Hunt

Quoted from acko338

We got better once Hunt came on - maybe a cheeky early bid as a permanent player, rather than using up a loan place.

Best hitter for corners and free kicks thus far this season.

He at least passes forward as well !

If yesterday is anything to go by then JMD will be taking set pieces from now on, he was on everything yesterday, and did a decent job too. With regards to Hunt I really hope we keep him, permanent or at least until the end of the season. He's young and his dip in form coincided with pretty much everyone in the team so no resentments there from me. If he was performing at his best every game he would be nowhere near the national league because his talent is championship level IMO

Is there any progression on this? The latest bit of info to my mind is Darren Moore saying they want us to keep him on loan, haven't seen anything close to official since.

Latest is apparently talks are happening. Player has a lot of interest so probably depends if he intends to sign a new deal with Sheffield or he wants to go so they'll have to cash in. Apparently things have been made complicated by the interest in him and the uncertainty of a new deal, might even explain why he seemed off his game in recent times.

I guess a decision will be one way or the other in the new few days. Hurst also for his part has his own plans and needs to make a decision on who we need to keep and who we need to get rid of to bring in new faces. I'll assume he doesn't really want people with us who are just there or stockpile loan players.

I would be disappointed to lose him. Not seen him as often as some, but what I’ve seen is someone who wants the ball, wants to move it forward and wants to do it quickly. When it doesn’t come off it does potentially leave us exposed, but if we had a good stopper next to him I think he is worth that risk. Most of the attacking play in the second half came through him and it resulted in some really good football at a pace and that’s what put Halifax on the back foot on a regular basis.

As for the stopper, sorry, but Coke is not it. Too slow, too cumbersome. Every time he has the ball I think someone is going to win it off him. Potentially either fox or Clifton could do that role. Using fox deeper would keep him far enough away from the goal to stop him trying to shoot. He had a shocker in front of goal the other day!!

Quoted from Posh Harry

I would be disappointed to lose him. Not seen him as often as some, but what I’ve seen is someone who wants the ball, wants to move it forward and wants to do it quickly. When it doesn’t come off it does potentially leave us exposed, but if we had a good stopper next to him I think he is worth that risk. Most of the attacking play in the second half came through him and it resulted in some really good football at a pace and that’s what put Halifax on the back foot on a regular basis.

As for the stopper, sorry, but Coke is not it. Too slow, too cumbersome. Every time he has the ball I think someone is going to win it off him. Potentially either fox or Clifton could do that role. Using fox deeper would keep him far enough away from the goal to stop him trying to shoot. He had a shocker in front of goal the other day!!

We need a central midfielder who can do the Coke role substantially better than Coke.

Wouldn't be surprised if Hurst is lining up a permanent deal for Jon Nolan. The gaffer said something about not wanting to stockpile players when asked about Hunt so to me that's a centre mid incoming this month.
Hope I'm right as Nolan was quality for us last time

Quoted from Stew0_0

Wouldn't be surprised if Hurst is lining up a permanent deal for Jon Nolan. The gaffer said something about not wanting to stockpile players when asked about Hunt so to me that's a centre mid incoming this month.
Hope I'm right as Nolan was quality for us last time

He’s not played for a year, not sure Hurst will be too keen to have another chronic on the books with Scannell, Grant, Coke, John-Lewis and Wright usually in the treatment room.

Quoted from ska face

He’s not played for a year, not sure Hurst will be too keen to have another chronic on the books with Scannell, Grant, Coke, John-Lewis and Wright usually in the treatment room.

Has anything more being heard of Brandon Comley ,who hurst knows of old ,and was apparently training with us?

Wednesday boss Darren Moore wants Hunt to stay at Grimsby, according to an interview in the Sheffield Star, so i guess its up to Hurst whether he wants to keep him.
https://www.thestar.co.uk/spor.....r-and-others-3514466

Quoted from forza ivano

Has anything more being heard of Brandon Comley ,who hurst knows of old ,and was apparently training with us?

Hurst said categorically that was false, he acknowledged the fact that he'd worked with Brandon in the past and said that's probably where the rumour has come from but stated he certainly hasn't been enquiring about him or met with him etc.

I like the idea of Nolan, I appreciate he hasn't played for a while but I'm sure that was the case, plus a bad rep, when he came the first time? Hurst certainly got the best out of him then and all but turned his life around.

Quoted from Posh Harry

I would be disappointed to lose him. Not seen him as often as some, but what I’ve seen is someone who wants the ball, wants to move it forward and wants to do it quickly. When it doesn’t come off it does potentially leave us exposed, but if we had a good stopper next to him I think he is worth that risk. Most of the attacking play in the second half came through him and it resulted in some really good football at a pace and that’s what put Halifax on the back foot on a regular basis.

As for the stopper, sorry, but Coke is not it. Too slow, too cumbersome. Every time he has the ball I think someone is going to win it off him. Potentially either fox or Clifton could do that role. Using fox deeper would keep him far enough away from the goal to stop him trying to shoot. He had a shocker in front of goal the other day!!

Agreed, Fox does appear to like a speculative shot from distance but his range finder is a little wayward. I like him as a player and have no problem with players having a pop when they see the chance but his shots v shots on target ratio must be pretty low - a quiet word in his shell like or extra time on the training ground to hit the bloody target wouldn't go amiss.