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My understanding is that the budget is again smaller than that of previous seasons and is a competetive budget for the play offs but lacking in terms of challenging for the league. Are you saying the budget is there to spend the 50-100k on a transfer fee? That is the kind of money has been spend on Tubbs, Vardy and Gray's transfer fees.
That is implying that the Board, JF or both made a conscious decision to only aim for the play-offs. This is a specific statement, do you have any evidence to validate this? This isn't an attempt to have a go at the poster but could imply something that simply isn't true.
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Managers are judged on two things, signings and results. Mainly results.
Signing wise I think Hurst has made improvements for us (Toto over Mcdonald, Magnay over Hatton, Brown over Kerr). However his tactics and ability to get the best out of players is leaving us looking bang average.
A goalscorer has been a problem for two years, the fact it is still unresolved is embarrassing really. If Hurst has the funds in place to rectify yet hasn't suggests he's not got the knowledge, contacts or skills to bring the right man here.
I would be keen to know if Parslow's loan is taken from the striker funds as that would be ridiculous when we already have adequate numbers in that position.
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But that is the problem, if there was that statement of intent in the budget that we could have the good squad we have and a top striker signing at this level we would be fine. The issue is the budget for me, we are one or two big signings from being a title challenger. Our board has such a lack of ambition with regards to budgeting, they haven't taken note of how clubs like Crawley and fleetwood have made it out of here, they signed a good squad for the level and made a few key signings of players on the up like Tubbs and Vardy, these players got them promoted and sold for massive profit. The club is being lent enough money to keep it operating but just not enough to make a success of it. Sometimes you really do have to speculate to accumulate and that is not PH's fault.
It is if with what budget he is given isn't spent wisely. So far the players he has brought in this season aren't performing any better than what we had last season. Toto currently is probably the poorest centre-half we have had at the club for a while, Mackreth isn't living up to the standards many on here were gushing about when he was signed.
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Although I do not agree with the ferocity of abuse Hurst has got on here I have now reached the conclusion that many have - it is time for him to go. We do not have the firepower, as stated all over this forum as our current forwards are simply not good enough to get us promoted. As much as I like LJL's endeavour he just can't finish and to be honest Hannah has been very poor this year. I appreciate we've had some injuries (and suspensions for the first three games) but believe managerially Hurst has taken us as far as he can. This season is clearly not lost as it's October but to give us the best chance of promotion we should replace the manager asap.
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And dare I say it kept Disley and got rid of Kerr,I'll go and wash my mouth out.
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I am not on the board and never have been!
I stand corrected
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And dare I say it kept Disley and got rid of Kerr,I'll go and wash my mouth out.
Very well put sir!
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I stand corrected
Chris is or was on the Trust's board not GTFC board.
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That is implying that the Board, JF or both made a conscious decision to only aim for the play-offs. This is a specific statement, do you have any evidence to validate this? This isn't an attempt to have a go at the poster but could imply something that simply isn't true.
Err no it's not, it's my opinion of the budget based on the squad and the signings. I'm sure they want to win the league but the squad and the lack of money signings is evidence enough that the budget isn't as ambitious as you would expect from a prospective league winner.
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Who is clearly not fit, along with another loan striker/midfielder and the signing that came with a very poor appearance record.
At risk of sounding like a broken record, promotion will not be done on the cheap, just seems we don't want it badly enough.
Don't get me wrong Codger, I was merely stating the fact we already had a loan striker in. Hurst's inability to bring a decent striker in is really offpissing.
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