
  - great summation. (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 28, 12:29:16
  - word perfect summary of the sitchashun. (n/m) (NCFC) - bobble, Nov 28, 12:27:00
- I think I've pinpointed it - Neil Adams binning Surman. The beginning of the end. (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 28, 12:07:28
- Trouble is off loading players (NCFC) - trt354, Nov 28, 11:50:43
  - This..... huge. (NCFC) - usacanary, Nov 28, 12:24:04
  - Went wrong way before this summer though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 28, 12:17:27
  - Is this ITK knowledge or just speculation? (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Nov 28, 12:07:17
  - Then we should have stuck to the Lambert style signing lower/Champs level players (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 28, 12:06:31
    - How would that have gone down on here? (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 28, 12:57:22
- 100% correct. Too many players who were proven to not be Premier standard last time round. (n/m) (NCFC) - trevor hockeys beard, Nov 28, 11:45:53
- Naivety on his part from Wembley onwards i think... (n/m) (NCFC) - um_gah, Nov 28, 11:36:20
- Do we know the non overhauling of the squad was down to him & not the Board? (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Nov 28, 11:35:14

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