Very hard to argue we were in a better position than Swansea

They had an established 'continental' style with a playing staff matched to that (i.e. high technical quality) which made it easier adapt to Prem style football and, crucially, to blend in technically proficient foreign imports.
We had suddenly come up two leagues very quickly with basically a lower league style of play (lots of frenetic running about and quite dependent on direct balls into the box and set pieces) and frankly lower league quality playing staff (how many of the players we came up with that year, or signed that first season up, are still playing Prem football?). There was no real foundation to build an established Prem squad from. We essentially had to start from scratch and predictably we've found it very difficult.

Posted By: mr carra on October 27th 2015 at 13:20:15

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Do we give the board some credit? (NCFC) - hoolahan, Oct 27, 10:28:20
- The Board get a lot of credit and criticism in equal and fair measure in my opinion (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Oct 27, 11:37:09
  - Really like this, good post. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Oct 27, 12:45:23
  - Nicely put (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 27, 12:39:48
- Lennon has to sell players that are any good though (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Oct 27, 11:01:55
  - so do most Championship teams (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 27, 11:16:10
    - I thought it was a mistake him going there........ (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 27, 11:24:58
      - no-one better seemed interested (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 27, 11:33:55
- Lambert and Neil were good appointments. I give Mcnally credit for them. But (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 27, 10:59:03
  - Hoots was here 2 years...... these days thats a lifetime. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 27, 11:23:56
    - It was the wrong appointment stylistically (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 27, 12:53:15
      - Very hard to argue we were in a better position than Swansea (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 27, 13:20:15
        
        vmt - plus Swansea received about 40m that summer (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Oct 27, 13:35:09
    - Hughton was a decent appointment at the time and post Lambert was what (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 27, 12:20:35
  - 'you don;t back him with the players he needs to give us the best chance of survival' (NCFC) - Brom, Oct 27, 11:03:07
    - Yes - because they didn't get their defensive targets, any of them (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 27, 12:22:30
    - Because they were too ambitious (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:45:22
    - Zero, even Neil said himself the players didnt want to come. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 27, 11:22:11
- well theyre bound to occasionally get some things right but (NCFC) - pab, Oct 27, 10:44:46
  - but they have corrected that since. (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 27, 13:05:04
  - "I understood McKay turned our offer down" (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Oct 27, 11:28:24
  - they're also occasionally bound to get some things wrong (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 27, 11:20:15
    - exactly, we currently have zero debt and playing PL football. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 27, 11:26:36
  - Good point, well made. (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Oct 27, 11:08:34
    - shit point, terribly made (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 27, 11:25:46

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