Very good points.

And yeah, I've probably never said it outright, but although I mourn the loss of Farke as our manager I don't think it makes sense to get him back.

What I'm after is the next 'Farke' - a manager who can assess where we're at and come up with a path to move us there.

The context is entirely different as you rightly point out - and Smith will approach it in his own way.

I guess I just feel that after 9 months I'd have liked to see Smith work his magic on at least a core group within the squad, but it still feels weird that (Pukki and Max excepted) I'm not sure who would be in his 'core group' - Andy O and Idah, I guess?

Thing is, I find it a bit depressing that we seem to be in a position where the handful of new lads need to be 'the answer' - I really don't believe that the entire legacy squad is awful, but I'd have hoped there was some partnerships building around the pitch for those guys to slot into... but we are where we are

Thanks also for the lengthy, considered reply. I've always thought you talk a lot of sense on Norwich stuff, but was struggling to get my head around your reasoning until now, but the above made muchly sense.

Ta!

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on August 15th 2022 at 18:43:41

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Whoever followed Farke had an unenviable position (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 15, 13:03:40
- Was there an emotional connection in Farke's first season? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 15, 13:24:39
  - Not much but as proved on here, people loved his long pressers (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Aug 15, 13:29:31
  - That's definitely true. But I think there was something (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 15, 13:26:51
    - I don't disagree.... (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 15, 13:31:04
      - Exactly! Lambert was clearly an utter cnut. Didn't he ban some press? (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 13:43:07
    - When he shitcanned Oliviera (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 13:28:10
      - Yeah (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 15, 13:34:20
- They shouldn't have though. (NCFC) - norwaay, Aug 15, 13:12:03
  - I also held dear all that stuff (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 15, 15:00:25
    - All ripped up basically. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Aug 15, 16:13:54
  - I think the tub of chocolates he wanted didn’t want the job (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 15, 13:22:17
- There definitely isn't an emotional connection yet (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Aug 15, 13:11:31
  - That's a better way of putting it yes (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 15, 13:22:36
  - That's a better way of putting it yes (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 15, 13:20:23
    - Think of all the times the last minute winners that went in under Lambert and Farke (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Aug 15, 13:26:23
      - There weren't any moments like that in Farke's first 12 months, were there? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 15, 13:36:06
        
        I don't think that because Farke had time it necessarily follows (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 15, 14:24:30
        
        For me though, the context you've set out there is a bit of rose tinting (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 15, 16:24:14
        
        Very good points. (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 15, 18:43:41
        
        On the odd occasion there was something resembling that (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 15, 13:39:46
        
        Love that picture! (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 15, 13:42:44

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