Ben Killip

ltr · **Joined:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:12 am **Posts:** 818

Braintree goalkeeper signs for Pools.

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

Not hanging about replacing Loach then! Good stuff.

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

Liking the pre-season friendly at York City as well.

ptbap · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2019 5:42 pm

The new fella is in the England C team for their away game next Wednesday. Luke James is not!

balltofeet · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2019 6:28 pm

Good signing can all supporters back him every game a great age at 23

billinghampoolie1908 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:52 pm **Posts:** 4440

Everyone got behind loach so i can't see why they won't.

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2019 6:40 pm

Only read good things about him, so i will judge him fairly and properly after his first pre-season game

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2019 7:00 pm

His name is an anagram of kill pen bi, so I think I'll judge him on how he plays for us.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37390

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

Liking the pre-season friendly at York City as well.

Must be at Bootham Crescent as there’s a delay completing the new stadium.
8,000 seater built and owned by York City Council for £44m. How do they manage that?

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37390

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

Liking the pre-season friendly at York City as well.

Must be at Bootham Crescent as there’s a delay completing the new stadium.
8,000 seater built and owned by York City Council for £44m. How do they manage that?

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2019 7:29 pm

looks the part. Gets the ball out quick and can kick it to an outfield player.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL7nm7K4zpM

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2019 7:39 pm

8,000 seater built and owned by York City Council for £44m. How do they manage that?[/quote]

I think the land where Bootham is must be worth a LOT for putting housing on. Where they're building the new one not so much.

Similar thing to Brentford.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37390

But is Bootham Crescent owned by the Council? I can’t see there being that much profit from the housing on there.

Essex poolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:42 pm **Posts:** 879

Very good keeper as anyone who went to Braintree will say aswell as penalty save he kept Pools out almost single handed. He has a massive kick and usually passes to his own team and is a good shot stopper. Hignett seems to be getting the spine of the team right good keeper central defenders and centre forward and note the team is getting bigger.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2019 10:30 pm

Snowy wrote:

But is Bootham Crescent owned by the Council? I can’t see there being that much profit from the housing on there.

If it isn't then the council are probably playing a role as guarantor or something.

I never cease to be amazed by how much land for housing goes for now. Housing has been at a premium for many years in York, and I can't see that decreasing. I imagine it will end up with a lot of high density (ie most profitable) flats for singles and couples.

Also a new build stadium can have all sort of function type stuff that can generate far more income than the football side. In the long term it could be a good investment by the council.

Shame like, as away days there won't be the same. Money talks though sadly.

The Kit Kat Kid · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2019 4:31 pm

Just had a look at the video & noticed the lad wearing what is,presumably, a training top from the new kit suppliers. Hopefully we might get an idea what the new kit is like before long ?

attackontitan · **Joined:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:37 am **Posts:** 269

The Kit Kat Kid wrote:

Just had a look at the video & noticed the lad wearing what is,presumably, a training top from the new kit suppliers. Hopefully we might get an idea what the new kit is like before long ?

Last year towards the end of July they hosted a family fun day and revealed the kit then. I think it was quite a success so I imagine they will do something similar again this year.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Wed May 29, 2019 5:18 pm

Blue and white stripes please.

Splod · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2019 11:01 am

I see that Braintree think they are due a fee for him. Don't know if its down to his age. No mention of a fee or tribunal on the Pools announcement.

http://www.braintreetownfc.org.uk/news.html

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2019 11:10 am

Splod wrote:

I see that Braintree think they are due a fee for him. Don't know if its down to his age. No mention of a fee or tribunal on the Pools announcement.

http://www.braintreetownfc.org.uk/news.html

Offer them a box of kippers.

ptbap · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2019 11:58 am

Gulp, is that their official website?!

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

I think we could offer to rebuild their website by way of compensation.
They will be entitled to compensation but it will surely be a minimal amount given he was only with them for one season and they got him for free.

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2019 9:42 pm

And he was their 'former' goalkeeper.

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