Shrews

Quoted from Maringer

Well, we always had at least two or three clubs outspending us, often by a lot, so no great surprise we didn't pop straight back up. I actually thought we were a better team the season before we finally won promotion and deserved it more that year than the following. We just managed to put the results together that time (and without the terrible refereeing decisions going against us either).

I think he's a good manager. Certainly not a great one but perfectly capable. It's a real achievement for anyone to win promotion from the Conference, it's such a tight league at the top end. Many managers have failed there, often after spending a heck of a lot more money than Hurst ever did.

I'd agree with that entirely. Stick Podge in that side instead of Pittman or Palmer for the whole season and I think we would have been as well.

Hurst is capable to a point as a manager, I'm not a big fan, but the sad fact is that he's been by far the best we've had for donkey's years. Really depressing when you think how long it is.. We've been treated to some c rap appointments over the years..

If we had matched Shrews offer and kept Hurst and not spent even more money on two managers and two new teams would we have been in a stronger more settled position and looking forward to a more optimistic future ?
Hurst wasn't perfect but he lead a great team spirit and did achieve what he failed so narrowly to do 12 months before
I would have had him here still but don't wish him any success at Shrews as I'm a long in the tooth bitter Town fan

For me, Hurst could have achieved more with us, sooner if he hadn't been so damned negative in his tactics. I think we scraped back in to the Football League. Interesting that when we were doing badly under him we were always told by his fans that 'the season lasts 46 matches'. Now a handful of games in, the Shrews; results prove what a good manager he is.

And I'll never forget 5-1 at Braintree.

By complete fluke I had a chat with him in the summer. Nice bloke but clearly felt he now has better backing than he had with us. Didn't like how he set us up and told him so, his response was that he would always rather draw than lose - very pragmatic but not necessarily what a Grimsby Town fan wants. I think several Town fans would rather us play well and lose than play dull ball and draw.

The if he had stayed how good we have been is a no go,

He wanted to leave and took the first offer available,

Thank you Hursty and goodbye.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

For me, Hurst could have achieved more with us, sooner if he hadn't been so damned negative in his tactics. I think we scraped back in to the Football League. Interesting that when we were doing badly under him we were always told by his fans that 'the season lasts 46 matches'. Now a handful of games in, the Shrews; results prove what a good manager he is.

And I'll never forget 5-1 at Braintree.

Never forget it was 5-0

Quoted from UpTheMariners

Never forget it was 5-0

and wasn't Hurst

Interesting to see the views on history. I actually think that you should judge Hurst on his time with GTFC when he had the job on his own as the 2 managers thing would never work.

So 13/14 - play offs but never really good enough with the players "they both" assembled

14/15 - robbed? Well we could not have got closer. Despite the romantics we where a better side the year after.

15/16 - promotion, maybe without storming the league but objective achieved

The football was not great but we where a non league team with non league players so in reality it's hardly every going to be a spectacle is it.

Legacy? - well if nothing else he got us out of a league that only has 2 promotion spots and brought through Bogle from what was supposedly a £50k but to a sale that may have been around 20 times that sum in 18 months.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

And I'll never forget 5-1 at Braintree.

Sounds like you might have.