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Have you considered that, given a similar injury crisis themselves, some of the other promotion contenders may well drop points against some of the smaller clubs in the division?
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Looking back historically is all well and good , it's 2014 . Nostalgia could be more harmful , looking and knowing what we had . Just wondering , being 60+ does it hurt me more than say someone who's 25/30 who hasn't seen or known the good times ?
Nostalgia? It ain't what it used to be....
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At least we have those memories Doc, these youngsters dont. I remember when I was young in the 60s and 70s older friends and relatives going on about their heroes and Town in then div 2 (now championship). These were back in the dark days of Bobby Kennedy, before Lawrie. Thank God for John Newman, George Kerr and Alan Buckley eh
I'm in the business of re-habilitating Mr Kennedy (to a certain extent). He wasn't manager during the dreadful 68/69 re-election season. Everything "clicked" on the field for Town at the back of the 70/71 season when they avoided having to apply for re-election again after a fantastic end of season run (including a 4-0 win at promotion hopefuls Northampton). It also, it has to be said corresponded with him relinquishing the playing side of his role. The club had no money yet he built a "squad" that, by and large (only Thompson, Chatterley and Gauden from memory were added by McMenemy the latter two during the season) was that which went on that great opening run. Where he "failed" was that he didn't have the charisma to get the Town buzzing but Lawrie himself has, in the past, paid tribute to the man who gave him the players to work with....
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I'm in the business of re-habilitating Mr Kennedy (to a certain extent). He wasn't manager during the dreadful 68/69 re-election season. Everything "clicked" on the field for Town at the back of the 70/71 season when they avoided having to apply for re-election again after a fantastic end of season run (including a 4-0 win at promotion hopefuls Northampton). It also, it has to be said corresponded with him relinquishing the playing side of his role. The club had no money yet he built a "squad" that, by and large (only Thompson, Chatterley and Gauden from memory were added by McMenemy the latter two during the season) was that which went on that great opening run. Where he "failed" was that he didn't have the charisma to get the Town buzzing but Lawrie himself has, in the past, paid tribute to the man who gave him the players to work with....
A most important and significant part of the equation IMO especially in this town where excitement is generally limited
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And the last spell
There was something realy wrong about his last spell in charge,, either no money, or not the players about to buy/get. or he would not have made some of the signings he made. Now we have some good players again now, and i believe that if he had these players we would be playing better football and more exciting to. Imo Mr hurst is a very good defence coach and that is it. Not a team manager , We need someone that can fire the players up, make them proud to wear the shirt and show it. We need a leader.. not a bully or a quiate lets just get on with it type of man.. I remember when laurie mac was here, he took the players out to the fans, on the dock at 6am, and showed them what there fans did for a living . and said this is what waits for you if you fail in your football life ,, did it help you bet it did
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In reply to maringer,to rely on those factors t takes our destiny out of our own hands,that is something winners do not have to rely on.
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In reply to maringer,to rely on those factors t takes our destiny out of our own hands,that is something winners do not have to rely on.
As the saying goes, it's a marathon, not a sprint. It is pretty rare for a team to absolutely run away with the League as Luton did last season so you always tend to get the title contenders slipping up here and there in games that they are expected to win. 43 matches still to play and hopefully, there will be very few of them in which we have such injury problems as for the first 3 games.
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Hurst has been in charge for 43 games,
During that period we have score 58 goals,
That must tell him where we are going wrong,
Stop looking for a left back on loan Paul,
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Find that goal scorer we are lacking.
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Hurst has been in charge for 43 games,
During that period we have score 58 goals,
That must tell him where we are going wrong,
Stop looking for a left back on loan Paul,
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Find that goal scorer we are lacking.
There here already Pete in the form of Connell, Hannah and Pitman, they all have a decent goal scoring record but can`t seem to repeat it here yet
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Could not agree more Grimsby Pete.
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