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Quoted from toontown

That's a Bullshit sop fed to fans when they want a player to stay and a club doesn't want to try hard enough for him to stay - he wants first team football.

Do you honestly think Halifax have said to him he is guaranteed to be picked every week, of course not.

Basically Hurst was saying, politely, thanks but no thanks to mani. He admitted he was within a whisker of not having him on the bench against Notts and his other staff persuaded him. He was a player he never really fancied at NL level. He thought we could do better at league 2 level. He was wrong (dickson Peters, O'Neil, simmonds etc). Even orsi he has barely wanted to pay if he has a choice. The stuff about first team football - mani had done well for Hurst in that playoff campaign and Hurst is a decent guy, he doesn't want to say ' I don't think he's good enough' so it suits both parties to put that Spin on it.

So your source is?

Quoted from 123614

So your source is?

I don't suppose he needs a "source" if it is an opinion.

That's what forums are for - sharing an opinion, a guess, a preference, a comment on our football club.

If we needed a "source" for everything we say on here they wouldn't be a bloody forum would there?

Quoted from 123614

So your source is?

If you are referring to the bit about Hurst being close to not putting mani on the bench itvwas his own post match interview where he admitted as such.

The interviewer asked if it was a difficult decision not to start his and he, being a very honest manager, said no it was easy. But then said it was a difficult decision as to whether he should be on the bench, other staff and a feeling we might need a goal had tipped him from no he shouldn't to yes he should is about the size of it.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but we`d have got more out of Mani and/or Abrams than we have out of Orsi this season.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I don't suppose he needs a "source" if it is an opinion.

That's what forums are for - sharing an opinion, a guess, a preference, a comment on our football club.

If we needed a "source" for everything we say on here they wouldn't be a bloody forum would there?

The first two paragraphs are NOT opinions.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I don't suppose he needs a "source" if it is an opinion.

That's what forums are for - sharing an opinion, a guess, a preference, a comment on our football club.

If we needed a "source" for everything we say on here they wouldn't be a bloody forum would there?

Depends how you phrase you opinion doesn’t it.
For instance, if you use a phrase like ‘it’s clear that’ or It’s obvious’, like you did in your ‘opinion’ on how we conduct transfer processes, you conflate facts with opinions. It’s not difficult is it.

Appreciate this likely isn't the most exciting news and he's out injured for the rest of this season but 100% deal done for Vernam return in the summer..

Mani wasn’t of quality, that’s the bottom line.

He scored some goals I’ll be eternally grateful for and should never had to buy a drink in Cleethorpes ever again. However, due to the goals - I think we view him with somewhat rose tinted glasses.

On the whole he was poor & if we set the bar at Mani’s level at the end of last season (sentiment aside) we wouldn’t have been best pleased.

Why we didn’t push the boat out and buy an even semi-recognised striker, I honestly don’t know. Equally though, that also doesn’t mean Mani was necessarily the answer.

We have to look forward now, who can we bring in? A couple of early names to throw in the hat:

Luke Armstrong from Harrogate. Would require a decent fee but the first time I saw him, I instantly thought he was a PH striker. Scored goals in a struggling Harrogate team. If we could somehow secure a Lloyd & Armstrong partnership up front next year….  

Toto Nsiala - out of contact. Tried and trusted by Hursty. I’m not a huge fan of resigning ex players, however he’d ease our prospective centre half worries & will still have plenty in the tank.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

May be an unpopular opinion but I think we’ll be better off without McAtee and the distraction he brings. He clearly needs to get his head around being a team player and, only on a couple of occasions since his return, have his individual skills reaped a reward.

Yeah.   He's busy berating players for lack of a quality ball, but his control against Donny was shocking.   The layback for Harry made it hard for Clifton to get a good shot in.

Quoted from grassbandits

Appreciate this likely isn't the most exciting news and he's out injured for the rest of this season but 100% deal done for Vernam return in the summer..

It's exciting for me. A fantastic player who will solve the problem left wing side.