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  1. Rogered Tart

    Rogered Tart Regular Starter
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    I was questioning my sanity this afternoon. We are right back to when Parky first took over, club in complete disarray. GA will get my backing but he's gonna literally have it pull a rabbit out of the hat as Parky did all those seasons ago. Hiring and firing managers with no method to what the club doing other than hit and hope has left us worse than the likes of Harrogate, Barrow and Crawley. The latter apparently on a crash course to relegation. But hey, some will still stick their heads in the sand and hum la la la when you mention where the real problems lie. It ain't with individual players, it's far deeper rooted.
     
  2. Faithful Bantam

    Faithful Bantam Squad Player

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    Imagine that. A bit of humour and banter on a fans forum. Maybe I should have added a disclaimer, for the simple minded...?
     
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  3. Morley Bantam

    Morley Bantam Impact Sub

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    The more I think about it, i think Hughes mentally checked out after Carlisle. After a shocking performance we were on our way to a smash and grab before THAT substitution and MH clearly resented the totally justified criticism that came his way.
    The recruitment was lazy with no strategic plan, which by the end just appeared to be about getting as many bodies in the building as quickly as possible.
    Looking back, I'm just not sure his heart was in it any more and whilst I didnt feel this at the time, with the benefit of hindsight it would have been best for all concerned if he'd gone after the Carlisle game.
    Whilst we probably can muster a top half starting 11 when everyone is fit, he's left us with an inferior overall squad than the one he took over which is criminal.
     
  4. AngryGaz

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    Give it a few months and sadly this maybe a reality. That poor sod has somehow got to shift not one or two players out he has to at least 10 out but lets be realistic who in there right mind is gonna wanna take them?
     
  5. NorthernMonkey

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    You rang?
     
  6. bailiff bridge bantam

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  7. Faithful Bantam

    Faithful Bantam Squad Player

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    He's started the last 4. We've lost 3 and drawn 1 of those, conceded 9 and with no clean sheets, and lost to the team bottom of the football league. Done OK? I'd hate to see what struggling would look like.
     
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  8. Morley Bantam

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    Thats the main reason why I was in the 'stick' camp re Hughes until his position became completely untenable. Once the window closed, the damage had already been done so for me it was down to MH to get us out of the mess he created. Unfortunately that mess is even worse than I thought and regardless of whether GA is the right man for us, he aint a miracle worker and it will take more than just the January window to sort this out.
     
  9. Rcbantam

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    :joy:

    Too soon. Even for me and @Storck@Storck
     
  10. HipswellBantam

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    Shut up ... and sit down. Are we ever going to move forward with comments like that. Give him at least a few more games before you and the baying wolves start . The 'normal' City fans will beg to differ :heart: Hope you're happy with a bit of attention :thumbup:
     
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  11. Faithful Bantam

    Faithful Bantam Squad Player

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    Calm down dear. Don't take forums like this too seriously.
     
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  12. Faithful Bantam

    Faithful Bantam Squad Player

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    I think its serious. The give away is the hint of elitism and reference to 'normal city fans'

    Like any of us are normal.
     
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  13. city exile

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    It's almost as if Hughes wanted to take a potshot at the Club before he was binned. All he had to do over the summer was one or two tweaks patching up the weak areas, including replacements for Banks and Critchlow. Instead he went awry by signing misfits or past-it "players" and chucking 3 year contracts around like confetti. Was it a last V sign to the Club as he thought he was likely to be binned or did he have some kind of breakdown? Only speculation but something just doesn't feel right about the affairs over the summer.
     
  14. Rcbantam

    Rcbantam Squad Player
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    Get a grip of yourself. This is tongue in cheek thread.
     
  15. Rogered Tart

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    Can't tell if serious or trolling.......
     
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    Don’t (you) forget about me.
     
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    You'd have to be pretty stupid to not know it was a joke. Still, at least we know Sparks' username on here now.
     
  18. Storck

    Storck Regular Starter

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    I considered it after 27 seconds but couldn’t get a signal
     
  19. Tolly856

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  20. Faithful Bantam

    Faithful Bantam Squad Player

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    Well said. In the summer, we needed a few tweaks. And after a disastrous approach to this season, it now needs major surgery.

    Well done Hughes, Rupp and Brent.
     
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