What the F**K am I witnessing here??

RichyHpool · **Posted:** Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:25 pm

I certainly don't want to see pools go under but if that happens and we re form under people who care about the club and have its best interests at heart then it's a no brainer for me to still go. As said before it's Hartlepool, playing at the Vic in the same colour strips, why would I not want to get behind it!?!. It'd looking increasingly like this will happen and we all need to support it. Clubs have bounced back from this before and are in better shape now. Obviously I would love someone to come in and save us but I'm still prepared to support the club whatever the outcome!

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37590

Grayhoundend wrote:

Snowy wrote:

[quote="Grayhoundend"

And if we go bust and reform it won,t be pools anymore.
Don,t let anybody tell you otherwise.

Just like Darlo will NEVER be the same club we played year in year out.

It won't be the same club technically, but if you base your beliefs on nonsense like that you deserve all you get.
If it plays in blue and white representing this town it'll be Pools.

La La Land[/quote]
Well if it happens you can walk away and take up crocheting or extreme jigsaw puzzles instead. No one will make you go to matches.

dstanley · **Joined:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:15 pm **Posts:** 677

I usually agree with Snowy but if a reborn Pools come up against Darlo in the near future, I am convinced that all the old rivalry would manifested on the terraces.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37590

If players on the field have no fight, no commitment, no winning mentality, no character, you'll suffer. Trouble is we've had for several seasons footballing contractors here to do a job and apparently f**k all else, and even doing a job is open to question.
You need stability, a manager who can build a team and equally importantly you need a boardroom that actually cares about the club too.

Sussex UK · **Joined:** Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:34 pm **Posts:** 3573

Grayhoundend wrote:

Snowy wrote:

You dn't feel feel guilty because it doesn't feel like Pools anymore.
Owners...... :angry-tappingfoot:

Players ..... banghead

Manager..... rakxe

Club........... Is there nothing for a flushing toilet....?

And if we go bust and reform it won,t be pools anymore.
Don,t let anybody tell you otherwise.

Just like Darlo will NEVER be the same club we played year in year out.

Yes we fookin are !!!! There's some strange folk about.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37590

I think he's a bit pedantic. Me, I let my heart decide.
And for what it's worth I think Darlo are still Darlo.... And Pools are Pools, we can't be defined by a rule book.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37590

I think he's a bit pedantic. Me, I let my heart decide.
And for what it's worth I think Darlo are still Darlo.... And Pools are Pools, we can't be defined by a rule book.

Sussex UK · **Joined:** Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:34 pm **Posts:** 3573

Snowy wrote:

I think he's a bit pedantic. Me, I let my heart decide.
And for what it's worth I think Darlo are still Darlo.... And Pools are Pools, we can't be defined by a rule book.

You're words good enough for me Mr Snowy. I'll pass this onto our King with due respects.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:50 pm

Same towns same supporters, nowt will change.

Smithy1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:33 pm **Posts:** 570

Am I right in what I am hearing about Joe Allon and Lee Clark having a joint managerial role? Correct me if I'm wrong by all means just what a fair few people were talking about when I was at the match on Saturday.

Specially with as PJ said with Lee Clark been there on Saturday.

Smithy1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:33 pm **Posts:** 570

Also about Stockton Town been in the Fa Vase Semi Final, I think they could probably beat us with what I witnessed on Saturday.

Smithy1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:33 pm **Posts:** 570

RichyHpool wrote:

Fucking hell that was tough to watch, the ineptitude of this bunch of no hopers was fully on show today. The quality difference between a part time side and pools so called professional footballers was scary, how we only lost 0-1 is beyond me, they were organised, strong, lively, hard working and managed the game well with little problem yet we are the complete opposite.
Definitely up there with the worst performances I've witnessed in 28 years following pools. Some of the individual performances were embarrassing. Laing probably had the worst 45 mins I've ever seen from a player, he was fecking horrendous, how has this lad played at higher levels?!!. Adams probably has the smallest pea heart of any player I've seen play for us, the lad just doesn't seem arsed and I'm yet to see him put a tackle in with any real venom. Harrison I'm just fed up complaining about, he's a disaster and with laing forms the worst central defence partnership in the history of football. Magnay I've stuck up for in the past but for an experienced player he constantly makes the wrong decision. Featherstone is well overweight and can't even do the simple things anymore, he used to keep the ball well and keep things moving but these attributes seem to have left him, leaving a fat dumpling doing shite all. Woods generally has one good game in 5 which is not good enough, for me he was just another passenger today, barely noticed him on the pitch. Rodney has the physical attributes to be a beast of a player but there is nothing between those ears, he doesn't know where he needs to be most the time and his finishing would generally be better suited to rugby conversions. Loach is probably demoralised playing behind these lot, kicking could have been better today though. Felt sorry for oates and cassidy, they put a bit of effort in but were again let down by their team mates. Oh and George had a better game at right back.

The club is dying a slow painful death on and off the pitch and the whole situation is thoroughly depressing and I don't see anything changing soon.

Totally agree with what you have said there, I was in the Town End the first half and featherstone came over near the goal to get the ball off the crowd and dammmm I noticed the kite on him like to say the least, No where near that Pre Season Picture off Nathan Luscombe when he turned up to training anyone Remeber that? Looked like he had eat Half off Venezia's Deliveries the night before, He should of been sent home there and then and had his contract terminated (Luscombe) Anyone know where he is now??

Stomper409 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:26 pm

Smithy1 wrote:

Totally agree with what you have said there, I was in the Town End the first half and featherstone came over near the goal to get the ball off the crowd and dammmm I noticed the kite on him like to say the least, No where near that Pre Season Picture off Nathan Luscombe when he turned up to training anyone Remeber that? Looked like he had eat Half off Venezia's Deliveries the night before, He should of been sent home there and then and had his contract terminated (Luscombe) Anyone know where he is now??

This is an extract from Luscombe's Wikipedia page:

Luscombe was excluded from Hartlepool's 2012 pre-season tour of Holland due to him returning to training overweight which left boss Neale Cooper "raging" and "unable to speak to him".

Last seen playing for Celtic Nation in 2013!!!

Smithy1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:33 pm **Posts:** 570

Stomper409 wrote:

Smithy1 wrote:

Totally agree with what you have said there, I was in the Town End the first half and featherstone came over near the goal to get the ball off the crowd and dammmm I noticed the kite on him like to say the least, No where near that Pre Season Picture off Nathan Luscombe when he turned up to training anyone Remeber that? Looked like he had eat Half off Venezia's Deliveries the night before, He should of been sent home there and then and had his contract terminated (Luscombe) Anyone know where he is now??

This is an extract from Luscombe's Wikipedia page:

Luscombe was excluded from Hartlepool's 2012 pre-season tour of Holland due to him returning to training overweight which left boss Neale Cooper "raging" and "unable to speak to him".

Last seen playing for Celtic Nation in 2013!!!

Ohhh yeah I seem to Remeber it was under Neale Cooper to, I Remeber when we used to go on them pre season tours of Holland I know we don't go on them now obviously with the clubs financial plight but when was the last time we went on one? I also can Remeber Celtic Nation to didn't they come into some money or something I also Remeber Adam Boyd having a few games with them to, Boyd was oustanding during his first spell was a good football player in my opionion would of been even better if he stayed off the booze and the pies and devoted himself to the fitness side off things.

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Smithy1 wrote:

Ohhh yeah I seem to Remeber it was under Neale Cooper to, I Remeber when we used to go on them pre season tours of Holland I know we don't go on them now obviously with the clubs financial plight but when was the last time we went on one? I also can Remeber Celtic Nation to didn't they come into some money or something I also Remeber Adam Boyd having a few games with them to, Boyd was oustanding during his first spell was a good football player in my opionion would of been even better if he stayed off the booze and the pies and devoted himself to the fitness side off things.

That's the worst of it like - You remember loads of shit from years ago yet not a clue about what happened this morning.

UnreliableSalopian · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2018 12:13 am

Smithy1 wrote:

I also can Remeber Celtic Nation to didn't they come into some money or something I also Remeber Adam Boyd having a few games with them to, Boyd was oustanding during his first spell was a good football player in my opionion would of been even better if he stayed off the booze and the pies and devoted himself to the fitness side off things.

According to the all-knowing Wikipedia, they were renamed from Gilford Park and got some sponsorship from a US/Scottish Millionaire - they looked a bit like an ex-Pools XI at some point, with Boyd, Spike Lee and Paul Arnison on the books, and Wadsworth managing! However the money ran out and they went bust. I seem to remember there was speculation at the time that it might be someone trying to find a backdoor way into the English Leagues for Celtic - the idea being to get them up the leagues, then Celtic would take over their place.... when it became obvious it was a non-starter, the money dried up and they quickly went pop.

What the F**K am I witnessing here??

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