I've wondered about this a fair bit

Is the approach get players for the season we have coming up, or is the approach get players with potential to improve significantly over two or three seasons to deliver either an enhanced squad over that kind of timeframe or make significant profit on resale which can be ploughed back in to more of the same?

Rashica, Tzolis, Dimi were all "a bit of a coup" when we got them - certainly admired by bigger teams than us, who'd decided to let them be for the time being presumably to develop a bit more. Certainly Tzolis is not what we all hope he will become yet.

Us fans always want the timeframe to be success now, this season - but our strategy may have a different timeframe to that and the goal is overall improvement over a number of seasons.

At the minute I'd argue we are weaker than a few seasons ago so that may not quite be working out for us. But when this crop of players has grown up? Who can say.

This has been a bloody frustrating season, though. With all fit, or at worst 3/4 out injured/sick at a time, we might have given it a real go. As it stands realistically we're down already, and everyone knows it, though we remain tantalisingly in touch with safety and probably will until quite near the end of the season. It only takes a little run...but I don't think that little run is going to happen this term.

Posted By: Old Man on January 13th 2022 at 13:56:23

Message Thread

What type of midfielders are PLM and Kenny (NCFC) - delia_s, Jan 13, 12:37:56
- Kenny is quality on his day and I'll fight anyone who disagrees (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 13, 17:37:32
- My sources tell me (NCFC) - Steve Downes, Jan 13, 14:43:02
- TBF we are poor all over the pitch. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 13, 14:32:56
- saw a bloke yesterday with PLM on his shirt (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 14:21:16
  - Was it PLM? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 13, 14:41:01
    - 👏😅 (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 13, 14:56:01
    - no, didn't see him yesterday (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 13, 14:45:45
      - You didn't watch the game? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 13, 14:46:39
    - 😄 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 13, 14:41:31
  - His brother? (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Jan 13, 14:37:37
  - This one..........Maaaaaaaaaaan (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 13, 14:27:36
  - Was it in a shop called Peter Lound Motors? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 13, 14:21:57
- Both need a holding midfielder next to them (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Jan 13, 13:56:29
  - personally think Normann is a box to box midfielder rather than a DM (NCFC) - delia_s, Jan 13, 14:01:21
  - Lungi doesn't look as comfortable there as he does at CB (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 13, 13:58:03
- Kenny has played best this season when charging all over the place (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 13, 13:37:53
  - He was superb vs Bournemouth (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 13, 13:49:43
- Do they have to be a type? (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jan 13, 13:25:15
- Crap (n/m) (NCFC) - BarclayBazzin, Jan 13, 13:12:09
- PLM is a very strange signing (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 13, 12:55:41
  - la chèvre échappée (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 13, 15:20:04
  - Maybe he's another "data" signing. Its hard to believe our scouts actually watched several (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 13, 14:17:23
  - What were they thinking? (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Jan 13, 13:45:11
    - 127th previously, 118th afterwards (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 13, 13:56:08
    - that's why you scout players (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 13, 13:51:13
      - Seriously? (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Jan 13, 16:05:20
      - You make it sound so easy. You should have sent in your application. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 13, 15:20:17
        
        which players have worked out well that we've signed in the last three years? (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 13, 15:30:40
        
        Huh? (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 13, 15:34:36
        
        that's an absolute nonsense statement (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 13, 15:42:04
        
        I said 3-4 years but feel free to change the wording of something I didnt say. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 13, 16:15:28
        
        But what permanent signings have we made since our first promotion (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 13, 15:40:13
        
        I'll take that as "none" then 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 13, 17:53:43
      - I've wondered about this a fair bit (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 13, 13:56:23
        
        Rashica and Dimi aren't really "young" (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 13, 14:43:28
        
        yeah, there is definitely some logic behind Tzolis, Sargent, Rashica etc... (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 13, 14:25:35
        
        I don't really mind if our strategy is much longer term (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 13, 14:00:45
        
        There is no "strategy" though is there. (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 13, 15:56:56
        
        Thats a bit unfair IMHO. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 13, 15:26:56
      - They use you tube too I think (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Jan 13, 13:55:47
  - PLM is actually supposed to be an attacking midfielder (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 13, 13:12:12
- 10,000 metre runners (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 13, 12:48:20
- Not that good at elite level. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 13, 12:41:16

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