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Originally Posted by techender
I also read this article as a message from the manager to the board that they should support his intention to address the striker issue.
I know Hughes was not everybody's choice as manager (including mine), but we should cut the guy some slack as he did a reasonable job during the run in with the resources he had available to him.
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I agree with this. He will never be some people's cup.of tea as he hasn't got a proven track record and some of his media dealings betray a level of naivety, in particular this 'captain obvious'comment.
However if you actually look at his win record and take into account he was appointed off the back of 5 straight losses under Barrow and Newell, he had to contend with key injuries to Walker, Summerfield and lawlor and that he inherited a squad that wasnt his which he tried to get playing in a different way that proved beyond them, I feel hes earned our respect and trust to see how he delivers this season.
As for the playoffs essentially we were robbed v eastleigh. I agree we would likely have lost v Salford or Fylde but cant see any different outcome under Ricketts. I dont think the quality was there and Ricketts faced with the same injuries may not have done any better. Maybe he wouldn't have had the Barrow losing run but that's not Hughes'fault.