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loyal_fan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:15 pm **Posts:** 3918

I seem to remember the same conversations 3 seasons back, you can’t judge but you can make an educated guess based on where the players are coming from, hopefully people learned that from the Hartley pre season of nothing else…

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22662

surely Paul Stephenson is a bit long in the tooth these days?

MutleyRules · **Joined:** Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:38 am **Posts:** 1321

PTID wrote:

You can't judge what they'll do for us until they actually appear for us though can you?
The big concern at the moment is lack of numbers, maybe with month end coming up and contracts expiring well see some arrivals in the next week or so, maybe Lennie will be lacing his boots for the 1st friendly?

Lacing?? Surely you mean velcroing...if that's a word.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9462

MutleyRules wrote:

PTID wrote:

You can't judge what they'll do for us until they actually appear for us though can you?
The big concern at the moment is lack of numbers, maybe with month end coming up and contracts expiring well see some arrivals in the next week or so, maybe Lennie will be lacing his boots for the 1st friendly?

Lacing?? Surely you mean velcroing...if that's a word.

Slip Ons
With a L n R on them.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37383

Mr Irrelevant wrote:

surely Paul Stephenson is a bit long in the tooth these days?

Must have another season in him still bbolt

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7394

Players incoming,
https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/ ... rs-5192609

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37383

So far …none sadx

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9462

Might seem daft at this moment in time but getting rid of the crocks should enable Grayson to totally change the gravy of previous recruitment of Quantity over Quality.

Has to be Quality first which should reduce the Quantity of shite and wasted wages.

See what July brings.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9462

Snowy wrote:

So far …none sadx

Big question is Why?.

Numerous reasons on its way!

loyal_fan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:15 pm **Posts:** 3918

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Might seem daft at this moment in time but getting rid of the crocks should enable Grayson to totally change the gravy of previous recruitment of Quantity over Quality.

Has to be Quality first which should reduce the Quantity of shite and wasted wages.

See what July brings.

Yeh the fact that we are practically the only club on the league who haven’t signed anyone and need to include a couple of kids even to make an 11 means we will be in a great position to be choosy next month with 5 weeks to go before the season starts.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 7439

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Might seem daft at this moment in time but getting rid of the crocks should enable Grayson to totally change the gravy of previous recruitment of Quantity over Quality.

Has to be Quality first which should reduce the Quantity of shite and wasted wages.

See what July brings.

Bisto, Oxo,Bovril, Take ya pick.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9462

Grayhoundend wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Might seem daft at this moment in time but getting rid of the crocks should enable Grayson to totally change the gravy of previous recruitment of Quantity over Quality.

Has to be Quality first which should reduce the Quantity of shite and wasted wages.

See what July brings.

Bisto, Oxo,Bovril, Take ya pick.

Ive heard of the keeper Johnny Bisto but not the other two.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9462

1st day of training with a makeshift squad of 13.

Its certainly not a potential promotion squad.

Or am I not looking at the big picture!

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7394

Might be some of these available, never get injured and no salary required just some electricity to charge them up.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c5ylkyrkjnzo

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5516

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

MutleyRules wrote:

PTID wrote:

You can't judge what they'll do for us until they actually appear for us though can you?
The big concern at the moment is lack of numbers, maybe with month end coming up and contracts expiring well see some arrivals in the next week or so, maybe Lennie will be lacing his boots for the 1st friendly?

Lacing?? Surely you mean velcroing...if that's a word.

Slip Ons
With a L n R on them.

Used to be L L but that was no help...

loyal_fan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:15 pm **Posts:** 3918

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

1st day of training with a makeshift squad of 13.

Its certainly not a potential promotion squad.

Or am I not looking at the big picture!

But but but….you aren’t allowed to judge until the season starts or you are ‘being negative’

Pre seasons don’t count
Where you get your signings from can’t be used as a guide
Money doesn’t buy success
If you have too many players some may be upset at not playing
The loan market doesn’t kick in until September

Have I missed anything else on the happy clappers bingo card?

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19656

loyal_fan wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

1st day of training with a makeshift squad of 13.

Its certainly not a potential promotion squad.

Or am I not looking at the big picture!

But but but….you aren’t allowed to judge until the season starts or you are ‘being negative’

Pre seasons don’t count
Where you get your signings from can’t be used as a guide
Money doesn’t buy success
If you have too many players some may be upset at not playing
The loan market doesn’t kick in until September

Have I missed anything else on the happy clappers bingo card?

mind you it would not be a bad thing if more got there full house up. you do not need to be a happy clapper to realise all that is correct and just one side of the coin. only the future will tell us all which side of the coin is proved to be correct. it does not mean either you are pro or anti raj either in your own take on team affairs.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9462

loyal_fan wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

1st day of training with a makeshift squad of 13.

Its certainly not a potential promotion squad.

Or am I not looking at the big picture!

But but but….you aren’t allowed to judge until the season starts or you are ‘being negative’

Pre seasons don’t count
Where you get your signings from can’t be used as a guide
Money doesn’t buy success
If you have too many players some may be upset at not playing
The loan market doesn’t kick in until September

Have I missed anything else on the happy clappers bingo card?

Never criticise the Guvner

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 7439

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

loyal_fan wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

1st day of training with a makeshift squad of 13.

Its certainly not a potential promotion squad.

Or am I not looking at the big picture!

But but but….you aren’t allowed to judge until the season starts or you are ‘being negative’

Pre seasons don’t count
Where you get your signings from can’t be used as a guide
Money doesn’t buy success
If you have too many players some may be upset at not playing
The loan market doesn’t kick in until September

Have I missed anything else on the happy clappers bingo card?

Never criticise the Guvner

And never ever become popular with the fans.

Pooly_Imp · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:36 pm **Posts:** 2772

You have to be ninja level happy clappers to make something out of this mess. They are persistent though, every year they are made to look daft but still come back every summer with their quick fire clichés.

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 4167

To be fair, there's been very few optimistic posts over the last few months, and most of them have been optimistic re a takeover rather than how the team will perform.
Criticism of the manager and team is unfair until we see how they actually perform in league matches.
Don't see how being critical of signings before we've seen them kick a ball tallies with being supposedly the best fans in the league?

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19656

PTID wrote:

To be fair, there's been very few optimistic posts over the last few months, and most of them have been optimistic re a takeover rather than how the team will perform.
Criticism of the manager and team is unfair until we see how they actually perform in league matches.
Don't see how being critical of signings before we've seen them kick a ball tallies with being supposedly the best fans in the league?

you mean when the team is playing well and winning. the vic must be the best place for a player in a winning team but the opposite when not. patiance is a word not included in many fans vocabulary.

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 4167

My take on most things, not just Pools is hope for the best, others expect the worst, I suspect many are ground down wrt Pools from being the former and are now among the latter.
On average since the club was formed we do well 1 season in 10 or so, the odds aren't great are they?

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 7439

PTID wrote:

My take on most things, not just Pools is hope for the best, others expect the worst, I suspect many are ground down wrt Pools from being the former and are now among the latter.
On average since the club was formed we do well 1 season in 10 or so, the odds aren't great are they?

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