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Bloke took 6 years to get us up , he also gave us some of the worst football and interviews we have ever seen but fvck me I would swap him for Mr hoofball in a second.
I've seen far worse football before and since. As for the interviews thing I'll never understand why that was an issue for some people. He fostered the best team spirit I can remember so he clearly had a personality about him. When he said we had been spoilt in the past (true for anyone of my generation) it was thrown back at him so it's no wonder his interview style was cautious.
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I've seen far worse football before and since. As for the interviews thing I'll never understand why that was an issue for some people. He fostered the best team spirit I can remember so he clearly had a personality about him. When he said we had been spoilt in the past (true for anyone of my generation) it was thrown back at him so it's no wonder his interview style was cautious.
I remember when Brian Laws was appointed and came out with something along the lines of Town needed new idea`s to push them on.One of the first home games we were losing and a very vociferous Pontoon let rip with where`s your new idea`s? He then got a right shoeing of the excellent swwf fanzine depicting him as a thrusting young exec with a briefcase etc.In this game you have to take the good with the smooth but I suppose now nearly 20 years on from Laws the social media thing means the spotlight is on 24/7 so it`s on top.
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Even now there are people that spout complete rubbish about Paul Hurst. The football played under Paul Hurst was decent. Great at times, and largely effective.
Those that harp on about the length of time it took him to get us promoted are bonkers. He was a young manager, finding his way. Making progress and learning all of the time. I would sooner have a manager like that, than a stale Russell Slade.
He left full of confidence in his own ability. To take on a basket case of a team that was nailed on to get relegated. Crikey the job he did to keep them in League 1 was awesome. But to follow that up with a promotion contending season just beggars belief. There can be absolutely no questioning his credentials as a manager and a coach. First class I would say.
The cow poo comments about his PR used to make me cringe at times, but then laugh at those spouting such rubbish. What he said or did on the radio or TV was of no concern to me at all. Merely what he served up in results and progress. That for me is the one and only acid test. I can remember those that used to criticise Alan Buckley during his first two stints with us, for his arrogance.
Frankly I couldn't give a flying care about having a manager that smiles, laughs, jokes, has the fans jargon and key words, that talks the words that he thinks the fans want to hear. That is what we had with Bignot and also what we have in Slade. PR people, great orators that are more concerned with what the fans think of their persona moreso than their product. Give me a successful miserable sodomist any day over a spin doctor.
Keep up the great work Paul Hurst. I love watching your progress, even though I constantly feel a sick as the proverbial parrot that you are no longer making that progress at Grimsby Town.
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More rubbish from bottom end. You really thought the dull unimaginative football played at homs was a sign of a good manager? He is gone. Move on.
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Even now there are people that spout complete rubbish about Paul Hurst. The football played under Paul Hurst was decent. Great at times, and largely effective.
There were quite a few games where we were crap as well including the first leg against Braintree. It's a very fine line but for a dopey Braintree centre-half trying to take off Josh Gowling's shirt when he was going no where we could have been away to Guiseley this weekend.
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GTFC post match interviews peaked with Slade’s infamous “Frenchman” rant. It’ll never get better than that so can we lower expecations please?
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Quoted from 120790
Even now there are people that spout complete rubbish about Paul Hurst. The football played under Paul Hurst was decent. Great at times, and largely effective.
Those that harp on about the length of time it took him to get us promoted are bonkers. He was a young manager, finding his way. Making progress and learning all of the time. I would sooner have a manager like that, than a stale Russell Slade.
He left full of confidence in his own ability. To take on a basket case of a team that was nailed on to get relegated. Crikey the job he did to keep them in League 1 was awesome. But to follow that up with a promotion contending season just beggars belief. There can be absolutely no questioning his credentials as a manager and a coach. First class I would say.
The cow poo comments about his PR used to make me cringe at times, but then laugh at those spouting such rubbish. What he said or did on the radio or TV was of no concern to me at all. Merely what he served up in results and progress. That for me is the one and only acid test. I can remember those that used to criticise Alan Buckley during his first two stints with us, for his arrogance.
Frankly I couldn't give a flying care about having a manager that smiles, laughs, jokes, has the fans jargon and key words, that talks the words that he thinks the fans want to hear. That is what we had with Bignot and also what we have in Slade. PR people, great orators that are more concerned with what the fans think of their persona moreso than their product. Give me a successful miserable sodomist any day over a spin doctor.
Keep up the great work Paul Hurst. I love watching your progress, even though I constantly feel a sick as the proverbial parrot that you are no longer making that progress at Grimsby Town.
In hindsight, as some of knew in real time, he was a decent manager. For our level at the time a very good manager. We had just been promoted, were doing quite well in the new league, and as you say he was learning all the time - including having the foresight to dismantle the promotion winning team because he knew they weren't good enough. When Shrewsbury came sniffing (!) I said well he won't go there - no football pedigree, a rubbish "new" ground, and a poor fan base and team that was odds on for relegation. Can someone explain to me why we didn't move heaven and earth to keep him? One minute it was a rumour, the next he was gone saying he wanted to work with someone who "kept their promises." Even when things are on the up we manage to member it up.
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In hindsight, as some of knew in real time, he was a decent manager. For our level at the time a very good manager. We had just been promoted, were doing quite well in the new league, and as you say he was learning all the time - including having the foresight to dismantle the promotion winning team because he knew they weren't good enough.
When Shrewsbury came sniffing (!) I said well he won't go there - no football pedigree, a rubbish "new" ground, and a poor fan base and team that was odds on for relegation.
Can someone explain to me why we didn't move heaven and earth to keep him? One minute it was a rumour, the next he was gone saying he wanted to work with someone who "kept their promises." Even when things are on the up we manage to member it up.
He must have been referring to the Shrewsbury fans
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Re the quality of the football under Hurst its worth noting that for most of his time her we where a non league team with non league players who are that level for a reason in that there usually not as good at football as the player in the 4 leagues above.
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