Very good article in the Mail about Clement

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Cut and paste a link to the story to smry.ai.

Sounds like it really was a clown show under Manning, who was one source said, an ‘FA coaching manual’ sort of manager, giving the same dispassionate answers in every press conference, win, lose or draw.

Yup sounds about right!

Posted By: JoeyDeacon on March 6th 2026 at 14:22:43

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Very good article in the Mail about Clement (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Mar 6, 14:22:43
- Hats off to Anatassio for whatever he said to convince him to come here (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 6, 15:25:34
  - Cocaine and Hookers will work every time.... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 6, 15:44:24
    - Prince of wales Road then (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Mar 6, 16:23:17
    - Be interesting to know how the second part of the conversation with his wife went (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 6, 15:56:02
      - "we are never going there"........... (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 6, 16:13:15
        
        perhaps it was the lure ..... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 6, 16:42:33
        
        Oh look cherie, they've got a mustard museum (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 6, 16:34:03
        
        And it's not Glasgow, which let's face it, is quite a big plus (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 6, 16:35:35
        
        Lambert got bullets in the post..... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 6, 16:58:53
- Any chance of cutting and pasting the text? Need a subscription to read it. (NCFC) - neonyellow, Mar 6, 14:53:12
  - just use the ai bot in his post to do it and it skips the paywall (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 6, 15:26:43
  - .... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Mar 6, 15:15:11
    - thanks dubbers! (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Mar 6, 19:57:48
    - Under Manning, players were given multiple days off a week. One source called it a ‘holida (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Mar 6, 17:57:01
    - Thanks Dr D (n/m) (NCFC) - neonyellow, Mar 6, 17:52:28
    - That is a fantastic read! (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 6, 17:05:35
    - Soz about the paragrahs, just how it comes out! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Mar 6, 15:15:51
      - thanks dubbers, top banana (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 6, 17:08:06
      - Thanks dubs (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 6, 15:55:41
      - Thanks Dr. (n/m) (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Mar 6, 15:50:29
      - try this (NCFC) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Mar 6, 15:25:16
- Confirms the players were unfit and it was a holiday camp under Manning. (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 6, 14:36:22
  - Three mentions of unnamed sources providing quotes how bad things were before PC (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Mar 6, 15:52:41
  - Senior players, too (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Mar 6, 15:08:21
    - Well all the players even the younger ones (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Mar 6, 15:12:57
  - Valid point, perhaps not wanting to undermine a new manager? (n/m) (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Mar 6, 14:41:05
    - Game after game we would fade in the 2nd half or not even turn up. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 6, 14:42:20
      - Yeah, it was obvious to everyone apart from those making the decisions (NCFC) - APB, Mar 6, 14:54:30
        
        I would also assume that some of those people are still at the club.... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 6, 15:42:59
        
        We lost 12 of the first 16 second halves (NCFC) - APB, Mar 6, 15:56:31

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