Follow the Hull template?

Hull have done well and will do better than Derby next season for one reason, they are a team! Not a squad of players but a team, a few years ago the like of Ashbee and Myhill have played for Hull from the bottom tear and will probably play in the Premier League as well, They then added players (not whole new squads but shrewd additions) like Turner and Brown that strengthened the team and allowed them to consolidate there league position and then push for promotion. The surgery we're currently undergoing i don't think will bring instant sucess but will lay the foundations for seasons to come.
Players like Huckerby and Croft of course have a place in the squad, i don't think you'd want Russell on the wing and now would you want Huckerby in the centre of midfield. If all the point of the article is that you need a balanced team to succeed in the championship then well done, i wish i could get a job where i could state the obvious quite so much, but a lot of Hull's success is based on a steady progress not trying to rush out of league for fear of dropping out of them. Norwich need to build a team now, get a lot of players in, have a consolidation season and then look to push on, as the 10 or so players that we all hope are going to come in will undoubtedly give some abject performances while they learn how each other plays.

Anyways onwards and upwards

OTBC

Posted By: wgf500 on May 28th 2008 at 11:38:41

Message Thread

" let's face it, you need as many, if not more, Darel Russells as you do Darren Huckerbys" (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:21:16
- Follow the Hull template? (NCFC) - wgf500, May 28, 11:38:41
  - does that mean we all have to do Nazi salutes in the Barclay? (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, May 28, 11:39:31
    - no (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:46:47
      - can anyone translate this? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:51:55
        
        sure (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:56:30
      - I can't be bothered to even start correcting that (n/m) (NCFC) - wgf500, May 28, 11:51:01
        
        i'll do it for you then (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:55:17
        
        I didn't mean the English, i meant the content (n/m) (NCFC) - wgf500, May 28, 11:57:22
        
        oh go on, it'll be fun (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, May 28, 12:18:46
        
        exactly (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 12:21:54
        
        What point is that? (n/m) (NCFC) - wgf500, May 28, 12:25:11
        
        you make your point (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 12:27:53
        
        That does sound familiar, especially when your posts are just wrong :P (n/m) (NCFC) - wgf500, May 28, 12:30:11
        
        ... (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 12:34:20
        
        POTD (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, May 28, 12:28:28
    - If you remeber i was the one who kicked up all the fuss about the salutes... (NCFC) - wgf500, May 28, 11:41:34
- on his game yes (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:31:42
  - even you went on about how many points we got without huckerby (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:32:28
    - sort what out? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:34:00
      - You're opinion (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:36:48
        
        am i really? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:38:20
        
        what is the deal? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:38:41
        
        it's a top selling album by the Fugees (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:39:21
      - this thread (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:35:53
- However I'll bet you anything that... (NCFC) - mr carra, May 28, 11:27:10
  - what about a team of one huckerby and ten goalkeepers (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:32:17
    - Russell would get sent off after about five minutes (n/m) (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, May 28, 11:36:58
      - True, you'd never see Huckerby doing anything rash in a game would you? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:39:41
        
        not exactly rash, no (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:41:02
  - I understand his point (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:28:37
    - he never said it would (NCFC) - mr carra, May 28, 11:31:23
      - Well what is his point? that you need a balanced team? (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:33:07
        
        well what is your point? (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 28, 11:36:49
        
        In a good enough side I'm sure he could manage it. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:37:38
        
        and in a shit side Huckerby can't (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 28, 11:39:14
        
        Russel didn't improve said shit side either. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:40:33
        
        Neither did Earnshaw (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:45:28
        
        Earnie did initially (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:51:58
        
        find out how many games we lost 2005/06, the famous near the play off season (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:54:46
        
        we were never actually near the play-offs however we finished 13 points short (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:57:09
        
        a bit like this season then (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:58:52
        
        and Huckerby has been a common factor in the last 4 season of failure (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 28, 11:48:03
        
        very true, hasnt he managed a couple of player of the seasons in that time too. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:50:08
        
        with the Doc winning another one and Russell only missing out this season (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 28, 11:52:14
        
        I thought Russell missed out cos he didnt deserve it (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:53:18
        
        Russell came 2nd (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 28, 11:58:45
        
        What that we need a balanced side (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:39:54
        
        so you don't have a point then? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 28, 11:41:57
        
        My point is Haylett is stating the bloody obvious (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:43:28
        
        that wasn't the point of your original post (NCFC) - mr carra, May 28, 11:46:52
        
        That and you fancied a little shit stir (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:45:58
        
        really? (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 28, 11:45:24
    - Having said that Stoke managed it (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:30:53
      - We managed to beat Bayern Munich, draw at Manchester Utd and hold our own against Inter (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:38:32
        
        We had had the 3rd best team in England at that point (NCFC) - phrankin, May 28, 11:42:28
        
        That stoke had a good team already which is why they went up (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:44:29
        
        oooooh (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 11:48:42
        
        You're trying too hard, you're beginning to look like a kid in an arcade (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 12:02:30
        
        and you (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 12:04:08
        
        .... (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 12:06:47
        
        arghhh! (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 12:08:53
        
        I chose the inappropriate word (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 12:13:25
        
        Oh, come on! "allured" was the wrong word and you know it (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 28, 12:21:10
        
        fair enough (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 12:46:36
        
        you should get in touch with the oxford english dictionary and let them know (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 12:49:58
        
        I think I'll just (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 15:24:59
        
        he should have put it down to a typo (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 12:26:04
        
        i agree you weren't far off (although it's an altogether different word) (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 28, 12:19:09
        
        i chortled at the thought of phrankin trying to seduce us with his trolling (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 28, 11:49:59
        
        Just being contrary intut (n/m) (NCFC) - King, May 28, 11:41:57
        
        i mean phillips (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, May 28, 11:41:49

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.