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By that logic presume you can't be happy we kept any of last years squad Chris?

Still surprised the club has made no statement on Danny Leonard yet (or have I missed it?). I was told at South Park last season that he was signed and not on loan. Such an outstanding player in his short stay, why no statement? 

Back to the drawing board, we now appear to have a suck it and see season of great uncertainty. Having most of last years squad abandon ship leaves us with a thin squad of experience. Unless Adam has something up his sleave its looks highly likely we will struggle to get points. If the youngsters without any other thought are indeed good enough to step up to the first team then it looks like we will have to give them our support but we need to be up there with the best again this season to keep the fans coming through the turnstiles. I fear that we just won't be strong enough in depth unless there are not a few new signings on the horizon. I really do hope though that the idea of keeping players local and therefore able to train together regularly will work out otherwise I see another season of loan players having to be found to shore /strengthen the squad.

We do not need great players we need players that bond, work together and care about the club.

I think that is most peoples point Chris. There is absolutely no doubt in the world that local youngsters will care, work together and bond as you state, but if that means a year of fighting relegation to county league, mid table mediocrity or many poor performances, will you be willing to accept that and continue to support the manager and board as you state? because if that is really what you want, I have 14 supporters that turn up to train every Wednesday that will give you all of those by the bucket load but we wouldn't win F all (sorry lads).  Its a bit more than that and we all know that. I just cannot believe the board has given up  on promotion out of this league with a new stadium on the horizon so lets see what happens over the next fortnight with players but not confident with what is going on at the minute.

They aren't mutually exclusive are they? You don't need the best players at our level, you need the best team. I have had enough of the so called better players under performing, so why not try something different a mix of quality and young as long as they all buy into Adams methods we will be fine.

I think one of the reasons so many players left and found other clubs was the total lack of communication from the club after the pal off semi final. I believe that most of the squad only knew about Darren's departure through this forum and the main web site. As well as finding out about Adam getting the job through the same media. Even after that I believe there was no communication as to whether players were wanted or not for this season.  

 

See Hastings old boy and fans favourite Mickey Philips has come out of retirement to sign for Ashford. Any chance we can get Duncan Mcarthur and Stuart Playford's knees fixed and Terry to shed a few pounds. Just throw in Stafford Browne who is still playing and all the panic is over. Just a thought.

It's only a few of you that panic and think it's a crisis. I don't for sure. Don't get obsessed about the past and look to a new beginning.

I think that Frannie Collin & Matt Bodkin were the best players I have seen at Hastings for a number of years but even with all of their goals and experience they couldn't get us promotion, so even signing the best players doesn't guarantee promotion.
What I did like about them was their good discipline as they didn't get many yellow cards, Unlike their replacements Billy Medlock & Jack Dixon!
I remember when Medlock was here before at one point in the season he had more yellow cards than anyone else and Dixons disciplinary record isn't much better.
Like Chris says now all of those players have gone and are not coming back in the foreseeable so we have to put the past behind us and get behind the manager and players that we do have and who knows what the future holds.

Frannie don't seem too happy with the club... 

What I would say to Frannie is you signed a contract, presumably you had a copy did you not read it? If you did you would know the score, suited him to sign for 2 years probably got more for doing so and now whinge about it. Sounds pathetic to me

Just seen frannies comments about the club .... never amazes me the politics and ins and outs on football even at this level

'The only loyalty in football is the fans ' Bill Shankly

I am worried scout the season but excited .... going to miss the players gone but I do like Billy and when he is onside for a goal , his ability and class shines through

A bit stroppy but I like an aggressive nature .... I would love Tom Vickers back

Sticks in the throat seeing them in the picture with Watt

But we move on ... could go either way , good or bad

There is no doubt that we need this change of direction if we are to progress. Even from afar, I've had enough of sub standard, BillyBigTime footballers who think they are better than they are, swanning into the club, taking decent money, and generally not performing. In fact, from what I gather, not even bothering to turn up to training half of the time. I'd much rather have a bunch of lads with legs, who will be fit and organised, and still have plenty to prove. If we had gone up last season, we'd be struggling now, because we would have needed to rebuild anyway, cos I doubt many of last year's squad would have fancied it - in my opinion, some of them might have been found out in the next division up, as it is not an easy ride. I think Adam will do a great job, and with Dean in the background, things will be done properly. As to social media rants, I was always told not to wash your dirty linen in public, and if you do move on, do so with dignity. Finally, I think the board should be applauded for trying something different, and like us fans, all they want is a football club to be proud of. This can be achieved if we work together.

I'm sure that doesn't apply to Adam and he has had to pick up after Darren left which can't have been easy. Let's get behind him and his team and urge them on to promotion.

Let's get real we are in transition a club on the wain. But if some fans look at what is happening

They will see a new Hastings thinking about the future the first step is ADAM why do I say that 

Just look at what he did at Worthing ? No money players playing for nothing ? What does that

Say about the man ? Players will play for him and Hastings but he will pick the players who want

To play Hastings. And at this moment in time sounds good to me. Pissed off whith money men?

At work I am constantly told to 'manage expectations' (seek to prevent disappointment by establishing in advance what can realistically be achieved or delivered by a project). I personally think that our club consistently fails to do this. I understand that certain bits of information have to, or need to, be kept quiet, but when us supporters hear nothing we start to guess what is happening. I'm sure if we knew of the new direction the club was taking months ago we would have accepted it a little easier than we are now.

 

Mercenaries gone! Do we need em at the club?
They weren't silly and must of knew about there 2nd year option when they signed on the dotted line .
think might be pulling wool over our eyes as fans.
Our secretary must been doing these contracts for years and would have told them without a doubt
players like those have signed these contracts at every club they been in so cant see how they didn't notice before signing on dotted line
As for the future think looking really bright and the club as a whole is looking like a professional outfit from pictures I see on twitter.
It's gonna take a while for it all to blend in but by late sept /early oct we might see that what the club trying to achieve.
The new signings and return of a goal scorer plus remaining squad and development players are we really that weak?
Hinch and Aggy might have few things up there sleeve,Development and academy staff all experienced and in the know! and probably a talented set of youngsters in the town for a change must be good.
Talk of Collin and bods will be gone in whisker? If it all starts off ok ,Who knows Sky's the limit 😉

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What is our current squad into positions where we need to add or are we strong enough to challenge ?

Completely forgot about him. Didn't think he was that great to be honest. 

Is Davies still with us?

Rumours amongst the supporters yesterday that Cole now out until the new year and Rowe injury could be a lot worse than first feared. The squad definately looks at least a couple of signings short despite Saturday's great start.

 

Sam Cole was at the Uckfield game and said he would not be back until November.