I’ve gone from really liking him to not being arsed if he leaves or stays
Same formation , same obvious weaknesses with it, the bizarre fixation of having Lacey as a nailed on starter…

We’ve been very unlucky with injuries but he needs criticism on the defence, doesn’t really change shape just throws random people into it with the same result.

Not saying get rid but his stock is plummeting

Interview, betting something along the lines off. "I'm disappointed, upset with the way we gave away the goals. We should be doing better."

The commemoration is the queen of cliches. Earlier on she said

“It’s a game of two halves but we can take positive from this to be fair”

load of shite---conssitently losing to teams with lower resources.
We are bottom half of a league after being relegated.
Rubbish

We are in a serious flat spin. Just have to hope there are four teams in the NL worse than us. Forget play offs avoiding relegation is now the mission.

I have stuck with Askey. Didn’t see first half as was sleeping. Second goal was dreadful. Didn’t think we could get relegated in this league. But, now not so sure. Every game is just the same.

Looking at the last 5 games it’s relegation form. How long can he last?

no piint sacking unless we have planned ahead with someone better--but who?
I would be inclined to give him next season (assuming we arent going down this year) when the budget should be freed up by the removal of dead wood on 2 year contracts.....

Same defensive mistakes, midfield weak as piss, no creativity, an absolute shambles.

Wont try anything other than this 532 rubbish. We get overrun in midfield every game so the strikers have to drop deep to help the midfield.

When will he try a different formation? 532 hasn’t worked for ages

I’d be inclined to say now that I’m not sure he’ll turn this round.

Different players, same outcomes. Games are tedious and we look abysmal.

i said 3 weeks ago we HAVE to change fomration.

teams getting way too many crosses in--Hendrie for Seaman as wing back was a step in right direction but it should be 4-4-2

The new lad from Boro at least has an engine, but when you have the likes of Cooke, Feather, DOlan in yoru squad you basically cant play 2 in middle of midfield as they are all nowhere near physical enough

But for the love of god lets go to basics with a flat back 4---I'd even be ok with 4-5-1 for a while if we have to play Feather but right now we are just doing the same thing over and over for the same outcome
It does feel like things are spiralling, and the mood is turning sour quickly.

All the rubbish last season, I don't have the players for the formation of 4-3-3, the formation I like to play. I like to play fast attacking football. So where is this fast attacking football team.??

You could copy and paste everyone of Askeys post match interviews, players not following instructions and basically some are not good enough.

He’s looking inflexible and uninspiring and like someone has said he’s lost control.
I’ve been tending toowards blaming the players but maybe this ‘general’ has no idea how to lead this army,
This can’t go on.

Sounds beaten in his post-match with tees & also confirms his budget is used up.

He also confirms yet again that the players aren’t following his instructions on the field. I don’t think there’s much quality for him to work with whatsoever within the team - but certain few have gone backwards considerably.

Another defeat vs Rochdale and it’ll get nasty towards both Raj / Askey.

Action has to be taken and is Askey the weak link that can be changed…..? but, if the players are ignoring the managers instructions they certainly do have to accept responsibility too, but sadly you can’t change a team.. unfortunately!
It sounds daft but you feel like shaking them and rousing them from their lethargy.

Maybe Raj should take a Ron Martin tactic, stops paying them. Seems to work for Southend

Been trying to tell ya this for weeks and ya give me dogs abuse.
The coffee tastes better with a tad of coconut oil init.
A few more weeks and ya will stop blaming the manager n players.
The coffee tastes nice especially after a good nites sleep.
Have a nice day fellow Poolies because at the end of it its only football.
Peace brothers.
UTP.

Used that excellent Budget up already.
Wow. And keep loseing.
Somethings wrong.
No wonder patience is running thin.
Billy ya greef on here shoud go down a notch now.
And all ya trying to do is educate them lot.

Snap

My Dear Kevin,
I like to give people a chance before I condemn them , your policy of telling them they’re useless as they enter the Vic for the first time I find a little bit harsh…but like you I’ll hang them out to dry in the end.

Most of this group of players have played at a higher level or at least this level, a lot of them appear to be going backwards at a rapid rate. They should be capable of at least being comfortably in the top half of the division but we're not simply because performances are not up to scratch. Now is Raj doing the coaching, deciding tactics,, and picking the team, or is he somehow demotivating the players every match, or is it the fault of the Manager, coaches, and players?
The turn around needs to happen soon and it needs to happen on the pitch, regardless of who's sat in the Chairman's seat. This group of players are here for the season and it ain't going to change much, so the priority surely must be for them to start performing rather than regime change.

If Southend’s players can give 150% and do it in much worse circumstances why can’t our lot.
A mockery of the word ‘TEAM’.

well i gave it till the end of the month. thats 2 defeats now by a single goal margin and saturday is a make or break for me. think it might be the same for askey. the problem is if he does not walk its more money down the drain by sacking him only to be replaced by someone at best only as capable. its the ones on the pitch who are the main problem. not all by a long way but far too many to carry week in week out until they occasionally seem to care.

The budgets gone? What already? you have to chuckle how bad it is. Arent we still waiting for the budget that was kept back from challinor?

Im sure the loan will of gone up though kev

not sure if a number of players do not care or they are so fragile there confidence has gone. only JA may or should know that. its his job to sort this situation out as much as it is regarding tactics and team selection. they are not pools fans but doing a job for money on a contract doing a job they are better than us at but possibly not liking it as we would if we had the chance. its never bothered me by watching pools get beaten by football by a better side. it does when effort is the deciding factor.

For about 10 games last season we tortured teams at home way above our ability. It was exciting full blooded gung ho attitude. What on earth has gone on since?

is it a case like we have done when you are up for it in a new job but in time your interest goes down a bit after the early days especially if things go wrong a bit.

I recommend a ceasefire

Well until 5:03pm on Saturday.

If I was Raj I would bring in a short time Football Advisor into the Club to assess the problems and produce an action plan to improve both the players and management.

I would try my hardest to get Chris Wilder to fill that post and look at where we are at the start of the New Year.

I know this most likely would upset JA but something positive needs doing rather quickly.

You are a gentlemen Sir….
Er, could you make it 5.33, the wife’s puts the tea out then , thanking you in anticipation.

Somebody like Lennie Lawrence maybe.

Come on Kevin you know you want to.

Chris Wilder turned Pools down when he was at Halifax so I don’t think he would come to Pools in a million years.

I’d pay good money to see that.

Didn't suggest he came here as Manager but a short term Advisor to Raj.

Mr Barton available after getting the chop from Bristol Rovers today. I bet he would put the shits up the players.

What has Barton achieved in his short career as a manager apart from assaulting the opposing team manager in the tunnel ?

How about game plan ‘enforcer’…?

he is just a name who because of it will get another job quicker than the others who have been sacked this season will.