Your final point about Smith being pragmatic is the most pertinent I feel.

At our level, newly promoted, with the level of investment we have, we have to be pragmatic in our approach. Taking it to extremes this is how Burnley have survived so long. The football under was utterly fantastic though.

Posted By: DH Yellow on February 6th 2022 at 10:07:15

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Smith v Farke update (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 6, 09:30:34
- I like the fact that Smith has obvious assistants too (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 6, 11:24:20
  - Farke had his team (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 6, 11:31:18
    - One thing that Webber mentioned was that Farke didn’t want extra help (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 6, 11:34:05
- Anyway...I loved Farke's football vision, which Deano lacks (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 6, 11:17:44
- A slight thawing? (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 6, 11:14:23
  - ^^^meant to be in reply to BWOD!^^^ (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 6, 11:14:51
- Farke was brilliant but it was clearly looking like a repeat of the previous prem season (NCFC) - pinkney, Feb 6, 11:04:46
- What Smith has done with so many injured players is laudable (NCFC) - earlydoors, Feb 6, 10:43:31
- Your final point about Smith being pragmatic is the most pertinent I feel. (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Feb 6, 10:07:15
  - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - helvegtheowl, Feb 6, 10:47:22
- I'm loving his use of subs (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 6, 09:38:11
  - Absolutely. I loved Farke’s style of play but could never understand his reluctance to sub (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Feb 6, 11:01:03
- Can’t really compare though (NCFC) - matgore, Feb 6, 09:36:55
  - I hear that…. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 10:46:51
  - On the other hand (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 6, 10:38:28
  - This is where I am. We’ll never really know. But once we got rid of Farke (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Feb 6, 10:14:36
  - There’s no knowing is there. (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 6, 10:14:08
    - Yeah, Leeds and watford in particular (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 6, 10:49:14
  - Also no pre season. (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 6, 10:05:26

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