Stevenage this season to last

Hurst had a policy to try and sign players who had proven themselves capable of getting promoted from the conference. He did it several times, that IMHO contributed to the positive atmosphere, because we were signing 'winners' at that level. Consistently winning breeds confidence and individuals bring that with them.

Not sure what happened to that policy last year but we signed three players who had been relegated the prior season in Berret, Summerfield and Chambers. Now we've added to that with four more players who had recently been relegated, Clarke, Hooper, Kelly and Dixon. We've got a lot of players who have been conditioned to losing games consistently in the recent past.  That mentally is bound to have an effect when things aren't going well.

Just read through there forum. They say we were shocking, they wont have an easier game this season and we will struggle. Ffs slade sort it out

Quoted from Mariner_09

I want to at least see some fight, we never had poor discipline or folded embarrassingly like that under Hurst. Even when we were 3-0 down at Colchester it finished 3-2. Shaun Pearson and Craig Disley were playing, true fighters who cared!

Erm, Halifax away, poor discipline from at least one player and the manager, but we had been spoilt

Quoted from arryarryarry

Erm, Halifax away, poor discipline from at least one player and the manager, but we had been spoilt

How did we get poor discipline from the manager, I can't remember that.

Did not want to start a new thread but Toto gave 2 pens away and Shrews still won 3-2.

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

Hurst had a policy to try and sign players who had proven themselves capable of getting promoted from the conference. He did it several times, that IMHO contributed to the positive atmosphere, because we were signing 'winners' at that level. Consistently winning breeds confidence and individuals bring that with them.

Not sure what happened to that policy last year but we signed three players who had been relegated the prior season in Berret, Summerfield and Chambers. Now we've added to that with four more players who had recently been relegated, Clarke, Hooper, Kelly and Dixon. We've got a lot of players who have been conditioned to losing games consistently in the recent past.  That mentally is bound to have an effect when things aren't going well.

I kind of see what your saying, not sure it's a mind set thing but usually when teams get relegated its down to the players not being good enough or a lack of desire, yesterday even at this early stage I sensed both about us which is of real concern.

Re the stewards, totally over the top. When my 21 year old daughter was searched she was asked if she was wearing an under wire bra??? What would have happened if she had said yes would they have confiscated it or refused her entry. They don't even ask that on air lines.

What also p1ssed me off was just near the end when the stewards climbed over the barrier onto the bit behind the goal if they had done that during the game it would have saved so many confrontations with Town fans just behind the goal.