Reality Check

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

Wasn’t Hunt out yesterday because Wednesday wouldn’t let him play rather than being rested ?

He was named on the bench for Bromsgrove.

The reality check is that if you want to see your team win almost every game, then you would have to switch your allegiance to the top three of the Premier League. Even Man Utd, who have spent billions, look like they couldn't win an argument at the moment.

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

Wasn’t Hunt out yesterday because Wednesday wouldn’t let him play rather than being rested ?

I did wonder, he was in the squad from Bromsgrove I recall but never got on so I’m not sure if you’re only cup tied if you step on the pitch.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

I did wonder, he was in the squad from Bromsgrove I recall but never got on so I’m not sure if you’re only cup tied if you step on the pitch.

He was clear to play but is carrying an injury.

Quoted from 137

You, I, plenty of fans, Paul Hurst (and others) may think we desperately need a striker...but if the guy ain't out there and available?

(Reality check)

This ‘strikers don’t exist’ excuse is probably the most overused and boring one that our fans use every single year.

Let's not over react.  After four or five games some were already celebrating the championship, now with a few injuries we have narrowly lost three games and it's doom and gloom.

With a fit and available McAtee, Effete, Taylor and Hunt these last three matches may well have gone differently.

The fact is that even with the last two league defeats we have made a far better start than any of us expected. Did we really expect to be 1 point off top spot after 14 games?

We also have Grant returning to fitness to give us a different option up front which will help.

Next weekend we have a great chance to return to winning ways against an out of form Aldershot. If we do, we might very well be top of the table again.  

Yes, it's been a disappointing fortnight, but let's keep a little perspective.    
    

Such a lot of cliched comments...  but the facts are it may take some time (maybe years) to put (and build) a team together ready for promotion...  In the meantime lets all do something a little
different and all get behind our team and give them our full support.... and maybe just enjoy ourselves...  

Quoted from pontoonlew

This ‘strikers don’t exist’ excuse is probably the most overused and boring one that our fans use every single year.

I don't think it's a fact that "strikers don't exist" being the issue. PH has enquired about several but a combination of not wanting to come or not the right type of character means he is still looking.

Sounds like he’s waiting for Mr Perfect and is unwilling to take a chance on anyone who isn’t a perfect match in every single way. There’s only so much that stats & recommendations from your mates can tell you, sooner or later you have to take the plunge.

Quoted from ska face

Sounds like he’s waiting for Mr Perfect and is unwilling to take a chance on anyone who isn’t a perfect match in every single way.

Really?  

He is working hard to bring someone in and has made at least one offer to a striker who turned us down. He has brought some fine players in this season, even though we looked like a real basket case of a club having finished bottom of the league. No doubt our reputation for penny pinching under the previous regime didn't help either.

In the circumstances he has done well to get us to where we currently are. Have a little faith!