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I agree. I'm finding it very hard to consider going again this season ( only one home match I know) play offs included if we make it. It is boring to watch. The only games I have actually enjoyed at BP are the fa cup games. If that level of performance we witnessed in those 3 games were replicated we would be looking at bigger gates for sure.
but if we were midtable playing Barcelona-esque total football there'd probably be 2000 going. If we were top of the league playing total football we'd get 5000 but we'd be very lucky to get a manager and squad capable of that with out budget. As long as we're in the top 5 it probably adds 500-1000 to the gate regardless of the quality of "entertainment". (And I am yet to go to a game where the crowd left happy without getting 3 points or a creditable draw - it's football not 20/20 cricket!). Ask Wrexham, Forest Green and Barnet if they'd rather be in our position, or theirs. They've all got big budgets (bigger than ours in some cases) and we're going to finish ahead of all of them.
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Steve Burr becomes available at the end of the season. If we get him and are not successful will it be another of Feny's clueless appointments?
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Clueless tactical morons.
Your definition of a clueless tactical moron is someone who doesn't win the league or play-offs, so there are 22 of them in this division (in which one club is vastly bigger than all the others and very likely to win the league). If you were to draw a shortlist of six managers in this division for the manager of the season award PH would probably be one of them - at the moment.
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Your right Chris , however it's getting to the point now is it worth me paying out nearly £40 for the two of us not to be entertained . Just another frustrating match when deep down we knew what we were going to see . One more home game against Hyde who have nothing but pride to play for , will we turn up and put a performance worthy of Grimsby ? Sorry but rapidly loosing interest .
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Just to be fair, Paul did not rotate the team last night. LJL, Jennings, Rodman were not available to him. Also Cook did well on Sat when he came on and scored the winner. Tonk had scored 2 in 3 .Thomas was fit and available to regain his place. It did not work because we lost, but he had little choice with the players available.
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but if we were midtable playing Barcelona-esque total football there'd probably be 2000 going. If we were top of the league playing total football we'd get 5000 but we'd be very lucky to get a manager and squad capable of that with out budget. As long as we're in the top 5 it probably adds 500-1000 to the gate regardless of the quality of "entertainment". (And I am yet to go to a game where the crowd left happy without getting 3 points or a creditable draw - it's football not 20/20 cricket!).
Ask Wrexham, Forest Green and Barnet if they'd rather be in our position, or theirs. They've all got big budgets (bigger than ours in some cases) and we're going to finish ahead of all of them.
Of course those teams would swap places , but that doesn't disguise the fact that IMO we just arnt good enough , just a little better than those said teams , manure are in a better position than west brom but the mancs won't be taking much comfort from the fact ?
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Your definition of a clueless tactical moron is someone who doesn't win the league or play-offs, so there are 22 of them in this division (in which one club is vastly bigger than all the others and very likely to win the league).
If you were to draw a shortlist of six managers in this division for the manager of the season award PH would probably be one of them - at the moment.
This just about sums up your acceptance of dross. So what if he was on a 'shortlist' (see wot you did there Ha Ha) he still wouldn't win.
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I think looking at how much money he has had compared to many of the other teams in this league ,he has been well backed and I suspect there is only Luton with a bigger wage bill than us. The other thing is he dosnt seem to learn anything ,we have all seen this coming since January and he has not been able to to counter the crap home form and poor play of his team.He's lost the fans now Rob so I expect he is walking on a very thin line ,anything but promotion and he will be gone
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I know I'm in disagreement with my life-long GTFC supporting friend but I feel that Hurst has somehow managed to coast since the sacking of Rob Scott. I don't think PH has been able to deliver quite what the pair of them managed to deliver, for whatever reason.
That said I don't think now is the time to dump Hurst - we need to see out the end of the season and make decisions then. For whatever reason he just doesn't seem to be motivating and inspiring the team, and we just seem to be putting in these lacklustre performances game after game.
That said, I agree with points made my GrimRob earlier that how we perceive our form, vs our stats and position in the table are definitely at odds and that perhaps we do need to lighten up a little. But similarly I do share the concerns that I just don't think we're good enough to go up - and that we just don't seem to want it enough.
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I think looking at how much money he has had compared to many of the other teams in this league ,he has been well backed and I suspect there is only Luton with a bigger wage bill than us. The other thing is he dosnt seem to learn anything ,we have all seen this coming since January and he has not been able to to counter the crap home form and poor play of his team.He's lost the fans now Rob so I expect he is wanking on a very thin line ,anything but promotion and he will be gone
Exactly my point, he appears to have learned nothing and as I said at the weekend he is well suited to managing sides away from home and I expect we may well win on Friday. Of course I want us to succeed but many fans last night were commenting that they dread getting in the play offs as he might stay. I will always want us to succeed but the thought of watching that type of football for90 per cent of home games would mean no season ticket for me and occasional visits to BP next season. He is certainly dividing opinion on here!
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