Hurst Out

Who does? Did you think when we got new owners that we would just get better and better? We are in a excrement run but suggesting that's because the new owners are trying to implement long term sustainable improvements is balderdash. You think Hurst should go which is fine. The owners don't. That doesn't mean trying to improve other things is a bad idea or that it's being prioritised ahead of football. Keep stamping your feet and saying you want to win though.

It is worth noting we’re just over only half way through the season if it was another club we’d be saying it would be harsh.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

I don’t see comments any more vile than any that have been aimed at previous managers on such an appalling run.

Have we ever had such an appalling run where the manager hasn't been sacked .

I don't think Hurst should go yet, but whereas I'd have been fighting his corner a few weeks back, if he did go I wouldn't be too bothered now and would understand why. I wouldn't favour it personally at this stage just cos of lack of alternative, timing, still feel he is a decent manager...but I understand why folk have already had enough and I can't defend the recent stats.

Quoted from Norseman

Have we ever had such an appalling run where the manager hasn't been sacked .

I don't know when you became a Town fan but in the 2009/10 season Neil Woods was in charge for 22 games before he got his first win, that included an away defeat to Leeds in the JPT plus a defeat at home to Bath City then in the Conference South.

He managed to get 14 points from a possible total of 60 in the 20 League games before his first win.

I would add that somehow he managed to hang on to his job for another month in the following season after probably one of our worst defeats in the club's history up to that point, a 2-1 defeat to frigging Chasetown.

Is it really Necessary to have a 24 page thread on yet another Hurst out thread. Yes things are not going has well has we'd of all liked. I was Daring to dream going to Woking. Torquay Altrincham ect. However a new manager isn't always the answer look how many we've gone through. If Hurst goes we are not going to be catching the top teams now. Then there will be another massive turnover of players.

Quoted from Ashby mariner

Is it really Necessary to have a 24 page thread on yet another Hurst out thread. Yes things are not going has well has we'd of all liked. I was Daring to dream going to Woking. Torquay Altrincham ect. However a new manager isn't always the answer look how many we've gone through. If Hurst goes we are not going to be catching the top teams now. Then there will be another massive turnover of players.

It is a risk whatever the club does, either sacking Hurst and bringing in a new manager or keeping him.

As regards "another massive turnover of players" just how many has he brought in since he came back to the club and look where we are. Also how many are contracted for next season, not many so even if he stays there is likely to be a load more players coming in especially if we don't even make the play-offs. If we don't I wouldn't want the majority to stay.

Plus how do you know that a new manager may not get better out of the players we have got, it's not just about the players it's also about how you use them and tactics and just going on last Saturday's game Hurst got it wrong.

He has to start getting a run of wins soon or we may as well cut our losses and try someone else.  

Whilst I get the point about turn over of players, at our level it’s relatively normal. Clubs understandably offer short term deals and players don’t seem too bothered. You get a few two years deals but that’s it.

This debate will rumble on but I don’t see Hurst going anywhere so surely it’s just best to supper him and the team. You can have an opinion, and may be rambling about it on here, folk losing their minds and some seemingly wanting him to fail (he touched a nerve way back when, I get it, some didn’t like it) is the place to do it, being Uber negative in the ground is just hypocrisy on some levels.

We are in an awful run yet it’s still nothing close to the worst we’ve seen, I’m not saying that’s better but it’s a reality. There’s not much kicking about manager wise, sometimes it’s best to sit tight…

Then again, I didn’t believe the playoffs were a dead cert, a chance perhaps but that is all, especially after last season…

Quoted from EY Mariner

If the comment "If we dont think Grimsby Town on our Budget and fanbase should be beating Bromley at home we may as well liquidate" isn't looking down one's nose, then I frankly don't know what is. As I've said, I don't think anyone would argue that our recent form is acceptable. But I don't think ignoring the reality of the position of yesterday's opponents is remotely helpful either.

The fans used to come to Blundell Park expecting to beat the likes of Wolves, Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday etc which we did and were in those days accused of having too high expectations, we're now accused of looking down our noses because we expect to beat the likes of Bromley in a non league game.
It seems like we shouldn't expect to beat anyone in case we appear too snotty.

Quoted from GYinScuntland

The fans used to come to Blundell Park expecting to beat the likes of Wolves, Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday etc which we did and were in those days accused of having too high expectations, we're now accused of looking down our noses because we expect to beat the likes of Bromley in a non league game.
It seems like we shouldn't expect to beat anyone in case we appear too snotty.

Agree totally.

Love watching the ‘on this GTFC day’ clips when we were doing a Bromley and punching above our weight.