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Fishy Forum › Fishy Boards › Archive › How long is too long? Users Browsing Forum No Members and 61 Guests How long is too long?   This thread currently has 1,624 views. 2 Pages 1 2 Next All Recommend Thread bax October 6, 2014, 10:18am Table Wine Drinker Posts: 885 Posts Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 86.94% Rep Score: +25 / -3 Approval: +2,020 I'm on the fence in the Hurst in/out debate, but found a few stats interesting. Since the turn of the year (Lincoln at home on NYD) we've won just 16 of 44 matches. This would put us about 10th in a league table. I guess the question is how long do you allow mediocrity to linger before action - whatever that is - takes place? This season's form hasn't been temporary, the issues (lack of strikers etc) have been with us for a while now. For anyone interested, I've written a bit more about it here: http://toogoodtogodown.wordpre.....eir-last-44-matches/ Logged Offline 5 0 mariner91 October 6, 2014, 10:21am Barley Wine Drinker Posts: 13,842 Posts Per Day: 3.19 Reputation: 88.22% Rep Score: +74 / -9 Location: London Approval: +10,749 Hadn't realised our form was quite that bad. Particularly when you take into account that it's 3 points for a win and draws can soon leave you with a big gap to make up, perhaps it's time to twist in regards to the manager. Grimsby till I die. Logged Offline 0 0 Reply: 1 - 15 The Old Codger October 6, 2014, 10:26am Special Brew Drinker Posts: 9,838 Posts Per Day: 2.52 Reputation: 71.11% Rep Score: +44 / -19 Approval: +18,459 I think you have to factor in Mr Fentys statement on here that a new stadium is critical to the future of the club and that he won't prop up BP forever. He states that promotion isn't critical to the development of a new stadium - maybe it isn't - but it would sure as hell help him if it were achieved, not least for the improved cashflow that it would bring, particularly as crowds increase as games become more critical. Currently, according to the form figures you have put together, he can only expect home gates to fall not rise, thus causing the opposite to happen. Logged Offline 0 0 Reply: 2 - 15 TAGG October 6, 2014, 10:30am Whiskey Drinker Posts: 3,453 Posts Per Day: 0.86 Reputation: 63.36% Rep Score: +27 / -18 Approval: +1,512 As always a great blog. "How long do you allow mediocrity to linger before action" great question for Hurst supporters. In his three stints as Grimsby Town manager spanning over 10 years the club was never relegated and he also guided them to three promotions. Only 14 managers have reached 1,000 matches in charge of a Football League team by 1998 and Buckley is one of them. GOD Logged Offline 0 1 Reply: 3 - 15 Garth October 6, 2014, 10:48am Season Ticket Holder Posts: 10,971 Posts Per Day: 2.46 Reputation: 79.19% Rep Score: +53 / -14 Approval: +4,421 Thats the form of a nearly man, no points for that people only remember the winners Buckley Laurie Mac and Kerr Logged Offline 0 0 Reply: 4 - 15 Fcukthescunts October 6, 2014, 11:02am Table Wine Drinker Posts: 868 Posts Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 75.95% Rep Score: +8 / -3 Location: Preston Approval: +777 We all remember Mike Newell though Garth Logged Offline 1 0 Reply: 5 - 15 Garth October 6, 2014, 11:12am Season Ticket Holder Posts: 10,971 Posts Per Day: 2.46 Reputation: 79.19% Rep Score: +53 / -14 Approval: +4,421 Quoted from Fcukthescunts We all remember Mike Newell though Garth As in nightmares Logged Offline 1 0 Reply: 6 - 15 friskneymariner October 6, 2014, 11:42am Cocktail Drinker Posts: 1,783 Posts Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 83.37% Rep Score: +12 / -2 Location: friskney Approval: +2,710 Quoted from Fcukthescunts We all remember Mike Newell though Garth Never forget is not the same as always remember. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day,teach a man to fish and you give him an excuse for him to escape from the wife and kids for the weekend and drink lots of beer. Logged Offline 1 0 Reply: 7 - 15 Abdul19 October 6, 2014, 11:58am Season Ticket Holder Posts: 17,356 Posts Per Day: 3.89 Reputation: 73.72% Rep Score: +68 / -25 Location: Scarborough Approval: +10,432 Quoted from mariner91 Hadn't realised our form was quite that bad. Particularly when you take into account that it's 3 points for a win and draws can soon leave you with a big gap to make up, perhaps it's time to twist in regards to the manager. Yeah I think draws are often useless. They're what got Neil Woods' team relegated (only lost 6 of those infamous 20 games I think). “I hit the ball as though it owed me money.” Logged 1 0 Reply: 8 - 15 mariner91 October 6, 2014, 12:11pm Barley Wine Drinker Posts: 13,842 Posts Per Day: 3.19 Reputation: 88.22% Rep Score: +74 / -9 Location: London Approval: +10,749 Quoted from Abdul19 Yeah I think draws are often useless. They're what got Neil Woods' team relegated (only lost 6 of those infamous 20 games I think). Obviously it's sometimes better to get a draw than to lose (against a rival for example) but 3 points for a win means the meek don't succeed. Grimsby till I die. Logged Offline 0 0 Reply: 9 - 15 2 Pages 1 2 Next All Recommend Thread Fishy Forum › Fishy Boards › Archive › How long is too long? The New FishyNon FootballClassic ThreadsArchive Back to top of page

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