Well played to the lads for the 2nd half, well for 25minutes. Shame as soon as that thug was sent off that Wilson totally ruined the game with some god awful substitutions. Nothing new there then.

Man of the match given to Humphreys by the match sponsers. I presume he is the only player they have heard of.

i thought the subs were just about right.

only i would have took Porter off and not Brown.

you can't blame Wilson for trying to be more attacking and trying to win the game!

The subs were so good that we never had the ball for 20 minutes while they were down to 10 men??

"Trying to win the game"??? We never had an attack once he made the subs.

But maybe leaving tired legs on when you've got a game back is a bad idea??

When you're at home and you can smell a win.

Maybe...

Or are stress injuries a better option??

"MR B2001 IN POSITIVE STATEMENT SHOCK"

I now think he is even more retarded than previously

but i'm right though aren't i.

they were down to 10 men and we brought on

Foley - A winger/Striker
Barker - A Striker
McKay - A Striker

how is that anything but an attacking move? it unfortunately didn't work, but if you feel the need to slate someone for slatings sake then fine, go ahead.

calling me retarded tree, thought that was against Bunker rules?

I never originally said they were not attacking substitutions and my problem is that they were awful choices and totally spoilt the flow of the game. I agree in personel terms they were attacking but we did not produce 1 attack once they came on. Monkhouse was the only one linking midfield and attack, he was not tired but still brought off. Wrong decision. Barker on? Maybe when Gregan was on pitch yeah, but why the need for a big man when he is off? Were playing against 10 men so pass it about and tire them out as there is more space. But no Wilson decides its time for high balls. Wrong decision. Mcckay on? At leats if Porter or Brown was still on we could hold the ball up and form an attack. With Foley, Barker and Mckay on, every single "attack" broke down into nothing.


Im still laughing at "you cant blame Wilson for trying to win the game" comment. We were under seige for 20minutes. Lefty Brown and Monkhouse on and we may well have won.

OFFS, we got a wonderful draw against the league leaders. Right out of the face of adversity, AND got another three at home, can we score?? Yes we can.

Shut the back door and we're sorted.

If ANYONE can make a moan out of today, they want publicly shagging with rusty nails.

Good job our kid never went.

No offence but you werent there.

Oh and I really cant see how scoring "another 3" matters if we cant stop temas from scoring?

Is it a good season if we draw 10-10 every game??

and i can't help but laugh at your constant attempts to wind people up.

you say we may well have won the match if we had kept them on, i agree we may have (we will never know)

can you agree that if he had have kept them on there is also the possibility we could have lost the game too?

So forward thinking about Leeds on Tuesday and Saturday at Leicester are out then, maybe??

He is never there, hes on as different planet altogether!!

and i can't help but laugh at your constant attempts to wind people up.

you say we may well have won the match if we had kept them on, i agree we may have (we will never know)

can you agree that if he had have kept them on there is also the possibility we could have lost the game too?[/quote]

Yes I can agree we might have lost but i doubt it. The players were working well going forward, and no subs were needed. Adrenaline alone would have got them through.

Be honest MisterB, did the subs improve our performance or make it worse? Be honest.

No mate, it's you whining about swapping strikers and attacking midfielders when the problem is down the bottom. Whats 3-3 minus the goals that the defence give away.

Give it some thought, I'll be back in a day or so.

WTF??

We were playing against 10 men and looking to win the game. The subs made it nigh on impossible to win. Im moaning about the last 20 minutes when the problems were up the top. You werent fucking there and are talking shit as usual.

Yes I can agree we might have lost but i doubt it. The players were working well going forward, and no subs were needed. Adrenaline alone would have got them through.

Be honest MisterB, did the subs improve our performance or make it worse? Be honest.[/quote]


Worse mate, i can agree we were crap in the last 20 mins. But there is no guarantee in football that substitutions will/wont work

its extremely harsh to complain consistently about substitutions as there is no way you can prove what will have happened if the manager didnt make them.

as i say the only difference is i would have taken Porter off and not Brown

Could be, but we do try our best at English here. See if your old Geogger teacher will show you where 'Chi-na' is. I think it's in a year two book, and it is in fact on Earth. Honest. And, surprisingly enough, we can listen to the game here, although of course we don't get your expert commentary and biting satirical input or analysis of the action, the emphasis being on 'anal...'

Read me in the Biz, you're making an arse of yourself.

Im in shock but glad you are able to see it mate. There was no logic behind the subs and thats what infuriates me. Substitutions should always improve performance especially against 10 men. Taking Monkhouse off again was verging on incredible.

to be honest, i thoroughly enjoyed the match, and as far as substitutions are concerned id have took monkhouse off at half time he was asleep for their opener and needed his arse kicking for it, and to be fair oldham looked a good side and when they went down to 10 men they did a very good job at tightening up.. it was a good point, considering sweeneys goal looked suspiciously like it wasnt a goal

He also won the match ticket sweepstake and the raffle at half time. Mind you, guess who was drawing the tickets.

So we don't need the first team fit for Leeds and Leicester in the next seven days? And he didn't take three essential players for those games off while they were still fit??

Can I borrow those blinkers?? My donkey had the intelligence to ask for them.....

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Its real important to rest players for 2 games we wil get shit on in.

Might start a sweep for how many we get beat by on aggregate. Il go for 9.

grow up

What about if we don't all have your insight and incisive knowledge and the club and the players want to try and make a game of those two fixtures?? And some of us like that approach?

I left the fucking shit quote in as I like to debate on an even basis.

Don't know what you lot were doing this afternoon but I was watching a great game of football between two teams who attacked at every opportunity and treated the fans to a spectacle rarely seen in leagues higher than this and more high profile. I am sitting here smiling at how much I enjoyed it and I come on here and read you lot of barmy bastards moaning and groaning, for Cliff's sake can you not just enjoy what you see and leave the moaning to the wife.

Oldham came into the game having won 5 and drawn 1, they were superb in the 1st half, too strong, especially Hughes, who despit being a horrid cowardly man is a great player at this level. If I would have been offered the chance to watch a 2nd half were we scored 3 but ultimately drew I think I would have taken it.

.............and then you lot of hen=pecked little men with you micro-penises some and try to spoil it. ........... I despair I really do

Brown was a passenger and shirked a lot of balls in the second half, to be fair to Wilson it was understandable he was taken off. Porter was at least still running and trying to make something happen.

tree, i love you, but you're a kunt

Why is debating how awful the substitutions were mean i didnt enjoy the game???

The forum is full of wankers tree, seriously, try keeping away as it may be contagious.

They dont read your posts, the fact that you criticise the crazy substitutions means that you thought the game was rubbish!! It makes perfect sense!!



wankers

At least we are talking about the football for a change - everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Nobody can deny it was entertaining - well worth the entrance fee.

I think hes seen and heard of a few more than that Tree! Been coming to games since the 50's and was celebrating his 65th birthday

I know your game is to wind people up and get a reaction because its old now, but it still works,

But your quote does prove that you sometimes speak quicker than your brain can think,
a sort of premature ejaculation of the thought and reasoning process. hey tree?

Everyone in the whole ground laughed when it was announced, not just me. He was drunk right?

Very possibly mon brave as it was his birthday, however, your presumption ( and given the mans poolie history, an arrogant and ill informed presumption,) was that the man had only ever heard of Humphries. I am merely pointing out ( in a tree like smug and arrogant fashion) that he must have heard of loads of players in the 50 years he has been supporting pools.

That is my attempt at trying to say, I think your post proves that even pools supporters of long standing, enjoying a birthday celebration with his, quite considerable family, who seemed equally passionate and enjoying their day are a target for you to attempt to score cheap points in some vitual winge world.

Someone once said "you get out of life what you focus on"
I am glad I am not in your world

I do believe i said "i presume he has only heard of Humphreys"

If you want everyone only ever to write factual information then dont visit message boards as every thread will annoy you so much.

I still cant think of any reason why anyone would give Humphreys man of the match, just like the whole of the crowd in the ground. Sorry that it bothers you so much.

He must have been extremely drunk to have thought ritchie was motm unless of course he was taking the proverbial!!

Who said you didn't enjoy the game?

humphreys was exposed again and spent a lot of time floundering and on his arse which is a pity as he was rather good against cheltenham (who were bottom) but struggled today against oldham (top).

Mccunnie - say no more - taylor hammered him hence two goals for him
nelson and collins had a rough afternoon - they'll have easier days
People can say what thay like re hughes - he did what he did and got longer for it than the player plenty here idolise - but one things for sure would you have him in your team - of course you would - collins neutralised him after a point but sheridan cleverly replaced him early when he saw the signs

foley - please - yes he can run fast but so can my dog and she has about the same level of ball control as well - he is not the answer - a broken leg is the only thing that could save his career. A good trier but just can't cut it at this level or league two either - pity.

sweeney - early booking made him cautious
porter - very keen, brown well shackled

MOM - Jones - an inspiration in the middle of the park yet again - Liddle is starting to see more of the ball now. If he coudl trust Nelson to find a Pools player when he clears the ball he wouldn't have to drop back to gather it so often.

I would imagine that Sweeney will again revert to right back - I just hope Wilson doesnt put Jones back outside to accomdate this and bring Power in, or put Foley on the flank.

Options are limited but whatever other ones he has they must be better than these two

get ready for this.............i completely agree

So did the cookie monster and Adolf Hitler............................

You can't say that! I know people will say ' oh not again' but I've said for some considerable time that left back is a real problem area. In that position Humphreys is simply not up to the job against the better teams. Div 4 yes, bottom ten of this league, maybe. but put him up against any of the better teams and he will be exposed time and time again.

I know I'm wasting my time because he could drown a dozen kittens on the pitch at half time and some would still vote him mom.

if he did what hughes did nothing would be mentioned

lol good point