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Happy hour again

15 December 2021

It's four days of inactivity since Town's latest unacceptable defeat. Why haven't we sacked the manager yet? Why haven't we knee-jerked £250k on a proven goalscorer like Furlough FC's matchwinner Kabongo Tshimanga? Daubney has gone full manbaby and wants to know just what the hell Jason Stockwood and Andrew Pettit are doing? At least the January window opens soon: we can get 20 new faces in then.

We're all entitled to our opinion, Daubney. Just remember putting that opinion on paper or typing it up doesn't magically imbue it with worth. A picture of a pile of vomit is still just a pile of vomit.

This isn't based on opinion, condescension or support of North Korean censorship, it's based on facts. GTFC are fit for the knacker's yard. Why? For the details read Mark Stilton. For the broad strokes, GTFC made bad choices. We gambled on things happening on the pitch. We then compounded this by sacking managers and clearing out squads at the first hint of bother. Repeatedly. OnthisGTFCDay could probably be called to the stand to give evidence like this every day.

Stockwood and Pettit need our help to revive the old gal. So when your solution is to suggest paying £250k of someone else's money for a striker or sacking the manager, you will see why your opinion might be questioned. In much the same way as in the fireman job interview, if your solution for putting the fires out is "chuck some more petrol on it" you might not get the call back.

For the exception that proves the rule, literally the only success Town have had in 25 years was when we stuck with the manager.

That gets us to that man Hurst. He isn't perfect. But then, is anyone, certainly at this level? He's the Vauxhall Astra or Ford Mondeo with reasonable mileage and AA vehice check. He proved this during his last spell. He's not going to win many points for style or drag race the Fast and Furious lot but he will probably get you there in the end. The insurance and service costs will be sensible and as stated up front. There will be times when you want to put the foot down as the sexier looking motors speed by and nothing happens. With luck, they'll end upside down in a ditch or pulled over by the fuzz for not paying their car tax.

"It's because they care". This was the defence the last time GTFC graced non-League and seemingly normal people turned into angry manbabies at each unacceptable and unthinkable loss to a fellow non-League team. Care about what? Winning? You support Grimsby, mate. Do I have to dig the 1878 to 2021 win percentage diary out again? No one likes this losing thing but, with no disrespect to the likes of Grimsby, Grimsby should be better at handling it.

So, if you're not up for it or don't like your opinion being called a load of old bollocks, it might be best for your blood pressure to get a hobby. Read a book. Learn a musical instrument. Ponder for a moment whether it is normal behaviour to get angry and demand every six months or so for a bloke to get the sack. If all else fails, go watch Chelsea or Man City for a couple of years. We'll give you a shout sometime when the win percentage hits a safe level.