Some thoughts:
1. Barring an impromptu resignation, JFH is going nowhere for the foreseeable future (and nor should he)
Rapid manager turnover has manifestly had a detrimental effect on us. Sacking JED was the right thing to do given his abysmal start to the season and his farcical adherence to 3-5-2. We are still paying for his unbalanced recruitment. On the other hand, Page's record looks almost acceptable (barring obvious low points such as Brizzle away) given what we've suffered through since.
Despite his faults, we need to stick with JFH and give him the chance to build his own side in January. Another managerial change at this stage would achieve very little.
2. If you can't score, at least make yourself hard to beat
We have an appalling record in front of goal and that's unlikely to change without significant recruitment in January. Until then the plan should be to set up in a compact, defensive fashion and try to nick one on the counter/from a set piece. We need to play our most defensively competent midfielders: McWilliams, O'Toole (if fit) and George Smith from the start as a kind of tough-tackling wide midfielder.
David Cornell has now conceded 11 goals in 4 league games this season. If Ingram isn't available then it might be time to give Coddington a go - at least he was highly rated at Wrexham.
Village's call for 3-4-2-1 makes sense given JED's lopsided recruitment, but personally I'd stick with 4-2-3-1 and try Crooks out as a false 9/emergency target man:
Ingram
Moloney Taylor Pierre Buchanan
O'Toole/McWilliams Poole
McGugan Grimes Smith
Crooks
3. JFH needs to work on his PR
Chris Wilder took over a club facing relegation to the conference and then had to contend with a sustained period of unpaid salaries and the very real possibility of the club folding. Whatever, vague 'problems' JFH is alluding to pale into insignificance in comparison.
Wilder never criticised the fans and always used whatever off the field problems were going on to galvanise rather than demoralise the squad. He also openly admitted to getting team selections wrong on several occasions and in general communicated with honesty and passion at all times.
It's not too late for JFH to turn this round, but he needs to be a little more like Chris Wilder and a little less like Terry Fenwick.
1). Page inherited a side that had romped to the league two title. When he arrived he came with an evolution not revolution mantra. That clearly was not what happened even with Holmes, Rose and Adams accepted. With what he had left and only a few additions we should have comfortably finished in mid table last season. Bristol Rovers and the FA cup humiliation were a barometer of how things were going and he was rightfully sacked.
JED was only given four games this season, yes our performances greatly tailed off at the end of last season, but his pre season recruitment plan must have been massively affected after the Chinese came in. I suspect he thought he could get us through to January with what he'd got and then get the rest of the attacking recruitment sorted in just the way us pundits are now suggesting JFH should. He was sacked subsequently because ambitions were much higher in September than they are now.
What is it then that you see in JFH that makes you think he compares favourably to JED, and do you not think we should be achieving more with the players and are stuck with?
2) Making us hard to beat IS what Jimmy is attempting, but it's clearly not working. Fine margins and nicking goals are his game plan.
3) Would agree, but that isn't going to change things on the pitch.