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Post by newspitfire on Sept 28, 2023 20:09:32 GMT
Not sure what to make of it.
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Post by kw on Sept 28, 2023 20:23:11 GMT
Not sure how you get the job after losing a game 6-0, performances haven't been the best, ready for a season of mid table mediocrity now, Feels like a massive sideways step from Bradbury when we had major chance to improve
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Post by Will on Sept 28, 2023 20:27:13 GMT
Not sure my optimism levels are as high as mid-table mediocrity after that announcement.....
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Post by badger on Sept 28, 2023 20:32:30 GMT
Glad we implemented a trial run before we went for a permanent appointment...we had a bloke in charge that lost 6-nil at home and then laughed about it afterwards....
Dodged a bullet there not appointing him...... Oh......
What on earth are we doing?!
Welcome to another period of dull football, ageing ex league players with no pace or flair and average results.
Really disappointing.
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Post by nobadspitfire on Sept 28, 2023 20:50:28 GMT
Really? Or is SD waiting for whoever it is he wants to be sacked from wherever he is and RH will have to do in the interim? Blimey, if I was still a ST holder and regular supporter, I wouldn't be happy. This step shows the club is going backwards, as far as I can see. But it could be fairly temporary. Hopefully.
The appointment raises more questions than it gives answers.
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Post by boyatthood on Sept 28, 2023 20:52:53 GMT
What secret does Richard Hill have on Stuart Donald? Appointment makes no sense. Big backward step and another season of mid table mediocrity. At least the new stand looks good.
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Post by spitfire07 on Sept 28, 2023 20:53:52 GMT
Really disappointed with this. It suggests we couldn’t recruit a suitable manager who could work under RH. We’ve been here before with him in 2017, signing aging ex league players on decent salaries without any sort of plan. Stewart’s loyalty to RH is proving to be his Achilles heel. As someone said on another thread, where else has he achieved anything and where else has he been in demand? Happy to be proven wrong but doubt I will. Very depressing.
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Post by cousysenior on Sept 28, 2023 21:00:12 GMT
Sad day for the club. Anyone who had anything to do with our summer signings this year needs to put their hand up and admit that we don’t know what we’re doing and RH as DoF must have had major involvement. We are now a POOR team playing POOR football. As a season ticket holder I only hope we can entertain a few clubs like Gateshead who showed us all how football should be played, unfortunately we are a world apart from them, but Stuart that is your goal, and unfortunately I don’t think RH is EVER going to take us to that platform . Think you have made ANOTHER mistake with your managerial appointment
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tom
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Post by tom on Sept 28, 2023 21:18:05 GMT
Very underwhelming appointment will be surprised if he’s in this role this time next season. The media has been a shambles too! No interviews no quotes no anything. Don’t think we heard anything from Lee or Brian since being dismissed but obv Ben Strevens doesn’t think much of him.
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Post by usspitfire on Sept 28, 2023 22:07:42 GMT
Not my first choice, but still an upgrade from LB - as results this season (Gateshead excluded)! have shown. I was hoping for a bigger upgrade but, baby steps.
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Post by slewmcg on Sept 28, 2023 22:21:19 GMT
This is literally the definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Feels like we’re stuck in a loop! Where is it in any other walk of life someone does an extensive recruitment process, interviews a lot of candidates and then gives himself the job?! Is it an upgrade on Bradbury? I’m not sure, I think he might’ve got similar results against who we’ve played with hill and I stand by the 6-0 being the worst performance I’ve seen from an Eastleigh team. As mentioned by others happy to be proven wrong but feels like this season is a waste of time
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Post by tommygreen on Sept 28, 2023 22:45:01 GMT
The only positive here for the club, can only saving on the DOF wage packet.😡
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Post by davidcharles on Sept 29, 2023 5:27:33 GMT
Well that’s the end of any hope of playing decent football this year. This club is a laughing stock. Just an old antiquated boys club. Best we get used to him playing the same team week in week out without any changes as he has no tactical idea. He’s looked like a rabbit in headlights in every game. Proof that he only wants to play his old mates, doesn’t change the team after losing , no tactical changes when losing. All the players he brought in which he insists on playing are so old we have no legs after 50 mins. Any young player may as well leave as they will not get a look in. Already seen with Rutherford being benched since he came in. 🤬🤬
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Post by sattsy on Sept 29, 2023 5:30:48 GMT
Thought from day 1 this would happen and i'm ok with it. I notice there was no mention on the length of contract Hilly has been given, so i suspect that it will be until the end of this season. Then we will get our man, who is likely to be currently employed and couldn't be enticed away, or was too expensive to do so. Hilly wont let us down and will do his best, but he will need the players to get behind him and not turn on him if things don't always go to plan, and the same goes for the fans.
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Post by davidcharles on Sept 29, 2023 5:35:19 GMT
Thought from day 1 this would happen and i'm ok with it. I notice there was no mention on the length of contract Hilly has been given, so i suspect that it will be until the end of this season. Then we will get our man, who is likely to be currently employed and couldn't be enticed away, or was too expensive to do so. Hilly wont let us down and will do his best, but he will need the players to get behind him and not turn on him if things don't always go to plan, and the same goes for the fans. Needs a plan in the first place for the players and us to follow. Completely clueless.
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