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Regular but not impressive. We need somebody who is impressive. How many on here are impressed. I am depressed.

Not depressed; disappointed or underwhelmed perhaps…maybe it’s like a young lady pulling a 6ft 8 second row rugby player with very big feet one night and finding things are not as proportionate as she had hoped…actually I think that’s more like how Bradford fans feel every season…

Quoted from golfer

Regular but not impressive. We need somebody who is impressive. How many on here are impressed. I am depressed.

Not impressive?  Over the course of a full season that would see Rose on 18 goals and Eisa on 20.  

This comparison to the previous season is confusing me.  Have I slept for a whole year and imagined the amount of criticism that was thrown at the team, the style of play, the tactics, the lack of attacking threat....?

This year hasn't quite hit expectations and I'm as disappointed as anyone, so far.  But anyone would think we were all conquering and as entertaining as Keegan's Newcastle last season with the amount of comparisons made already.  Just like how the Luton, Southampton, Plymouth games shouldn't mask an unentertaining and largely dull season, the first quarter of this season shouldn't define our whole season, especially after a game in a excrement competition that no-one really cares about.

Quoted from golfer

Regular but not impressive. We need somebody who is impressive. How many on here are impressed. I am depressed.

That’s 15-20 goals a season. That’s fairly impressive!

Most teams would take that output from one player, never mind two. In fact, all the better it’s two!!

You will be depressed if you think a 2-1 defeat in a dead rubber, in a competition that shouldn’t even exist is, as you put it last night, the most disgraceful and embarrassing defeat you have ever (!) seen.

My observations, defensively, we do not look like a Hurst team at the moment. My solution, would be Effete right back and Amos at left back. Round pegs in round holes. Mullarkey has been ok but we look worse than last season. Maher and Roger  as centre backs. Midfield , Clifton reverts to left side where he was effective last season.
We are porous and so this is where I would start to plug the holes. Mullarkey poss comes in as a centre back of 5 at the back. We concede far too many. I always feel that we will concede at the moment.
I am certainly not despondent and don't expect 5 star entertainment . I am 100% with Hurst, what is different at the moment is normally I get his logic but at the moment a few strange calls. He is a good manager and will work this out. Accrington Stanley , who are they. Actually pretty good whenever I have seen them utm
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I'm finding it hard to fathom that some don't think we have improved massively up front since last season.

Last seasons top scorers, and don't forget this is for the entire season.

Clifton-7
Lloyd-5
McAtee-4
Taylor-3
Khan-3

We currently have Eisa on 5, Rose 4, Wilson 2 and Pyke 1, from a quarter of the season.

The current problems are at the back and stem from the injuries to Maher and Amos. The stats with those two in the side gulf the stats when they are missing. The whole defence becomes unbalanced, with Rodgers having to shuffle over to the left side, and Efete playing on his wrong side because Glennon has fallen off a cliff with his form.

It will be interesting to see if there is an uptick in points gained once we get a settled defence and have a less onerous set of games.

I am just a little disappointed but not worried.

The players are not jelling as quick as expected but it will come.

When we have a fit squad to choose from I am sure we will get better results.

I’m not really fussed about moving up the leagues, I’m happy with sustainable mid table football, hopefully, with the odd cup run here and there. In hurst we trust

Quoted from Dave Gilberts Left Peg

I’m not really fussed about moving up the leagues, I’m happy with sustainable mid table football, hopefully, with the odd cup run here and there. In hurst we trust

I do love a good parodic post!

Quoted from grimsby pete

I am just a little disappointed but not worried.

The players are not jelling as quick as expected but it will come.

When we have a fit squad to choose from I am sure we will get better results.

It’s difficult for the defence to gel when for whatever reason we don’t have the same players playing their best positions on a regular basis, we have 2 left sided fullbacks in Amos’s and Glennon but they are overlooked and a right footed player Efete is played in that position. Hunt and Holohan don’t seem to be able to justify their  selection in midfield and I think Hurst still is unsure what his first choice starting 11 is and is definitely a more defensive thinking manager. I’m sure everything will work out fine and probably finish much higher up the league than where we are now.

Quoted from Spurn boy

It’s difficult for the defence to gel when for whatever reason we don’t have the same players playing their best positions on a regular basis, we have 2 left sided fullbacks in Amos’s and Glennon but they are overlooked and a right footed player Efete is played in that position. Hunt and Holohan don’t seem to be able to justify their  selection in midfield and I think Hurst still is unsure what his first choice starting 11 is and is definitely a more defensive thinking manager. I’m sure everything will work out fine and probably finish much higher up the league than where we are now.

I know I’m an Alex Hunt fan but he’s had one league start since the second game of the season. He's not exactly had a decent run in the team having seemed to be pivotal to the formation used in pre season.