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ginnywings
November 6, 2021, 10:36pm

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Quoted from heppy88


Good post. I’ve been struggling to put my finger on the cause of our current predicament and this post helps. We are in a great position in the table and I hope we can capitalise on this. The problem for Hurst is the fans have seen what a fully fit squad can be capable of and anything less than promotion will be hard to swallow.


Not so sure about that. We've had a great start but have not beaten a side at the top end yet. We could be in a bit of a false position and we did have longer than most to get prepared and ready for the start of the season, which may explain why we have done so well until recently. Other teams are now getting into their stride and we will definitely know our credentials in the next 2 months, when we have a very tough run of games.

As we are now, I can't see us winning the league unless we get to Jan in a strong position and then strengthen in the window.

I think the play offs would be a good outcome given the state the team was in last season. Obviously, I hope we now go on an epic unbeaten run and prove me wrong, but I think recent injuries have exposed our lack of strength in depth.
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Quoted from GrimRob
You're only as good as your last result, and our last result was pretty terrible. This could be our best chance for a decade to get back up, so we need to make a deal happen, if we don't want to be marooned at this level long term.


I agree with you but the problem to me is the desire of the players Hurst has targeted to come here. I think this is the main problem along with league clubs not wanting to release fringe players as they cannot replace them, till January, if their 1st team squad players are injured.

1878 did say at the beginning of the season money is available if need, well it's needed now, so presumably, it's there waiting to be used. As many have posted there is no point in filling the shirt for the sake of it, it needs to be the right person which I have mentioned above.

The start of the season had not been expected by anyone so we will just have to be patient and hope for a quick turnaround of our fortunes.



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Disagree. Football clubs should concentrate on winning football matches first and foremost.


Not when you’re in the mess we are…it’s much bigger than simply winning…


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Team loses best players and suddenly doesn’t look as good…hardly anything new is it?


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November 7, 2021, 4:34am
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It wasn't long ago how some were praising the strength in depth of the squad. Now we lose a couple of players and that is the reason for our slump in form. Which way is it.?

Poor play and effort from the team shows it is slipping into the Hurst mould.
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I don't think it's a question of strength in the depth of the squad, but a lack of fire power up front. We haven't got a No 9 and it now shows, McAtee out and suddenly we look weak upfront.

If Hurst is to believed then he has targeted players but for whatever reason, they don't want to come. You cannot make players come here, as we found out last season.  Max is very good but his body does not seem to hold up to the rigours of a football pro and as good as Scannel is it's all about him seeing his contract out. No game time so far, then he will need match time to bring his game up to speed so we'll be lucky if he plays beyond Christmas; injury-free of course.

I think it's time to set those two free, as much as I regret seeing Max go ( his future is probably best as a semi pro) it would be better for the club. Replace them with youth/reserve teamers until January and them bring in 2 strikers and a midfielder on the 1st Jan.


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Quoted from MuddyWaters


Disagree. Football clubs should concentrate on winning football matches first and foremost.


I think the owners have had more success building and running organisations than any of us. They know what they’re doing.

But let’s hear what you would stop doing if you were parachuted into control of the club.


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Quoted from Bigdog


Here are the answers..

McAtee injured
Taylor injured
Efete suspended then Covid
Clifton struggling with an injury on and off
Sousa injured and in and out of the side
Hunt not starting games

The replacements for these players have not been either good enough or consistent enough..


The forced and unforced changes in selection and shape in the mid field is hurting us as much as the absence of any one particular individual.

Earlier in the season we where playing balls into channels and beyond the line of attack with players making runs that allowed us to get in behind teams we face.

We’ll come back to some form but PH needs to give the better players like Hunt a good run I know you have to manage young players development but he’s here to play football. Suspension apart the same with Bapaga.


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We are all in agreement that we need another forward but in reality we haven't been creating many chances either in these defeats .
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Wasn’t Hunt out yesterday because Wednesday wouldn’t let him play rather than being rested ?


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