Welcome, Guest.
Please login or register.
Fishy Forum Fishy Boards Archive › Clean Sheets & Optimism
Users Browsing Forum
No Members and 198 Guests

Clean Sheets & Optimism

  This thread currently has 1,354 views. Print
1 Pages 1
Jaws
October 12, 2014, 5:06pm
Table Wine Drinker
Posts: 833
Posts Per Day: 0.21
Reputation: 74.7%
Rep Score: +7 / -3
Approval: +1,306
Gold Stars: 11
Our sixth of the season and we have conceded the least in the league.

I know we have our issues up front, but I feel when someone get's some scoring boots either LJL, Hannah or a possible new face I feel we'll be fine.

Of the games we've won, we've conceded once and only thrown a winning position away once (Dover).

We are third in the form table - there is only one team that are on a run of multiple wins (Woking 3).

I am someone that wants Hurst out - but wondering if we're really in that bad of a position considering the above?
Logged
Private Message
acko338
October 12, 2014, 9:08pm
Whiskey Drinker
Posts: 4,423
Posts Per Day: 0.85
Reputation: 86.95%
Rep Score: +45 / -6
Approval: +3,997
Gold Stars: 58
If no one is in on loan soon, we will need to look to Arnold & Pittman to return asap. Both could move the team forward offensively, and to be fair, as poor as people perceive current form, even with the lousy injuries and suspensions, we are still only 3 points away from the play off places, and 9 from Barnet at the top.

Still need that solid defense to keep the "goals for" required down - few chances now for sevens or sixes "goals for" until ALL of the forwards are fit and challenging for places.
Logged Offline
Private Message
Reply: 1 - 7
MarinerWY
October 12, 2014, 10:38pm

Fine Wine Drinker
Posts: 1,127
Posts Per Day: 0.18
Reputation: 72.78%
Rep Score: +11 / -5
Approval: +2,052
Gold Stars: 52
Quoted from Jaws

I am someone that wants Hurst out - but wondering if we're really in that bad of a position considering the above?


If the latter is be true I'd perhaps urge a rethink on the former... if we are not in such a bad position, maybe it isn't an ideal time to ditch our manager and potentially lose the stability of a decent squad. Surely better to sort out the attacking problem, and maintain our brilliant defensive record?

Logged
Private Message
Reply: 2 - 7
Brisbane Mariner
October 13, 2014, 3:56am

UTM!
Fine Wine Drinker
Posts: 1,119
Posts Per Day: 0.18
Reputation: 83.37%
Rep Score: +12 / -2
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Approval: +163
Its easy to be doom mongers but when you look in the cold light of day at those sort of stats then its not so bad - yes we do need a striker and some inventiveness from the midfield going forward but it could be a lot worse if we didn't have a defence.
This season in isolation is that, but the 'success' since Christmas this year has not been there and that is why most are clamoring for PH's head - I'd tend to agree that if the striking woes are sorted then we could be in good shape - what we don't need is the belly full of turkey and Xmas pud and the NYE hangover that seems to have accompanied the last two seasons run in's.
Pull you finger out PH - get LJL on track - change his boots on to the right feet perhaps? or try something/someone new - what about the young guns??

UTM


Its hard enough remembering my opinions without remembering my reasons for them!
Brisbane - beautiful one day and perfect the next! UTM!!!

Religion: An Idiotic holding of firm belief in an unknown entity. The more challenging it gets, the firmer the hold. Atheists are often condemned as enemies, infidels or morons. Strange rituals are performed at the weekend. My Religion is GTFC!
Logged Offline
Private Message Skype
Reply: 3 - 7
denni266
October 13, 2014, 7:38am

Whiskey Drinker
Posts: 4,619
Posts Per Day: 0.82
Reputation: 46.19%
Rep Score: +14 / -23
Approval: +624
Gold Stars: 172
no good relying on Pittman  or arnold,   One is only fit for 1 in 7 games. and realy dont know what to think about Arnold.  My view is  if there not going to play for one reason or another  get rid , we have enough deadwood at the club with Hurst being here
Logged Offline
Private Message
Reply: 4 - 7
120797
October 14, 2014, 12:54am
Guest User
I tend to agree we can't rely on them although showing our best players the door seems loopy.
In any case contracts are there to be honoured and paid !
Logged
E-mail
Reply: 5 - 7
AlanPoutonsTackle
October 14, 2014, 8:09am
Lager Top Drinker
Posts: 340
Posts Per Day: 0.07
Reputation: 81.46%
Rep Score: +14 / -3
Location: Hull
Approval: +57
I think we could look at stats all day long and they do show where our strengths lay. The fact remains that until we consistently unlock stubborn lower placed part time teams that shut up shop then we are doomed to this league. The reason I think PH should go is i would say other than a misfiring forward line the players we have are good enough. I'd like to see a better quality manager in charge of this mob.


"With a minute to go Buckley said keep it in the corner, I thought he meant the top corner." - Jim Dobbin
Logged
Private Message
Reply: 6 - 7
grimsby pete
October 14, 2014, 11:54am

Exile
Posts: 57,660
Posts Per Day: 9.43
Reputation: 82.42%
Rep Score: +128 / -27
Location: Suffolk
Approval: +18,145
Gold Stars: 263
The good thing about our defence is we only need one or two goals to win most games,

The bad thing is we seem to score our most of our goals in batches , 6 in one , 7 in another, 3 in another game.

That's 16 goals in 3 games,

Which leaves us with 13 goals in the other 13 games,

Hurst needs to sort out our lack of strikers then the moaners ( including me ) will get off his back.


                             Over 37 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.
                             69 Years following the Town

                              Life member of Trust

                               First game   April 1955
                               
Logged Offline
Private Message
Reply: 7 - 7
1 Pages 1
Print

Fishy Forum Fishy Boards Archive › Clean Sheets & Optimism

Back to top of page

This is not an official forum of Grimsby Town Football Club, the opinions expressed are those of the individual authors. If you see an offensive post then click "Report" on the relevant post. Posts will be deleted at the discretion of the moderators whose decision is final. Posts should abide by the Forum Rules. IP addresses of contributors together with dates and times of access are stored. The opinions and viewpoints expressed by contributors to The Fishy are their own and not necessarily those of The Fishy. The Fishy makes no claims that information dispersed through this forum is accurate or reliable. Also The Fishy cannot be held liable for any statements made by contributors of The Fishy.