Could we have 'done a Tranmere' ?

Quoted from Ipswin

I don't think the blame (or reason) lies wholly with the board. I am firmly convinced that if Hurst had done more to keep the bulk of the play off winning team (especially the spine of Toto, Nolan and Amond) and added just one or two new faces we would have been serious play off challengers, like Tranmere this season

Hurst dismantled the play off winning team because he knew it wasn't good enough.

We never threatened automatic promotion and only scraped past Braintree in the semis.

The team he put together for the league return was much better and the week before he left we were in the playoff places I think.

As usual the board messed up becasue they did not match Hursts ambition so he left for the mighty Shrewsbury.

The spine of the team went Nsiala, Nolan and Amond selling Bogle mid way through the season, Arnold went aswell, Gowling was a good player in the National League but looked out of depth at League 2 level.

Pearson released after the first season wasn't replaced by anyone better lost thst identity the club built over six years

All the excitement and the way the club was being run in The National League changed once we got promoted.

Fenty saying the fans were horrible to Hurst in that secret interview, Hurst wasn't so innocent he quit Boston for us, quit town for Shrewsbury, quit Shrewsbury for Ipswich he packing his boxes at Shrewsbury before the play off final.

The football we play in league 2 has been atrocious once Hurst left Bignot football was poor, Sladeball was disgusting to watch made slight improvement with Jolley.

Signing players in League 2 seems to have been harder than the National League are we prepared to pay wages required for League 2 players.

Nolan was offered a 3 year deal by a league 1 club, there was never a chance he would stay.

I don’t think our failure to move forward is Hurts fault for not keeping the like of Toto, Podge, Arnold etc.. as when he left we where starting to stabilise in the league.

The blame sits with the board, Bignot and Slade, having 4 managers in 2 seasons has sent us backwards.

Newport & Tranmere are not World beaters but at times in their game yesterday I sat there and thought how far behind in footballing terms we are versus the better teams in L2 this season.

Quoted from Abdul19

Nolan was offered a 3 year deal by a league 1 club, there was never a chance he would stay.

That's not the point My question was  had we kept the promotion team plus one or two new faces could we have 'done a Tranmere'?

In short..yes we could have, but we didn't..and with the present situation at our club I fear it will be a long time before we lock horns with the likes of Lincoln, Tranmere and Luton...all teams that were in the tin pot league and have gone on to bigger and better things while we flounder...
Sorry but those who think the board aren't to blame need to look again..
Without being a statto, how many teams who since 2010 have been in the tin pot and are now leagues above us?..4, maybe 6...
We are going nowhere and getting there in a hurry, Jolley maybe thought he could this ship around but unfortunately we have the turning circle of the Titanic and I fear the club will share the same fate and sink under the current regime...

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

In short..yes we could have, but we didn't..and with the present situation at our club I fear it will be a long time before we lock horns with the likes of Lincoln, Tranmere and Luton...all teams that were in the tin pot league and have gone on to bigger and better things while we flounder...
Sorry but those who think the board aren't to blame need to look again..
Without being a statto, how many teams who since 2010 have been in the tin pot and are now leagues above us?..4, maybe 6...
We are going nowhere and getting there in a hurry, Jolley maybe thought he could this ship around but unfortunately we have the turning circle of the Titanic and I fear the club will share the same fate and sink under the current regime...

nope, Hurst only belived in 2 or 3 of that squad.  There was no chance that it was going to be kept together

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

In short..yes we could have, but we didn't..and with the present situation at our club I fear it will be a long time before we lock horns with the likes of Lincoln, Tranmere and Luton...all teams that were in the tin pot league and have gone on to bigger and better things while we flounder...
Sorry but those who think the board aren't to blame need to look again..
Without being a statto, how many teams who since 2010 have been in the tin pot and are now leagues above us?..4, maybe 6...
We are going nowhere and getting there in a hurry, Jolley maybe thought he could this ship around but unfortunately we have the turning circle of the Titanic and I fear the club will share the same fate and sink under the current regime...

nope, Hurst only belived in 2 or 3 of that squad.  There was no chance that it was going to be kept together

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Newport & Tranmere are not World beaters but at times in their game yesterday I sat there and thought how far behind in footballing terms we are versus the better teams in L2 this season.

We thrashed both Newport and Tranmere this year.

Just saying......

My immediate concern is not doing a Yeovil.

I’m just looking at the League 2 line up for next season now it’s been finalised, and I cannot see many (any?) worse teams than us. It is a very strong league...