Generally we look a better team but i'm concerned we will not be as effective

at picking up regular wins and ultimately 11 or 12 wins is what will keep us up not the odd draw here and there.

I think we are playing better in many ways than we did for most of last season but can't shape the nagging feeling that out of the same level of performance against the same teams (although in West Am's case obviously didnlt play them) over 4 games last season we would have managed to pick up 5 or 6 points.

I've said before on here that Lambert is a lucky manager and I stick by that. The feeling persists that we would have ended up with 3 or 4 up front and scrambled a winner in at least one of those games. That said we just have to get used to the fact that is not Hoot's style and we still had more than enough chances to win it and its not Hughton's fault that strikers who have proven themselves to be competent in the past have suddenly all forgotten how to score.

Posted By: Jim on September 17th 2012 at 11:04:27

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Some balance ... (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 17, 10:22:01
- I think Lambert had the defense attack about right (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 17, 13:35:56
- We definitely look far more organised and I think that that has been Hoot's first priority (NCFC) - CROMAGZ, Sep 17, 11:56:44
- Generally we look a better team but i'm concerned we will not be as effective (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 17, 11:04:27
  - Cant shake even! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 17, 11:05:35
- Agreed - we definitely look a better team than last year (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 17, 10:50:50
- 3 wins from 17 now.. (NCFC) - loz, Sep 17, 10:46:48
- After 18/02/12 (Leicester FAC) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 17, 10:43:17
  - There's a lot of talk about this dreadful spell in the second half (NCFC) - pants, Sep 17, 10:44:37
    - i think we gave the ball away cheaply several times after west ham became very narrow afte (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 17, 10:53:30
      - I kind of feel sorry for Carlton Cole for this (NCFC) - pants, Sep 17, 10:55:50
        
        i was impressed with kane (except his finish!),he looked dangerous when he ran at defender (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 17, 11:00:03
        
        you are joking? (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 17, 11:40:42
        
        just a thought,hence the question mark at the end. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 17, 11:50:18
        
        i dont think the crowd have turned against him (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 17, 11:52:50
        
        don't think they've turned against him,was just wondering if he felt as loved as before. (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 17, 12:04:52
        
        think you may be right .. (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 17, 11:07:02
        
        didn't Holt look like this at the start of last season though (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 17, 11:05:24
        
        yes tbf,i hope you're right. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 17, 11:06:42
        
        I don't for a second think he'll get 15 goals again (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 17, 11:09:29
        
        It's a shame, because what's missed about that chance (NCFC) - pants, Sep 17, 11:05:13
        
        keeper had a decent angle too tbf,at the end of the day he's a 19year old on his prem. deb (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 17, 11:08:41
    - in the second half.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 17, 10:48:56
      - some one said before in here,can't remember who,lego is wasted in a holding midfield role. (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 17, 10:55:59
        
        Maybe you CAN have too many midfielders! (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 17, 10:58:15
        
        you might be right! (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 17, 11:00:41
- I agree, although. I've trusted Hughton in every game (NCFC) - pants, Sep 17, 10:34:23
  - Yep, it was just like the sync issues between radio and Sky (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 17, 10:40:12
    - It just felt like a crazy first game of the season. One goal we would have cleared off (NCFC) - pants, Sep 17, 10:43:32
      - Yep. Without rose tinting history, cos 5-0 is 5-0 (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 17, 10:50:33
- Agree with all of that (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Sep 17, 10:30:02
- THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^ in spades. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Sep 17, 10:25:28

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