Despite varying opinions over the week, 3 points today will be enourmous, guy from the GT has tweeted that arnold and hoban arent warming up so surely bogle and stewart/jennings will be in?come on town

Arnold injured but should of been dropped a while ago anyway

Hopefully not a serious injury though, i think we all know how much an onform nathan arnold could benefit us

After all the doom and gloom recently the ironic thing is, if Town win and Tranmere and Braintree lose we will be guaranteed a play-off spot today.

Quoted from Hagrid

Hopefully not a serious injury though, i think we all know how much an onform nathan arnold could benefit us

Agree Hagrid....

I'm a bit bemused as to how someone would give a x in response.....

amond on the bench... Oh dear

We have had todays ref three times this season, Alty away, Chelts home and Halifax away, lost all three, Lets get a win and get that monkey off our back.
UTM. (100)  come on Town 3 points today, we can do it.

"Arnold injured but should of been dropped a while ago anyway"


If Hurst had a done I can imagine the reaction from most of you!

No Podge in starting 11, on the bench.

PODGE BENCHED!!!!  ??)

WHY IS AMOND ON THE BENCH FFS :o

Surely surely surely he's injured

Connell scenario all over again.. What a tool this man it

Doubt he is injured, if he is fit enough for the bench, he is fit enough to play IMO

Quoted from Hagrid

Surely surely surely he's injured

If he's injured, he shouldn't be on the bench.

Team: macca, Tait, toto, gowling and Horwood. MIdfield- Monkhouse, dis, clay and nolan. Nolan on the right im assuming? JPP and bogle up front

Looks like Hurst has given up this game before it starts and resting him for ones he thinks we might not lose :B

There's absolutely no width in the starting 11 today:

            McKeown
Tait Nsiala Gowling Horwood
Nolan Disley Clay Monkhouse
         Pittman Bogle

Well we'll see what happens I guess...

stop being an idiot, get Pearson bogle and amond all on the field at the same time

Quoted from MuddyWaters

If he's injured, he shouldn't be on the bench.

Difference between match fit and bench fit though. Its the only possible explanation for me. if he's dropped him through choice then i dont know what to say, mind boggling

There is a plan

If we win with him on the bench, he has had a rest.

If we are losing after 60 mins, he comes on and we win as he scores a hat-trick

Easy peas

Hurst out, he's lost the plot!

Perhaps Hurst had put £100 0n Holman for top scorer

And this is why fans are fed up of PH.  Dropping your top scorer if fit will give Dover a little bit of confidence.  Im wondering the reason why he makes these idiotic changes is down to pressure.

Oh well fingers crossed

Truth is we don't have the information to pass judgement.

If he has a niggle, Paul Hurst is hardly going to advertise it

If there are disciplinary issues, same applies.

It's got beyond a joke of Podge is fit. I don't know what goes through the mans head. I'm past just disliking the man, he's taking all the fun out of supporting my club with his demoralising selections.

Subs : Robertson Pearson Amond East Jennings

Can't get my head around why Podge is on the bench...if injured then he shouldn't be in the 16 surely?

If not, then he just has to be starting up front

Is PH doing this on purpose.  The fans want podge he drops him....the fans dont want monkhouse he plays.  The fans want fast atacking football....they play slow hoofball.  Surely he's not doing this to wind the fans up lol

Hurst is clueless

Quoted from Meza

Is PH doing this on purpose.  The fans want podge he drops him....the fans dont want monkhouse he plays.  The fans want fast atacking football....they play slow hoofball.  Surely he's not doing this to wind the fans up lol

Yes, not content with labelling the fans as spoilt, he's decided to stick two fingers up to those with money on Podge to finish as top scorer, the tosser.

Also, no Stewart? What has he done wrong Paul? No flipping 6ft 5 and boring enough for you?

Funny if we win well today though ;D

He has to be injured, he would not bench the leading scorer just for the sake of it

Oh gosh. Amond dropped and potentially the slowest midfield I've ever seen on a team sheet.

There's a devil whispering to me, but I cannot divulge what is being whispered.

I was nervous before this...

Cmon Town!

God! 4 pages and we haven't kicked off yet - unlike this board!

Quoted from Chrisblor

Yes, not content with labelling the fans as spoilt, he's decided to stick two fingers up to those with money on Podge to finish as top scorer, the tosser.

Haha - see my previous comment, Chris...this is exactly what the devil was suggesting; that I dare not repeat.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Also, no Stewart? What has he done wrong Paul? No flipping 6ft 5 and boring enough for you?

Played 45 minutes for the reserves in mid-week so now he can't possibly play for another fortnight.

Let's hope the players give the fans something to cheer about today - strang line up today, I was definitely expecting Amond to start!

Quoted from Hagrid

Team: macca, Tait, toto, gowling and Horwood. MIdfield- Monkhouse, dis, clay and nolan. Nolan on the right im assuming? JPP and bogle up front

Remember that post i put on here saying if arnold or monkhouse was to get injured paul hurst would rather put a centre midfielder out wide rather than playing stewart straker or jennings,  you know the players he bought in to cover those positions for this exact position we find ourselves in now !

The bloke doesnt trust  the players he bought in for those positions , shows how badly he spunked needless money away in the loan market.

Red cross it all you want but its beyond inept and funny now this daft bloke.

Fed up of the favourites thing again. What has Pearson done wrong? He waited a while for his chance and did well for a spell, has a bad game and gets dropped. So why is the policy not the same with other players eg Toto?

Quoted from Chrisblor

Played 45 minutes for the reserves in mid-week so now he can't possibly play for another fortnight.

Did not do anything and was second in performance to most on the pitch IMO, nothing against the lad but he is not and never will be our saviour, just another bench warmer

Quoted from Mariners_15

Fed up of the favourites thing again. What has Pearson done wrong? He waited a while for his chance and did well for a spell, has a bad game and gets dropped. So why is the policy not the same with other players eg Toto?

Pearson to come on as striker with 5 minutes to go. Ahead of Podge ::)

I am speechless !!!!!!!!

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Remember that post i put on here saying if arnold or monkhouse was to get injured paul hurst would rather put a centre midfielder out wide rather than playing stewart straker or jennings,  you know the players he bought in to cover those positions for this exact position we find ourselves in now !

The bloke doesnt trust  the players he bought in for those positions , shows how badly he spunked needless money away in the loan market.

Red cross it all you want but its beyond inept wnd funny now this daft bloke.

I've been saying this for ages but Hurst's performance in the transfer and loan market since Christmas has been criminal. His woeful signings have torpedoed the second half of the season for us. I saw a tweet yesterday saying his 4 loan strikers (Tomlinson, Alabi, Hoban & Jones) have managed a grand total of 0 goals across 23 cumulative apperances - that's absolutely shocking.

Anyone cant get Humbeside comms online ?

Having to listen to dovers.

Physical side Dover and we've struggled against those kind of teams recently. Can see what he's trying to do, let's hope he pulls it off...

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Anyone cant get Humbeside comms online ?

Having to listen to dovers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_humberside

Quoted from grimsby pete

I am speechless !!!!!!!!

I think that's what a certain person on the board who passed comment on your poll earlier will be relieved to hear Pete  ;)

Hurst just sticking two fingers up to fans.

First comment I heard when switching on radio.
'There's Mckeown looking for Monkhouse'
Me and son both said at exactly same time  'how surprising' !!
So so so predictable.

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

I think that's what a certain person on the board who passed comment on your poll earlier will be relieved to hear Pete  ;)

I think they are just trying to wind me up Tim  ;D

Quoted from grimsby pete

I think they are just trying to wind me up gag me Tim  ;D

Reading between the lines Pete  :P

Pen to town .

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Reading between the lines Pete  :P

Better men than them have tried , ;)

Town get a penalty

Don't miss the penalty!!!

Penno, to be taken by Bogle

Bogle  1-0

Penalty for Town!

Bogle to take it

and scores

1-0 to the Mariners :)

Quoted from friskneymariner

Hurst just sticking two fingers up to fans.

What a stupid comment

Penno for town

1-0 bogle

Bogle scores from the spot - get in!

Periscooe link if anyone wants to watch it grimsbyPR.

Yes bogle! Hurst is a genius

Errrmmmm

Well done Bogz 👏👏👏👏👏

Get in Town :),     Tranmere losing at home to Wrexham...... :)

Well done town.

Just watched the pen on Periscope on my phone, the ball was about a pixel in size but I saw the net bulge...GOAL!! ;D ;D

Holman scores for Cheltenham. Now level with Amond on goals. CHEERS PAUL

Hursty Hursty give us a wave(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)

Noooo Dan Holman scores.....quick get Podge on lol

Quoted from RoboCod

Just watched the pen on Periscope on my phone, the ball was about a pixel in size but I saw the net bulge...GOAL!! ;D ;D

High quality video of it here - https://twitter.com/sjwillerton/status/721343104960307202

Holman scores....

No offence guys as i know you'd all stand to win a fair bit of money, but i couldnt care less who scores for us from now to the end of the season!

f@ck.  He's going to get a shed load against Halifax  :o.   If he scores, he normally gets a couple :-(

Thats just a pic Chrisblor

Our fans never cease to amaze me, after a turbulent week they're still there singing away and showing tremendous support & Dovers f**king miles away too.👍

Quoted from Meza

Thats just a pic Chrisblor

No, it's a video. Try clicking on it.

Chris is there many there?

Quoted from Meza

Thats just a pic Chrisblor

Link worked for me...

Nice one Omar :)

& nice one @sjwillerton  too :)

Holman again :o :o

Holman scores again. RIP £250 winnings.

Quoted from The_Chief

f@ck.  He's going to get a shed load against Halifax  :o.   If he scores, he normally gets a couple :-(

There you go. Holman gets a pen.  Get Podge off the bench

Thanks Chrisblor....i used my twitter app instead 👍

Chopping and changing of positions in the play-offs:
Tranmere still losing at home to Wrexham.
Braintree 2-1 up at Gateshead, Gateshead now down to 10 men.

If the score stays like this for chelts they will be crowned champions.  

Under some pressure here..

Podge won't get a game today if we're winning

Quoted from Meza

If the score stays like this for chelts they will be crowned champions.  

I think if fgr match Cheltenham result, won't be today

So far so good, well done PH and the boys.
Sounds like we're defending better this afternoon

Yep, defending sounds much better. Nolan sounds like he's getting lots of the ball. Surely Podge will come on at some stage, we don't do blank sheets very well.

Clem from bbc sports seems to think so lol.  As they have a superior GD.  Anyway its town im more interested  in tbf.

C'mon town big 2nd half get that 2nd goal early

Quoted from Chrisblor

Yes, not content with labelling the fans as spoilt, he's decided to stick two fingers up to those with money on Podge to finish as top scorer, the tosser.

Completely irrelevant. Hurst lives or and dies by his results. The day he picks his team to appease fans who have stuck money on Amond to be top goalscorer he might as well give up and go home. The facts are we have fired blanks in our last 2 matches (both of which Amond started), Amond has only managed 1 goal in his last 6 (of which we lost 3) & Hurst has chosen to mix things up a bit.

Need to get something for the Dover defence to think about they are putting a lot of pressure on us. The best way to counter that is to hold the ball up in their half. One thing we can't do is sit back and let them come at us they sound like a big outfit so set pieces are going to be vital. This could be a nail biter the way we have been set up not much for them to worry about no pace ah fukit he knows best.

Should have cashed out on Amond chaps.   ;D

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Completely irrelevant. Hurst lives or and dies by his results. The day he picks his team to appease fans who have stuck money on Amond to be top goalscorer he might as well give up and go home. The facts are we have fired blanks in our last 2 matches (both of which Amond started), Amond has only managed 1 goal in his last 6 (of which we lost 3) & Hurst has chosen to mix things up a bit.

Anyone with eyes could see it wasn't Amond's fault his goalscoring has tailed off over the last few games. Performances across the entire team lately have been poor and service to him has been lacking. Mixing things up by dropping your top scorer is not a sign of clever management. Pittman's been injured for ages and hardly done enough in his substitute appearances (or over the course of the whole season really) to dislodge Podge from the starting line-up. Bogle should have been starting instead of Hoban lately, but again his recent scoring record is no better than Amond's either.

Is Aswad playing?

Quoted from ginnywings

Should have cashed out on Amond chaps.   ;D

I would have done weeks ago when our performances started going downhill, but Bet365 wouldn't let me.

Braintree 3-1 up

Looks like we'll have Dover in the play offs at this rate

Good start from Town, need this second though

Hit post with clay who should of scored, be a good player at this level if he scored a few more.

intercourse off

feck it

1.1

No surprise we concede about 2 minutes after missing a sitter. Brilliant.

Again, missed an easy chance, bad luck to hit the post....equaliser. Sickening..

Should be 2-0 to us but intercourse it up and now 1-1

Clay misses a sitter and they score.

1-1 :(

Cheltenham and FGR still winning and still with blank sheets... :-/

Get Podge on then. Time for him to smash in a 20 minute hat-trick

Quoted from RoboCod

Cheltenham and FGR still winning and still with blank sheets... :-/

Irrelavant. They are better than us over the course if the season. Only thing that matters now is not losing this game

Clay that incisive passer who is better than Nolan...

Quoted from Hagrid

Irrelavant. They are better than us over the course if the season. Only thing that matters now is not losing this game

Irrelevant now, mainly because they can keep clean sheets and we can't.

The square peg in round hole bloke that is paul hurst.

Set pieces and corners going to kill us always do yet ours are shat.

GET FECK PODGE ON FFS

Im so bored and disinterested its not how it should be, just listening now and its "mckeown looks for monkhouse "  jpp not in the game its just not a good feel about the whole current regime is it.

Get Amond on FFS!

We sound under the cosh. I know its not something we should say, but id take a point now😔

I'm all for giving JPP a runout but come on, he's hardly in this and you have your top scorer on the bench?

Amond on you fecking stubborn numpty !

TOP SCORER AND WE NEED GOALS !!!!

Quoted from Hagrid

We sound under the cosh. I know its not something we should say, but id take a point now😔

I want 3 points!

I was hoping PH would bring podge on after they scored but nooooo he'll wait until they get a 2nd

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I want 3 points!

So do i chris. But listening to this it doesnt sound like its going to happen. I like JPP but he hasnt done anything today, get podge on and get jennings on

He's playing for a draw, why risk it by bringing on our top goal scorer?

1957 attendance...

Not said how many Town fans as yet

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Im so bored and disinterested its not how it should be, just listening now and its "mckeown looks for monkhouse "  jpp not in the game its just not a good feel about the whole current regime is it.

Yep, I'm feeling strangely apathetic considering we've got 3 games of the season left and are fighting to secure a playoff place. I guess recent performances, Hurst's bizarre selections and our past record in the playoffs are making me feel like our promotion hopes are going down the pan.

sounding like we are just waiting for them to take lead at the moment......which will be followed by introduction of Podge..

Woking equalise at FGR

Quoted from Hagrid

So do i chris. But listening to this it doesnt sound like its going to happen. I like JPP but he hasnt done anything today, get podge on and get jennings on

I know mate. We are riding our luck at the minute - no movement on the bench apparently -  this game is crying out for a change yet Hurst does nothing.

1957 attendance, 29 in a tree.....

Matt Danmett thinks 400 odd

Tranmere 1-1 wrexham

What is going through Hurst's head during periods like this? It happened against Cheltenham where they had us under the cosh at 2-1 in the second half. He stubbornly didn't make any subs, and only bothered once they'd scored their 3rd. Pittman's had an anonymous performance, has been out injured for weeks, hasn't played a full 90 in months, there's a 30 goal striker sat on the bench and STILL nothing changes. It's infuriating.

Hurst simply must be grinding out a draw. It's the only explanation. We should have won this, a little more cutting edge we possibly would have.

This all sounds so familiar!  :-/

Give Podge the last ten minutes please

Money struggling win injury, Pittman doing f* all....good lord....

Dover hit the post. Stop being so needlessly stubborn and change something Paul.

Monkhouse struggling, because he's practically a pensioner. Get him off and replaced with someone who can hit them on the counter with pace.

Fookin hell.  How far have we fallen, when we're trying to grind out a draw against the titans of non-league football.  Trying to defend a 1-1, just invites pressure and pressure.  

Make a positive substitution, when clearly things aren't working.

*Monkey*

Jean Louis scores equaliser for shrewsbury and Wrexham winning at tranmere

Quoted from RoboCod

Money struggling win injury, Pittman doing f* all....good lord....

Explain

Quoted from Chrisblor

What is going through Hurst's head during periods like this? It happened against Cheltenham where they had us under the cosh at 2-1 in the second half. He stubbornly didn't make any subs, and only bothered once they'd scored their 3rd. Pittman's had an anonymous performance, has been out injured for weeks, hasn't played a full 90 in months, there's a 30 goal striker sat on the bench and STILL nothing changes. It's infuriating.

He doesnt want to lose, its his biggest gripe losing....too scared to try and win...an away point against third in the league is a good point...they had possession but never really threatened.....(although they did just hit the post).....we could have gone 2-0 up..... etc etc etc etc fking etc.

now an odd substitution...

Quoted from RoboCod

Money struggling win injury, Pittman doing f* all....good lord....

Explain

Quoted from Garth

Explain

Substitutes.

I just hope Tondeur has the balls to ask Hurst why he left it so late to make a change when it was crying out for a change much earlier.

Quoted from Hagrid

Tranmere 1-1 wrexham

Wrexham back in front again.....2-1

SUB  danny east.

Yes you have officially lost the plot you negative girl private.

Quoted from RoboCod

*Monkey*

What's that supposed to mean?

Alex rodman plus 1 back for Newport

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I just hope Tondeur has the balls to ask Hurst why he left it so late to make a change when it was crying out for a change much earlier.

I hope he's got the balls to ask why Amond's on the bench if he's not going to use him. If he's too injured to come on, put Straker / Henderson / Stewart / anyone on the bench instead. If he's not injured at all he's totally lost the plot.

Danny East ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Quoted from Teesknees

What's that supposed to mean?

I typed Money instead of Monkey.....no racism here or owt like that.

Danny East comes out of the wilderness...as replacement for a striker...when we are drawing a game...with the league's (former) top scorer unused on the bench.

Bravo

Eastleigh still 2-0 up.

Braintree 3-2 up.

Good job games are running out.  We are being pulled back now every game!

Free kick dover...... Oh no

FFS DANNY EAST??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Bradley wood grabs last minute equaliser for imps

4 minutes of nail biting to come  :o

East contributes...with a foul and a free kick, edge of the box. Feckin' hell....

There is a pattern developing with every season (bar perhaps last season) we drop too many points early in the season with silly mistakes. This costs us a realistic shot at the title. We then go on a decent run until January when Hurst messes up his transfer dealings. This puts us on the back foot. We lose a few games. Fenty comes out with a stupid statement. Hurst starts banging on about the fans creating a negative environment. Said fans point out that we have underachieved spectacularly for 15 years and are a little bit narked. The pressure mounts. Hurst picks strange sides. The team's form disappears we enter the play off completely out of sorts and then we get beaten by a football club who we should be at least two leagues above. Does anyone seriously think this isn't going to happen again? Well maybe we might not get in the play offs.

Corner in the last minute....from a direct attempt on goal by Dover

Ref...you don't know what you're doing

But do any of them at this level

1-1 FT

Forest Green conceding a 92nd winner to Woking has made me chuckle at least.

Well get a win on tuesday and we are there

Woking grab last minute winner at fgr

FT 1-1

Shame that East didn't come on and work some magic to win it eh? ::)

Quoted from Chrisblor

Forest Green conceding a 92nd winner to Woking has made me chuckle at least.

That's superb :)

Great away draw against a good team. Bring on the play offs

Dagenham now confirmed as visitors to BP next season ;)

Why do we do this? The rallying call basically meant fuc* all!  very drunk off now, not so much about the result but the lack of grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck, 1 win in 6...not looking good is it!

A draw but very unconvincing, the Danny East sub so nearly cost us Hurst you are really fecking testing town fans patience.

From being dead cert play off favourites we have looks so so ordinary.

Quoted from horsforthmariner

There is a pattern developing with every season (bar perhaps last season) we drop too many points early in the season with silly mistakes. This costs us a realistic shot at the title. We then go on a decent run until January when Hurst messes up his transfer dealings. This puts us on the back foot. We lose a few games. Fenty comes out with a stupid statement. Hurst starts banging on about the fans creating a negative environment. Said fans point out that we have underachieved spectacularly for 15 years and are a little bit narked. The pressure mounts. Hurst picks strange sides. The team's form disappears we enter the play off completely out of sorts and then we get beaten by a football club who we should be at least two leagues above. Does anyone seriously think this isn't going to happen again? Well maybe we might not get in the play offs.

Excellent post! Clueless, negative management. Would rather avoid defeat than push for a winner! We are limping into the play offs, where we will be easily dispatched by a better manager!

Quoted from 120790

Great away draw against a good team. Bring on the play offs

lol hurst could not have said it any better.

Some serious questions for Hurst, the Amond benching is curious to say the least. Surely Stewart could have put in 10-15 minutes in, rather than Podge taking up a shirt yet being unfit to the point of not being playable.

How many holes will I feel like punching in the wall when I listen to the inevitable, "The main thing today was not to lose" "Amond needed a rest, Monkhouse and others didn't" "Great point away at one of the better teams" "We are very happy with a draw" "We are ready for a tough game in midweek, they are a great side with lots of strengths", soundbites soon...?

Oh boy; this is really quite an odd time to be a Town fan. I don't recall stranger in 30+ years.

UTM

Also confirmed as opponents next year are Sutton United and solihull

You just know he's gonna say "it's a good point" ;D

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

A draw but very unconvincing, the Danny East sub so nearly cost us Hurst you are really fecking testing town fans patience.

From being dead cert play off favourites we have looks so so ordinary.

Ordinary !? We look fking terrible at the moment, 1 win in 6, that is far from ordinary.  

I've said before that Hurst would be happy if we win every game 0-0 with the ball stuck at the feet of a big striker next to the corner flag all game . :o

I'm jut praying for a fluke in the play offs now

I'm just praying that we manage to stay in the play-offs !!

Quoted from cmackenzie4

You just know he's gonna say "it's a good point" ;D

And I would agree,  especially with a team playing that I thought would have got well beaten, other than that my flabber has been gasted

Quoted from grimps

I've said before that Hurst would be happy if we win every game 0-0 with the ball stuck at the feet of a big striker next to the corner flag all game.

Erm, what?  ;)

Still stumbling towards the play-offs though what was a formality is now getting a bit tight. Providing we fall over the line, let's hope we either find some form (it's less than a month since we played quite well against Wrexham), or both our opponents choke!

Chuffed with that point and can't wait for the play offs

Quoted from forza ivano

Also confirmed as opponents next year are Sutton United and solihull

Or maybe it'll be Crewe!

I look at the play off teams, dover FGR and braintree, and really if we cant get up against them then we never will

At least earlier we were DOMINATING matches now we are just hanging on if that.

This is terrible form going into the play offs TBH from not fearing anybody bar Cheltenham our defence looks vulnerable as hell, our attack looks starved of service and our midfield ???

Quoted from Teesknees

Or maybe it'll be Crewe!

I certainly wouldn't put any money on that scenario

Could be a few twist and turns Tranmere not far behind. Only 3 ahead of Eastleigh but vastly superior goal difference. Tranmere have us and Eastleigh to play.

Ah well Transgender lost

Quoted from Hagrid

I look at the play off teams, dover FGR and braintree, and really if we cant get up against them then we never will

If we don't go up this year (and lets be frank it's looking unlikely) We will lose Podge, Mckeown and Pearson. Disley and Gowling will be a year older (thus less effective) and we wont have the 100k raised by the fans this season meaning a smaller budget to tempt players. We'll finish mid table for at least 2-3 years meaning we will have spent a decade in non league. The clown running the football club (and I mean Fenty) will continue to make poor decisions and we will stuck down here until he does one.

Any other time 1-1 would be an ok result but sounds like we got away with it today

Quoted from forza ivano

I certainly wouldn't put any money on that scenario

I wouldn't either, odds are rubbish.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

You just know he's gonna say "it's a good point" ;D

;D

John Tondeur has just tweeted that Amond wasn't injured. A mad decision by Hurst not to play him.

Amond was fit.

Amond was fit....

WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT PAUL YOU UTTER twit

Podge was fit Hurst says he was not needed not his type of game ???lol

JPP hardly did anything what a utter knobb hurst you have not got a clue.

Amond fit yet he puts East up front - you couldn't make this Sh*t up!

Quoted from Mrs Doyle

Podge was fit Hurst says he was not needed lol

Now I am certain he has lost the plot.

Words fail me. What the intercourse paul?!

Hurst doesn't sound his usual self imo

Expect the "Fenty Bros" on soon to have their say  ;D

Quoted from nightrider

Hurst doesn't sound his usual self imo

I've just heard him talking up the opposition, claiming it was a good point and that his terrible team selection which resulted in them dominating the second half caused them problems. Sounds like standard Paul Hurst to me.

Hurst as I always said sets up to the oppositions strength and not ours..

The (was) leagues top scorer on the bench to suite the opposition you just couldn't make it up.

flipping get rid now.

Quoted from Maringer

Still stumbling towards the play-offs though what was a formality is now getting a bit tight. Providing we fall over the line, let's hope we either find some form (it's less than a month since we played quite well against Wrexham), or both our opponents choke!

Yes and the only time we've looked threatening since was the second half against Aldershot & the first half against Eastleigh,  Stewart & Bogle featured in both of those, Stewart has disappeared completely since then & Bogle was left out then back in how's he suppose to get a run of good form going & surely Stewart's worth a place on the bench at the very least to come on and run at tiring defenders

You can't help but think Hursts days are ebbing away....these selections defy belief. Took a penalty for us to score, Stewart gets very very tired after one game despite coming here to play and get fit, JPP played like it was a reserve game that he should ease into (not his fault, tbf) while Amond sits for 90 minutes, wondering what sort of game exactly it would be that suits him.
Playoffs beckoning, it should be an exciting time yet I'm baffled and alarmed in equal measure.

Quoted from Hagrid

I look at the play off teams, dover FGR and braintree, and really if we cant get up against them then we never will

Dover, who we couldn't beat today, FGR who are miles ahead of us on points, and Braintree who beat us four days ago.

Not looking great is it?

Quoted from cmackenzie4

;D

Nailed it mate

Don't forget no one likes a clever d1ck though Chris   ;D

We had the conference top scorer on the bench we were looking for a goal so we bring on a left back / right back / / left winger / right winger and who cant get in the team and stick him upfront to get us a goal.


Only under the management of paul feckin hurst.

In the play offs the managers ability to react to developments quickly and make astute tactical changes is crucial.

I'd say we are screwed.

I did say on another post that Hurst would not be daft enough to leave Podge out if he was not injured,


I was wrong !!!!!!!

There you are Paul lets hear you say that.

We could easily miss the play offs. Eastleigh are the form team now. Yet a couple of weeks ago we made then look poor but could not beat them. That is why it is so frustrating to see our position becoming more perilous. To think a couple of months ago we were closing in on second place. We may well have to win 2 out of 3 now.

Quoted from RonMariner

In the play offs the managers ability to react to developments quickly and make astute tactical changes is crucial.

I'd say we are screwed.

That's my fear too Ron.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

We had the former conference top scorer on the bench we were looking for a goal so we bring on a left back / right back / / left winger / right winger and who cant get in the team and stick him upfront to get us a goal.


Only under the management of paul feckin hurst.

Just a minor correction needed there I think? :-/

Quoted from oldun

We could easily miss the play offs. Eastleigh are the form team now. Yet a couple of weeks ago we made then look poor but could not beat them. That is why it is so frustrating to see our position becoming more perilous. To think a couple of months ago we were closing in on second place. We may well have to win 2 out of 3 now.

Exactly!  we should of gone for it today, grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and took it to em! If we get in the playoffs I don't fancy our chances at all.

I just want to clear here my opinion on PH has deteriorated to the point of no repair.  Which puts me in a very strange position.  On the one hand i want us to get promoted as i feel players like Pears, Mckeown and Diz deserve for sticking with the club as well as the fans who travel in their droves to watch town but would feel a strange emotion as PH did it.  On the other hand i dont want us to so he gets sacked.

Atleast if we get up and he has a bad start i would hope JF wpuld part company.

Hey Paul, I've got a great idea for you. Why don't you coach out all the forward thinking, attack minded thoughts from the players we have and replace those who are lucky enough to leave with defenders next season? A full squad of defenders! Defend defend defend against all those incredibly dangerous non league teams full of highly talented superstars that you must be very very wary of. No defeats if you never concede a goal though and that's your dream isn't it Paul? Go on admit it, you want to be the first manager to never concede a single goal in a season! Complete sterility is your life's ambition. Oh, I've just realised.....you had the idea already!

Quoted from Meza

I just want to clear here my opinion on PH has deteriorated to the point of no repair.  Which puts me in a very strange position.  On the one hand i want us to get promoted as i feel players like Pears, Mckeown and Diz deserve for sticking with the club as well as the fans who travel in their droves to watch town but would feel a strange emotion as PH did it.  On the other hand i dont want us to so he gets sacked.

Atleast if we get up and he has a bad start i would hope JF wpuld part company.

Ideal outcome Meza is that we somehow get promoted & PH gets head hunted by the might of Notts County or maybe newly relegated York looking for a manager with Conference experience who can take them straight back up.

Actually as I type this that latter option may not be far off the mark whatever the outcome of our season.

Never heard of game not suiting a 30+ goal striker... but Podge n Bogle needed dropping when on red hot form earlier in the Season so Hurst must know something everyone else doesn't.  

Someone get on the phone to Barca and tell them Messi might not suit some games...

Anyway, as a lowly fan who's never played the game who am I to be so bold as to question?

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

Ideal outcome Meza is that we somehow get promoted & PH gets head hunted by the might of Notts County or maybe newly relegated York looking for a manager with Conference experience who can take them straight back up.

Actually as I type this that latter option may not be far off the mark whatever the outcome of our season.

Do you really think another chairman with one iota of common sense will want to take on PH to take them straight up?

Quoted from RonMariner

Dover, who we couldn't beat today, FGR who are miles ahead of us on points, and Braintree who beat us four days ago.

Not looking great is it?

Perhaps it's Hurst's master plan to deceive the opposition so they all under estimate us then we unleash an unknown Stewart on them and the prolific partnership of Bogle & Amond and we win the play offs. It worked for Newport a few seasons back at our expence  ;)

Why did he even bother having him on the bench if he had no intention of playing him?
What a boost to the Dover team to hear that the leagues top scorer has been dumped on the bench crazy management.
I would say Amound and Bogle are probably the most lethal strike partnership in the league and I'm sure that at any other club in this league they would of been the first names on the team sheet, and that's why I think we should offer Hurst another one years contract as chief scout.

The selection of strikers apart which still beggars belief, on measured reflection I think yesterdays point, and I can't believe I am saying this, may well yet prove to be a very valuable one, as we could, perhaps should have lost this game and we are heavily indebted to our back five for not doing so.
It's often discussed how part time teams especially one like Dover isolated as they are miles away from civilisation can compete as well as thet do, well now we know.
Okay their brand of football may not be that easy on the eye, but it's clear that not only do they have some very decent players (Walker, Ragett, Deverdicks, Miller)  they absolutely work their socks off for each other and if that's the scale of effort they normally put into games, it's little wonder they are third in the league.
I know from our perspective the game may be best remembered as the one Mr Hurst finally lost his marbles, but thankfully, we are still surely destined for the play off's and that being the case does it really matter who we play or controversially perhaps, who will be in charge, as surely like the Dover team proved yesterday, if everyone plays as they can, if everyone puts their all into the play off games, we may yet finish the season with smiling faces, but given the choice, would much rather it be against a FGR, a Braintree or an Eastleigh.
I will be there Tuesday, and have had to take half a days holiday to do so, but though three points was a given a few weeks ago, I have to quietly admit I am a little worried and just hope yesterdays result was a one off fluke for Woking, but I swear if he leaves Amond on the bench again, I will probably get straight back into the car and come home