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Quoted from diehardmariner

Wild's also a very, very good manager.  

Overperformed at Halifax, overperforming at Barrow now as well.  The only slight stain on his copybook is at Oldham, where he left with a decent record and he's gone on record as saying he knew it was a poisoned chalice.  I like his honesty in that.  Boyhood club or not, smart enough to recognise the situation.

I think a few clubs will fall victim of underestimating him and his team this season, also won't surprise me if he's snapped up again in the summer.

May have been relatively successful at small poorly supported clubs but his style of football is dire to watch and unlikely to be accepted at a higher level. Please don’t anyone ever suggest him as a future manager here.

He was linked when Jolley got sacked in 2019.  Worked out ok though as we got Holloway...

Probably a bit harsh to judge him on the style he's adopting when with a very limited budget.  Be interesting to see how he sets up when he's got more money/resources.

beginning to wonder if 1 or 2 clubs might be looking at Crocombe (& harry) in January. was very competent and composed last night

Quoted from Chrisblor

It was very similar to Halifax away last season (same opposition manager and also on a Tuesday night) - we looked rubbish and created little, they spent the whole game hassling us and nicked a goal through a penalty. Think Wild's just figured out how to counter Hurst's usual tactics.

I can see that comparison although I'd have said we were definitely better against Halifax before they got that pen to win it

Me & my lad thought last night was more akin to the Solihull away game.... that was distinctly underwhelming

Hey ho.... last night is history and the best response now is to put Hartlepool to the sword.

Two up top for me though please as Taylor in isolation won't pose enough of a goal threat there

UTM ATAW

I thought it was comfortably worse than both Solihull and Halifax away last season. Before their second at Solihull, we looked like we might be about to equalise, Michee forced a good save, we had one cleared off the line. At Halifax, it was a very close, tight game that was won by fine margins. McAtee had a one-on-one chance saved, Pearson had a stonewall pen turned down. Last night, we had nothing that resembled anything like those chances, we didn't even compete.

Suppose it's a positive, given how awful we were, that it was settled by 1 goal born of iffy defending.

Quoted from ska face

You should’ve watched Bake Off, gents.

......or cut your grass under floodlighting!!!

Still fuming...haha....the one thing that grates me most is that whilst the individuals had off days which is hard to allow for we should have changed shape/ approach.
We had the Cropper bomb to utilise so push two up top and play them towards the channels, gain yards, play for throw in positions. Every other team who has that weapon does the same ...but we get the use of it and play narrow, don't have a winger and play the ball centrally.

Rant over.

I am now calm.

I feared the worst when I saw Green Morris & Holohan on the team sheet has it ever worked with those 3 all in the team. Just asking I don't have any stats or anything and nothing against any of them individually all good players in their own right.

Quoted from MrsMariner

I feared the worst when I saw Green Morris & Holohan on the team sheet has it ever worked with those 3 all in the team. Just asking I don't have any stats or anything and nothing against any of them individually all good players in their own right.

Draws against Northampton & Sutton, wins against Crewe, Rochdale and Walsall?

Forest aside, we’ve only lost once (away at Orient) when those three have started together.

Quoted from ska face

Draws against Northampton & Sutton, wins against Crewe, Rochdale and Walsall?

Forest aside, we’ve only lost once (away at Orient) when those three have started together.

That blows my theory out the water then