Knapper couldn't take a chance on Wilshere....

He probably thought he was on last chance saloon so went with somebody proven like Manning.
Its still amazing Knapper wasn't let go.
I think 95% of clubs would have fired Manning and Knapper long before Manning was let go.

Posted By: usacanary on April 6th 2026 at 21:08:25

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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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