Crippled with defensive injuries post lockdown

I remember a clearly unfit Klose running around like a 90-year-old man just trying to get through games.

Posted By: jamesward on February 26th 2024 at 09:57:11

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If Farke makes a decent fist of keeping Leeds up (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 26, 08:10:35
- Farke is a better manager than Smith and Wagner (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Feb 26, 16:18:38
  - How many managers as good as, or better than Farke have we had in our history? Interesting (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 16:26:29
    - Always a bit sceptical of these (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 16:35:11
      - Why mostly it’s just how you feel about a manager? (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Feb 26, 16:45:15
    - Stringer, Lambert, Walker, Brown and maybe controversial (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Feb 26, 16:31:36
- Can't we all just agree that sacking him would have been the right decision (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 26, 12:45:29
  - I don't think we can (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 26, 13:59:14
    - I don't disagree (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 26, 14:20:46
      - yep, the Smith argument is bobbins (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 26, 14:46:09
        
        Its not about Emi specifically, its about having a player of that quality. (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 14:57:44
        
        Alternative point of view (NCFC) - APB, Feb 26, 15:26:19
        
        Yep, all entirely fair as well. Would have been hell to pay if we'd sold Emi (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 15:34:14
        
        We were dreadful against Brentford but won (NCFC) - APB, Feb 26, 15:42:05
        
        There is and always has been (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 15:46:34
        
        Webber was a mixed bag (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 26, 19:16:20
        
        And of course… (NCFC) - APB, Feb 26, 15:45:02
        
        ... (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Feb 26, 19:31:00
        
        Yeah absolutely, that lucky win might have kick started us, or could have just been (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 16:23:06
        
        Exactly - Summerville, Rutter, Gnonto is an insane attack (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 26, 15:19:01
        
        You mention six players in your post (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 15:29:04
  - Yep, I would agree with that including your provisos (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 13:19:00
  - Certainly the right decision (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 12:56:31
- Vincent Kompany is trying the Farke approach this year (NCFC) - mr carra, Feb 26, 11:20:13
  - Top post (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 26, 13:30:56
  - What i was trying to say, but put much better. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 12:20:01
  - 👍 ,agreed. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 26, 12:01:26
  - Great post. Bang on the money 👍 (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 26, 11:43:28
    - Part of the problem was that the club had gone all in on some very dodgy signings (NCFC) - 51eve, Feb 26, 11:50:25
      - It was (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 26, 11:52:35
        
        That is totally true.....but (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 26, 12:22:26
        
        He'd only have got injured... (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 26, 12:27:02
        
        That’s it (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 26, 12:45:24
        
        Fair point, but let me play devil's advocate... (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:58:06
  - POTM (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 11:37:21
  - Spot on, and Brentford are / were very similar to Luton (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 26, 11:33:13
  - 100% this (NCFC) - Massive_Tiny, Feb 26, 11:30:52
    - The proof of the pudding (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:50:52
      - Watching us back in the late 80s / early 90s (NCFC) - Massive_Tiny, Feb 26, 13:33:41
- Let’s be honest, the snakepit divorcees would have hounded him out by Christmas… (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 26, 10:42:12
  - I suspect that you are right, Simon (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:32:19
    - The Pukki and Buendia signings are hard to replicate (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 11:44:07
- I told him he needed another Tettey to avoid relegation (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Feb 26, 10:11:53
  - He should've listened Larrald☝😡. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 26, 10:14:51
- Farke was brilliant with the right squad, and got more from that than any of his (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 09:57:31
  - Very well said. I agree with everything you have said (NCFC) - Thas Royt Intut, Feb 26, 14:00:55
- The whole affair was a clusterfuck (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Feb 26, 09:52:43
- Prediction (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 26, 09:09:24
  - yes, perfectly possible (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 26, 09:20:19
  - Be gone by Xmas (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 09:10:09
- His football failed twice with Championship players in the Permier League (NCFC) - Ben, Feb 26, 09:09:00
  - And that’s why our expectations are unrealistic (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 26, 09:18:06
- That would be unfair (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 26, 08:56:29
  - Crippled with defensive injuries post lockdown (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 26, 09:57:11
- Only a good enough manager because of Emi Buendia apparently (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Feb 26, 08:54:15
- Has everyone forgot how shit we were in the Prem with him in charge? (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Feb 26, 08:37:37
  - Many have (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 08:48:20
  - A bit like Vincent Kompany’s Burnley then ?? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 26, 08:41:45
    - One of the most underperforming teams in prem history (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 08:49:08
- the thing is .... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 26, 08:36:05
- It really does. A terrible, terrible mistake. (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 26, 08:22:58
  - Replacing good players with bang average (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 08:47:52
    - Spot on. (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:20:08
- He won’t (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 08:16:05
  - lol. Opinions eh? (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 26, 08:25:37
    - Exactly ush. (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:25:10

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