A night to think about it

Havent posted since the end of the game, wanted to think in my head and try sum up how i feel ( sorry to those who feel this could have gone on another thread). i've supported Paul all along, like him as a man, want him to do well, but this isnt good enough, yesterdays 1st half perfomance was simply unacceptable, and the more you look at it, with jp and probably LJL injured for tuesday, can you guys honestly see us getting anything than a pasting? Paul needs to bring in 3, yes 3 strikers- ones we should have had in at the start of the season but for reasons unknown we didnt get them. if paul is still here come january he wants to be licking fentys boots to get boyce back, my god how i miss him. Yesterdays performance worried me more than any other because it shows how light we are in reserve and the apparent ease torquay scored both there goals. i feel i owe an apology to those i have slated for calling for pauls head and saying we have been unacceptable, im turning to your way of thinking. I now believe tuesday is an enormous game for our club and for paul, we were all so so excited after those 2 wins a mere few weeks ago, we now look a different team, and that lays at the feet of players and manager. Time to pull yourselves together guys and fast. UTM and morning to all!

Agree with the above post,

I too have had a sleep and I feel no better than I did before I went to bed.

As you said, our biggest problem is lack of depth in our squad.  Is that Hurst's fault?  NO It is the boards fault for cutting the budget year after year.  OK a business has to operate within its means, but if you pay peanuts, you will only get monkeys working for you.  

People are saying that on paper, we have a good squad, I do not believe that, there has been some very poor decisions on some of our signings. e.g. JPP came to us with a known dodgy hamstring.  8 games in, and he is out with a hamstring injury!  Does not take a genius to work out that would happen.

All our players are on a one year contract.  What player would give his all for a team where job security is not guaranteed? The only time they seem to play well is when the transfer window is open, and they put themselves in the "shop window" as it were.

Paul is now on very shaky ground, and fans are calling for his head, but I do not think that is the answer to our problem.  Having a revolving door in the mangers office is not good for the club.  Success does not come overnight, it takes time, and if we do not give someone enough time to build a team, then your back to square one.  I do believe that he needs help, either with a striking coach, or with another person at his side as assistant manager.

He has got an assistant manager.

Quoted from Tangerine Chris

As you said, our biggest problem is lack of depth in our squad.  Is that Hurst's fault?  NO It is the boards fault for cutting the budget year after year.  OK a business has to operate within its means, but if you pay peanuts, you will only get monkeys working for you.  

People are saying that on paper, we have a good squad, I do not believe that, there has been some very poor decisions on some of our signings. e.g. JPP came to us with a known dodgy hamstring.  8 games in, and he is out with a hamstring injury!  Does not take a genius to work out that would happen.

All our players are on a one year contract.  What player would give his all for a team where job security is not guaranteed? The only time they seem to play well is when the transfer window is open, and they put themselves in the "shop window" as it were.

Paul is now on very shaky ground, and fans are calling for his head, but I do not think that is the answer to our problem.  Having a revolving door in the mangers office is not good for the club.  Success does not come overnight, it takes time, and if we do not give someone enough time to build a team, then your back to square one.  I do believe that he needs help, either with a striking coach, or with another person at his side as assistant manager.

Phew! Where to start......

If we are not to end up like the Darlingtons and Stockports of this world then we need to get a grip on our finances. I and I suspect many others do not want to be on the continual tightrope of being dependent on one man for the financial security of this club. The budget for this season once you factor in that we are no longer paying for Hearn's contract is very little different to last years. I find it impossible to reconcile your statements accepting that we have to rein ourselves in and then saying if you pay peanuts you get monkeys. I have no idea what constitutes a decent wage in our league but I'd have thought the wages are better than most of the other teams we come up against with possibly the exception of FGR and quite frankly I wouldn't want to see us go down the route they have allegedly taken.
I'd argue that one of the reasons that we are where we are financially is that in the past we gave long contracts to players who were not worthy of them-some as long as 3/4 years. One year contracts are a fact of life in the lower reaches of professional football. We benefit when players we want to sign are out of contract at their previous club. That is how it is.
As for the depth of squad-only a well off Premiership club could cope with the number of injuries we have at the moment. JPP may well have been a gamble but I'd argue-up to now it's one worth taking as he looks a different class when fit.

I agree that sacking him would do no good at the moment

Quoted from Tangerine Chris

Paul is now on very shaky ground, and fans are calling for his head, but I do not think that is the answer to our problem. Having a revolving door in the mangers office is not good for the club.  Success does not come overnight, it takes time, and if we do not give someone enough time to build a team, then your back to square one.  I do believe that he needs help, either with a striking coach, or with another person at his side as assistant manager.

Hardly a revolving door though. He's one of the longest serving managers (albeit as part of a double act) in this league or any other.

Quoted from Tangerine Chris

As you said, our biggest problem is lack of depth in our squad.  Is that Hurst's fault?  NO It is the boards fault for cutting the budget year after year.

I may be wrong however I believe JF has said there was funds available and still are.

[/quote]Having a revolving door in the mangers office is not good for the club.  Success does not come overnight, it takes time, and if we do not give someone enough time to build a team, then your back to square one.  I do believe that he needs help, either with a striking coach, or with another person at his side as assistant manager.[/quote]

Agreed about an attacking coach.
His had nearly 4years at the club and this is his team without Scott, its been going down hill since January.

I think his time has come...

Timmo
UTM

nothing against Paul Hurst personally, but I honestly feel we won't get out this league with him at the helm. Quite simply the Conference this season is going to be harder than previous seasons, 8/9 clubs fighting for 2 spots. Hurst has an annoying way of setting up a side to combat others, rather than concentrating on how we can hurt others. At home we shouldn't be setting up worrying about others.

The changing of a system and tinkering, for no reason, has cost us and will continue to do so. Hoe many times does he need to see that 4-3-3 or whatever doesn't work, and 4-4-2 is the only way we are able to compete. Why spend all summer chasing Makreth etc and then take any width out the side? Why reintroduce Disley when Clay has done nothing wrong? Like Tuesday, when Paddy dropped to put Disley in, knowing Lincoln have physical presence up top surely you should think of cutting the supply?

having said all that, not Hurst fault that people are not concentrating, taking risks in stupid areas. Nsala needs to get back to basics and just defend, Pearson needs to step up.

won't go into reasons why but we won't ever win this league, play offs only option, and you need a winning mentality and strength of mind to get through them. That's missing from our club for 10 years or so.

Chris Hargreaves had been a manager for around or just under a year, his team yesterday had a plan, and we're better than us all over. They looked decent, and if he can produce a side to perform like that, on a lesser budget etc then why hasn't it happened here? Yes we get the odd freak result, but consistency and character, and leadership, are lacking. Yes, I still think play offs will be reached. We can win them, whether that can turns into a will is another matter. With Hurst in charge, and I know he is and will be, I'd question that can into will even more.

Anyway, let's hope the players step up, the manager changes mentality a bit and we improve, still long way to go.

Same mistakes every season , same crap football , the guys just not learned anything .
He's been here for 4 years now , if he announced at the start of his tenure here that we would still be in the same division in 4 years would anyone have wanted him as our manager ?
Woods might have improved into a decent manager given the time Hursts had , In fact even I might have  
It's time to go ,Ive been saying since last February he'snot up to it and it finally looks like its dawning on the rest of you.

I beleive we have a good enough squad here for promotion,thing is we r just not utilising n getting the best out of them and that is surely the managements fault.we need someone to come in with there own backroom staff n fire us back into the league playing football the right way attacking and on the floor.