Different personalities and situations. Lewis is in the clouds. Same with any group of

human beings. Take the piss out of somebody in a group and some will laugh along, some will politely smile and pretty much ignore it. Others will feel humiliated.

It's your job as a coach to understand your players' personalities and judge how they would respond to everything you do. I am sure you'd have laughed it off. I would have come in the next day dressed as a snowman or something as well. But I won't underestimate the impact it can have on people in certain situations.

I'm not gonna get on his back cos everyone makes mistakes and I know even on a much lower level of sport how hard it is to get these things right all the time especially when using psychology. I should have written "one of the few things which I wasn't sure about" because he's done a fantastic job in my opinion. Just got this one wrong.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on March 6th 2018 at 19:20:43

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Nelson not involved due to disciplinary reasons. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Mar 6, 19:05:46
- he's not still in a strop over Farke taking the piss about the snow is he? (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 6, 19:06:29
  - Have to say that it is one of my least favourite actions by Farke... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:11:55
    - He needs to pull his finger out then (NCFC) - Ben, Mar 6, 19:28:27
      - Well, he's not lazy (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:31:27
        
        It seems to depend on his mood (n/m) (NCFC) - Ben, Mar 6, 20:31:08
    - I agree. I like Farke but that was poor and (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 6, 19:20:48
      - It's a conspiracy! Just like selling Howson. The utter bastards (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Mar 6, 19:28:29
        
        I know they’ve never said we need to cut the wage bill .. (NCFC) - loz, Mar 6, 19:31:10
        
        It's a disgrace. They selling the family silver. Hi ho (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Mar 6, 19:38:47
      - ? he's said repeatedly that Pinto isn't 100% fit (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 6, 19:25:26
        
        Bollocks. His wife had the kid. Should release a story in the Eevnun Noos (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:27:26
      - He’s been injured as you know (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 6, 19:22:56
        
        and he's shit (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Mar 6, 19:24:39
        
        that too, we've hardly missed him at RB have we (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 6, 19:29:35
        
        Or is it that Reed is actually quite a good RB? I actually think he's been better at (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:33:05
    - Come on, it was nothing. Jamal Lewis was mentioned too. He hasn't founced off. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Mar 6, 19:15:01
    - Jamal Lewis got more stick tbf he was only joking (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 6, 19:14:38
      - Different personalities and situations. Lewis is in the clouds. Same with any group of (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:20:43
        
        ^^^ That was actually meant as a response to Trent Canary, but still relevant (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:21:45
        
        and besides, would you play Stiepermann in place of Lewis? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 6, 19:24:17
    - Yep not surprised tbh (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 6, 19:14:26
      - FFS it’s Danny Mills (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Breadstick, Mar 6, 19:59:55
      - Lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Mar 6, 19:15:21
    - you'd have to be oversensitive to be offended/annoyed though (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 6, 19:13:27
      - You'd have to be highly strung if if were doing it at training, but when it is a press (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:15:29
        
        yeah I suppose it was a bit unnecessary (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 6, 19:18:11
        
        Yeah indeed. But imagine that bloke who's been failing his targets for a while, was hoping (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:25:39
        
        I wonder just how much attention players pay to the manager's press interviews (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 6, 19:28:06
        
        They won't care about the training bants so much unless it gets nasty. I am sure they (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:30:56
        
        maybe he needs to grow a pair then, or get s real job. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Mar 6, 20:53:15
        
        Literally the week before he was giving massive praise to Oliveira ... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 6, 19:18:00
        
        How was it a joke? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 6, 19:22:01
        
        Well he said the same things about Lewis and he’s playing (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 6, 19:27:07
        
        Bit of a difference to how a young kid might react (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 6, 19:30:42
        
        A young kid who is already in a position he never expect to be in this year, being (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:35:02
        
        They are human beings, not carbon copies (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 6, 19:28:37
        
        poor ol olive, bless him. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Mar 6, 20:52:17
  - bah, I should really read down the board before spaffing my post (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 6, 19:07:18

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