Very pleased with that overall

There's a quite hideous cruelty about all this. We're so competitive in so many areas... but not quite enough. Aarons, Pukki and Krul have all been outstanding this season; so, in a really surprising way, has Cantwell.

But then Trybull sells the jerseys, or Stiepermann just has no conviction, or the central defence parts like the seas... And none of that's anyone's fault. Everyone's giving their all; everyone's completely committed, despite playing so open kinda inviting where we find ourselves.

The decision to disallow Pukki's goal was outrageous. A joke. But we're not where we are because of officials. We're where we are because we have the poorest owners in the league. That makes it fantastically hard. But stick together, spend a bit in the summer, push on and we can bounce straight back. No doubt.

Today, we matched a top 6, maybe top 4 side ultimately, who played in the Champions League Final 7 months ago, for heaven's sake. There's plenty to be proud of - but plenty to learn too.

PS. Max Aarons. Absolutely magnificent footballer. The boy is awesome.

Posted By: thebigfeller on December 28th 2019 at 19:46:06

Message Thread

Very pleased with that overall (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 28, 19:46:06
- Yes good post spot on 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - Mackem Canary, Dec 28, 19:55:30
- The officials aren’t to blame for Pukki’s disallowed goal (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 19:53:18
  - The 'calibration' seems like total bullshit to be honest. Brandonio picked up on it (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 28, 19:56:15
    - Yeah the implementation has been poor (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 19:59:56
  - Rubbish, there are still too many arbitrary factors, such as the exact moment the ball is (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 28, 19:55:59
    - Arbitrary is fine as long as it is consistent (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Dec 28, 21:41:44
      - arbitrary can't be consistent in this case (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 28, 21:54:05
    - Impossible to be 100% sure tbf (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:01:44
      - I think a kind of footballing 'Blackstone's Ratio' should be implemented (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 28, 20:04:52
        
        Maybe a too close to call so go with the officials (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:07:20
        
        I think official's call but only in one direction (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Dec 28, 20:23:24
        
        That's been Lineker's argument about various incidents over the last day or so (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 28, 20:09:05
    - Precisely. At some point, most people will catch on to this. It's a nonsense. (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 28, 19:59:16
      - It’s also staying (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:02:07
- I'm utterly drained... again... but really proud of how we played... again. (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 19:51:53
  - Exactly this. (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 28, 19:54:17
- Any thoughts on the election result, Shaun? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Dec 28, 19:50:42
  - Not gonna bore this forum rigid with that! You know where to look otherwise (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Dec 28, 19:53:42
  - Bit trolly. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 28, 19:52:36
    - Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Dec 28, 19:55:31

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