What do you wish for on Saturday?

That I'm not hopelessly depressed at 5 P.M.

Quoted from Mappers

Agree

And the more Crewe fans feedback I get in regards their recruitment in the relegation season  ,the more I shudder that he somehow retains his position .

The counter argument is he's maybe learnt lessons from that and would go about it in a different way - he's only done it once so it's not like he's failed multiple times .

Do the board trust him to recruit what 15 -20 players ?

It would be a hell of a gamble if he remains in situ if he retains our league status , because it won't be evolution , it will be revolution for sure that's required.

For sure. If we stay up, we need a massive revolution. One of those windows where a huge turnover of players is imperative, otherwise we’ll just be in the same position again this time next year.

Worth remembering that recruitment wouldn’t solely rest on DA’s shoulders. At Crewe he did everything, and he was keen to stress that that isn’t the case with Town.

Presumably that's the whole point of Hutchinson? All the coaches will discuss the type of players they want, but Hutchinson is the one who does the majority of the player-hunting and persuading them to join.

Maybe having someone to essentially provide him with a squad of players as per his instructions would be perfect for how DA works – we’ve just got to pray that he can squeeze enough out of the current lot to survive.

I'd wager that both DA and the owners knew that the current squad would be dismantled fairly sharpish as players more in the DA mould were brought in, but it must have come as quite a shock when it turned out the current squad/DA were incompatible.

Quoted from kafunanapar140909

For sure. If we stay up, we need a massive revolution. One of those windows where a huge turnover of players is imperative, otherwise we’ll just be in the same position again this time next year.

Worth remembering that recruitment wouldn’t solely rest on DA’s shoulders. At Crewe he did everything, and he was keen to stress that that isn’t the case with Town.

Presumably that's the whole point of Hutchinson? All the coaches will discuss the type of players they want, but Hutchinson is the one who does the majority of the player-hunting and persuading them to join.

Maybe having someone to essentially provide him with a squad of players as per his instructions would be perfect for how DA works – we’ve just got to pray that he can squeeze enough out of the current lot to survive.

I'd wager that both DA and the owners knew that the current squad would be dismantled fairly sharpish as players more in the DA mould were brought in, but it must have come as quite a shock when it turned out the current squad/DA were incompatible.

I agree with a lot you say, but what are we to make of how good the existing players were against MK, Crewe, Salford, and large parts of the games against Walsall and Notts? In those last 2 we should really have been out of sight by half time.

I can quite understand Artell saying we were far too good to go down as it is difficult to believe now but we played some great football during those games.

Like everyone else I am bemused why every opposition shot seems to go in whilst ours don't, and the sudden collapse in form.

Ffs what a daft thread anyone wanting anything less then 3 points on Saturday needs to shake their head
What I wish for is 3 points saturday a comfortable last third of the season and Artell given the chance to rid of of this excrement team and given the chance to prove us all wrong that’s my wish now I await the read crosses. But please remember it’s a wish

Hope , that’s all I ever want as a football ( town) fan . Under Fenty there was none , I don’t count non league success at all but the play off run under PH is as good as it’s got for 22 years. I thought JS would bring Hope in the EFL but alas it’s alluding them too . I may rant on here and post rubbish but hand on my heart I just need Hope 🙏🙏🙏

Quoted from JK47

A 10-0 victory to us.

I think I might suffer a disappointment though.

Remember the game at Boston when we were 4-0 up at halftime? I think we had lost several games on the trot without scoring and everyone went into the game expecting the worst. I remember looking around at halftime and the entire away end had Cheshire-cat grins, everyone was in shock. Normal service resumed not long after and even the second half wasn't on the same level but for 45 minutes we were a well-oiled machine, perfectly in the zone. That might have been the season when there were 6 Lincolnshire derbies - Scunny, Lincoln and Boston and I think that was the only one we won.

Quoted from GrimRob

Remember the game at Boston when we were 4-0 up at halftime? I think we had lost several games on the trot without scoring and everyone went into the game expecting the worst. I remember looking around at halftime and the entire away end had Cheshire-cat grins, everyone was in shock. Normal service resumed not long after and even the second half wasn't on the same level but for 45 minutes we were a well-oiled machine, perfectly in the zone. That might have been the season when there were 6 Lincolnshire derbies - Scunny, Lincoln and Boston and I think that was the only one we won.

https://thefishy.co.uk/story.php?id=8419333

We lost 7 games on the trot before that game then won 7 from the next 8! Funny old game....

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I agree with a lot you say, but what are we to make of how good the existing players were against MK, Crewe, Salford, and large parts of the games against Walsall and Notts? In those last 2 we should really have been out of sight by half time.

I can quite understand Artell saying we were far too good to go down as it is difficult to believe now but we played some great football during those games.

Like everyone else I am bemused why every opposition shot seems to go in whilst ours don't, and the sudden collapse in form.

This is why I think we have a psychologically-weak team. It’s all fine and dandy when things are going ok, but as soon as we come up against any kind of crisis (which is often brought about by a lapse in concentration or some other stupid mistake) we wilt or completely implode.

I don’t really know how you address that without simply bringing in a load of new faces.

That Morecambe will have had at least 3 players sent off tonight at Walsall (midfield)

Quoted from Teestogreen

That Morecambe will have had at least 3 players sent off tonight at Walsall (midfield)

And with the amount of rain coming in from the west the game will be postponed and they will be in action for the re arranged game that’s the Grimsby luck