I'd be happy with a point away but have a feeling we are going to do a reverse on them.

Them 0 us 1

UTP.

Looking at crawleys next two games it looks like we might have to win at Newport.

Need to win this game to keep the pressure on those around us as cannot see us geting anything at Salford.

Pools to edge it 2-1

Pools' next 2 opponents - like the last 5 tbh are no push overs - could of done with Crawleys fixtures tbh.

Newport arnt a bad side and Bogle seems to have decent games again - but we never know i thought Grimsby where going to give us a much harsher game and look how that one panned out !

Salford never give us anything at their place and this season have been a very good team

unfortunately i cant see us getting much out of these 2 games - if Sterry is fit and Sylla plays then we have a chance ! maybe sneak a draw at Newport but cant see us getting much out of Salford tbh. Can see us being back in the relegation zone come the Crawley game.

Judging by the upcoming fixtures, Colchester seem to have the most difficult run in.

Newport are no where near as good as Northampton, Swindon, Orient or Stevenage.

We can beat Newport even without Sterry. Askey just needs to find a different way to start the game - with the usual McDonald and Finney coming on to create 2-3 clear cut chances in last 10-15 mins.

I expect 3 points and totally agree that Colchester have a very difficult run in.

Hopefully the Crewe win was a one off for Colchester and they dont win another game - sounded like a total disaster from a Crewe perspective.

For me i hope this scenario plays out.

So if Pools and Colchester beat Crawley it will mean that if pools win 1 and lose 3 of the 4 remaining games we have to play it would give us a 7 point gap on Crawley so they would have to win 2 and draw 1 if pools have a better goal difference they would have to win all 3.

So fingers crossed there is a very good chance we may just survive.

be glad when next tuesday night comes to see where we are in the league. a lot depends on which newport turn up on saturday. last time they were at home they had a 3 nil win over northampton then followed by a 4 nil defeat at stockport. if we keep it on the deck and move it quickly we have a good chance. however if we get in a hoof ball situation we,ll lose out as they are another side who rely on set pieces and long throws but have no plan B. This showed against stockport and they could not cope with them playing on the deck and insisted on long throw ins near to the end when they were 3 nil down. salford, doubt i,ll bother even with the live stream and i,d rest a few for the crawley game if we win at newport. seen pools twice at salford and i,m not making it 3.

Newport were pretty poor at our place on Monday I think you have a chance of picking 3 points up there, Yes they had a good result against Northampton but that may of been a case of Northampton thinking they just had to turn up. You guys are fighting for survival & now with Askey at the helm seem to have a bit of fire in your bellies, I think your lads will want it more than Newport. Despite your record at Salford their fans have been saying they're playing better football away due to their crap pitch at home, I thought they were a fairly decent footballing side who had improved over the version we played earlier in the season but a bit on the small side physically, they managed a 1-1 draw at our place the other Friday but for all their nice passing they didn't really threaten much, had one wonder strike & scored. Get in their faces & bully them a bit & you may be able to get a draw there. Good luck!

One nil win
Josh

Two one to us.

Bogle, of course.

Josh and Dodds

Best I hope for is 1-1 draw

Newport have the 3rd worst home record in the league so we have to be looking to win this one. It will be a difficult game but one we can win. 1-2 to pools

0-2 Another Kempy Double

In context of remaining games this is a must win and I think we will

2-1 pools with Bogle scoring for Newport

Can't see why some people are writing us off at Newport.
They were as bad as us up here,where both teams played garbage hoofball & have an awful home record.
Keep the ball on the deck as we have been & we'll be ok.
We're a match for any side now,including Salford.

at least their pitch has improved so we might be able to play it on the deck. this might be why they are having a poor season at home.

There is absolutely no reason at all we can’t win this game . For me it’s a case of full concentration in the first half and playing on the front foot. That means chasing after every ball, simple passing to begin with to build momentum and confidence. We have played a lot of good teams now with this new manager and we have shown we can match and out match the best of them albeit for 20 to 30 mins. We have the players
And it’s time to step up a gear. I know there is lots of pressure on the lads but take it from me the lads are rising to the occasion. Just go for it, don’t do anything risky in defence and we can continue this unbeaten run. Is it going to be hard? Yes it is. But they can do it . For 20-30 mins pools play nice football on the floor so there is no reason why they can’t double it for 60 mins. We are a lot better than we think! Just go for the jugular, our fans will help them get over the line. No need to be tentative now lads you know what you can do

think fans are still pinching themselves because how the team are doing now and many always expect the worst to be just lurking round the corner. Seen newport twice and they are as bad as many other sides are in this division including the pre JA pools. it would also be a good time to lay the salford bogey at their place where other pools sides have been a bit lucky the score wasn,t more for salford.

Your reading my mind Accrington

It was a refreshing change to score first at Grimsby last week. If we can avoid giving the opposition the usual goal start we may have a chance of a result. Better still, can we actually keep a clean sheet?

its not just pools but plenty clubs who have trouble keeping clean sheets concentrate too much on getting them and dry up at the other end. as long as we outscore teams or at worse match them then leave things alone.

Not suggesting any tactical changes but the fact is we normally gift the opposition the opening goal in most cases due to individual errors. Just suggesting we try to minimize these cock ups.

Clean sheets are luvvverly…but a win is all that matters. I don’t mind conceding goals as long as we score more goals than opposition.

We just have to hope they havnt done their homework like Stevenage had an realised we cant defend balls into the box very well. Although Newport do seem to be one trick ponies in that respect also - so again we have to do our best and defend those situations better !

Crawford i dont think is the game changer we need to be bringing on either - much rather have Finney on earlier too, hes showing better with every minute hes getting too, will no doubt see more goals from him should he play more - hes getting in the positions to score and create for others too.

hell id even give Feaths a run if we are winning come the latter stages of the second half

but we need to just make sure we dont concede early and try get that early goal through Kemp or Umerah.

Jennings will no doubt give his all in this game and going off their forum it sounds like their defence doesnt like being pressed on

37-0 to us this generating a lot of cries of ‘finally’ from Bon Accord supporters.

Interesting to read another manager's assessment of how Pools are playing:

'When asked on expectations of Hartlepool, the Gaffer (Newport manager) said “They’re on the front foot, they get bodies forward, they do gamble, I’m guessing their mantra is ‘fortune favours the brave’ they need points, so they have to go for it.” He added. “It will be a real tough game for us, we know that, we know what they’re all about, they’re vibrant… at the end of the day, we’ve got to take care of our own business, we’ve got to look at our own side of things and if the roles were reversed, I dare say Hartlepool or any other team wouldn’t feel sorry for us or allow us to get away with anything, so we’ve got to be at it.”'

You think Featherstone isn't going to start tomorrow?

He might not if Mo Sylla has signed a new contract. Otherwise he's a racing certainty.

I dont claim any "inside knowledge" but I would be surprised if Mo has signed a new contract with us. Probably more likely that Pools have agreed to let him sign for Bolton at the end of the season rather than pushing for the contract option which would involve Bolton paying a fee. As I say, I have no inside knowledge but why would Sylla sign for us when he could go to Bolton?

My main concern is the number of shots the other teams are getting also the numberr of corners conceded. Recently even in games we have won the other teams have sometimes doubled Pools attempts, this said I will go for a1-2 result with Josh and Jennings scoring.

Have you started on the drink early Mr. I.? It can only be Scotch in keeping with Bon Accord?

Like your style and I think we all want 3 points tomorrow and I suppose it is in the lap of the Gods.

I wasn't being serious. Featherstone will start tomorrow because Askey isn't the type to overlook a player refusing to take the field and letting down his team mates after only one week, and Nicky isn't exactly struggling since he came back into the side. It's basic psychology.

the few corners we give away and throw ins in our last quarter of the pitch the better chance we will have. they are a poundland stevenage. keep it on the deck as much as possible because they struggle to cope with that. a team happy if the ball in constantly in the air.

Interesting line up, going for it?

Crawley behind already

first 5 mins....we are better than them, just as long as we dont make daft mistakes--

Umerah has measure of their centre backs but long balls to Bogle are gong to be how they trouble us



worst post ever!

Featherstone had slow start...we look so vulnerable from long throws

Oh shit 1 down

formation not really working wth sylla and featherstone

Bogle with inevitable goal from a long throw.

Sorry but Murray and against him is a physical mismatch-should have played Foran

We look a shambles defensively---4 at the back not working

Should hook Featherstone for Foran now

worst we have played in a while matter of time before the 2nd teh way its going

Bogle annoyingly has decided to show up and looking very good

Murray going off injured--hope he's ok but Foran a better match up I think

Currently abysmal, and we've given Newport all the momentum

Crawley equalised!

Crawley winning f**kin f**k

worst half since Hartley days

Should be further behind and now Crawley winning.

Newport pressing us all over the pitch and every player apart from keeper playing below average.

This was a must win game and we just have shown up

2-0 now and totally deserved

Rubbish pools absolute rubbish

New formation not working no one seems to know what they are doing.

Probably shouldn't be but stunned by how bad this is..could be 5 points behind Crawley by the time we play them ffs!

Crawley winning. Pools losing 2-0. At 5 o'clock we will be bottom two and two points behind Crawley with Salford away to come. Sheeeeeet!

This could be a very bad day

am stunned---Newport look totally up for it and are running over us
Defence is a shambles, giving ball away time and again and not picking up their men
Sylla anonymous, Feather the same
Making stupid decsions which lead to them having long throws we cant defend

Keeper only person who can hold his head up


Even a draw which is not likely at all isn't enough--think this is the day we got relegated shite performance out of nowhere

What a fu**in shambles. Completely inept Pools. Prutti, Dodds not at the races. Newport not even good but we are making look like it. With Crawley winning I expect us to move mountains in the second. Do you want this Pools or not. Get a grip

and sorry-I like Askey a lot but he's dropped a bollock today in formation and personal

Why play two relativeky non-physical centre backs against Bogle and a team that does long throws.
Foran has made a diff already when he has come on.