On checking Chesterfield players I was surprised that apart from Grigg there was not any what I would call big signings and most have been at lower league and national league clubs. A good example was Colclough who ran us ragged he was signed from Alringham this season.

They didn’t disappear over the channel in 1944 though.

It was gutting to lose the game right at the death, thought we were going to nick a point after Grigg's horrendous miss.

The thing now is to chalk it off to experience and make sure there's no hangover at home to Wealdstone on Saturday. I doubt though that we'll be able to maintain the attacking tempo that Mancini has been giving us on the right. I'd be tempted to play Joe Grey in his spot on the right of midfield - Joe has bags of energy and did well for most of the Chesterfield game. Mani D and Wreh or Umerah up top.

That was my first experience of National League TV and what others have said is true - it's even worse than even worse than iFollow! Missed the start of the second half and their equaliser and when it did rejoin the game it had somehow added 10 minutes to the clock!

Yeah any win against wealdstone no matter how is a must. Got to find a way to get over losing mancini, in some ways might be a blessing that he is here with us longer, before clubs come sniffing.

Pools already had a focal point and target man on the pitch - Many D. Having two up front completely detached from the play would have achieved nothing. Pools midfield wasn't in the game and I don't think hoofball is in the John Askey playbook.

Chesterfield's play was so far ahead of ours after Mancini went off that JA did what he could to hang on to what would have been an excellent away point - and came within a minute or so of doing it.

Fair enough that’s a complete 180 then, apologies I must have misheard

Perhaps on the Mancini thing as well he was just pumping the crowd up ? But seemed weird

Yes, now we've got him till the end of December at least Every cloud eh?

Mirrored my experience with national league tv exactly. It's as if someone forgot to press the button for the second half, very amateurish.
Also the Chesterfield commentator wasn't great shakes either.
I appreciate they are trying to make the matches available to people who can't attend but they've got to up their game.

Cheers

I disagree. The pattern of play was pretty consistent from us - when we had it, ball went wide to either LCB/RCB or full back who either turned back or hoofed the ball long. Grey, despite his efforts, couldn't get a sniff. Mani D was dropping fairly deep. My opinion is that a switch of bringing Umerah on would have given us a better chance to make the long-ball stick a bit longer, to allow us to get up the pitch. Instead, Hastie & Patterson came on and the flow of attacks continued, we were camped in our half.

Outside of trying to actually look after the ball better, Umerah carries a far greater goal-threat than Patterson (who found himself in an attacking midfield type role at times) and Hastie. We had a couple of small moments in front of goal, such as Grey's chance where he cut inside. I'd want my 15 goal man on those small moments, especially given the quality of Umerah's finishing.

If Umerah doesn't leave, it will not be long before we have him and Mani D up front together again. He has a big point to prove now he has Mani D firing as competition, but let's not forget the goals from absolute nothing that Umerah scored last season - Mansfield away, Northampton at home etc. Substituting a player like that into a game such as yesterday (vs the other options available), for me, was a no brainer & opportunity missed.

It's all about opinions. I hope Umerah stays too and expect that he will, but he was a dick getting himself banned for 3 games and Askey's not the sort of manager to rush him back in when other players had gone on a 3 game winning streak without him (4 if you count the 10 men grabbing the 3 points against Gateshead).

Agreed on that FH and the red card was senseless. It's for that reason I think he didn't bring him on yesterday - so as to prove a point. Cutting your nose off to spite your face on this occasion though. He's a good player, one of our best.

We are where we are so play then together and see what happens, Nowt to lose.

In games like this goalkeepers can be hero’s and get you a win or draw similar to what Killip did at Stockport, and whilst it is early days I have not been convinced with Dixon.

Sounds like Louis Stephenson may be joining Bradford City. Some social murmurs that Odusina may be going the other way.

If Killip was that good he’d still be here. He wasn’t, he isn’t.
As for his performance at Stockport, that was a one off…. sorry are saying we should have retained Killip as number one…. Surely not.

Personally don't think Timi is the kind of central defender we need just now, we seem to really struggle with crosses coming in so a big dominant defender would be high on my agenda. Someone who puts his head where it hurts. Mani O is quite similar to Timi only his passing is better.

No I’m not wanting Killip back just pointing out how some goalkeepers have blinders and become hero’s when the team are being outplayed even Killip. Are other posters convinced with Dixon from what we have seen?

I don't think it will be long til Jameson gets a game, Dixon has conceded a few soft ones already. Was really excited about Dixon signing but he needs to improve from what I've seen.

No apologies required. When competing in this league it's easy to assume all managers/coaches are the same. For example the clown at boredom (Garrad) following our game there 3 seasons ago he bragged on national platforms that when things were going wrong "he got ashmore (cheating keeper) to go down and feign injury so he could get instructions to his team," 5 minutes later our best player (on the day)was carried off with season ending injuries. To go on and brag about it without the NL taking any action typifies the standard of this shithousery league.

It was a pleasure to chat to Hartlepool fans in the boozers pre game as it was nice to see some here and they were not dickheads like wrexham and Oldham.
Cheers

no time for garrad as he always sounds like a right tosser. saying that you cannot blame him but the authorities that seem to have no intention of stopping that type of stuff happening. their biggest worry now seems to be time it takes on throw ins and the number of people stood up in the dugouts and saying nasty comments to those who cannot be criticesed rather than stuff paying fans really care about.

Bolton fans hated Dixon and where glad to see the back of him - he really needs to find that form he did at Barrow.

is the lack of a GK coach giving the lads a real training outing - who knows but im now wanting Jamo to have a go.

Timi if he does come here will be a warm welcome back - however hes just another bum on the bench for me as he wont bring anything any of the others dont have and we have yet to really see Burton yet whom im excited to see more of.

we are desperate for another Mani O tbh - strong athletic willing to win headers and organise a set piece - we really need to be sorting out the set piece marking and getting hold of your man and shrugging the players off the keeper etc

[quote="Eiphos_3"]Bolton fans hated Dixon and where glad to see the back of him - he really needs to find that form he did at Barrow.

is the lack of a GK coach giving the lads a real training outing - who knows but im now wanting Jamo to have a go.

Always thought he was a steady unspectacular keeper at barrow but since then he has either been a bit unlucky in some of his play with us or mistakes through lack of confidence or ability have come into his game. At the outset i did not think there was much between him and jameson even if the latter is a more spectacular keeper but with mistakes in him also.

Tom Naylor - played 36 games in the championship last season.
Michael Jacobs - 32 games league 1 last season.

While Colclough was at Altrincham before, he had offers from the League but turned them down to move to Chesterfield. They have the budget to sign the best/better players of National League clubs as well as compete with league clubs for signings. Their back up keeper was Solihulls number 1, Palmer was Stockports captain when they went up, Dobra joined them for Paul Cook and has turned down league interest to stay. Their budget will be the biggest in this league, shown by the quality they could bring off the bench and unfortunately for us we can't compete with that.

Ok I’ll let you live

on the plus side no other club can. they were second best last season to wrexham and notts county but not this term. we need to forget about them and really our seasons best would be a play off position. the injuries and suspensions will show the gulf even more as the season goes on no matter what rabbits JA can pull out in transfers from now on.

Tom Naylor and Jacobs are excellent players for this level - must be on some money to come away from L1 level football.

Same with Colclough and Dobra to turn down the offers they had. Dobra although hasnt been getting the game time he was hoping for.

Mandeville aslo is a staple player at this level and always has been - he was a star player the year we went up and i am sure notched against us when we played them!

We need a Naylor and Colclough in our side tbh.

I would give Jameson a go but I think the killip haters are getting a big of a reality check on the general standard and of goalkeeping at this level

Yes king was a very good player too, that’s the pain of only 1 team going up direct I expect by next year Oldham will have sorted out their shit and be formidable money wise too.
Playoffs it will have to be

Think this time next year 3 could be going up.