AB/PH comparisons

Buckley had a big advantage over Hurst because during his time here Grimsby was a bustling Town that was commutable from pretty much every Town, City & Village in the country, therefore made our ability to compete in the Championship much easier.

Unfortunately when Hurst came in we relocated to middle earth & understandably struggled to attract any right minded individual to even step within 100 miles of the training ground.

In which case why can't he find an Ent who can put the ball in the net?  There are millions of them!!!!!!

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

I thought he had an ACL injury at Fortuna Sittard but, based on his appearance history there, he clearly didn’t.

Jeffrey ran like an ill-advised, public school initiation ceremony, involving a bog brush, had gone hideously wrong.

Lost his place to McCoist at Kilmarnock. Right-footed. Like a 1.4 Vauxhall Astra.

So bow legged he looked like the Bridge of Sighs running towards The Pontoon.

Always been a Buckley fan, and admittedly he more then likely had better footballers then todays squad, but he played a game that in some ways was an earlier version of Man City today, keep ball style even if it meant passing along the back four a few times. You would think that as football has progressed that any professional player could trap,pass and move ready to receive it but it still seems to me that division 4 football is still stuck in the 70’s, 80’s etc, just look at the fare that Wrexham deliver.

Loads of differences , comparisons are difficult.
Buckley's first spell, he was literally the first non league manager to take the best of the conference into the league. Practically all were part time footballers and to assemble that squad today would cost in excessive of 2 million. It wouldn't be possible for Grimsby Town to do that anymore.
Second spell was different, always felt that Arthur  Mann was Buckley's Peter Taylor to Cloughie but again what Buckley had done couldn't be replicated again so he was a success of time/place and what he could dip into.
It was an amazing time that I'm pleased I was there for but don't think I'll see again.
For those witness to it.The lyrics from James spring to mind. If I hadn't seen such riches , I could live with being poor

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

Any manager should have been fired for signing Mike Jeffrey.

You could say the same about signing Stefan Payne.

Quoted from arryarryarry

You could say the same about signing Stefan Payne.

There is a long list of miscreants who should never have put on a Town shirt, regardless of the manager.

'Spike'  Stephenson who appeared to have only the most basic understanding of his position, what was required and indeed football as a game. A player who was the dictionary definition of out of his depth.

Irrespective of budgets and different era's of football Buckley more often than not got the best out of the players he signed.
Unlike Hurst, whether that’s because he buys players that doesn’t fit in to his style of play or just motivational skills,  who knows….

Not a big fan of Hurst, a bit one dimensional and negative for me but in my opinion Buckley has been THE best manager we have ever had so a bit unfair to compare

Another difference  Hurst teams might not play the beutiful football Buckley got them playing but he has double our average home attendance.

That was with a ĺittle help from Fenty leaving and 1878 taking over.😉

OOPs !!!!   Meant season tickets.  

Quoted from pontoonlew

Buckley had a big advantage over Hurst because during his time here Grimsby was a bustling Town that was commutable from pretty much every Town, City & Village in the country, therefore made our ability to compete in the Championship much easier.

Unfortunately when Hurst came in we relocated to middle earth & understandably struggled to attract any right minded individual to even step within 100 miles of the training ground.

I'm lost with that mate