Hooper - RANT

Maynard's quick and has got pedigree. He's scored goals at a higher level and everyone holds him in high regard wherever he's been. Hooper is the complete opposite on the evidence we have so far, maybe he'll change when he gets fitter and settled.

We are where we are and it's for the manager and his team to make things work. Fans pay their salaries and are quite entitled to complain if they don't feel they are receiving value for the money they spend. However, I dislike personal abuse and any criticism should refer to deficiences fans see on the pitch. Sadly, I have long given up hope that we live in a particularly civilised society.

Quoted from Mariner_09

Maynard's quick and has got pedigree. He's scored goals at a higher level and everyone holds him in high regard wherever he's been. Hooper is the complete opposite on the evidence we have so far, maybe he'll change when he gets fitter and settled.

I doubt it very much lets be honest Hooper is not good enough.

When Vernon is fit he will take the holding role,

Hooper then will be given time to get up to speed as several posters have said he has not had any pre season training .

He will then be back and be a much improved player, I hope,

So I will give him that time to prove himself instead of making an instant decision ,

Give the lad a break.

jamille Matt also turned us down, we were in for Walker from forest, so theres 3 already who we couldnt get

Suspect we tried to get Revell as well, hardly surprising he's struggling as he's clearly No. 5 or 6 on the list.

For all those with longer memories - and I'm doing this from the perspective of not having seen Hopper play btw - Nottingham Forest had a striker who scored goals for fun with them, Gary Birtles. This persuaded Manchester United to splash out over £1 million for him - a huge sum in those days - and he didn't score in his first season with them. He ended up[ with just 11 goals in 59 appearances before heading back to the City Ground for much less than he was sold for, where he scored goals for fun again.

He ended up having a great couple of seasons for us of course. That one season with United though could possibly have finished his career if the keyborad warriors had been around in those days? Have a go at the team collectively if they underperform by all means, especially if they're playing to orders, but let's not single out individuals for what's tantamount to bullying. It does nobody any favours and it can only damage the individual concerned.

Hooper hasn't scored goals for fun but perhaps he should have resigned for Havant instead of us then he may have another 13 in a season for them.

Quoted from Hertsmariner

We are where we are and it's for the manager and his team to make things work. Fans pay their salaries and are quite entitled to complain if they don't feel they are receiving value for the money they spend. However, I dislike personal abuse and any criticism should refer to deficiences fans see on the pitch. Sadly, I have long given up hope that we live in a particularly civilised society.

Has there been that much personal abuse, most comments and certainly mine are based on a couldn't be arsed 45 minutes at Stevenage at not much improvement against Derby.

If we hadn't read all the stuff about him the vale fans said I doubt he'd be getting the abuse from town fans . Pre conceived doubts soon becomes reality when he doesn't immediately look like the new bogle . Give him 10 games to settle in and being played in his natural position before we crucify him . Give the lad a break ffs .