My 2 pennies' worth

Ok, so let's assume Lambert worked wonders with our squad last season (as compared with Hughton), which is not necessarily what I believe, due to changing circumstances between the first season (full of momentum) and the well-renowned second season syndrome:

1) what's to say there is anyone better out there to replace him?

and

2) why waste what he's already started to build (and clearly hasn't finished in my opinion) just to give another guy the same chance we gave Hoots last summer?

surely that's a waste of the past season, just feels a bit like we'd be gambling again every year like we did during the previous relegations hoping to find someone as good as Worthy was in his prime - we lucked out with Lambert, but he's gone, as he so kindly showed us at the weekend fist pumping his way off the pitch!

Don't get me wrong, if next season I can't see what Hughton's trying to give us (a bit of long term stability would be nice!) then by all means, it's time for change, but to sack someone who quite possibly has got the best out of what he had at his disposal this year (in line with Mr Carra's alternative theory that perhaps things could be a lot worse, just by trying to play gung-ho football again) seems very very knee-jerk to me.

Just saying

Posted By: essexcanaryOTBC on May 7th 2013 at 15:16:56

Message Thread

My 2 pennies' worth (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, May 7, 15:16:56
- While I think you've made some good points (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 15:29:09
  - I think that opening game thrashing at Fulham ... (NCFC) - mr carra, May 7, 15:34:23
    - In what sense? (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 15:42:11
      - Much as I liked Tierney and Fox last season (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 15:51:39
        
        Tierney 1 leahues start, Fox 2 league subs... (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 15:55:47
        
        I'm not judging them, I already know they're both very good, but their (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 15:59:21
        
        We are bloody lucky you were not judging Turner. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 7, 17:32:38
        
        Very much this, apparently it doesn't matter how they played though (n/m) (NCFC) - mrleelee, May 7, 16:31:46
        
        They didn't really play at all, that's the point. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:35:08
        
        So why can't it just be down to what the manager sees in training? (NCFC) - mrleelee, May 7, 16:37:55
        
        Because they don't fit into his sytem (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:50:51
        
        If that's the case then Turner should'nt have played another league game after Liverpool (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:06:11
        
        you can't give everyone a run of games though, there are too many players (NCFC) - mr carra, May 7, 16:13:30
        
        We have not even played the same First XI (aside from the injured Ruddy) since.... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 7, 17:37:18
        
        Garrido has been terrible since December (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:20:56
        
        obviously, just saying that Hughton probably doesn't think that way (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 16:10:20
        
        Thanks for backing up my point (intentionally or not) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:14:49
        
        oh I agree with that of course. Maybe there's some other reason (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 16:20:41
        
        Exactly (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:25:36
        
        with hindsight no, perhaps it wasn't worth changing the system (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 16:32:22
        
        My issue with the system is that we sit sooooo deep (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:41:34
        
        I thought Tierney was poor (defensively) last season (NCFC) - mr carra, May 7, 16:21:32
        
        he was our best player pre injury which kept him out for the majority of the season (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 7, 17:34:15
        
        the ease with which Royston Drenthe (?) beat him (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, May 7, 16:35:43
        
        Again, this is cherry picking one or two incidents (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:45:43
        
        Tierney's stats are almost identical to Garrido... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 7, 17:38:18
        
        Sorry pal, Tierney's shit and not on Garrido's level... (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 17:43:03
        
        Royston Royston Drenthe (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 16:40:31
        
        The general consesus on here was that he was one of our best players. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:27:13
        
        which presumably is why he hasn't been picked again (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 16:26:42
      - Moro wasn't great though, he looked disinterested, and seemed to carry this on to Leeds... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, May 7, 15:50:25
        
        Obviously needs a good man manager to get him going then (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 15:56:30
        
        Or he needs to sort his stupidly bad attitude out and realise how lucky he is (n/m) (NCFC) - mrleelee, May 7, 16:29:51
        
        You could view it like that (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:33:00
        
        Well Millwall called him lazy and unmotivated most of the season (NCFC) - mrleelee, May 7, 16:36:21
        
        We had a good manager last season (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:47:44
        
        and he was poor in games last year, it wasn't a new thing this season... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, May 7, 16:53:50
        
        Still managed to score 9 prem goals... (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 17:17:52
        
        and only 1 in 19 this season for us in the league... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, May 7, 17:27:04
        
        4 league starts.... + 15 5 minute cameos. whoop dee wooo (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 7, 17:35:09
        
        Only had 4 league starts... (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 17:30:36
        
        2 more than Becchio who replaced him. becchio hasn't even played 180 minutes footy (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 7, 17:39:12
        
        Poor Hughton, using all of his resources and getting as much out of them as possible! (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 17:41:53
        
        Just seems like a lazy argument to me, "he needs a good manager to make him not lazy" (NCFC) - mrleelee, May 7, 16:51:10
        
        So you're saying those other managers are on Lambert's level? (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:54:03
        
        If he worked as hard as he could; he'd still be playing for a Premier League team. (NCFC) - lurd, May 7, 17:11:02
        
        Yeah, I agree. Hence why he needs a good man manager. (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 17:12:54
      - I didn't say he had used his resources well (NCFC) - mr carra, May 7, 15:48:48
        
        See, this is what I don't understand... (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 15:53:26
        
        I just a lot of our players played above themselves last season (NCFC) - mr carra, May 7, 15:58:42
        
        Like I said, a lot look out of their depth because they're not being used correctly. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:02:57
        
        that's what I mean about Agbonlahor (NCFC) - mr carra, May 7, 16:08:08
        
        Nah, I'm not buying that (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:12:09
        
        and I could have probably saved that Snoddy shot, which he scuffed (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 7, 16:22:51
        
        Thanks for backing up my point (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:43:32
        
        Oh come on, a scuff FFS? (NCFC) - lurd, May 7, 17:12:16
        
        It rolled past Bunn, fuckern hell! (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 17:24:28
        
        my argument is that he's an average Prem player (NCFC) - mr carra, May 7, 16:20:41
        
        He's not an average prem player, a record of 1 in 3 is an average prem player (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 7, 16:31:53
- At last (NCFC) - Grans_Canary, May 7, 15:25:29
  - Huh? (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, May 7, 16:36:15

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