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 Whos to blame for 17 years of failure
John Fenty (40 votes)
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pontoon442
November 17, 2019, 5:44pm
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So the alleged "takeover" rumour's have been restarted, probably followed by update on "New stadium" all to distract attention from yet another mess and shambles under the leadership of John Fenty.
The club remember has now being in permanent decline since relegation from championship level in 2003, that 17 years of miserable failure.
Now Mr Fenty took over control of the club around 2002-2003 not sure actually when, but he has been in that time been responsible for 12 permanent managers, 11 of which he has dismissed and the only one to bring any sort of success during that period was Paul Hurst who left for a "smaller club" that had bigger ideas, after lack of support. So I don't think all the 11 managers were bad managers, so something else must be the problem, one thing remains the same Mr Fenty and his austerity program, so who-ever is manager No.13 they will have to deal with supporters who expect a lot better but operate on a budget not sufficient to do the job and with a smaller back room staff than some those in non-league football.
Expect a new manager soon followed by fans forum then expect to say goodbye in about 2 years time.
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November 17, 2019, 5:48pm

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I'm not a fan but not another Fenty bashing thread FFS.


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Rik e B
November 17, 2019, 5:50pm

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I agree pp.
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November 17, 2019, 5:51pm

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I'm not a fan but not another Fenty bashing thread FFS.


Well we’ve had the takeover thread so it’s inevitable the Fenty bashing will begin and I would expect to see something about Hurst cupping an ear before the night is out.


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We all know our history under Fenty, the rumours have been starting to pop up for a while now from different sources, to suggest they just ploys from the club to build interest or deflect attention is nonsense I'm sure.

Im sure Fenty wishes the original Shutes story never came out.

I believe Fenty tries his best not to be trigger happy but like Bignot it seems something has gone off behind the scenes forcing his hand. And senior players having their say again too. Plenty of moaners wanted Jolley gone, now he's gone Fenty is moaned at for the manegerial merry-go-round.

Who'd be a football (non) chairman ey?
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November 17, 2019, 6:04pm
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I'm not a fan but not another Fenty bashing thread FFS.


So predictable


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Some would say a fenty bashing thread every day of the week is justified due to nearly 2 decades of absolute dross consistently being served up throughout this time
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Love him or hate him (ear cupping an all - sorry!) losing Hurst was the day it all started going pear shaped again
Just promoted
8th in league
Won at Cambridge
Solid start
We had us shape
Players united behind Hurst

Hurst wanted a bit more cash for improving training facilties etc and also will you back me?
Answer was no
He left - quite rightly

Cue 3 years of blame distractions and failure
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November 17, 2019, 7:16pm
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We have been calling Jolly about his team selections and tactics nearly all season so now he's gone " Let's start on J.S.F. again" We've heard it all before so what good will it do.  Let's see if we can give it a rest for a while and concentrate on giving the team all the support we can.You never know we might start winning a few games now that the players have been released from their shackles.
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We have been calling Jolly about his team selections and tactics nearly all season so now he's gone " Let's start on J.S.F. again" We've heard it all before so what good will it do.  Let's see if we can give it a rest for a while and concentrate on giving the team all the support we can.You never know we might start winning a few games now that the players have been released from their shackles.


I’ll ask you again. Who appointed all these managers who you continue to slag off and who set their budgets (in accordance with raking back loans)?
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I’ll ask you again. Who appointed all these managers who you continue to slag off and who set their budgets (in accordance with raking back loans)?


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