Some interesting snippets in Paddy's EDP piece

They all had a chat about it after the game:

"But within hours Knapper and Zoe Webber had convened a transatlantic touchpoint with Mark Attanasio and Richard Ressler; City directors and captains of this particular ship in a post-Delia and Michael world."

"A further dialogue early on Tuesday morning reaffirmed the final decision, which was communicated, in order, to Thorup and Glen Riddersholm, then Jack Wilshire and his remaining coaches, before the players were briefed."

Not just about performances, also youth development:

"Declining results and performances may have proven the catalyst, but the perceived failure to improve players was also deemed a slight on his coaching ability from those inside the corridors of power."

Confusing communication with the players:

"At every turn Thorup the coach felt increasingly out of synch with the demands of melding a squad for Championship combat. Thorup the person was warm, engaging and excellent at conveying his message to the public. But that clarity was not always felt in the confines of the dressing room."

Personally I think we pretty much went backwards after his tactics were worked out around November and teams started to exploit our weaknesses. There was a little purple patch in the new year but that papered over the cracks. He did have a lot to contend with but also I feel was a bit out of his depth.

Posted By: Knitted Jesus on April 23rd 2025 at 09:38:03

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Some interesting snippets in Paddy's EDP piece (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 23, 09:38:03
- This..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 23, 12:13:27
- "out of synch" (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 23, 12:08:39
- this is paddy saying "i was totally duped by him"... (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 23, 10:14:45
- I mean this mainly Knapper's job, no? (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 23, 10:04:11
  - SD's job to buy championship quality players (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 23, 10:52:56
  - Depends on the meaning of melding (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 23, 10:39:33
    - I Meld With You by Modern English is a belter. (NCFC) - Milko, Apr 23, 10:44:35
- Imagine if we’d given him next season too 🙈 (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 23, 10:01:16
- 'a transatlantic touchpoint' FFS (NCFC) - inutero, Apr 23, 09:43:22
  - wankernomics (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 23, 10:23:20
  - Bloody amateurs, with that many moving pieces they should’ve circled back Tuesday morning (n/m) (NCFC) - Ben, Apr 23, 10:06:57
    - VMT. Run it up the flagpole, noodle it and then circle back for high-end action (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Apr 23, 10:14:41
      - I’m glad they didn’t park it and put it on the back burner (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Apr 23, 11:58:30
        
        Or flesh it out and look at the threat vectors of the decision (n/m) (NCFC) - Kev, Apr 24, 00:01:01
  - It's a tad "sleek women secretaries and the latest key-fob security" (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Apr 23, 09:56:33
    - haha throwback reference! (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Apr 23, 13:42:37
      - ...IT IS!!! (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Apr 23, 13:47:06
        
        ...fuck it, i'm gonna c&p it here for Wrath posterity... (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Apr 23, 13:53:29
        
        1) how are there no comments under that (must've locked them off) (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Apr 23, 13:56:11
        
        rereading, there were several versions of describing him:- (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Apr 23, 14:12:45
    - Haha I thought that too. Classic. (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 23, 09:58:51
  - it is very telling that the transatlantic touchpopint was "convened" (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 23, 09:49:17

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