Urgh - miserable day of footy & weather.
Defeat disappointing but maybe not surprising.
#NCFC are a work in progress. Ipswich further along in the process and had too much nouse.
We've struggled to beat the very best in the league without Makama up top.
Give #BigPhil 6 more months to shape & mould 👊
Looking back at that grim day in Suffolk last October, there were probably as many as 8 players who started for #NCFC who will likely start in tomorrow's big re-match.
Sargent - sold ❌
Crnac/Topic - injured for the season. ❌
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Goes to show the difference #BigPhil has made to this squad.
49 #NCFC points from 26 games. 😍
Beat Ipswich & get us over the 60 point line and the freedom of #Norwich is yours big fella. 👊
#BigPhil
There it is.
#NCFC 58 points from 41 games surpasses the 57 points from 46 games last season!
Who would have predicted that last November? 🤪
#BigPhil #BelgianGenius
A veritable chalk and cheese #NCFC comparison 😅
#BigPhil with the upwardly mobile stattage.
What a rollercoaster.
Plot from @ncfc-analysis.bsky.social @thepinkun.bsky.social
Post from November 18th.
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My initial reaction to the new #NCFC head coach appointment.
I asked for/demanded 12+ wins.
#BigPhil has delivered 14 with 7 games still to go.
If he can get us to 60+ points and beat Ipswich, then he has the freedom of the city. 😍
Not sure how I'd feel if a manager returned to the club I support *44 years* after doing the job the first time.
Seems an odd time to make a change with just 7 games to go.
I guess the Bristol City fans had been getting angsty though.
#NCFC still to go to Ashton Gate.
#BigPhil will fancy it.
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# of goals conceded by #NCFC in the 2nd halves of the last 13 league games (starting at Wrexham).
GF24, GA7 in that period.
Remarkable effort from the boys in Y&G (and away kits).
#BigPhil
A VERY Happy 52nd Birthday to the #NCFC gaffer *Philippe Clement*.
#BigPhil
AKA The Belgian Bruiser.
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Just a few months at the helm, just 27 games in charge. 🧐
But what an impact. What a turnaround. 👏
And a splendid new grey coat. 😍
The right man at the right club at the right time.
..and relax 😩
Great #NCFC win at a tough to beat Charlton. 👏
Real character & resolve on display from the lads. 👊
Up to *10th* 😲
#BigPhil - just a remarkable job he's done. 😘
Play-offs too far a step I think but 60+ points the target.
When Clement came in November, I said if he gets us out of the bottom 3 in January and then up to 50 points by May, it will have been a miracle.
He's done it in March 🤪
Push on to 60 points lads. 👊
#NCFC #BigPhil #BelgianWizard
Can't beat a comeback win under the Carrow Road lights.
#BigPhil has thoughts afterwards.
#NCFC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgKP...
Fantastic comeback win by the #NCFC lads 😍
Great to see Forson back in business. ✔️
#BigPhil is a genius once more. 👏
First time we've beaten a Wilder Blades team in Norfolk. 👊
First win at home (in 6 attempts) vs Sheff Utd. since 2010 😀
The mythical 50 point mark is within our grasp 🙏
Best of to the #NCFC lads today in the Cup.
Tough assignment with the #Canaries very much the underdogs but every underdog has its day. Maybe today.
Squad is stretched thin but #BigPhil knows how to motivate and get the best out of his charges.
Farke's banned to the stand - could make a difference.
Tough challenge today for the #NCFC lads against a very good & hard to beat Birmingham side.
#BigPhil will have prepared them as well as anyone could.
Fingers crossed it's our day and the Canaries cross that 40 point line at last.
To mark 3 months of #BigPhil at #NCFC I thought I'd plot goals for & against for his games in charge (19) split across 15 minute intervals & compare with the same for Manning's games (17).
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PC: 36 GF/21 GA
LM: 16 GF/27 GA
PC: GD+6 (1st half)/+9 (2nd half)
LM: GD+2/-13
2nd half stats are striking.
Tough trip to Leeds in the Cup but #BigPhil will relish the challenge of putting his #NCFC lads out on a bigger stage and pitting his tactical wits against Herr Farke.
Progress in the Champ is the priority but a win in West Yorkshire would be a delightful bonus.
Leeds fans already booking their place for the QFs.
#BigPhil will be bang up for it.
Embrace the challenge lads. #NCFC
The mood back then. 😅
Turns out that a clear-out wasn't the answer.
Just finding the right man for this #NCFC squad.
#BigPhil
Excellent win for #NCFC. 😍
Did well to see it through after the Baggies equaliser.
Keeps the confidence going.
#BigPhil
Fingers crossed for #NCFC tonight vs the league leaders.
We go into the game in good form with goals in the boots.
Massive test tonight under the Carrow Road lights but #BigPhil will have prepared the boys for the challenge ahead, & Ben Knapper is bringing in the reinforcements for battles to come.
Disappointing not to get a Port Vale or Grimsby in R4 but a home game against a very beatable WBA gives a chance to progress further and #BigPhil will take it seriously. #NCFC
Ah, the day after a #NCFC win always feels a bit better. 😀
Two days to bathe in the glow of victory before the anxiety ramps up again on Sunday. 😬
Back to back wins (for the 1st time this season) would be a massive boost to our chances of getting out of the relegation swamp. 🤞
#BigPhil
