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Quoted from chaos33

Hurst has loaned my mate's son Ben Godfrey from Norwich and he's playing him, so might go check him/them out when they're at Donny or Scunny or Rotherham. Apparently Hurst tried to loan him when he was at Town but neither city or the player wanted to do it.

And that might be why he is successful in Shrewsbury ... geographically it is a more positive proposition that NE Lincs. Maybe he was giving the backing but many players didn't fancy it in Clee, pretty much all our managers have the same issue.

Quoted from Garth

If he carries on like he is, it will be only a matter of time before he will be managing nearer home, Rotherham,Blades or Wednesday

Which as always been the aim according to a very good pal of his

Quoted from LongEatonMariner

And that might be why he is successful in Shrewsbury ... geographically it is a more positive proposition that NE Lincs. Maybe he was giving the backing but many players didn't fancy it in Clee, pretty much all our managers have the same issue.

In this instance mate, that's not the case. There were some other circumstances around timings and cover, plus the chance of actually playing, and neither Norwich nor Godfrey wanted to play L2 football. L1 is obviously more attractive and better for his professional development given he has a long term future at Norwich.

Shrewsbury is pretty remote from Norwich in any case. With family in York, I don't think location was a factor, and I think it's overstated generally.

He's doing ok most like to knock Fenty but he did stick by him and gave him time to fulfill his mandate when most wanted him gone.

That's probably what made him bitter at Wembley.

Ben Godfrey is ex York City, he can never shake off that York connection can he

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

He's doing ok most like to knock Fenty but he did stick by him and gave him time to fulfill his mandate when most wanted him gone.

That's probably what made him bitter at Wembley.

That mandate took ages to fulfill and yes he got us promoted but not once did we challenge for the title. I personally think it was more like fenty had enough of the hassle of switching managers and started to get used to winning matches all be it against poor opposition. When he said we were lucky that's when I lost it with him tbh like many others

Don't forget, folks, Hurst will never achieve anything in management and, when he does, it is just down to luck and nothing to do with his decisions or signings.

Quoted from chaos33

In this instance mate, that's not the case. There were some other circumstances around timings and cover, plus the chance of actually playing, and neither Norwich nor Godfrey wanted to play L2 football. L1 is obviously more attractive and better for his professional development given he has a long term future at Norwich.

Shrewsbury is pretty remote from Norwich in any case. With family in York, I don't think location was a factor, and I think it's overstated generally.

Fair point.

Quoted from Maringer

Don't forget, folks, Hurst will never achieve anything in management and, when he does, it is just down to luck and nothing to do with his decisions or signings.

Hurst knows the game inside out and his teams will always be organised,

BUT

He let himself down while with us by calling one or two fans moaning at him from the main stand but not praising the great support he got from the thousand of others,

His pre and post match interviews were as dull as ditch water,

Will he get promoted with Shrewsbury ?

I don't care I am glad he is not here at least Bignot gave us a laugh at the interviews and Slade talks a lot of sense.

I don't care how managers sound in interviews, Slade has never got a side promoted and Hurst did despite our endless criticism of him. He's now managed to get his side to start the season well and in the league above us, considering they were 8 points adrift or whatever it was when he took over shows that he's been going a very good job.