Mansfield match thread

Quoted from arryarryarry

From the friendlies to last Saturday I thought he hadn't done enough and I am/was a fan of him when he was last here.

I was still very surprised that we paid money and a 3 year deal.

He needs to do more than he has so far.

Agree with this.

Quoted from Azimuth

You mean two seasons.

Well yes  i stand corrected  

Looks like Green and Vernam are neck and neck for the boo-boy target this season...

Sounded a shocker of a performance and whilst it's not what those who went will want to hear but I'd rather we get that out the way now.  Reading between the lines with what Hurst said post-game and a few bits going into it, he's recognised that there are some players who just aren't going to be on this journey with us.

As said yesterday, that's expected as we look to improve.  The likes of Holohan, who were huge in the last 18 months for us, just aren't what we need anymore to kick on to that next level.  That's the harsh realities of football and striving for the next step up.

This time last summer we thought Green was what we needed.  And he played a role in what we achieved last season with a mid-table finish and a cup run.  That brings extra resource and with that extra ambition.  Green's role is now taken by Conteh, as someone we've identified that will help us progress.

It's disappointing and I do feel for those that went, it's effectively the closest game to me yet I couldn't be bothered.  I guessed that it would be a fair few changes to the line-up and felt we wouldn't be at the races with it.  But will we really line-up like that in the league at any point? I think probably not.

Meanwhile the live game broadcast by Sky was………..

Wrexham v Wigan.

What a surprise.

I rarely comment about tactics, not my thing, but One thing I don't understand is why we bring everyone back to defend a corner!  If it is cleared, it comes straight back into the mix, whereas one player left up field might have a chance of getting the clearance, or at least it keeps 1 or 2 of their players from adding to the threat in our penalty area.

Why did we not try and sign George Lloyd?

Quoted from easypeersy

Why did we not try and sign George Lloyd?

I give up, why did we not try and sign George Lloyd?

Quoted from easypeersy

Why did we not try and sign George Lloyd?

Hurst was asked this last week. Said it was made pretty obvious to him early in the window that it would not be a goer. He’s also said that situations, in general, change once the season starts and players become aware of whether they’re in the manager’s plans or not.

So you never know, not been in the Cheltenham squad for the first two games now, he might be starting to think about other options now being in his last season in contract.

Quoted from ska face

Hurst was asked this last week. Said it was made pretty obvious to him early in the window that it would not be a goer. He’s also said that situations, in general, change once the season starts and players become aware of whether they’re in the manager’s plans or not.

So you never know, not been in the Cheltenham squad for the first two games now, he might be starting to think about other options now being in his last season in contract.

He's Injured

Impressed in pre-season too, which seems a shame for him as with Alfie May going and Cheltenham struggling to bring in replacements it could have been his real breakthrough there.

Needs an operation now, not sure on what.  I think we can definitely chalk him off on the not happening board, definitely for this window anyway.