That's the laziest and most complacent view of all

It's basically prevalent because it is so much easier to change a manager that to turn over a squad of players which would require loads of separate deals. Doesn't mean it's necessarily the right identification of the cause of the problem, just that it is so much simpler a potential solution (which doesn't mean it is to be sniffed at - even if turning over the squad rather than the manager is the "right" solution it might still be just plain too complicated to actually do).
Of course changing the manager, if the new one wants a different style of play, will frequently require turning over the squad anyway. Boro tried to change their style of play under Woodgate but failed because they still had a Pulis-style squad and so had to go back to a Pulis-style manager in Warnock.

Posted By: mr carra on July 15th 2020 at 10:30:44

Message Thread

New midfield next season... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 09:20:31
- Fuk da shit, next year we’re playing 5 at the back 5 at the front : (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 15, 09:39:02
- Well if them 3 go we will have no chance (NCFC) - Pukki Pies, Jul 15, 09:36:41
  - Thing is will players that have aLee after gone up be ... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 09:48:52
    - VMT (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 10:58:24
  - Tettey won’t be gone he has a year left and no resale value (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 09:38:46
    - Yeah, I'd have thought we'd keep (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 15, 13:03:10
    - Tettey remains our best option for midfield solidity (NCFC) - Basil Wrathbone, Jul 15, 09:46:08
- Would've thought leitner will go (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 15, 09:33:05
- Can’t see Trybull and Vrancic leaving after they performed well in that division last year (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Jul 15, 09:28:01
- why the hell would we let Trybull, Vrancic and Leitner go? (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 09:23:27
  - Because the recruitment model ... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 09:26:43
    - if that's the plan then it sounds ludicrously complacent (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 09:31:18
      - you are assuming that they will play (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 15, 10:03:43
        
        not assuming anything, I just think it would be stupid (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 10:06:11
        
        I think getting the right mix between freshening it up and changing it too much... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 10:35:26
      - vmt (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 15, 09:59:19
      - Maybe it was because previous times we retained too many of the players? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 09:50:57
        
        I think the main reason was that we retained the manager who took us down for too long (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 09:51:44
        
        That's the laziest and most complacent view of all (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 10:30:44
        
        well, you've hit the nail on the head (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 10:34:09
        
        Is it that the players lose faith in the manager or vice versa? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 10:39:24
        
        I imagine both, but it's like you said (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 10:49:16
        
        yeah this (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 15, 10:06:57
        
        yeah, it's such a tough one with Farke (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 10:15:56
        
        Tbf that poor first season looks less so in retrospect... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 10:32:54
        
        perhaps it was, perhaps it wasn't (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 10:36:40
        
        But even when we were doing badly at the start of the second season.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 10:40:58
        
        that's true, I'm genuinely not sure whether it (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 10:44:08
        
        Like that West Brom game (NCFC) - jamesward, Jul 15, 10:43:29
        
        We were actually outplaying Leeds until we chucked in two goals in about two minutes (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 10:44:22
        
        True, then we lost belief (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jul 15, 11:22:14
        
        And part of his role has been to develop youth... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 10:36:31
        
        Alex Neil was also excellent before (NCFC) - jamesward, Jul 15, 10:11:38
        
        First few games so important (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 15, 10:21:01
        
        And it will be harder than ever (NCFC) - BungysPie, Jul 15, 11:10:34
        
        Has a team that's been relegated *this* badly ever come straight back up? (NCFC) - jamesward, Jul 15, 10:42:14
        
        New season is so close as well, going to take a huge turnaround (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 15, 10:53:54
        
        I'm hoping they've just thrown in the towel and mentally switched to FIFA/new clubs (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 15, 11:09:39
      - Two of them may stay Leitner definitely won’t (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 09:39:40
    - First things first,build a squad that will get us up,if we can improve (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 15, 09:30:34
      - vmt - every single time we go down (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 09:33:29
        
        Literally nobody thinks we will walk that league it’s a nightmare (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 09:44:54
        
        seems a bit risky then to build a relegation into a five year plan (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 09:51:07
        
        And seems massively unrealistic to not build a relegation into a 5 year plan (n/m) (NCFC) - Duck, Jul 15, 10:12:18
        
        It would be unrealistic, but I think there is a difference between building it (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 10:19:53
        
        Sure there were different versions of the plan depending on whether we stayed up or not (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 15, 10:43:33
        
        Sure you’d do better than Webber you seem to know it all (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 10:22:42
        
        not sure why you are being so sensitive to any criticism of 'the plan' (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jul 15, 10:24:29
        
        Isn’t that precisely what Webber is doing .... (NCFC) - loz, Jul 15, 10:30:33

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