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Lets see your bet on us going on? Show me your betting slip.

 

Salford aren’t doing better than us on the pitch or off it
They’ve wasted more money than us in recent years, they’ve been as close to us as to getting promoted recently an Gary Bowyer is not the man that’l take em up

 

Is that it…..nothing there counters what I have just said. Nothing!

 

I get your point Jon, but we said that about our dynamic duo. In think Betsy will opitomise his Arsenal methodology. 6 man defence?

 

Does that surprise you ?.

 

Why are young and hungry always put together in football I’ve never really got it, we always do it with players as well! I’m sure after 3 years out of the game he’s loved all his life Hughes is just as hungry to get going again, certainly how he comes across anyway. Hopefully he fills these young lads up.

 

Only on my nether regions…..A bit like steel wool!

 

We’ll have to agree to disagree on what Hungry is Jon although I agree with the desire part, but I’d put the younger ones in the desire category as well a desire to prove themselves rather than Hughes having a desire to have success at everything he does. They’re all sportsman and all competitive, nothing else matters for me hunger is just a buzz word.

You can tell when a sportsman has lost that desire, Wright and Akpan to prime examples but other than them most players and coaches regardless of age have that same desire to succeed and do well. I suppose the biggest difference would be that a younger coach or player may big an achievement up more to prove themselves again though it’s not what I’d call hunger the phrase just grates and how it’s only every used for people with a lack of experience.

 

Well hunger just means you want your next meal.

My point about the difference is that Hughes probably doesn't care what the next meal is, because he's not going to starve any time soon.

If Neil Wood fails to capture a few meals, his entire career is at stake. What does he do if he fails? Back to the U23's?

I don't really care about the metaphor much, but that's what I mean when I associate young with hungry - only saying it since you asked of course, you don't have to agree!

 

Also, metaphorically, the young need feed to grow, not just to live.

Anyway.

That's probably bored the pants of the forum lol

 

Dont disagree.

 

Let's be honest, he's going to get 10-15 goals this season. If he left, we'd need to get someone in who can score them.

 

Hope so mate.

Hughes is smart. He will be wanting promotion this season for sure but building massively for the season after if it doesn’t happen.

 

So are the club going for promotion this season or not? You said yesterday they aren't. What has changed your mind in the last 24 hrs.

 

You lot!!

Dragging me in!

 

Oddly Club Captain is not always the “ playing or team “ captain.

The former can sometimes be an ambassadorial or mediation role between players and Management. I wonder if he’s undertaking both roles?

 

Good player is Adam Clayton. He'll be a dangerman for us on Saturday

 

He is very good for this level. He's a dirty sod though, or always has been playing against us

 

Hull had our pants down with smallwood , like they did with aaron maclean , and huddersfield with chris brandon .