They took Knapper at his word re a 3 year plan, it seems to me

Whilst naive on their part, Knapper is more liable in my view for giving them a false impression of expectations

Posted By: NxNW on May 23rd 2025 at 18:46:51

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Glen observes... (NCFC) - DrDublin, May 23, 16:52:56
- Well look, both him and JHT have said enough that it's clear (NCFC) - Old Man, May 23, 22:26:19
- I agree with him. (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, May 23, 19:08:09
  - I agree about the project thing (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, May 23, 19:10:29
    - But they didnt play for the long term..... (NCFC) - usacanary, May 23, 19:13:37
      - Can’t really say they didn’t play the youth (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, May 23, 22:54:12
- Thing is Glen, if the players don’t want to play for you, it ain’t gonna work son. (n/m) (NCFC) - DH Yellow, May 23, 18:56:41
- I still like the idea of a manager’s transfer window, in that they have to stay until the (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, May 23, 18:54:41
- With any long term project there should be key milestones where certain objectives need to (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 23, 18:31:32
  - 100% nailed it. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 23, 19:07:34
- In some ways they were unlucky (NCFC) - Under soil heating, May 23, 17:50:20
  - IMHO I think their arguments dont hold water. (NCFC) - usacanary, May 23, 18:01:46
    - also the blubbing about the players who were leaving....... (NCFC) - usacanary, May 23, 18:07:59
    - Hard to argue with that tbh. (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, May 23, 18:05:50
- "I have spoken a little with Thomas [Frank] ..." (NCFC) - paulg, May 23, 17:21:25
  - Riddersholm and Thorup are both good guys .. (NCFC) - loz, May 23, 17:25:52
    - I agree they sound genuinely good guys but.... (NCFC) - usacanary, May 23, 17:56:47
      - They took Knapper at his word re a 3 year plan, it seems to me (NCFC) - NxNW, May 23, 18:46:51
        
        Surely nobody is that naive that there is zero re-evaluations (NCFC) - usacanary, May 23, 19:06:18
        
        True but re-evaluations shouldn't be a surprise. Knapper appears to have extremely poor (NCFC) - The Gaffer, May 23, 19:19:06
        
        I dont disagree, he is far more to blame for the situation than JHT (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 23, 19:26:47
      - Indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, May 23, 18:33:32
      - Can't disagree (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 23, 17:58:03
    - Unlucky with some injuries and suspensions (NCFC) - jamesward, May 23, 17:35:49
    - Nothing unlucky (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 17:34:30
- Hmm. Who would they have played instead of those they chose to play? (NCFC) - jamesward, May 23, 17:02:24

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