This season

[Ragatino]

From my perspective it looks like a case of 'Steady Eddie'

The form is inconsistent, he's said in pressers, 'Changing things too when results are good often causes more harm than good.'

I get the feeling the idea is to play through the poor form.

It's clear that Barnes & Bruno have had to step up to cover the rest of the attacking player poor form.

Murphy & Gordon's numbers have dropped off a cliff this season in the League. That is as much as issue as Meatball's departure.

Gordon's spent more time passing back and running towards his own goal this season than at any time in his career, esp. in League games away from home against teams in the lower reaches of the Prem.

Had he stepped up as was expected of him to cover some of the goals lost by No.14's departure, that and Murphy still firing to find a striker contributing with assists things would look a lot more rosy.

- The point I'm making.

The squad has been out of form in general. A firing NUFC with a better integrated group of Summer signings would negate these discussions.

I get Eddie's point despite the poor performances.

There is a lot of football yet to play. Going out of the Cups will focus the squad on the league and wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

A respectable last 16, last 8 of the UCL and then a good consistent run of wins to the end of the league campaign would do me.

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I think that's why Gordon is more successful in the Champions League-teams haven't quite worked him/us out yet.

[Ragatino]

Teams have a go in the UCL.

In the 'The lack of quality in the Premier League this season' thread it was trying to make the point about the anti-football style.

This season it's applauded now that Arsenal, the team who's former manager, Wenger lambasted as the dead of the game and lobbied and urged the Premier League to change rules to discourage this type of play, are championing.

The dark arts, lego heed, whined about when it was NUFC dabbling to great success in the Semi last season and on the other occasion since we became a direct threat to the red Cartel, is now 'clever', shrewd tactics being implemented by those scumbags.


More long range shots need to be taken, with the attackers, gambling like Willock to hunt for rebounds and tap-ins.