Paul Hurst Sacked (MERGED)

Thanks for the memories Paul, real shame it didn’t work out.
When my time comes I’ll still be smiling gently at that night in Southampton and the play off campaign
Good luck for the future

I get the Woods comparison , afterwards today I was frustrated as hell - we have better players than Doncaster , gave 100% yet still lost ; that one that roled along the line in front of us just summed up the last few weeks . Although today Hurst  fully reverted to type , rather than trying all these new systems and formations , it seems his luck ran out ; today I did feel we were quite unlucky .

No doubt the small few who disliked Hurst from the outset will be delighted at this outcome , whereas the few on here who know Paul personally will be gutted for their mate - no doubt he's a good one , seems a genuinely solid guy .

Did he move us forward ?
Yes and no - it depends if we retain our league status this season doesn't it really - we look far too good on paper & on the pitch but points win prizes and we are not picking any up , and seemingly dropping them when they are there for the taking .

We get Stockwood's & Pettit's first big test ,  making an appointment fully of their own ; something that may well show us the level of both their short and medium term ambition .

Thanks to Paul-  IMO he can hold his head up high and should be welcome back at BP anytime (not as manager for a 3rd stint).


Over to Andrew & Jason to make sure his reign doesn't become clouded by another relegation .

As much as he appears to be an honest bloke the style of football has been a bind to watch, however I feel as has been said before he'll make a good national league manager (could be a good call for York in the future considering the position they find themselves in)

Quoted from realist

I am going to celebrate tonight because it means we have a better chance of avoiding relegation, and it is the last link with Fenty gone

What makes you think we have less chance of relegation? What are you expecting to change? Genuinely interested as for me the shortcomings of the current players will still be there. I don’t think the players have stopped playing for the manager at any point so what change are you expecting?

Quoted from spuggybridge

As much as he appears to be an honest bloke the style of football has been a bind to watch, however I feel as has been said before he'll make a good national league manager (could be a good call for York in the future considering the position they find themselves in)

It's all about opinion isn't it - I get people that didn't like the style ,especially at home . But I liked performances like today - organisation,gritty with the odd passage of good football .

My worry is league 2 in the main is so scrappy whoever is manager , to have any success the template is pretty basic unless you go down the Notts or Mansfied route ; but i assume they have hefty budgets .

Quoted from Vance Warner

What makes you think we have less chance of relegation? What are you expecting to change? Genuinely interested as for me the shortcomings of the current players will still be there. I don’t think the players have stopped playing for the manager at any point so what change are you expecting?

A change of tactics - a plan A + a plan B

Quoted from diehardmariner

Utterly broken by this.

A genuinely decent and proper bloke. He didn't deserve it to end like this.

The right decision, without question. But it hurts like hell. Like a relationship you know isn't working anymore but you just can't say goodbye.

Thanks for everything Paul.

Absolutely the right decision but can’t help thinking the owners have treated PH & CD poorly today.

The decision was clearly already made. The owners talk about taking the emotion out of decisions and waiting for the dust to settle, so I can only assume they would have been sacked even if we won today.

Surely they should have done it earlier in the week. Even if they had  given Paul & Chris the option of taking charge of the Doncaster game or not.

It just feels like they’ve used PH & CD today to avoid having a caretaker manager taking the match today.

And this finally puts to bed the idea that the owners won’t be ruthless.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Absolutely the right decision but can’t help thinking the owners have treated PH & CD poorly today.

The decision was clearly already made. The owners talk about taking the emotion out of decisions and waiting for the dust to settle, so I can only assume they would have been sacked even if we won today.

Surely they should have done it earlier in the week. Even if they had  given Paul & Chris the option of taking charge of the Doncaster game or not.

It just feels like they’ve used PH & CD today to avoid having a caretaker manager taking the match today.

And this finally puts to bed the idea that the owners won’t be ruthless.

I think the owners have given them opportunity to turn things around and, yes, it might seem ruthless, but it’s a business that requires results.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

I think the owners have given them opportunity to turn things around and, yes, it might seem ruthless, but it’s a business that requires results.

They had longer than they deserved, but sacking him at 5PM in the tunnel at an away game is no way to treat PH & CD.

Quoted from golfer

A change of tactics - a plan A + a plan B

I would argue reverting to type and sticking with what he know's would have been the best bet for him , as he has changed tactics/formation multiple times this season and it's come over as somewhat scrambled .

But what do I know

Hoping Kieran Green gets fully fit aswell,we really need him now .