I think I was very underwhelmed by the appointment

But gave him the benefit of the doubt for a while.

This is the odd pattern I've seen in the Webber/Knapper eras. We have a plan, and a vision. We hired a manager that fits it, and then when it inevitably gets to the end game we just s**t the bed and sign managers that don't fit the plan at all - notably Dean Smith and Liam Manning.

I understand Wagner, as no doubt Webber would have trust with him as they did so well together at Huddersfield. I get JHT, although I think it was a gamble, as he fit the profile too except as it turns out I think the experience was the issue.

When I was talking about JHT being replaced by Manning, I missed one out there. Wilshere. He was brought in to be the successor (probably undermining JHT to an extent), and then he was let go in favour of Manning. So sometimes we walk the walk and sometimes we only talk the talk

Posted By: Legacy Fan on April 6th 2026 at 21:00:27

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I read that we passed last season’s points total today (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 6, 19:51:34
- Strangely enough, I think JHT and Clement have a lot in common (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 19:57:31
  - The Manning appointment feels odd (NCFC) - norwaay, Apr 6, 20:48:07
    - At the time I thought it was a really decent appointment. (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 6, 20:55:11
      - Well... not only were there signs of fading (NCFC) - norwaay, Apr 6, 21:17:48
        
        That post was scarily accurate (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 6, 21:45:34
        
        They still made the playoffs. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 6, 21:19:03
        
        Indeed - but your suggestion that there were no signs of fading is incorrect. (NCFC) - norwaay, Apr 6, 21:22:18
      - I think I was very underwhelmed by the appointment (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 21:00:27
        
        Knapper couldn't take a chance on Wilshere.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 6, 21:08:25
        
        To be fair it was pretty rapid as far as Norwich goes (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 21:11:19
        
        Go back and watch that game, Theo gets too much shit IMHO (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 6, 21:15:59
        
        Oh my god Theoklitos was fucking awful (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 21:25:49
        
        Which goals were down to him out of the 7.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 6, 21:57:38
        
        I often wonder whether in reality (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 21:12:24
        
        Not Delia but him and McNally were already acquainted. (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Apr 6, 21:16:05
        
        strange one really (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 6, 21:05:55
  - Basically yes (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 6, 20:05:30
    - Yeah (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 6, 20:22:10
      - Is incredible really isn't it? When you think that he started that season with (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 20:25:14
        
        I remember the home match with Preston (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 6, 20:28:27
        
        Vrancic was a great example of a player with great touch when nobody was near him but was (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 20:33:36
        
        Oscar....haterz will hatez but I told you so.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 6, 20:47:42
        
        You're not the only one who thought Schwartau looked like a player (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 20:55:07
        
        Did as well as anyone under SC Manning (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 6, 21:13:00
    - Well, Farke, but not immediately (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 20:18:00
      - Yeah (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 6, 20:23:02
  - They have a lot of similarities (NCFC) - lurd, Apr 6, 20:03:08
    - Well, they also both (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 20:14:07
    - I liked JHT (NCFC) - 51eve, Apr 6, 20:06:13
      - Agree Clement is next level. But I do think that if we'd kept JHT and backed him , then (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 20:17:01
      - He was a weak man manager and couldn’t affect a game. (NCFC) - lurd, Apr 6, 20:14:18
        
        He's a different personality for sure, but I think they have similar philosophies (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 20:19:12
        
        He needed to add a little pragmatism (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 6, 21:14:27
      - Not sure it will be much stronger (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 6, 20:08:12
        
        Spurs or Forest or West Ham are more likely than Leeds (NCFC) - APB, Apr 6, 20:27:43
        
        Yibbut. If Leeds come down, if they keep Farke, then they've got Farke (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 6, 20:30:13

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