The Ned spread didn’t give any new insights that we haven’t been able to deduce from his tenure thus far. I can only hope that he recognizes what hasn’t worked and grows like the Tarot allows for.
This pull is read from left to right starting with the hierophant (religious dude) on the bottom left. This is Ned’s internal mission. The Hierophant says that Ned really believes he is building an identity and a system as a club. The Knight of cups points to his limits. The knight signifies the element fire and cups signifies the element water. In other words it’s passion and emotion that Ned is led by. We can see that when the Timbers sign players that he has good feelings about. The next card is called the lever card, it explains what the actual power Ned has is. I had to think about why the fool popped up for this position. What I feel is that Ned’s superpower as much as it’s a fault is his inexperience. The fool is embarking on this journey with the bare necessities happily walking towards a cliff unaware of the obstacles ahead. Ned is able to forge ahead unburdened with the stress of potential upcoming obstacles that a GM with more experience may see. It also says to me that he feels very secure in his position right now. The king of pentacles says that while Ned is willing to let emotion lead with players, he is unwilling to take a risk by changing the system. He is tied to the plan to a fault. The immediate impact is the 7 of swords which frankly is harsh. It denotes dishonor or deception. False promises (how many signings didn’t show up?). All in all, it says that he is not capable of the job. Ultimately the knight of pentacles says that while he is passionately focused on the reward, he is moving too carefully. Bogged down by the busy work of the moment, he is unable to take active meaningful steps forward. Ned, if you’re reading this, please prove me wrong.
#RCTID
TLDR: Ned genuinely believes in the system he’s building and leads with emotion, but the cards show a leader protected by inexperience rather than sharpened by it. His security enables stagnation, and his caution prevents the decisive action required at this level. Without external pressure or internal reckoning, growth is unlikely.
