Just a hypothetical question but, under Marcus with his positive attacking style would we have left the conference quicker than we actually did, this is in no way to be used as a stick to hit PH with as he did (eventually) succeed.

Looking at what he has done to Solihull Moors F.C. possibly. Fact is though, it was hurst and doig that got us here, and they deserve the ever-lasting praise for that..

FFS. We probably would have gone up quicker if Fergie was in charge but he wasn't, so leave it alone.

Imagine the hoo ha if we'd replaced Neil Woods with a bloke who'd only managed Brum Ladies ;)

Just wondering if Marcus Bignot had been in power in the late 1930s could we have avoided WWII?

One thing I do know,

Hurst could not take us into L1 because he has gone,

BUT

There is a good chance no a very good chance Marcus will..

Early days I know but I can't help feeling all the staff changes (players and management team) in the last six months have taken us to another level, Hurst deserves credit for that..... 8)

Would Bignot have got us out of the Conference quicker than Hurst, impossible to say.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing - whilst I was never a Paul Hurst fan, the weight of expectation last season was almost unbearable and no-one knows what MB minus a year's experience would have done.

Quoted from LH

Just wondering if Marcus Bignot had been in power in the late 1930s could we have avoided WWII?

Brilliant!

Marcus Bignot chose to go to the Moon and do the other things. not because they were easy, but because they were hard.

Pele meets his idol

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bignot+gif&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib3ZDb47XQAhVVF8AKHZhgBksQsAQIJg&biw=1366&bih=655#tbm=isch&q=marcus+bignot+gif&imgrc=MnscUX7MNMJlJM%3A

Quoted from LH

Just wondering if Marcus Bignot had been in power in the late 1930s could we have avoided WWII?

No, but we would have won it in 1940.

He would have persuaded the French to launch an offensive with us in Spring 1940, utilising our superior numbers and armour, instead of skulking behind the Maginot line keeping us shape. Winston Bignot would have had that offensive spirit that Neville Hurst lacked, and not talked up Adolf Vince and that overweight buffoon Hermann Parkin with his aerial bombardment.

FFS by early 1940, all that smug vegetarian's side had managed to beat were pub sides like the Poles, the Czechs, the Spanish Republicans, the Danes and the Norwegians.

I bet we wouldn't have lost in Singapore against the Japs either. Another loss due to sitting back and giving the opposition the initiative.

Quoted from Skrill

Looking at what he has done to Solihull Moors F.C. possibly. Fact is though, it was hurst and doig that got us here, and they deserve the ever-lasting praise for that..

A minimal amount of praise IMO. They did what they was employed for, but we never looked like winning the 'NON LEAGUE' title. We are a huge club at that level, we are a big club at this level. He was a boring illegitimate, no charisma at all. Charisma is required as far as I am concerned, I think Hurst probably did have the respect of the players, the ones he picked anyway, but he hardly made the red sea part.

We were always going to rise to the top in that league, we should never have sunk so low (directors), league one is the next step towards normality, we'll get there soon. Maybe a 50 percent chance this season, our new manager seems spot on, I've every confidence in him and to be fair, to the board who have gone for up and coming, instead of sacked and on his way down.

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No, but we would have won it in 1940.

He would have persuaded the French to launch an offensive with us in Spring 1940, utilising our superior numbers and armour, instead of skulking behind the Maginot line keeping us shape. Winston Bignot would have had that offensive spirit that Neville Hurst lacked, and not talked up Adolf Vince and that overweight buffoon Hermann Parkin with his aerial bombardment.

FFS by early 1940, all that smug vegetarian's side had managed to beat were pub sides like the Poles, the Czechs, the Spanish Republicans, the Danes and the Norwegians.

I bet we wouldn't have lost in Singapore against the Japs either. Another loss due to sitting back and giving the opposition the initiative.[/quote

Brilliant 😂

Quoted from Southwark Mariner

Marcus Bignot chose to go to the Moon and do the other things. not because they were easy, but because they were hard.

Which mission to the Moon was Marcus Bignot on because I can't remember his name mentioned. ;)

Quoted from rancido

Which mission to the Moon was Marcus Bignot on because I can't remember his name mentioned. ;)

Great to be a Town  fan tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnExahMPPFI

Some of us on here do seem to have selective memory! Remember this club of ours had been so poorly managed a few years ago that we sank to the lowest point ever in the club's history. Hurst may have lacked certain qualities, but he won the respect of his players, hauled us back up to the football league and then skilfully rebuilt the squad during the summer to give Marcus the pool of players he now has at his disposal.

I agree totally with Marcus's appointment as he has some fantastic qualities, but it is churlish and ungrateful for some people to dismiss hurst's major contribution in getting us to where we are now.

Its the here and now that is important,its nice to come on here and see the positiveity around the club once again, onwards and upwards utm

Quoted from KingstonMariner

No, but we would have won it in 1940.

He would have persuaded the French to launch an offensive with us in Spring 1940, utilising our superior numbers and armour, instead of skulking behind the Maginot line keeping us shape. Winston Bignot would have had that offensive spirit that Neville Hurst lacked, and not talked up Adolf Vince and that overweight buffoon Hermann Parkin with his aerial bombardment.

FFS by early 1940, all that smug vegetarian's side had managed to beat were pub sides like the Poles, the Czechs, the Spanish Republicans, the Danes and the Norwegians.

I bet we wouldn't have lost in Singapore against the Japs either. Another loss due to sitting back and giving the opposition the initiative.

Not forgetting Field Marshall Fenty marauding around the back of the enemy lines deconstructing tanks

Quoted from Garth

Not forgetting Field Marshall Fenty marauding around the back of the enemy lines deconstructing tanks

Absolutely his assault on SS Panzer Division Leibstandart Newport County is legendary.

We all know the play offs is a lottery and Hurst got us there 4 seasons on the bounce.  Him and Scott were on an upward trajectory working in the league below at the time we appointed them. Admittedly one of them had anger management issues and soon left but as someone said earlier, imagine the uproar if we appointed someone cutting their teeth in the womens game managing Birmingham City Ladies?

On another note, I was at the Mansfield v Crawley game yesterday and their fans were extremely excited by Steve Evans appointment whereas there was a feeling of discontent on here when people linked him to the job.  Interestingly, Pat Hoban is a very effective target man and was their player of the month for October!

Quoted from jamesgtfc

We all know the play offs is a lottery and Hurst got us there 4 seasons on the bounce.  Him and Scott were on an upward trajectory working in the league below at the time we appointed them. Admittedly one of them had anger management issues and soon left but as someone said earlier, imagine the uproar if we appointed someone cutting their teeth in the womens game managing Birmingham City Ladies?

On another note, I was at the Mansfield v Crawley game yesterday and their fans were extremely excited by Steve Evans appointment whereas there was a feeling of discontent on here when people linked him to the job.  Interestingly, Pat Hoban is a very effective target man and was their player of the month for October!

I saw something I never thought I'd see last night. Hoban scoring.  ;)

Things happened the way they did, and we'll never know if they could've happened differently (or quicker).

What I will say is that the disappointments of all those play-off failures made promotion (when it finally came) seem all the more sweeter, and given that we can't change anything, that's the way I'd prefer to look at it!

Don't get me wrong - I'd have loved us to bounce back straight away in 2011, or even in 2015 against Bristol Rovers - but the way it worked out meant we had an absolutely awesome day at Wembley in May that seemed extra special because of Operation Promotion.