Is DA a snake oil salesman.

The sheer lack of foresight on this forum over the past few days is exactly why managers get afforded so little time these days.

If a new manager is struggling to get existing players (who aren’t his) to play a certain way, then surely you judge him after he’s managed to address that issue? It’s that certain way of playing that we hired him for, and his record at Crewe showed gradual progress over a few seasons whilst that style of play was ingrained in the entire club.

To slate him for not doing that in EIGHT games is so staggeringly stupid.

Quoted from ginnywings

It wasn't just the results that cost Hurst his job.

The boring, negative football was equally to blame for his demise.

Plenty of people said they wouldn't mind so much losing if we gave it a go on the pitch and played more on the front foot. We're doing that now, but it seems some are changing their stance after 3 defeats in 4.

Losing by 6 goals is shocking, but it has no more consequences than losing 1-0 and stinking the place out.

Agree with this.  For what it's worth, I think we should be looking at bringing in some players in the positions required, and that these players should be experienced in at least League Two and if possible League One.  I don't care if they are 34 or whatever, as long as they can bring their experience to bear on the squad and help those less experienced, and the youngsters coming through.  It would be also great if at least one of them was Captain material.

Agree must also be injury free we cannot afford any more of them.

Quoted from pontoonlew

The sheer lack of foresight on this forum over the past few days is exactly why managers get afforded so little time these days.

If a new manager is struggling to get existing players (who aren’t his) to play a certain way, then surely you judge him after he’s managed to address that issue? It’s that certain way of playing that we hired him for, and his record at Crewe showed gradual progress over a few seasons whilst that style of play was ingrained in the entire club.

To slate him for not doing that in EIGHT games is so staggeringly stupid.

Would you accept relegation?

DA wants to make Blundell Park a fortress, well at least he,s got his squad of cowboys.

Quoted from pontoonlew

The sheer lack of foresight on this forum over the past few days is exactly why managers get afforded so little time these days.

If a new manager is struggling to get existing players (who aren’t his) to play a certain way, then surely you judge him after he’s managed to address that issue? It’s that certain way of playing that we hired him for, and his record at Crewe showed gradual progress over a few seasons whilst that style of play was ingrained in the entire club.

To slate him for not doing that in EIGHT games is so staggeringly stupid.

We might be in the National League by then. Surely that’s staggeringly stupid?

Quoted from ginnywings

It wasn't just the results that cost Hurst his job.

The boring, negative football was equally to blame for his demise.

Plenty of people said they wouldn't mind so much losing if we gave it a go on the pitch and played more on the front foot. We're doing that now, but it seems some are changing their stance after 3 defeats in 4.

Losing by 6 goals is shocking, but it has no more consequences than losing 1-0 and stinking the place out.

JS said the decision to relieve PH was stats based based on stats that had been detoriating over 8 weeks before the trigger was pulled . I wonder how the same stats from December on compare.

all I can hear is Shakira singing "the stats don't lie"

Quoted from davmariner

We might be in the National League by then. Surely that’s staggeringly stupid?

Even if we kept up the same PPG under Artell we’d be on 50 points which would be enough to stay up in all of the seasons I’ve gone as far enough back as I could be bothered to (18-19)

Not saying 50 points is acceptable, and I strongly believe that we’ll do better than that but the overreaction has been quite something. I’m certain it’s because we’ve been stung twice previously so I do get it, but we’re miles off being as bad as either of those two sides IMO.

While I do not like us to lose, it is part of football. When you see the team win against Crewe, Salford and draw at Newport, you think something good is happening. Then the results and performance against Walsall and Harrogate were unbelievably poor.

We have been 'Jekyll & Hyde' for quite a while now but what I do not like is the manner in which the team virtually give up, the Walsall match highlighting this. These are professional players who train, physically and mentally all week to produce a professional performance on match day in accordance with the instructions of the management.

I cannot moan about a team that runs their guts out for 90 minutes and lose, but a team that is winning, let in a stupid goal and then go to pieces is totally ridiculous. Surely their training, as professional footballers, beit at Grimsby or elsewhere before they arrive here, should include the ability to overcome a stupid goal, not concede another one.