Why on Earth was Featherstone being played in that deep lying midfield position ahead of Sylla?
The bloke has been absolutely immense every game since Askey came in and is a big part of the reason we've stopped losing games.

ABSOLUTELY

Because, Curle was a prat and loved Featherstone. Same as McDonald, Curly clearly didn't like him.

Vital cog in this relegation battle top top player and like Doddsy unbelievable fitness levels.

Curle was playing Niang tin front of him ffs

Need to get him signed on a 2 year deal at end of season regardless, hopefully give him a serious offer and don’t try and do it on yeh cheap

Christ Nieng, up there with the worst I've ever seen in a pools shirt.

paterson must go down as one of the worst defensive players to ever wear a pools shirt. Just thought the bit i saw of nieng that he was just bang average and i have seen worse.

Niang was a grafter just didn't have the talent. He'd do well in National League North or something just based purely on his work rate.

thats the reason i put him ahead of paterson and no worse than hastie, ndjoli and dare i say joe grey this term.

Mo is already my player of the season,he's been immense, if only eh!!

He was only signed on a 1 year contract, we should be talking to him now about extending it have we replaced the last a Chief Executive as the previous one left in March who would put a deal together ?

yeppp he 100% needs a 2.5 year contract and a cushty signing on to make him stay

only thing going in our favour is his minutes per game stats will be low so alot of the teams that use scouting tools to do their business with thankfully he will fly under the radar for now - but should anyone of them come and actually watch him then yeh... id be having him as a priority signing for any team at this level.

To be fair to Pools (most probably the departed statto Trotter) Mo Sylla was flying under everybody's radar last season at Aldershot in the National League.

Shame he's not on a 2 year deal, but he was one of the last signings of the summer transfer window and the 2 year deals had already been dished out to great Scottish prospects like Hastie... Brody Paterson is still our player by the way, he's only on loan at Cove

Featherstone playing Sylvia not even on the bench ?

not exactly like for like is it. not knocking our captain but he is no sylla and never has been. same the other way round as well. shows up the real lack of options askey has got available.

We also have Crawford, Finney and Gray on the bench all capable of coming on to change it around a bit, I think Askey was keeping it under wraps about an injury to Sylia, keep the opposition guessing ?

Askey says Sylla wasn’t in the right frame of mind to play & only he knows if he plays again this season. Wonder if he’s been courted?

Was that on Tees? All Askey says on the OS is Mo "didn't think he was in the right frame of mind to play today" - then changes the subject as fast as possible. Nothing about the rest of the season.

We'll find out when we do what the issue is - could be a family problem or something else. Sylla is under contract with Pools till June so it's unlikely he's just decided to down tools.

will be a big shame if he has signed a pre contract with someone else and is trying to protect himself from inujry--really need him v Stevenage

I think Curle had issues with Mo and appeared to refuse to play him and now there appears to be issues again. I hope Askey can sort whatever problems there are because we need Mo on the pitch. Come on Mo, you are becoming a cult figure at Pools.

Rumor is he,s signed a pre contract with a !st div club.

https://twitter.com/BBCTeesSport/status ... mAJ5g&s=19

Post match interview

It wouldn't surprise me to see Mo being coveted by other clubs. He is after all turning in very decent performances.
Reading between the lines, if he has been approached, then it is only right and fair that Askey wants to be convinced that, whilst he is still a Pools player, he is prepare to give his all for the club.
In our present predicament we need all hands to the pump.
As is frequently said......that's football.

Well he's still under contract and being paid, if he's talking with other clubs and wants out they should cancel his deal.

Signed for Bolton. (ALLEGEDLY!)

Anutha employee leaves again for a pay rise.
At least hes goin up a division.
Wudent be surprised to see JA leave if he keeps us up.
We are the same size n population as Burnley.
New ownership required to realize our Potential.
UTP.

Back on the Meds.

Do you have more information on this or is it just a rumour? If he has signed for Bolton he cant play for them till next season. Also, Pools would expect a fee because he is contracted to the end of the season unless the have agreed to let him go for nowt.

Most clubs with Ambition will build a team around there better players by trying to keep them with better contracts.
While Pools under this Chairman show no intent whatsoever.
Expecting us to stay up now but not a chance i will be mugged by the ST Sales pitch of we goin for Promotion to league One again.
If JA stays then he will need to use his magical talents to avoid anutha relegation battle.
UTP.
Thoughts n replys welcome.
Imagine a few believe in BS n Fairy Tales

In the post match interview Askey said Sylvia ‘didn’t feel in the right place mentally’ ?

thing is we are guessing yet again. might even be something non football related thats giving him a problem. players do have lives outside the game, so really we,ll just have to wait and see. players who are out of contract at the end of the season regularly have words with other teams regarding the next season but they do not just down tools because of it at their present club. would anyone sign someone with that attitude as it could bite em on the arse in the future.

Rumours are of interest from others clubs turning his head. Salford and Bolton being bandied about. Could also be him wanting to move to his home in france. Who knows. Doubt we’ll see him again this season though.

yet another in the long line of poolies leaving at the end of their contracts and not wanting to re sign. no wonder fans get pissed off season after season with this happening to the few good players we have. does the club deserve its fans that do not want much to keep em happy. think the last few weeks has shown how we will rally round if given something to do it with.

Nature of football these days, Sylla got player of the year at Aldershot then bolted here. If a team up the leagues is in for him it's not out of character.

Surprised we mustn't have a year option on his contract though and disappointed if he is refusing to play...

This is so disappointing if true we don't need this at the moment we are fighting for our survival in the efl and after a good win yesterday we are talking about this crap.
No player is bigger than the club and yesterday Nicky had a really good game so if sylla just wants to move to another club then get him out of the club asap.

Of course you are right but fans will always speculate even to the point of making it up. The hard fact is that fans worry about anything they see as a threat. Only the club can end any form of speculation by clearing the air.
The one thing that pleases me about this situation is the fact Askey hasn't tried to mislead us by saying he has developed a bit of a temperature etc etc, which some other managers might have done.
We all want a fully committed Mo Sylla at the club. The unanswered question is...are we going to get that.

Knew it would not last.

Thats more like it Kevin.

There are those who don't want to be given BS, whilst spouting it ad nauseam.
Real fairy tales are well erm..........real.
The ones that aren't real usually begin with.........If elected I promise to do......................

Id rather it wasn't like that but i just comment on the facts of our better players since Promotion cant leave the club fast enough obviously for better wages. Most of them to the same division.

Would be nice if the Chairman came out n said ive been a bit caushish doing a balancing act of staying up n getting the debt down to zero.
We are now debt free and have a 2/3 year plan to become a established League One Club.

Surely this would be more plausible when the STs are on sale.
UTP.

Raj has already said pretty much exactly that previously.

I am sure he will do another fans forum or interview with Chandy once we know where we are at the end of the season.

do not mind what raj comes out with as long as its the truth and nothing but the truth. even if we do not like it at least we know where the club and we are. if we are in the shit i am sure most fans would rally round like getting season tickets again. however more lies and painting the club what it isn,t will have the totally opposite affect. no one likes being taken for a mug once never mind on a yearly basis.

JA post-match interview at 21 mins in

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f8wctn

Interviewer - "Will we see Mo again this season?"
Reply - "Only Mo can answer that"

Maybe Sylla has been tapped up for next season by a bigger club, maybe he hasn't. Even if he has, it would be Fulham/Luca Murphy level shitehousery for the club to encourage him not to play again when he's under contract with Pools till the summer.

And it would take a pretty poor character to be prepared to do that, in the middle of a relegation battle when you've been putting in consistent MoM performances and the fans love you. Is Mo really that man? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt till somebody from the club comes right out and says he's in breach of contract.

with just 7 games to go before his contract is out its hard to see him not playing it out after seeing how he has performed for us. its .what he has actually done with us that has given him the opportunity to move on to what he things is somewhere better. doubt this will really make him popular with his new club or fans if this is the case as it could easily happen to them down the line. know a few players in the past who do not wish to renue their contracts when they are out but still put their normal shift in whilst at the club. personally i think its something much more deaper and possibly non football related and private. do not do other social media so do not know if mo does or posts stuff.

Luke James went on ‘strike’ where did that get him ?

Are we going over the top with this lad. Hardly won a game with him in the team. If he can't be arsed to play now, then see you later. We will put his wages towards kemp
, well we can dream.

the club would need to have the full facts on the situation before they go down the line of witholding wages. think its more than him not just cannot be arsed anymore after a few days.

On the bench today, Sterry injured, Foran replacing him.