I sincerely hope you are right

and am happy to be proven spectacularly wrong when we storm the league next season.

However, I have 2 major concerns about Hoffball (and many minor ones).

1. My biggest issue is that I simply cannot see his playing style working in the Prem. We would be Southampton but with worse players, and we all know how that has turned out. I'm not smart enough to suggest what style of play would allow us to survive, but I am certain Hoffball will not work in the Prem and so, what's the point?

2. JHT has had 2 windows to create a team to play his style. I am not seeing any signs of progress whatsoever. If anything, we are going backwards. Yes, we have spells in a game where we look great, but we have a strong squad for this league and I think any reasonable manager would get this group playing well occasionally. We need to find a great manager, not an OK coach (which is JHT, in my opinion)

Posted By: Kev on April 12th 2025 at 16:11:22

Message Thread

I remain fully in the ‘Hoff in’ camp (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Apr 12, 10:27:41
- I sincerely hope you are right (NCFC) - Kev, Apr 12, 16:11:22
- Intelligent manager with a clear vision. Don't have a problem with that (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Apr 12, 14:41:08
- I reqlly do not see any better options at the moment (n/m) (NCFC) - revsimon, Apr 12, 13:24:41
- I’d rather have Thorpe Road managing us right now tbh (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Apr 12, 12:36:48
  - Rosary rud is superior, Premiership level. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Apr 12, 12:53:03
    - Got the wrong one! Dammit (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Apr 12, 18:46:31
      - Well, couldn't really get a closer road!! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Apr 12, 21:02:13
- I'm still very comfortable with him continuing (NCFC) - Azteca, Apr 12, 12:13:00
  - Why blame? (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Apr 12, 12:46:24
    - It's not pointing at him and I'm not blaming him or anyone (NCFC) - Azteca, Apr 12, 13:24:02
    - hi ben (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Apr 12, 13:18:26
- Go through the elements that created 2018/19 (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 12, 11:57:31
  - ^^^VMT^^^ (NCFC) - Kev, Apr 12, 16:19:23
  - What's your realistic alternative? (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 12, 12:21:02
    - i am saying neither of those things. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 12, 12:39:33
      - Who is saying that though? (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 12, 12:43:45
        
        It's total straw man (NCFC) - norwaay, Apr 12, 13:09:44
        
        Every comparison to 2018/19 has that in mind. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Apr 12, 12:47:29
        
        Yes, and all their point is... (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 12, 12:53:02
        
        100% (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Apr 12, 13:10:03
        
        10% (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 12, 13:14:18
        
        Find me anyone saying (NCFC) - norwaay, Apr 12, 13:24:14
        
        'no' (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Apr 12, 13:27:11
        
        VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 12, 12:52:20
- Fully in is a stretch (NCFC) - norwaay, Apr 12, 11:46:21
- I’m not fully in, but I always think in this sort of situation, what would the options be? (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Apr 12, 11:34:01
  - Yep. 'Hoots out!' 'Neil out!' 'Farke out!' (It was growing) (NCFC) - Azteca, Apr 12, 12:17:13
- That’s fine, if you believe Knapper can pull off (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 12, 10:38:38
  - Time will tell, but surely we have to trust him to do so? (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Apr 12, 10:41:28
    - I don’t trust him to do so (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 12, 11:13:40
      - I'm agnostic about them (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Apr 12, 11:30:36
    - He will get the chance, and Thorup will get the chance (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 12, 11:00:37
      - they won't. the owners will. new owners means the moaning fans can go to fuck (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Apr 12, 12:10:54
        
        They might be more ruthless than D&M (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 12, 12:18:57
      - And the answer will be 12-15 games (NCFC) - paulg, Apr 12, 11:29:56
        
        You’re forgetting Knapper’s inspired signings (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 12, 11:42:06
        
        Signing players with more energy than a 60 year old would be good (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Apr 12, 11:49:57
- Was about to post something similar regarding staying patient. (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Apr 12, 10:36:56
- Yes I agree… (NCFC) - loz, Apr 12, 10:32:27
- Impressed by the football we now play - and the possession stat (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 12, 10:32:07

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