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It’s great he’s doing so well, but it’s three levels below where we aspire to be and he’s simply not good enough if we do actually want to get there. Shame and all that but hey.


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Don’t think there’s anything “wrong” as such he just hasn’t fulfilled his potential yet, whether he does or not remains to be seen.


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It's good he's doing well in the conference, and for the second time. The question is if he can up his level so he can do that consistently at L2 level.

I think having conference level players is part of the reason we're in the mess we're in. Though we have seen that players can turn it around, and I hope he does. He's got a lot of work ahead of us, and if he succeeds, we all win.
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He was excellent at MK and Oxford and then at home to Crewe. Arguably the best player across Artell’s first three games so I don’t know how you work that out. Indeed, I was talking to a Town player in the last week who described Hunt as technically fantastic. There’s clearly something else wrong but I don’t think he should be described as mediocre.


Ok, let’s say I give you those three matches. What about the tens and tens of other poor ones? A one good game every 15 matches is not enough to be an EFL player.

He’s a player with good technique who can pick a pass. The problem is that when he's pressed and under pressure in matches he doesn’t cut the mustard.

There is a term for a player that looks the part in training but can’t replicate it in matches - however, I can’t for the life of me remember what it’s called.

He reminds me a lot of James Berrett who was another one that supposedly performed well in training. I don’t see any compelling reason to give him another go. We had the same discussion ahead of this season and it’s the same old story.


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Ok, let’s say I give you those three matches. What about the tens and tens of other poor ones? A one good game every 15 matches is not enough to be an EFL player.

He’s a player with good technique who can pick a pass. The problem is that when he's pressed and under pressure in matches he doesn’t cut the mustard.

There is a term for a player that looks the part in training but can’t replicate it in matches - however, I can’t for the life of me remember what it’s called.

He reminds me a lot of James Berrett who was another one that supposedly performed well in training. I don’t see any compelling reason to give him another go. We had the same discussion ahead of this season and it’s the same old story.


He’s got far more ability than Berrett for a start.
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He’s got far more ability than Berrett for a start.


Carlisle fans would argue Berrett was fantastic for them at League 1 level. The problem was that he was really poor for us and that despite us persevering he was just awful.

The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and hoping for different results. We’ve not seen anything like a consistent spell of playing well from Hunt other than the first couple of months of his loan spell when we were in the National League.

I’m yet to hear a compelling argument as to why it would be any different if we were to try him again. Much better to move him on and use his wages/fee to strengthen IMO.


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He’s got far more ability than Berrett for a start.


Me too.

Actually, that's not true, but I'd imagine I'd have been just as effective as he was for us.
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He’s got far more ability than Berrett for a start.


Berrett, had to look him up.
Played 51 games for Town and I can't remember the bloke, was he that bad or is it my age.


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