I agree, we should probably have signed a defender in the summer

but I think it's hard to argue that failing to do so is what relegated us, and that the recruitment in the summer was awful.

The squad had weaknesses for sure, but it was more than competitive until we tried to shoehorn in overpriced players who weren't good enough.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on May 14th 2018 at 11:07:47

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where can we loan him next? (NCFC) - fal5taff, May 14, 09:04:23
- Somewhere that doesnt have the internet...... (NCFC) - usacanary, May 14, 13:40:16
  - Ipshit it is then... (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 14, 15:27:46
- I see mixed reviews.......... (NCFC) - usacanary, May 14, 13:39:05
  - you are not familiar with the balanced, objective (NCFC) - Henclrikus, May 14, 14:00:11
- Ipswich (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, May 14, 13:29:44
- Baffling the new regime gave him a new contract (n/m) (NCFC) - WalksietheReturn, May 14, 11:07:53
- Yet apparently he was s scapegoat when some of our fans pointed out he can’t play CB (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, May 14, 09:35:34
- Sounds even worse than I thought ... (NCFC) - loz, May 14, 09:13:32
- Dunno (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, May 14, 09:12:18
  - agree, Gers fans known for their tepid opinions (NCFC) - fal5taff, May 14, 09:14:22
    - What relegated us was not buying new centre halves (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 14, 09:23:25
      - Yes that was staggering. No hindsight needed either (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, May 14, 09:41:41
        
        that was terrible, especially given that it's happened before too (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 14, 17:54:33
      - The recruitment that summer was awful (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, May 14, 09:32:32
        
        Neil is on record saying there was no scouting structure in place at that point (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 14, 10:09:28
        
        Rofl (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 14, 10:28:54
        
        Minesweeper (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 14, 10:13:35
        
        But we were actually doing fine, and well on course to stay up (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 14, 09:43:38
        
        Actually we were probably going to stay up until Klose got injured. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 14, 12:27:01
        
        We had won 6 out of 23 games before they got in the team (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, May 14, 10:06:26
        
        I agree with that. He was in great form. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 14, 12:27:24
        
        Just before they signed we had 23 points from 20 games and were (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 14, 10:28:44
        
        Andre Wisdom, Patrick Bamford, Matt Jarvis, Youssouf Mulumbu (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, May 14, 10:49:16
        
        not sure they were all that bad (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 14, 10:59:56
        
        Jarvis had barely kicked a ball for West Ham in years. (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, May 14, 14:25:00
        
        utter, utter bollocks (NCFC) - Henclrikus, May 14, 16:22:54
        
        Utter, Utter bollocks.... (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, May 14, 16:42:34
        
        Not sure where you got the statistics he had no reported injuries (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, May 14, 16:49:32
        
        yes, in 14/15 he missed 7 games through injury (NCFC) - Henclrikus, May 14, 17:49:11
        
        It’s a good argument (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 14, 11:04:34
        
        I agree, we should probably have signed a defender in the summer (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 14, 11:07:47
        
        Guess we shall just have to agree to disagree pal (n/m) (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, May 14, 14:26:08
        
        Yep fair point (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 14, 11:22:30
        
        Gary O’Neil getting sent off in the Stoke game was a bit of a turning point (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 14, 10:36:36
        
        That was a killer. We were playing well enough to win that night. I can;t (NCFC) - Jim, May 14, 10:52:15

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