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Absolutely priceless in this division. Lincoln had it & harnessed it, look where it put them. I don’t want to be sat here in 3,4,5 years time having played Wealdstone again in non-league wondering what might’ve been if someone had bothered their árse to replace the star striker when we were getting gates of 7000 and selling out at home.
Absolutely fúcked the chance to push on against some absolute dross, and now the players will have to lift their game to beat almost all the top 6/7 in the next few months. They’re capable of it, but they’ve just made their job immeasurably harder.
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November 13, 2021, 5:30pm |
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Agree. Selections and tactics short today, but something has happened with performance levels and it’s inexplicable.
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Phil the cod |
November 13, 2021, 6:12pm |
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Reminds me of one of those teams that has a fall out in the dressing room between players, Richard Brodie styleee.
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November 13, 2021, 6:22pm |
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Do the players pick the tactics do the players pick the subs ?? That’s hursts job if I’m not mistaken and at this moment he’s not getting it right … tactics style of play motivation seem almost non existent
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Ipswin |
November 13, 2021, 7:00pm |
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Reminds me of one of those teams that has a fall out in the dressing room between players, Richard Brodie styleee.
I don't think that's the case. Its more likely that a group of relatively young inexperienced lads in a newly assembled team found they could suddenly do nothing wrong and then the bubble got a puncture due to injuries, Covid and red cards and as a group they found they couldn't handle it. It is firmly in Hurst's court to turn it around now. Anyone can manage a team that is winning every week and things are going smoothly How Hurst manages this problem will decide the season, time for him to show what he can do. He can start by going back to selecting the strongest team (without McAtee sadly) in which the group had confidence based on those early results and stop flipping about with unnecessary changes (which he clearly did in twp positions today.) Time for Pearson to have a chat with the more inexperienced lads perhaps (Hurst and Doig may not be the best placed to do it)
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November 13, 2021, 7:02pm |
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I don't think that's the case. Its more likely that a group of relatively young inexperienced lads in a newly assembled team found they could suddenly do nothing wrong and then the bubble got a puncture due to injuries, Covid and red cards and as a group they found they couldn't handle it.
It is firmly in Hurst's court to turn it around now. Anyone can manage a team that is winning every week and things are going smoothly How Hurst manages this problem will decide the season, time for him to show what he can do. He can start by going back to selecting the strongest team (without McAtee sadly) in which the group had confidence based on those early results and stop flipping about with unnecessary changes (which he clearly did in twp positions today.)
Time for Pearson to have a chat with the more inexperienced lads perhaps (Hurst and Doig may not be the best placed to do it)
You're not wrong there swin, Hurst has tried to be too clever, thinking he could tinker when it wasn't needed, to coin a phrase "shot himself cleanly in the foot"..
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lukeo |
November 14, 2021, 8:22am |
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For me Friday is a massive game psychologically. Win and we stop this route with our best player(s) potentially becoming available for some massive games to increase that positiveness. Lose and its 6(?) on the bounce and we'll likely be further away from the top 3.
With this new play off format we must aim for a top 3 finish to get an advantage. UTM
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November 14, 2021, 10:33am |
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Think it's more a case of our first XI is a top three team Our squad as a whole is barely top 8
For whatever reason it looks like the slightest setback has infected morale/confidence; we were flying and it is utterly baffling to me how it can go so wrong so quickly
Certainly without McAtee (as a fan) I think that has reduced our creativity/firepower by at least 60-70%
We look clueless in the final third most of the time; shot shy; little quality into the box
Baffling and frustrating that we losing to poor teams - and worrying
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chaos33 |
November 14, 2021, 10:33am |
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I really hope the fans stay behind the team and manager when things get even tougher in the forthcoming sequence of games. The only thing I can’t tolerate personally is a lack of effort and commitment and that is clearly not the case with this fantastic squad of dedicated professionals. Sure some young individuals are making mistakes and it’s clear that confidence has gone from high to low but I think it’s time to show faith and vocal encouragement rather than condemnation.
I think Hurst got yesterday wrong and he knows it, and the players he did have faith in let him down. I think that criticism needs to be constructive and we need to guard against hostility or abuse creeping in. Stick together, and crack on. Overall we are very well placed and our support will help to sustain that if we stay really positive.
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dapperz fun pub |
November 14, 2021, 10:46am |
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[quote=3699]Think it's more a case of our first XI is a top three team Our squad as a whole is barely top 8
This … and the first big test of our new owners I thought we needed a couple of good additions but looking more like 3/4. I know hindsight is wonderful but if we’d signed tshmango (spelling) we’d have been ten points clear now
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