| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone 08:52 - Oct 22 with 2218 views | hype313 |
And says to Hurst "I'm sorry but your time is up, I can't risk waiting any longer"
The only positive this season is the quote that keeps getting repeated "its not like we have been battered by other teams"
Apart from that I'm struggling, and that is a damning indictment of Hursts tenure. |  |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 08:53 - Oct 22 with 2216 views | itfcjoe |
Hopefully so - it needs to happen ASAP before we are adrift.
He was at the game on Saturday so saw how bad it is |  |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 08:56 - Oct 22 with 2202 views | hype313 |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 08:53 - Oct 22 by itfcjoe |
Hopefully so - it needs to happen ASAP before we are adrift.
He was at the game on Saturday so saw how bad it is |
I just wonder if rather than jumping the gun and firing him on Saturday night, he has had yesterday to digest it all, and to also put feelers out to see who would be interested in taking over, I've no doubt he will have someone lined up, just like he did with Jim. | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:16 - Oct 22 with 2126 views | ITFC_Forever |
No chance.
We'll be stuck with him until the next International break. 1 / 2 points from the 15 preceding that break and it will hard for even ME to admit it's been nothing but a grave mistake.
That ride-our-luck win at Swansea has bought Hurst time he doesn't deserve.
Any normal club would have binned him already. |  |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:33 - Oct 22 with 2076 views | hype313 |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:16 - Oct 22 by ITFC_Forever |
No chance.
We'll be stuck with him until the next International break. 1 / 2 points from the 15 preceding that break and it will hard for even ME to admit it's been nothing but a grave mistake.
That ride-our-luck win at Swansea has bought Hurst time he doesn't deserve.
Any normal club would have binned him already. |
Ye, I do wonder if that Swansea win actually buys him a few more weeks, however, Saturdays performance should have cemented the view that Swansea was a one off. | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:35 - Oct 22 with 2059 views | ITFC_Forever |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:33 - Oct 22 by hype313 |
Ye, I do wonder if that Swansea win actually buys him a few more weeks, however, Saturdays performance should have cemented the view that Swansea was a one off. |
I wouldn't even go as far as to say Swansea was a one-off....we just got very lucky on the day.
They should have been out of sight. | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:36 - Oct 22 with 2049 views | Guthrum |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:16 - Oct 22 by ITFC_Forever |
No chance.
We'll be stuck with him until the next International break. 1 / 2 points from the 15 preceding that break and it will hard for even ME to admit it's been nothing but a grave mistake.
That ride-our-luck win at Swansea has bought Hurst time he doesn't deserve.
Any normal club would have binned him already. |
That's the thing. We're not in the realms of those zany owners who give their managers a couple of months then sack them for not having the team far enough up in the play-offs.
It's getting towards the end of October, we're bottom of the table, a couple of points from safety with just the one win under our belts, every small bit of progress cancelled out by the following game. Hurst does not appear to have answers for any of the issues afflicting the team (if it is just poor quality players, that reflects badly upon his judgment also). He does not even appear to be able to rally the squad for a battle of grim determination. Any last shreds of optimism have been blown away. The fanbase is pretty much united in its opinion - far more so than we ever were about McCarthy. |  |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:37 - Oct 22 with 2045 views | FrimleyBlue |
Part of me though wonders if relegation if happens is part of the longer term plan. ( Not planned, but what's the word, collateral damage. )
Now, not saying theyre hoping to be relegated, but if it happens it happens.
Hurst speaks about short term happenings which will have longer term positive effects.
Perhaps, he's saying to Evans, look, these young league 1 players will come good, and it will take the club forward, but you might have to go back before it does.
Otherwise........ he's got to be binned asap.
If he's not sacked by End November, then relegation is clearly not an issue for Evans [Post edited 22 Oct 2018 9:44]
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:38 - Oct 22 with 2033 views | PJH |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:35 - Oct 22 by ITFC_Forever |
I wouldn't even go as far as to say Swansea was a one-off....we just got very lucky on the day.
They should have been out of sight. |
As should Brentford have been at half time at PR.
I think the 9 points that we have actually got are more than we deserve-Blackburn should have gone 3-1 up in the first game and that one would have been all over. |  | | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:40 - Oct 22 with 2014 views | itfcjoe |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:37 - Oct 22 by FrimleyBlue |
Part of me though wonders if relegation if happens is part of the longer term plan. ( Not planned, but what's the word, collateral damage. )
Now, not saying theyre hoping to be relegated, but if it happens it happens.
Hurst speaks about short term happenings which will have longer term positive effects.
Perhaps, he's saying to Evans, look, these young league 1 players will come good, and it will take the club forward, but you might have to go back before it does.
Otherwise........ he's got to be binned asap.
If he's not sacked by End November, then relegation is clearly not an issue for Evans [Post edited 22 Oct 2018 9:44]
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THis is just silly, there is no way that any club would plan to be relegated.
If we appointed Hurst in March when it looked like we were down then that is different | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:42 - Oct 22 with 1982 views | FrimleyBlue |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:40 - Oct 22 by itfcjoe |
THis is just silly, there is no way that any club would plan to be relegated.
If we appointed Hurst in March when it looked like we were down then that is different |
See you're taking it to literally, I didn't say plan to be relegated, BUT it could happen.
Sorry joe, added to my post, you're right it did come across as though I was saying it was planned. I don't directly mean that. [Post edited 22 Oct 2018 9:44]
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:44 - Oct 22 with 1963 views | flyingdutchman |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 08:56 - Oct 22 by hype313 |
I just wonder if rather than jumping the gun and firing him on Saturday night, he has had yesterday to digest it all, and to also put feelers out to see who would be interested in taking over, I've no doubt he will have someone lined up, just like he did with Jim. |
He won't sack him 3 year contract to b paid and his cronies |  | | |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:45 - Oct 22 with 1950 views | hype313 |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:37 - Oct 22 by FrimleyBlue |
Part of me though wonders if relegation if happens is part of the longer term plan. ( Not planned, but what's the word, collateral damage. )
Now, not saying theyre hoping to be relegated, but if it happens it happens.
Hurst speaks about short term happenings which will have longer term positive effects.
Perhaps, he's saying to Evans, look, these young league 1 players will come good, and it will take the club forward, but you might have to go back before it does.
Otherwise........ he's got to be binned asap.
If he's not sacked by End November, then relegation is clearly not an issue for Evans [Post edited 22 Oct 2018 9:44]
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Don't buy that myself, the club is far more saleable in the Championship than league one, and like RKD said in another thread, I wouldn't be surprised if Evans is actively looking for a sale. | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:49 - Oct 22 with 1917 views | FrimleyBlue |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:45 - Oct 22 by hype313 |
Don't buy that myself, the club is far more saleable in the Championship than league one, and like RKD said in another thread, I wouldn't be surprised if Evans is actively looking for a sale. |
I'm not sure it is
In championship, very small fish, big pond,
league one, bigger fish in potentially a smaller pond. Chances of success, winning football brings in people to the ground. Less financial output, | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:50 - Oct 22 with 1909 views | Guthrum |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:37 - Oct 22 by FrimleyBlue |
Part of me though wonders if relegation if happens is part of the longer term plan. ( Not planned, but what's the word, collateral damage. )
Now, not saying theyre hoping to be relegated, but if it happens it happens.
Hurst speaks about short term happenings which will have longer term positive effects.
Perhaps, he's saying to Evans, look, these young league 1 players will come good, and it will take the club forward, but you might have to go back before it does.
Otherwise........ he's got to be binned asap.
If he's not sacked by End November, then relegation is clearly not an issue for Evans [Post edited 22 Oct 2018 9:44]
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I can't see how relegation could possibly not be an issue for Evans.
The club's income would fall (but still have some expensive players, e.g. Bialkowski), we would be a step further from the Prem, it's not going to strenghten the support and numbers coming to games. The damage to pride from dropping to the third tier for the first time in over 60 years would be significant (not to mention the mockery from up the road). There will be that much less media exposure.
None of these things are calculated to make the club closer to break even or a more saleable prospect at a price which might see him get some of his money back.
If either he or Hurst are considering a plan to take a step back to League One in order to move forwards, they should be taken away in a strait-jacket. It's insanely risky and (as an accidental strategy) has failed far more often than it has worked. Even teams which come back (often after multiple seasons) frequently just get stuck in the Championship again. | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:51 - Oct 22 with 1896 views | itfcjoe |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:49 - Oct 22 by FrimleyBlue |
I'm not sure it is
In championship, very small fish, big pond,
league one, bigger fish in potentially a smaller pond. Chances of success, winning football brings in people to the ground. Less financial output, |
The only way to make money is to get them into the PL.
Being 2 promotions from that as opposed to 1 is not a good thing in any shape or form for a potential investor | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:52 - Oct 22 with 1882 views | Kieran_Knows |
I said earlier in the month I thought he'd get till the Millwall game, and I imagine that will be the case. I'd say he needs 4 points from Wednesday and Saturday to see his job safe for another few weeks. |  |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:54 - Oct 22 with 1869 views | hype313 |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:49 - Oct 22 by FrimleyBlue |
I'm not sure it is
In championship, very small fish, big pond,
league one, bigger fish in potentially a smaller pond. Chances of success, winning football brings in people to the ground. Less financial output, |
But whoever buys the club will be doing so with the mindset of going up to the Pl, it's is obviously a lot quicker if you are in the Championship than if you were in League one.
Also, as we have seen in League one it's not a given that we will walk the league. This notion that everyone has of let's get relegated and have a season of seeing us win games isn't guaranteed, what if we have a terrible season and find ourselves in League Two? | |
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| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 10:04 - Oct 22 with 1825 views | Guthrum |
| I wonder if today will be the day when Marcus picks up the phone on 09:35 - Oct 22 by ITFC_Forever |
I wouldn't even go as far as to say Swansea was a one-off....we just got very lucky on the day.
They should have been out of sight. |
I have to disagree about that. Swansea were no less wasteful in front of goal than ourselves. For all the chances they put wide or were saved, we had a number of those, too. It was genuinely end-to-end with both sides attacking furiously and not defending very well. They rode their luck and benifitted from our profligacy as much as we did in the other direction.
But it seems to have been a performace out on its own - and possibly (as was said at the time) aided by some odd selections and substitutions from Potter. | |
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