Hurst time officially now up

but one laboured and came off early, one missed most of the game and was then thrown on in some vain attempt to claw back a narrow win over DOVER

And LJL stayed ON!


*baffled*

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

I think I'll wait till he has a full squad to pick from before I think he should be put in the dole, I've been on it before it's not very nice.

That's the life of a football manager. Most of us have been out of work at some point.

Maybe he does deserve a bit longer to get it right but he'll be doing it without some long term fans watching.

Really really dissapointed and dispondant right now. Am not going to jump on the bandwagon of calling for hurst to be sacked, Crikey it's only 3 games, we haven't been beaten and decent players to come into the starting line up. But what i will say is that it is going to be a very long time before I will consider parting with hard earned cash to be be continually dissapointed again. I can accept we aren't a team of world beaters, I can accept we are non league and deservedly so on merit , but I just cannot accept the failings of players and management who should be capable of a whoe lot better. The players am sure are trying their best as is the manager but if we all agree that we are a strong team on paper then we really do have to look at the coaching and training methods. The board have backed him time and again and we have had 2 good efforts at getting out this league but eventually if it is not working then something has to Change. Would love a john still character to come in , but only if after given sufficient time hurst cannot get the balance right. UTM

Only positive thing is we are creating chances. Their goal was awful though, how can 3 players not stop 1 breakaway runner?! He wasn't even quick! Really like magnay and toto, similar story with finishing. LJL arguably played better than Connell who was very quiet
I'm not on the Hurst out bandwagon yet but may soon be catching a ride

Quoted from Kymariner12

Only positive thing is we are creating chances. Their goal was awful though, how can 3 players not stop 1 breakaway runner?! He wasn't even quick! Really like magnay and toto, similar story with finishing. LJL arguably played better than Connell who was very quiet
I'm not on the Hurst out bandwagon yet but may soon be catching a ride

No argument at all.  Connell was poor yet again.  Never saw the Bristol game, but on tuesday night and again today Connell spent more time moaning at the Ref then he did concentrating on the game.  

I start this by saying that I have absolutely avoided negativity until now but it's becoming clear that Hurst is not the man to take us up.

In my view, he picked the wrong team today.  Judging from the commentary and other comments, Winfarrah was a bright spot on Tuesday.  In pre-season Paddy has looked strong in the centre.  If he was going to play 352, the Winfarrah should have played wide left and Paddy in the middle.

Secondly, he doesn't seem to know what to do with his squad. If Pittman and Makreth were fit, why not play them.  We have been crying out for attackers but he leaves these two on the bench.

There are always strange results early on but the fact is that Bristol, Nuneaton and Dover all have one point only from three games.  Six other teams have played and beaten them but we have only managed a draw.  

I fear we will get hammered by Gateshead.  

Paul isn't a bad manager he just isn't good enough for the challenge faced.  It is exceptionally difficult to get out of this league.  And teams that go up can go up again - Crawley and Fleetwood are both going strong in L1.  Luton got in right with John Sill, some have Gateshead.  We need to top lower league manager to get the best from a good squad.

If Paul stays we will still be a good play off bet but we won't go up.

Nice guy, decent guy but time for a change!!

Quoted from Chrisblor

He shouldn't be sacked yet, but we need a serious upturn in form if he wants to make it to Christmas. Failing to sign a proven goalscorer and building his team around LJL are baffling decisions, but he seems too stubborn to accept these mistakes. We should have really got at Dover today, instead we set up in a negative defensive formation with a central midfielder and a defensive full back playing on the wings. It clearly wasn't going to put Dover under any serious pressure, and as usual LJL was wasteful (and Connell anonymous - maybe you should have tried harder to get Bogle or Williams, Paul?)

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He won't be sacked. JF will accept the excuse about injuries and suspensions for now, but like the rest of us he will have thoughts about it. I don't rate PH as a manager. Even brilliant coaches have failed as managers and there is a skill to getting the best out of players that PH simply hasn't got. However in fairness he deserves the chance to get his first choice team out there.

Three games in and with much of the attacking unit still injured, I think we're pressing the panic button a little early, and without any regard for what to do instead.  I think if anyone wants to play out the "Hurst Out" scenario on here, they need to be saying what their alternative is, name some names and explain how JF would conduct the search and the transition period to a new manager.

My desire to see a different approach, one not built around hitting a big guy in the air, is well-documented on other threads, but I'm hopeful that with Neilson and some strikers to come back, Winfarrah potentially carving out a role on the wing, and a (usually) decent defence, there are grounds to be hopeful.

The test for me will be what happens when we have the full squad and PH has more permutations and combinations.  Will he release some of the cautious shackles and take a few risks?  Will he try something a bit different?  Will he build the pointy end of the team around beauty rather than brawn?  Let's rate progress then.

I thought pitman looked bright today, Dover were there for the taking and we've dropped another 2 points against a poor side roll on next Saturday god I hope we win.