What’s Happened??

11th Last Season and FA Cup Glory
New Owners saying and doing the right things
New Squad,Selected and paid for by us
So Much Positivity and Good feelings for this season
And, here we are, in the crap again?
Why?

Funny title 😂

That ref caused the stress this afternoon - he could have sent off the opponent for simulation - totally different game and probably 3 points rather than 1

We got our recruitment wrong, to put it simply.

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Probably fair to say that catastrophic goalkeeping and defensive errors have cost us a double digit number of points.

More concerning to me is what’s happened to Aldi?

Always a regular contributor on the Fishy but can’t recall seeing anything from him since PH bit the dust, hope all is ok with him.

Stockwood and Co can control many things

Improving Blundell Park
Improving the Training Ground
Hiring Staff to improve the set up
Improving the pitch

One thing they can’t control is the delicate mood of a modern footballer.

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

More concerning to me is what’s happened to Aldi?

Always a regular contributor on the Fishy but can’t recall seeing anything from him since PH bit the dust, hope all is ok with him.

I'm sure he will be back, when he's finished playing Kevin the Carrot.

Quoted from sam gy

We got our recruitment wrong, to put it simply.

I don’t agree, Conteh, Rose & Wilson in particular have improved us.

Eisa, Andrews, Mullarkey, Cartwright and Gnahoua have all shown enough that they’ll be decent signings and a couple of them have potential to move into that upper bracket. Rodgers is obviously going through a bad spell & Pyke has really improved recently too.

To say it’s the recruitment alone is off the mark IMO, I think since Hurst has gone you can quite clearly see an improvement already.

I’d say the biggest issue is our constant defensive calamities coupled with our inability to adapt tactics to score more than our opponents, I don’t believe that’s just down to recruitment.

Danny Rose has entered a new environment without a shadow of self doubt. Works hard, doesn't switch off, communicates with fellow players, is rarely selfish. He will continue to produce as a model pro, regardless of who is manager. Some may say he has a touch of arrogance like McAtee but without the vulnerability.

The rest?  let's be kind and say some need to set higher standards for themselves and ask what they can do for the team, not what the team................

Quoted from sydney

11th Last Season and FA Cup Glory
New Owners saying and doing the right things
New Squad,Selected and paid for by us
So Much Positivity and Good feelings for this season
And, here we are, in the crap again?
Why?

That was a long sleep, you just woke up?

Quoted from sam gy

We got our recruitment wrong, to put it simply.

I disagree. I think PH brought some decent players in , certainly good enough for this level and some better for the next level. Unfortunately he didn't seem to know how to get the best out of them or use a system that played to their strengths. SP and BD have shown some indications of how to get more out of these players but it will take a while to restore confidence in a squad that is lacking in self-belief.

The enigma that is Paul Hurst I think is what went wrong. He had everything going for him including a very supportive board brought about by his play off success and cup run.

He lost his way; maybe he needed a break from the game but I'm sure he will come back refreshed and revel in the underdog tag somewhere.

Managers are transitory just like players, so it is much more important that the owners get the overall strategy right. This managerial appointment will be the first of many they make so let's hope this one can get us back on track.

Not just one thing but a few of them.

Recruitment - I think we signed a number of good players to bolster the squad but still have some significant vacancies. A left back with genuine pace, an experienced keeper, a replacement for Taylor and a ball playing central midfielder. What we’re never likely to know is how many times we had players lined up for roles but couldn’t get the signature due to whatever reasons (pay, location, contract length etc).

Injuries - a number of players starting or in the squad in recent games have not been available a great deal so far this season.

Tactics - we tried a few different systems this season but it often seemed to me that the players either didn’t understand how they should be playing or they weren’t capable of playing those systems.

Finally, confidence. Once you start falling it’s hard to turn round. Sometimes a change of manager can help with that as it acts as a reset - especially when you’ve already got a reasonable bunch of players.

From what I’ve seen, Paul Hurst is extremely hard working, diligent and experienced but it just goes to show that even with those qualities, things can still go wrong in football.