Hurst post match.

http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/freeview-stevenage-reaction-3276224.aspx

Doesn't seem as enamoured about the victory today as the fans do, which shows the mind of a football manager. Thinks we played better last week and we looked a bit shaky first half today. He's probably right but fans forget about all that when the goals are flying in.

Results business I'm happy when town win it makes my weekend

I think he was right. We played really well in several periods of the games. There were other times when we looked scrappy. I agree with his comments about looking nervy early on. However, Paul let's enjoy the good bits, the goals and the 3 points.

Really pisses me off...

sorry Paul but we didnt play better last week..... we may have passed the ball more last week but we actually created very little of note from all that sideways and backwards passing....we completely dominated Orient but without hardly working their keeper...this week we passed with purpose and intent and as a result could have scored 7/8/9, their keeper made 2/3 excellent saves to deny Summerfield/Bogle , we hit the bar and a couple of chances were snatched at.

and as for "i think the fans applauded but i dont think they realised what they were applauding" ...in reference to Summerfields goal...what a condescending statement that is. Seriously...have some respect for the people that pay your wages...it was a very well worked goal from a team perspective, some lovely interplay and for Summerfield to adjust his body to get the strike off, under pressure, with such accuracy was technically superb.

Not interested in being a manager involved in high scoring games....yawn

He did get around to talking some positives in there but i think that interview is a microcosm of why Hurst just doesnt enamour himself to the supporters very often.

Quoted from ginnywings

http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/freeview-stevenage-reaction-3276224.aspx

Doesn't seem as enamoured about the victory today as the fans do, which shows the mind of a football manager. Thinks we played better last week and we looked a bit shaky first half today. He's probably right but fans forget about all that when the goals are flying in.

At 4 - 2 when they attacked I did not feel 100% confident that they would not score again as we look shaky at the back and Macca at time mentally drifts off into outer space, though Andrew was as much to blame for the 2nd as Macca was TBH. However this has been the case for the first few games of the last few seasons. I put it down to the amount of changes we have made close season, we will get meaner on defence.

O.K. PH may or may not be right about the perofrmnace versus last week but this week we scored 5 decent goals and conceeded 2 thats all that matters.      

Exactly. I can understand him wanting to play down the performance to keep expectations in check (standard managerial psychology), but the bit about us supporters not understanding the exceptional team play which led to Summerfield's goal was unnecessary and frankly rather patronising. Just not needed after everyone was walking out of Blundell Park happy!

I really like the stubborn little fornicator. Have to say I think we definatley played better first half last week and thought we really were 2nd best for much of the 1st half today, Bogle was the clear difference first half and our 1 bit of real quality as a team we scored from. Thought we were excellent 2nd half. He never gets carried away either way.

People looking for a reason to be p1ssed off with the manager after an emphatic home win. Unbelievable.

I hope he is happy with 5 goals at home but still unhappy with 2 against.

Still need a quality high level centre back - another Nathan Pond would be good.

Vast improvement - result wise, but still more needed..

Hurst was a defender and we conceded another 2 goals today. You don't concede, you don't lose so I understand why he isn't as delighted as we maybe expect.