Boro Game

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

Are Pools playing Middlesbro today? The Mail says they are but no mention of KO time and no mention on official site. Is it behind closed doors? Is it next Friday? Does anyone know? Thanks in advance.

Chrissy Stevo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:39 pm

https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news ... host-boro/

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

Cheers, mate. Isn't it a shame the Mail didnt mention the KO time? It has all been very low profile.

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5383

According to the Smoggy Gazette Boro will likely include a load of their Academy players. There'll be a better atmosphere for the Sunderland friendly at the Vic as it's only a few days before the season starts.

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

Yep, very early days for all concerned. Boro are playing York on Sat so will obviously involve a lot of players.

Krampesh · **Joined:** Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:14 am **Posts:** 587

Umerah missing tonight which isn’t good news.
Heard a whisper Murray is off to Raith Rovers which could also explain his absence

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12320

Krampesh wrote:

Umerah missing tonight which isn’t good news.
Heard a whisper Murray is off to Raith Rovers which could also explain his absence

Have you got the starting line up

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6680

derwent wrote:

Krampesh wrote:

Umerah missing tonight which isn’t good news.
Heard a whisper Murray is off to Raith Rovers which could also explain his absence

Have you got the starting line up

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derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12320

Grayhoundend wrote:

derwent wrote:

Krampesh wrote:

Umerah missing tonight which isn’t good news.
Heard a whisper Murray is off to Raith Rovers which could also explain his absence

Have you got the starting line up

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Thanks mate.
I have commentary now on BBC sounds Tees Sport.

loyal_fan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:15 pm **Posts:** 3689

Krampesh wrote:

Heard a whisper Murray is off to Raith Rovers which could also explain his absence

Be surprsied if Umerah is still around---move back to Scotland for Murray may be best for all parties.

loyal_fan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:15 pm **Posts:** 3689

Lacey Still injured?

Wonder who the trialists are

SomethingClever · **Joined:** Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:16 pm **Posts:** 79

Apparently the trialist starting the first half is Anthony Mancini. Sounds like he has done really well so far according to BBC Tees commentary.

No Murray or Lacey at CB so looks a bit makeshift, definitely an area we need to strengthen with a couple more players.

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

2-0 with a couple of minutes to go. Goals from Mani D and Fergy.

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

2-1 final score. Early days, not reading too much into it etc but a positive start.

ToTheHartlepool2-0 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:08 pm **Posts:** 1333

To TheHartlepool 2-1. A win is a win.

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5383

Ozzy Saltburn wrote:

2-1 final score. Early days, not reading too much into it etc but a positive start.

I wouldn't read to much into the absences either - Finney was missing too. Post-match interview with John Askey here https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwbU2-E_8L8.

Towards the end he says Umerah, Finney and Lacey were all carrying little knocks and it wasn't worth risking them tonight. No mention of Murray though

He also said he thought Jordan Cook would be fit enough to start the next friendly!

The lad Mancini is French, 22 - been with Burnley's U-23 side and was with Accrington Stanley for the second half of last season but only got 2 starts.

SomethingClever · **Joined:** Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:16 pm **Posts:** 79

Askey said in his tees interview that he was waiting to see what the situation is with Murray - sounded like he was on his way out and just waiting for things to be finalised.

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

Paterson still very much part of the squad and even Hastie was given some minutes. No sign or mention of Salah.

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7078

Anyone know what the attendance was ?

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22568

5300 - 2300 from across the transporter

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5383

Ozzy Saltburn wrote:

No sign or mention of Salah.

Have you tried the Liverpool Echo?

(cheers Ozzy, that slip of the keypad has made my morning

)

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7078

John Askey post match interview,
https://youtu.be/hwbU2-E_8L8

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 18928

Flying Hogans wrote:

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The lad Mancini is French, 22 - been with Burnley's U-23 side and was with Accrington Stanley for the second half of last season but only got 2 starts.

at least he got two starts in a league thats 2 above where pools will be playing next season. he might not be a league 1 player but could be good enough for non league.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:42 am

Crowd 5300! Wasn't expecting that!

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 18928

Hartleblue wrote:

Crowd 5300! Wasn't expecting that!

that included 3000 of us which was a shock after all the talk of the interest in the club has gone after relegation. a few more ins and outs we might get a shock what the crowd will be in our first home game especially being gateshead and not some southern outfit you need to use google maps to find.

poolie · **Joined:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:31 pm **Posts:** 878

The crowd was actually.

5617 with 2331 from boro.

Did not expect that hopefully the Sunderland game will top 6k.

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5383

SomethingClever wrote:

Askey said in his tees interview that he was waiting to see what the situation is with Murray - sounded like he was on his way out and just waiting for things to be finalised.

Had a listen to that and Askey talks about wanting 3 or 4 more in to make sure there's proper squad cover in midfield and at right back. It all feels a million miles away from last summer's shambles of a pre-season. In fact, I'd go as far as to say 'All signs point to a top half finish...'

billinghampoolie1908 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:52 pm **Posts:** 4376

accrington fan wrote:

Hartleblue wrote:

Crowd 5300! Wasn't expecting that!

that included 3000 of us which was a shock after all the talk of the interest in the club has gone after relegation. a few more ins and outs we might get a shock what the crowd will be in our first home game especially being gateshead and not some southern outfit you need to use google maps to find.

Little old hartlepool getting 5600 for a friendly against boro kids,

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 18928

Flying Hogans wrote:

SomethingClever wrote:

Askey said in his tees interview that he was waiting to see what the situation is with Murray - sounded like he was on his way out and just waiting for things to be finalised.

Had a listen to that and Askey talks about wanting 3 or 4 more in to make sure there's proper squad cover in midfield and at right back. It all feels a million miles away from last summer's shambles of a pre-season. In fact, I'd go as far as to say 'All signs point to a top half finish...'

i,m slowly coming round to expecting better than my previous wish of finishing right in the middle of the league. its all history and guess work now, but it would be interesting what would have happened if askey had replaced lee the day after his sacking. Certainly do not think gateshead would be our first visitors of the season for sure or watching the crap of last season either.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36399

I don’t see a problem…..

It would have been a decent crowd for a friendly at half the number.

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

Flying Hogans wrote:

Ozzy Saltburn wrote:

No sign or mention of Salah.

Have you tried the Liverpool Echo?

(cheers Ozzy, that slip of the keypad has made my morning

)

Well if I can provide a little Saturday morning mirth I am only too pleased.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6680

Gold, Frankincense and Mirth, Thats you Ozzy.lol

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 8924

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Hartleblue wrote:

Crowd 5300! Wasn't expecting that!

that included 3000 of us which was a shock after all the talk of the interest in the club has gone after relegation. a few more ins and outs we might get a shock what the crowd will be in our first home game especially being gateshead and not some southern outfit you need to use google maps to find.

Little old hartlepool getting 5600 for a friendly against boro kids,

Our support has the potential to be maximised to higher echelons than non league.
Surely the new owners will adheed to this.

UTP.

Mulvaney · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:04 pm **Posts:** 40

I though Pools first half performance was encouraging with excellent performances across the team, if we had kept the same team for 90 mins the score would have been much greater than 2-1.
You can only play against what is put in front of you but sometimes people seem to complain for the sake of complaining which I find to be the case of Billinghampoolie.
To say that we were just playing a team of kids is totally untrue as at least 7 possibly 8 of Boro’s team are over 20yrs old and have 1st team experience playing over 1000 pro games between them.
Roberts 216 games
Fry 209 games
McNair 240 games
Hackney 70 games
Forss 147 games
McGree 167 games
Finch only 17 but already played 3 1st team games for Boro
Bilongo 40 games

Why not just accept that although it was only a friendly, we played well and for the 1st time in over a year looked a really good well organised team.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 8924

Friendly results mean jackshit.
Bit of cash in thecoffers.

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

Mulvaney wrote:

I though Pools first half performance was encouraging with excellent performances across the team, if we had kept the same team for 90 mins the score would have been much greater than 2-1.
You can only play against what is put in front of you but sometimes people seem to complain for the sake of complaining which I find to be the case of Billinghampoolie.
To say that we were just playing a team of kids is totally untrue as at least 7 possibly 8 of Boro’s team are over 20yrs old and have 1st team experience playing over 1000 pro games between them.
Roberts 216 games
Fry 209 games
McNair 240 games
Hackney 70 games
Forss 147 games
McGree 167 games
Finch only 17 but already played 3 1st team games for Boro
Bilongo 40 games

Very informative. Many thanks.

Why not just accept that although it was only a friendly, we played well and for the 1st time in over a year looked a really good well organised team.

Ozzy Saltburn · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:34 pm **Posts:** 3710

Grayhoundend wrote:

Gold, Frankincense and Mirth, Thats you Ozzy.lol

Well I try. I know I am very trying.

billinghampoolie1908 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:52 pm **Posts:** 4376

Mulvaney wrote:

I though Pools first half performance was encouraging with excellent performances across the team, if we had kept the same team for 90 mins the score would have been much greater than 2-1.
You can only play against what is put in front of you but sometimes people seem to complain for the sake of complaining which I find to be the case of Billinghampoolie.
To say that we were just playing a team of kids is totally untrue as at least 7 possibly 8 of Boro’s team are over 20yrs old and have 1st team experience playing over 1000 pro games between them.
Roberts 216 games
Fry 209 games
McNair 240 games
Hackney 70 games
Forss 147 games
McGree 167 games
Finch only 17 but already played 3 1st team games for Boro
Bilongo 40 games

Why not just accept that although it was only a friendly, we played well and for the 1st time in over a year looked a really good well organised team.

We looked a really good organised team at times last season. So its not 1st time in over a year, we battered Grimsby. Let's just see how we do against someone's first eleven before we start getting excited. We are still way short of what we need. It's was a friendly against a team who put out how many first teamers?. If you think I'm complaining for complaining sake you could be right but you have to admit if you don't complain after a relegation a chairman who now wants to ban free speech then you would never complain. Maybe we should all shut up and let one man carry on the way he is going, because he is doing a great job at messing things up for a second time.

thebigdog · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:49 pm **Posts:** 1271

Positives to take from that in terms of the individual performances.

Defence looks terrifying on paper. Askey said himself there’s 4 or so players still needed and he’s not wrong.

Bids are in for Umerah, the auction has started. So unless Grey comes into his own, we might need another reputable forward at this level. It’s nice to have a saleable asset though, as opposed to losing for free which has been our norm for many years.

All in, a good workout & far better progress as far as pre-season is concerned versus that god-awful, season defining pre season of last year.

Anybody heard anymore on takeover?

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36399

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Friendly results mean jackshit.
Bit of cash in thecoffers.

I never had any time for them, but if people want to go, good on them, it’s a workout and it generates a bit of cash.

Johnjo1 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:52 pm **Posts:** 1625

Everybody knows not to take the results of pre-season games seriously all managers tell you it’s just to build up fitness but it’s still nice to win.
Pity about the size of the attendence and the win against a reasonable turn out of an expierenced Boro team. This must have really disappointed Billipooli having to struggle to find something to complain about.

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7078

Flying Hogans wrote:

SomethingClever wrote:

Askey said in his tees interview that he was waiting to see what the situation is with Murray - sounded like he was on his way out and just waiting for things to be finalised.

Had a listen to that and Askey talks about wanting 3 or 4 more in to make sure there's proper squad cover in midfield and at right back. It all feels a million miles away from last summer's shambles of a pre-season. In fact, I'd go as far as to say 'All signs point to a top half finish...'

Askey looks and sounds like as some one who takes no s***, he has the look of a sergeant major, very rarely cracks a smile.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6680

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Hartleblue wrote:

Crowd 5300! Wasn't expecting that!

that included 3000 of us which was a shock after all the talk of the interest in the club has gone after relegation. a few more ins and outs we might get a shock what the crowd will be in our first home game especially being gateshead and not some southern outfit you need to use google maps to find.

Little old hartlepool getting 5600 for a friendly against boro kids,

Our support has the potential to be maximised to higher echelons than non league.
Surely the new owners will adheed to this.

UTP.

What new owners?

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6680

thebigdog wrote:

Positives to take from that in terms of the individual performances.

Defence looks terrifying on paper. Askey said himself there’s 4 or so players still needed and he’s not wrong.

Bids are in for Umerah, the auction has started. So unless Grey comes into his own, we might need another reputable forward at this level. It’s nice to have a saleable asset though, as opposed to losing for free which has been our norm for many years.

All in, a good workout & far better progress as far as pre-season is concerned versus that god-awful, season defining pre season of last year.

Anybody heard anymore on takeover?

What Bids and which clubs, Please.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6680

Snowy wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Friendly results mean jackshit.
Bit of cash in thecoffers.

I never had any time for them, but if people want to go, good on them, it’s a workout and it generates a bit of cash.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6680

Jamie1952 wrote:

Flying Hogans wrote:

SomethingClever wrote:

Askey said in his tees interview that he was waiting to see what the situation is with Murray - sounded like he was on his way out and just waiting for things to be finalised.

Had a listen to that and Askey talks about wanting 3 or 4 more in to make sure there's proper squad cover in midfield and at right back. It all feels a million miles away from last summer's shambles of a pre-season. In fact, I'd go as far as to say 'All signs point to a top half finish...'

Askey looks and sounds like as some one who takes no s***, he has the look of a sergeant major, very rarely cracks a smile.

He leaves players under no illusion what he expects of them, Good job.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 8924

Jamie1952 wrote:

Flying Hogans wrote:

SomethingClever wrote:

Askey said in his tees interview that he was waiting to see what the situation is with Murray - sounded like he was on his way out and just waiting for things to be finalised.

Had a listen to that and Askey talks about wanting 3 or 4 more in to make sure there's proper squad cover in midfield and at right back. It all feels a million miles away from last summer's shambles of a pre-season. In fact, I'd go as far as to say 'All signs point to a top half finish...'

Askey looks and sounds like as some one who takes no s***, he has the look of a sergeant major, very rarely cracks a smile.

Bruce Rioch old school manager.
Lets hope he can turn pools fortunes around as Rioch did for Boro in 86.
Then went on to make a good career.
What will be will be tho.
Totally out of bunkerites hands whatever different opinuons are.
UTP.

billinghampoolie1908 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:52 pm **Posts:** 4376

Johnjo1 wrote:

Everybody knows not to take the results of pre-season games seriously all managers tell you it’s just to build up fitness but it’s still nice to win.
Pity about the size of the attendence and the win against a reasonable turn out of an expierenced Boro team. This must have really disappointed Billipooli having to struggle to find something to complain about.

Like I have said many times Pools are a lot bigger than even our own fans think. Once again another excellent crowd on the back of a terrible season. I have ambition for us I believe with a good owner, money spent on a team or even ground this club can take off. Maybe moaning is down to the club having zero ambition like a lot of our fans seem to have, I'm not in the oh it's Pools we have to be shit brigade. The result was a win it's always nice to win but come on if we lost to Spennymoor it be said oh its just a friendly and last night's the same, we are still miles off a good team, that defence will struggle to keep clean sheets, still got a few weeks for it to change.

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5383

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

Like I have said many times Pools are a lot bigger than even our own fans think. Once again another excellent crowd on the back of a terrible season. I have ambition for us I believe with a good owner, money spent on a team or even ground this club can take off. Maybe moaning is down to the club having zero ambition like a lot of our fans seem to have, I'm not in the oh it's Pools we have to be shit brigade. The result was a win it's always nice to win but come on if we lost to Spennymoor it be said oh its just a friendly and last night's the same, we are still miles off a good team, that defence will struggle to keep clean sheets, still got a few weeks for it to change.

I think you're in danger of having an argument yourself here. Accusing fellow Poolies of having zero ambition is a bit off - not sure it amounts to anything more than that we're not all burning up with resentment at Raj Singh the way you are.

I don't agree with your assessment that "we are still miles off a good team" for the National League - but that's not an argument anyone can win till we're a month or so into the new season. I think Askey and Pools are on the right track to put in a serious challenge for promotion. If that helps to bring in a new owner with money rather than chancers without a pot to piss in like Monkey Hangers and Coxberg, all well and good.

loyal_fan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:15 pm **Posts:** 3689

Askey is no fool, says we need at leasdt another 3-4 and to me thats a conservative estimate--hopefully the ones who are going go, so we can get a proper view of where we are

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