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Topic: Never write off players!
21. Author:  AlterPar        
Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 13:41

Ngwenya looks a solid centre back in a 3. Look a lot stronger with him in there, brilliant to see.

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22. Author:  wee eck        
Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 14:03

I always thought Ngwenya was decent defensively as a left back but had limitations going forward and when NL came in and indicated he favoured wing backs it looked like he was marking time until his contract expired. However, John Tod`s injury and Otoo`s loss of form opened the door for him in a new position and he has made the most of an unexpected opportunity.



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23. Author:  Back_oh_the_net        
Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 14:39

Angus_W, Sun 18 Jan 13:23

I like the management approach.

They’re setting the bar high. The expectation is you consistently get to the bar or they look elsewhere within the squad. No one is excluded, no one is written off.

It’s giving players responsibility for their own development. That’s good man management.


Aye it sends out the message to the players that they are only ever one honking performance away from being dropped unlike in the past where players became complacent and continued to underperform and not be dropped due to no real back up options

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24. Author:  Dandy Warhol        
Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 14:45

buffy, Sun 18 Jan 12:22

I blame the water too, Dandy, for typing in Stewart (as in Barney) for new lad and fast-as-a-whippet Thomas!


You`re a pro though 😂

I don`t wanna go down like disco.

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25. Author:  king lad        
Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 16:06

I thought Ngwenya was one our best players last season, not that it was saying an awful lot about the squad but it`s difficult to find decent left sided defenders. Interesting to see how the rest of the season plays out with his contract and a few others that have been in and out the squad.

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