just back

Quoted from cardiffmariner

If without one player Hurst is in trouble, what does that say about him as a manager and the squad he has assembled? Especially when it is loan player. Answer: it's not good enough to compete with the teams at the top.

I don't see the point about Eastleigh. Or any other single game anyone cares to point to, win or loss.

It is the table ( and the past 3 years) that tells the story of Where we are. I don't care how good we are in one game or how bad in another, what matters is our inconsistency and our inability to play at the same level as Rovers and Barnet over two thirds of the season.

I'm not sure what you don't see. There have been tens of posts on here about Hurst's inabilities since last night with all the recognised sages shaking their heads at the lack of tactics/substitutional nous etc. etc. with the quoted poster claiming we are no nearer promotion than we were two years ago. I was drawing attention to the fact that only a few days ago we were thought by those same sages to be a good deal nearer than at any time over the last two seasons. Hope that explains it.
As an aside I thought the problem was that we couldn't compete with the teams at the bottom. Our record against teams in the upper third of the table is pretty decent...

Quoted from barralad

I'm not sure what you don't see. There have been tens of posts on here about Hurst's inabilities since last night with all the recognised sages shaking their heads at the lack of tactics/substitutional nous etc. etc. with the quoted poster claiming we are no nearer promotion than we were two years ago. I was drawing attention to the fact that only a few days ago we were thought by those same sages to be a good deal nearer than at any time over the last two seasons. Hope that explains it.
As an aside I thought the problem was that we couldn't compete with the teams at the bottom. Our record against teams in the upper third of the table is pretty decent...

The frustration is we are continually watching substandard displays with the same depressing factor we lack the ability to score,this is the same as day one of the season,Bristol Rovers away when we dominated the game and failed to score,the problem has not been addressed(nor do I think acknowledged by P.H. since then).

Quoted from BIGChris

Did you go yesterday?

O.K. so we didn't create much yesterday. Was yesterday typical of recent games?

Bolshy sodomist!

Quoted from barralad

O.K. so we didn't create much yesterday. Was yesterday typical of recent games?

Bolshy sodomist!

Its not about creating its about scoring no points for creating chances.

Quoted from friskneymariner

The frustration is we are continually watching substandard displays with the same depressing factor we lack the ability to score,this is the same as day one of the season,Bristol Rovers away when we dominated the game and failed to score,the problem has not been addressed(nor do I think acknowledged by P.H. since then).

Well, I'm not depressed because I don't think "we are continually watching sub standard displays" I went to the Bristol Rovers away game and to say we dominated the game is pure fantasy IMO. I'm afraid (in case you hadn't realised) that I'm firmly in the camp that would take any number of one nil wins if it meant getting out of this cess pit.

Quoted from friskneymariner

Its not about creating its about scoring no points for creating chances.

Call me picky but it would really benefit the debate if you understood the context of that reply.

For the record I fully understand that there are no points awarded for creating chances....

Quoted from barralad

O.K. so we didn't create much yesterday. Was yesterday typical of recent games?

Bolshy sodomist!

Yesterday  was typical of far too many games this season.
Players playing out if position. No plan b when lumping it to LJL fails constantly.
Substitutions far too late for any effect. No physical leadership either on or off the pitch.

If you do not consider Lincoln at Home Macclesfield at home ,yesterday substandard just to name three of the top of my head,how would you describe those performances Barra,and to be equally pedantic I did not say I  was depressed merely frustrated..

Quoted from Grimal

I think you will find there is no "pro-Hurst will get us up" brigade any longer, just realists knowing that there is no way he will be replaced at this stage of the season. We are in 4th place at the moment with a chance of making the playoffs but I for one am not sure we will make the top 5 come the end of the season. I sure hope I'm wrong.

You'd be surprised, if we beat Barnet the'll be back.

Quoted from friskneymariner

If you do not consider Lincoln at Home Macclesfield at home ,yesterday substandard just to name three of the top of my head,how would you describe those performances Barra,and to be equally pedantic I did not say I  was depressed merely frustrated..

I would agree wholeheartedly regarding Macc. and yesterday. I will never, ever agree that the Lincoln performance was sub-standard based on 90 minutes.....The trouble was that we lost to Lincoln and a lot of people cannot see past that embarrassment...

Apologies for the depressed-I took it out of context!