Fishy Forum › Fishy Boards › Archive › Barnsley striker signs

Users Browsing Forum

No Members and 328 Guests

Barnsley striker signs

This thread currently has 12,045 views.


11 Pages Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next All	Recommend Thread

KingstonMariner

September 19, 2014, 4:46pm

Meths Drinker

Posts: 22,096

Posts Per Day: 6.07

Reputation: 79.33%

Rep Score: +42 / -11

Approval: +23,440

Gold Stars: 218

So a player who scored 3 in 18 in the Conference North and a couple of minutes at Barnsley. Hmmmm!

I'm not knocking Oates, but to expect him to be any better than what we've got (or let go last season)? Nah, I can't go for that.

Through the door there came familiar laughter,
I saw your face and heard you call my name.
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser,
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.

Logged

Offline

Reply: 40 - 103

jimgtfc

September 19, 2014, 4:51pm

Whiskey Drinker

Posts: 3,001

Posts Per Day: 0.64

Reputation: 81.05%

Rep Score: +22 / -5

Approval: +5,094

Gold Stars: 44

Quoted from pontoonlew

In what way is it like Paterson?

Young striker that I haven't heard of at a bigger club coming in on loan. That's about it.

"Falls to Arnold... Arnold! That's it! Thats it! He's sealed it! Grimsby Town are back in the football league!!! Just a minute to go and Nathan Arnold makes it 3-1! Look at the scenes behind the goal! Look at the relief! The agony is finally over!!!"

John Tondeur - Wembley Stadium Sunday 15th May 2016

Logged

Offline

Reply: 41 - 103

Mrs Doyle

September 19, 2014, 4:55pm

Whiskey Drinker

Posts: 4,685

Posts Per Day: 0.78

Reputation: 66.38%

Rep Score: +22 / -13

Approval: +4,859

FFS... Give the man a break Hurst as tried to address the problems let's give him and them a chance it can't be easy to get decent players to come to a non league outfit.

The negativity on here boarders on pathetic.

Logged

Offline

Reply: 42 - 103

MuddyWaters

September 19, 2014, 5:05pm

Barley Wine Drinker

Posts: 14,107

Posts Per Day: 2.60

Reputation: 68.15%

Rep Score: +48 / -24

Approval: +32,233

Gold Stars: 235

Quoted from KingstonMariner

So a player who scored 3 in 18 in the Conference North and a couple of minutes at Barnsley. Hmmmm!

I'm not knocking Oates, but to expect him to be any better than what we've got (or let go last season) ? Nah, I can't go for that.

Love the song reference

Logged

Reply: 43 - 103

grimsby pete

September 19, 2014, 5:13pm

Exile

Posts: 55,688

Posts Per Day: 9.81

Reputation: 81.7%

Rep Score: +126 / -28

Location: Suffolk

Approval: +17,793

Gold Stars: 222

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

FFS... Give the man a break Hurst as tried to address the problems let's give him and them a chance it can't be easy to get decent players to come to a non league outfit.

The negativity on here boarders on pathetic.

If we had signed the young lad for the future and given him a 2 year contract we would have said a good signing , he could turn out to be just what we want,

BUT

We have only got him for a month,

Did Hurst try and get an experience player in like Holman or Gash ?

If he did and they turned us down then fair do's,

BUT

If he didn't, why not ?

                             Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.
                             68 Years following the Town

                              Life member of Trust

                               First game   April 1955

Logged

Offline

Reply: 44 - 103

TheRonRaffertyFanClub

September 19, 2014, 5:31pm

Special Brew Drinker

Posts: 7,638

Posts Per Day: 1.34

Reputation: 79.65%

Rep Score: +43 / -11

Location: Norfolk

Approval: +8,658

Gold Stars: 23

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

FFS... Give the man a break Hurst as tried to address the problems let's give him and them a chance it can't be easy to get decent players to come to a non league outfit.

The negativity on here boarders on pathetic.

Perhaps you could explain exactly why it can't have been easy for the manager to sign up a decent striker. Before the season even began and before we got into this mess he also found it "not easy". Yet as I understand it, JF said we have the money available. I keep asking this question but why do strikers apparently not want to come here?

I don't think there is negativity, just puzzlement. The more puzzled we get the more we start to think it has something to do with the management rather than the club or the town.

“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”
― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."

Logged

Reply: 45 - 103

highcliff mariner

September 19, 2014, 5:45pm

Fine Wine Drinker

Posts: 1,337

Posts Per Day: 0.32

Reputation: 79.92%

Rep Score: +12 / -3

Approval: +778

Who are you asking Pete ? Only i'm pretty sure no one on here (with one exception , and i dont suppose he is gonna tell( why would he)), will have a clue . Despite our perceived view of our superior knowledge of all things football )

Logged

Reply: 46 - 103

KingstonMariner

September 19, 2014, 5:53pm

Meths Drinker

Posts: 22,096

Posts Per Day: 6.07

Reputation: 79.33%

Rep Score: +42 / -11

Approval: +23,440

Gold Stars: 218

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

FFS... Give the man a break Hurst as tried to address the problems let's give him and them a chance it can't be easy to get decent players to come to a non league outfit.

The negativity on here boarders on pathetic.

You might ask why we had the problems in the first place?

Hurst's history at bringing in/keeping strikers is hardly brilliant is it. Hearn is about the only one everyone can agree was a success. Everyone else has been either:

(a) moved on
(b) not deemed good enough to be picked on a consistent basis
(c) let's say, at best of limited success
(d) got a history of long-term injury

Through the door there came familiar laughter,
I saw your face and heard you call my name.
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser,
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.

Logged

Offline

Reply: 47 - 103

GrimRob

September 19, 2014, 6:05pm

Moderator

Posts: 12,672

Posts Per Day: 2.12

Reputation: 69.92%

Rep Score: +76 / -34

Approval: +13,403

Gold Stars: 113

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

Perhaps you could explain exactly why it can't have been easy for the manager to sign up a decent striker. Before the season even began and before we got into this mess he also found it "not easy". Yet as I understand it, JF said we have the money available. I keep asking this question but why do strikers apparently not want to come here?

I don't think there is negativity, just puzzlement. The more puzzled we get the more we start to think it has something to do with the management rather than the club or the town.

Players don't want to come to Grimsby. They might not want it on their CV that they've had to drop a division or two to go somewhere perceived as an outpost of football. It might be a lot of travelling as well or mean staying away from home. I remember a few years ago we had a loan player (forgotten which) who after he returned to his parent club said words to the effect that "you know your career's in trouble when you're sent on loan to Grimsby".

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

Logged

Offline