Smith was a logical choice in several ways

- Prem experience
- good record of bringing through young players (something he deserves more credit for here: Rowe, Springett, Gibbs, Tompkinson etc)
- experience of championship promotion
- willing to work with no money and no complain about it. How many managers would join without being able to sign anyone in the next window.

Where he didn’t fit was culturally and that was partly because he followed Farke who had created certain expectations around what a manager should be like.

Also, he suffered because neither or Webber articulated any kind of vision for what we were trying to do, either on the pitch or off it.

Posted By: Knitted Jesus on January 7th 2023 at 10:15:04

Message Thread

For everyone saying it’s a lazy appointment.. (NCFC) - lurd, Jan 7, 10:07:32
- We're shit and we should count ourselves lucky we got him. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 7, 11:25:18
- It’s nothing more than a cliche that lazy people latch (NCFC) - Chopper, Jan 7, 10:56:47
- Yep I like it. Bit too cozy though in some ways? (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Jan 7, 10:40:43
- It's not really lazy (NCFC) - Black Creosote Time, Jan 7, 10:23:44
- It's just a lazy argument (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 7, 10:19:14
  - Ah well, your argument that it’s a lazy argument is a lazy argument (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Jan 7, 10:28:14
    - That's just a lazy response (n/m) (NCFC) - Captain Bligh, Jan 7, 10:33:50
      - Can’t even be bothered to reply. (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Jan 7, 13:12:09
- Smith was a logical choice in several ways (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 7, 10:15:04
  - True, benefit of hindsight there. (NCFC) - lurd, Jan 7, 10:27:24
  - Smith's conduct of the job was very odd (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 7, 10:26:45
  - I don't buy into bringing through young players (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 7, 10:25:15
    - Yeah Gibbs is quite off it and actually just reinforces how badly Webber has done (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Jan 7, 10:42:56
      - Gibbs isn’t a holding mf is he? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 7, 10:55:08
        
        He seems more of an attacking midfielder doesn’t he? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 7, 11:52:38
        
        Decent squad player (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 7, 10:58:19
        
        One of few who has the energy to fit in probably (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Jan 7, 12:12:30
        
        Yeah I agree (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 7, 10:59:19
    - Quite (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 7, 10:34:35
    - Fair point but he was only here 1 year (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 7, 10:34:22
      - Trust young players or desperately trying anything? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 7, 10:46:11
      - Hardly a change of approach (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 7, 10:39:15
- Don’t think anyone on here is saying that anymore (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 7, 10:11:08

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