there's inexperience and there's inability

I think we can allow a coach to learn on the job about some things, eg English football and the championship in particular.

Equally I think we have a right to expect a coach to have the basic skills of being, well, a coach.

Poor communication and poor player development are not weaknesses we should be tolerating.

Posted By: CWC on April 24th 2025 at 12:06:26

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Knapper interview from February 2025. Asked about goals for the rest of the season (13:15. (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Apr 24, 09:06:35
- Its a qualitative call not just quantitative. (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Apr 24, 12:20:23
- Some words of wisdom to all the shlubz.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 24, 12:10:22
  - Oh and Knapper also said Crnac was a number 9....... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 24, 12:11:10
- Maybe it was a copy paste from a previous year. (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Apr 24, 10:30:22
- It was clearly more about performances than results (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 24, 09:26:00
  - What gets me is that in February Knapper is saying that all is going (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Apr 24, 09:57:47
    - Knapper is learning on the job too unfortunately (NCFC) - Allen, Apr 24, 10:02:52
    - Or he saw/knows there are other factors at play and acted decisively... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Apr 24, 09:59:40
      - 'Other factors'. Such as? (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Apr 24, 10:04:27
        
        We've got 6 points in 10 games since February (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Apr 24, 10:31:14
        
        That's certainly within his prerogative but its a bit of a knee jerk reaction if it really (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Apr 24, 10:46:19
        
        I mentioned these yesterday from Paddy's piece (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 24, 10:10:23
        
        To me those are weaknesses that JHT could learn to improve upon. Knapper (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Apr 24, 10:16:21
        
        there's inexperience and there's inability (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 24, 12:06:26
        
        But I think the point is they lost confidence that he is the right person for the project (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 24, 10:18:10
        
        Agree but would like to know who 'they' were. Between Knapper, Zoe and (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Apr 24, 10:48:59
        
        Rudderless would have been to let things drift along. (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 24, 11:42:02
  - And player progression - who has genuinely improved as the season has gone on? (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 24, 09:38:20
    - Forson and Chrisene....and Jurasek? (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 24, 12:31:11
    - I think there was improvement, but it's gone (NCFC) - APB, Apr 24, 09:51:16
      - I don't think Sainz all round play was any better tbh (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 24, 09:56:33
    - Chrisane was in the starting line up for a string of games before he got injured. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Apr 24, 09:48:50
      - He then publicly said he had lost confidence (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 24, 09:51:47
        
        Assume you mean more recently - think he came back in when Mahovo (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 24, 09:54:27
      - Yea and showing signs of improvement … (NCFC) - loz, Apr 24, 09:50:11
  - The Portsmouth one for me. I felt that was Colchester 2009 levels. (NCFC) - APB, Apr 24, 09:38:08

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