I think this run of games coming up is really important

6/7/8 points from those 5 games and we might not be in the bottom three any more; at worst we'll be within a point or two of safety. Yeah this does require a win or two and a substantial uptick in form, but we won't face a friendlier set of five games.

1/2 points from those 5 games and though nothing is impossible in football...

What upset me yesterday wasn't really the result it was the perceived lack of effort. You have to hope for some pride and a big reaction vs Leeds.

If they're still not trying after this next run of games then I think Farke's position becomes incredibly difficult. At this point I think he could still turn it round. I do think the tactics have been questionable but he's shown willingness to adapt and I think he will adapt again.

It's not that many weeks since everyone was praising the continuing Webberlution, was delighted at Vier Mehr Years, was impressed at our transfer window, having broken the club record a number of times and strengthened, on paper at least, all over the pitch. Players like Rashica, Tzolis and Kabak were gems others had noticed, PLM looked a real steal and we all love Storminn. And I still think Dimi is better than Williams.

All the love at the start of the season was probably overreaction one way; we're now seeing overreaction the other way. I don't like conflating stats from two years ago with this season - this season's stats are bad enough, honestly, and it wipes a dominant season in the chumps off the books entirely. We've had a tough set of fixtures but haven't shown up as we'd have liked to in the more winnable games - disrupted pre-season will play into that, but decreasingly as the season goes on; the psychological effect of losing, losing, losing will also be taking a toll.

I don't like the constant implications of negligence or even corruption - of all clubs at our level we're probably the least open to that charge. I think the narrative should be about the distortion caused by sportswashing - Newcastle the most egregious but in another sense only the logical conclusion of some of the others deemed "fit and proper" - not the "naivety" of the Norwich Way.

All that is what it is and none of us can really change any of it. I think at the end of this next run of games we'll have a clearer view and decisions will either be made or not made. If we lose against Leeds with another no-show then the fan pressure might become too much anyway; but I tend to think we play the next 4/5 and see where things sit. I don't want a change but if we are going to make one then before Christmas would be the time to do it.

I still hope it doesn't come to that - I'd like Farke to stay long-term.

Posted By: Old Man on October 24th 2021 at 10:21:07

Message Thread

Think the club might sack him this week (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 24, 09:49:33
- It’s horrendous but theyll let him lose the “winnable” games first if they were to sack. (n/m) (NCFC) - bobble, Oct 24, 11:37:36
- No chance - if he’s to be sacked it will be off the back of a disappointing home defeat (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 11:33:21
- Unlikely. Club will take the position we had improved in the previous (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Oct 24, 10:41:01
  - yes defeat at Chelsea was probably inevitable (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 24, 11:22:20
- They will only act after the owners start to get heat. That’s when they go into self (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 24, 10:35:55
  - They won’t sack Farke because he’s a nice bloke. If they leave it to Webber then he will (NCFC) - thirsty work, Oct 24, 10:38:28
    - Surely while Farke is here he is a useful scapegoat for Webber? (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 24, 10:47:38
    - I think the Webber factor is the unknown. Right now his own rep is going (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 24, 10:39:56
      - That’s what I think too, unless he’s going to turn on the owners! (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 11:35:16
        
        Well he certainly wasn’t happy with the BK8 saga and … (NCFC) - loz, Oct 24, 11:52:55
- Where we miss Buendia alot is when he got the ball on the halfway line (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 24, 10:35:50
  - Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 24, 11:04:42
- Simp of the winner (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Oct 24, 10:29:59
  - *week (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Oct 24, 10:30:24
- I think this run of games coming up is really important (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 24, 10:21:07
  - It’s too late though surely after this run of games if they go badly? (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 24, 10:37:33
    - Why not? Watford did. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 24, 10:57:26
    - That would need the decision to have been made weeks ago though (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 24, 10:44:14
- No chance club will look at longer term and his credentials to get promoted again! (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Oct 24, 10:18:05
  - I don’t think I can be bothered if we go didn’t again and carry on as we are (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 24, 10:38:12
    - Down sorry! This existence is soul destroying at this level. Why would we want (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 24, 10:38:49
  - It’s just pointless (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Oct 24, 10:27:27
    - That’s more of an ownership issue! (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Oct 24, 10:31:25
- No chance. (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 24, 10:12:40
  - Why is it always “but if we lose to x”? (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 24, 10:42:09
    - I don't know. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 24, 10:43:51
      - Wasn’t aimed at you specifically, we all say it (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 24, 10:57:56
        
        Oh I know - more of a shoulder shrug really. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 24, 11:03:13
- Too much love from the Delia factory however if we did lose to Leeds it will get very (NCFC) - Biggles, Oct 24, 10:05:19
  - Depends how we lose (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Oct 24, 10:17:09
    - Same goes for how we win (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 24, 10:20:30
- 3 goals in 19 games is just an horrendous stat (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Oct 24, 09:55:23

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