Paul Hurst

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

As one of the few that didn't want him can I give him some credit.
7 undefeated and he's having a go at being more attack minded.
Still needs to work on his substitutions but I honestly believe if he'd have been in charge 1 month earlier we'd be out the relegation zone now.
Has to be given next year to try n get us back up, but not 6 years, not again.

Like I mentioned in another thread, going undefeated doesn't mean much if you can't win games and the teams around you are getting similar points to us.

As for being attacked minded the three forwards today weren't up to much, Payne was dreadful, Hanson won plenty of headers but they didn't come to much and LJL failed with 3 good chances.

Our main reason for not closing the gap is our abject failure to put away teams around us (apart from Barrow) and those on poor runs like Salford, Walsall, Colchester, Carlisle, Leyton Orient.

Hurst's record now is 15 games 12 points with a points tally of 0.8 a game as well as only scoring more than one goal in two of those games.

We need wins not draws if we are to escape the drop.

We also have to bear in mind PH put this squad together very quickly from a limited pool of players. Not exactly blind panic but approaching it, so I think he's done ok to get us this close. Hanging on against Carlisle and Salford today would have been massive of course
Net season will depend on who's in charge and how the club is run

You need an impact as soon as you take over unfortunatly it's took too long coupled with too many draws , for what it's worth i'd give him nxt yr to get us back up

Don’t forget what he walked in to, the squad was massive in terms of numbers and completely unsuitable for a league 2 campaign.

Add to that at least one of them didn’t  want to be here and they probably didn’t know their @rse hole from their ear holes after being exposed to that nut job Holloway it was always going to be a big job.

I firmly believe he brought in who he could and players he trusted to add the right attitude.

Regardless of which league where in next season we’ll be much better for sure.

I think if when we go down he should go.

Bringing in LJL has proven a poor choice i like him but he cannot score and misses sitters his other players have been poor.

Struggles to close out a game nearly every time and cannot score more than 1 goal.

So for me a fresh start and a new board.

We could and probably should have had 8-10 points more out of the last seven games even with a catalogue of injuries. Anyone suggesting PH doesn’t deserve the job needs their bumps felt. We’re harder to beat and starting to score in most games. Maybe it’s too late, hopefully not.

Jason Stockwood likes Hursty and he will be here next season under Stockwood and Petit

So tell me guys, given that managerial appointments had always been high up on the criticism charts for John Fenty. Does this make Stockwood and Petit bad custodians straight away, if they don’t bring in a new manager and get rid of Hurst?

You can’t have it both ways. You cannot pick and choose how you pillory John but judge the newcomers differently for the same decisions. Not to mention the fact that the consortium were instrumental in Paul Hursts appointment

Asking for a friend

More organised.. more settled ...not sure which comes first but he has achieved that.
Players working hard as a group and seem to be running for each other.
Matete, Coke, Menayese have solidified the spine.....its a shame he hasnt quite found the solution up front to win us the games that he is managing to keep us in.

Payne playing out wide doesnt really bring alot for me and LJL just doesnt have the quality.

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

Jason Stockwood likes Hursty and he will be here next season under Stockwood and Petit

So tell me guys, given that managerial appointments had always been high up on the criticism charts for John Fenty. Does this make Stockwood and Petit bad custodians straight away, if they don’t bring in a new manager and get rid of Hurst?

You can’t have it both ways. You cannot pick and choose how you pillory John but judge the newcomers differently for the same decisions. Not to mention the fact that the consortium were instrumental in Paul Hursts appointment

Asking for a friend

Oh do bore off!..

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

Jason Stockwood likes Hursty and he will be here next season under Stockwood and Petit

So tell me guys, given that managerial appointments had always been high up on the criticism charts for John Fenty. Does this make Stockwood and Petit bad custodians straight away, if they don’t bring in a new manager and get rid of Hurst?

You can’t have it both ways. You cannot pick and choose how you pillory John but judge the newcomers differently for the same decisions. Not to mention the fact that the consortium were instrumental in Paul Hursts appointment

Asking for a friend

Asking for a friend? Not sure he counts.