Now the inquest

Quoted from Teestogreen

And hopefully , the new better recruits won’t have to play pre - season at Cleethorpes Town and Grimsby Borough to get injured - as usually happens each season - Groundhog Day - so frustrating

Surely they have to play someone so the Coaches can asses the squad, and if the local team(s) are up for it why not?

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

One thing I would like to steer clear of is academy players from Championship other PL clubs who like to play the game as if it is a glorified training session. That is the way they have been brought up but it doesn't really work in league 2.

Think that is more to do with selecting the right players off the top of my head, in recent years, we have had Embleton, Robson, Richardson (when fit), Glennon, Benson, Smith and the blond haired central defender from Bristol City. All of these had the right attitude and were good enough to play in L2.

Lincoln had Morgan Rogers and Brennan Johnson in the year they made the playoffs so quality lads are about we’ve just not always got our choices right.

Quoted from GrimPol

Surely they have to play someone so the Coaches can asses the squad, and if the local team(s) are up for it why not?

I think some of the concerns are about the poor playing surfaces causing injury.

Quoted from RonMariner

I think some of the concerns are about the poor playing surfaces causing injury.

Linden Club is probably a better pitch than half the ones we've played on this season  

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

I’d be very disappointed if we kept Hunt. at the expense of Green. One wants to play for us the other seems like he isn’t that bothered.

Hunt is under contract. Green is out of contract.

Quoted from diehardmariner

Hunt is under contract. Green is out of contract.

We do have a one-year option on Green though, so could easily keep him if we wanted to. I'm 50/50 on him. I think it will come down to his wages, if he's a relatively high earner and we can bring in a midfielder who can add the same sort of physicality, and who we're confident is better, then we should get rid. Otherwise he's worth another year.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

I’d be very disappointed if we kept Hunt. at the expense of Green. One wants to play for us the other seems like he isn’t that bothered.

I’m surprised that you would keep someone who is not suited to playing the ‘game style’ the owners want.

Very true.  But not keeping Hunt isn't really an option.

I've spent far too long on this forum defending, backing, praising and showing frustration at his lack of game time.  But putting that to one side, Hunt isn't likely to appeal to anyone willing to pick up the final year of his contract.

His career so far has amounted to a decent third of a Conference campaign with us and a six or seven game run where he impressed with a York side who ended up staying in the Conference by the skin of their teeth.  He kept threatening to break into a Wednesday first team but never did, didn't impress in a Ragarse Rovers Oldham side in League Two and has failed to gain the trust of 3 different sets of managers in 2 seasons at League Two level with us.  Six months before he signed a 3-year deal for us he signed a new contract at Sheff Weds, it's incredibly likely we would have given him a fairly decent contract to sign for us.    Who's going to take that on?

If you're a League Two side are you looking at the lad who failed to break into the fourth worst side in the division?  Might be a few Conference sides who would like him (his best football has come there and I'd say he's proved he can cut it at that level) but there isn't any money sides there now.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

I’m surprised that you would keep someone who is not suited to playing the ‘game style’ the owners want.

You and I agree on most things- With the exception of Hunt-!

Does it sit right with you that the owners are actively dictating the way with play? Deeply uncomfortable with me, they are not football men, for me they shouldnt have any say in the style of football we play, or the types of player we are identifying

Quoted from Hagrid

You and I agree on most things- With the exception of Hunt-!

Does it sit right with you that the owners are actively dictating the way with play? Deeply uncomfortable with me, they are not football men, for me they shouldnt have any say in the style of football we play, or the types of player we are identifying

I really don't agree. In any business the tone is set from the top, the owners/leaders say 'this is where we're going and this is what we want it to look like'. They then recruit the right people to deliver that vision. I'm sure Artell was told the vision and he agreed that he could deliver it.

I would be worried if they were telling DA who to play and what positions certain players should play but there is no hint of that. How to get there (the execution of it) is DA's job but not the vision, that would be the tail wagging the dog.