No disrespect Loyal, But Miley is the best investment pools have ever made.

Don,t you mean that lot from, Azerbaijan.

"Its a funny ole game"

He is still finding his way in men's football. But he is starting to really shine now. He should and will be 1st choice next season. I can see him being sold in a year or so to a club much further up the pyramid for good money. Excellent prospect.

Spot on.

He should be 1st choice this season, he's got everything we need in a midfield player and is always looking to get us in the front foot.

Need to win every game, even that might not be enough.
As long as SARFend don't qualify as my outlaws will be unbearable

Not a good day for the cynics

Pools have been making and missing good chances for months so it was odds on that sooner or later things would click in front of goal again - the last time at home was the 4-3 against Sutton when Mani got a hat trick.

Sheron-Miley-Mancini is definitely the best option in midfield. The link-up play in attack from Mancini, Miley, Cleary and Madine was a joy to watch at times and too much for Boston.

Think that win puts the lid on any more talk of relegation - no way are Pools going to sink below the level of the bottom 6 to the extent that 3 of them finish with more points than us.

As for today's crowd - the Mill House was pretty full today, in part because there were hundreds of kids aged about 9 or 10 in, all with at least one parent. Must have been a special promotion? Doubt they added much to the take but they definitely boosted the numbers. Record sales of chips though

None taken, he was a lot better in 2nd half and took his goal well—-hoping he continues to improve , though if he ends up a better investment than 20k for Paul Dalton or 15k for Joe Allon then fair play !

Hopefully a better investment than the 10k we paid Leeds for Russell Doig- he was dogshit!

A good result, decent display, albeit against poor opposition, who put up a spirited fight , for 60 minutes or so, but it has to be said, but were poor in both boxes, as you'd expect from a team in the bottom 4, and also who are part time and have had a punishing schedule of late, think lots of away game in the last month or so.

A decent watch ( on the firestick ) for a change. These 3 points should put to bed all talk of possible relegation, that I thought was extremely unlikely anyway.

Some signs there yesterday of steady improvement, that if it can continue until the end of the season, gives Pools a foundation going into next season. A settled team selection is helping with 5 or 6 players having really solid games yesterday, with more or less the same players starting to do so on a more consistent basis. For me Madine and Miley should always start, and Stephenson, Sass Davies and Cleary have come in and made the side more combative, Parkes is solid at the back as is Sheron in midfield, with Smith steady in goal.

I would still get rid of Mancini though, yes he freshens things up and brings something different to the table, but reminds me of Stephen Halliday, a great dribbler and capable of the outrageous, but more often than not no end product. Playing 60 minutes 15-20 times a season is no good to man or beast, he will never get fully match fit either, because his next injury will never be far away. Miley is the player to build the team around next season. Now he is playing week in week out for the full 90, the potential is there for all to see.

Our kid(brother) got a pint at half time £4.80.
Payed on his debit card.

Checked the transaction on his phone 20 minutes later and debited him £14.80.


Surely nota tenner transaction fee.

Sign of A on its Way.

just hope it was not just a flash in the pan game like many have in its back to square one at halifax. at least i was there to witness it where usually i miss these games to see the dross. well it made my mind up to see my first live away gane of the season even though the closeness to me is a big factor.

Shame the rest of us fans appreciate what he brings to the team so much then, isn't it? They saw plenty of end product yesterday, hence the ovation when he went off. He comes back into the team and suddenly it all clicks and Pools look like a decent side again. Strange that.

With all due respect to Stephen Halliday, James Brown is a better comparison. Poolies love to watch players with real ability. Most of us at any rate.

My daughter a regular at Pools was amazed when they announced the attendance, she said there was definitely more than they said. She also mentioned she didn’t see anyone in the directors box ?

know it means sod all but there were more sat near me than usual with one lad back after illness i have not seen for months.

the reason i refuse to buy anything in the ground. cannot be arsed to pay on my card and then have to check on the transaction to give you more work to do when you have the cash in your pocket. like everything fans should get the choice. you could not see the club shop refusing cash to someone spending a three figure amount on the overpriced items in there.

Best game for years really enjoyable.
Rejoice Rejoice

My hope is when the dictator has left the building and a new and proper owner comes in they take cash at the kiosks bars and more importantly the turnstyles. When you stop and think about it Raj must have refused hundreds of thousands of pounds over the years by FORCING supporters to use card and ticket only and loosing supporters at the gate. I have said many times this man got lucky in life when a businessman persuaded him to sell his corner shop and take a risk on care homes with him. A bit like buying a lottery ticket and winning the jackpot. He is definitely not a normal level headed businessman just a man that found a gold nugget. This is why he struggled from day one at the football club he is totally clueless and doesn't know his arse from his elbow.

There's no way cash will come back, it's not just Pools that have gone cashless it's the way life is heading.

Hes a micro manager who cant delegate to professional management.
But lets face it who would you trust in football?

When it happens, you’re every purchase will be recorded,building up a profile of you and yours.
Meanwhile… the wide boys will find a way round it…a bit of barter will become popular again.

Spot on Hogan's, I cant understand the logic of some contributors, Mancini actually does bring the current squad to life and the opposition simply don't know how to deal with him. Whatever happens over the next few weeks he should be the first to be offered a new deal. Or maybe we should sign up a full squad of bar footballers shuffling from side to side like Eric and Ernie in the old M&W sketch?

When cash was accepted on the gates and before I was entitled to concessionary ticket it wasn’t the first time the stub I got back was a concessionary stub meaning the gate person pocketed the difference.
We are in a cashless society, if the club has loads of cash they incur bank charges for paying it in as you do for a business account.
The Santander Bank in the town is now going counter free meaning no staff although I assume there will some one to assist anyone wanting to use the machines for transactions.
Banks are also doing away with the number of ATMs as more and more people are using phone applications to pay.

Mancini was brilliant yesterday as was Cleary. The Frenchman makes the others play better as he puts them all on the front t foot. Great won and great to see all the youngsters who played a part in creating a positive atmosphere.

Yesterday was almost heartbreakingly good. A superb win but on the back of yet another in a series of underachieving seasons. Things can be SO good in that ground. There's tons of potential there for the right owner. Let's hope a miracle happens and Raj sells.

Greedy buggers..so much for personal banking..they make life easier (for them) by making life more difficult (for the customer)

I've never trusted the Spanish since the King of Spain sent the Armada.......

You crack on then watching him making cameo appearances throughout the season, looking good against tired out part timers. At no point did I say he was a bad player and that he never had a good game yesterday, I just think getting 15-20 games out of a player is unacceptable. Lets see, after the moisture has dried out on the happy clappers, if Mancini can do it all again on Saturday at Halifax, and carry on until the end of the season without picking up an injury, if so, I will be the first to praise him and I might even change my opinion of him. Personally I would rather have players who will help the club get back into the Football League, but hey ho , we know how dumb and unambitious most Hartlepool United fans are

PS. James Brown was a much better player than Mancini, so no comparison IMO

He looks good going past players but needs to up his goals and assists to get cult status IMO.
And majorly improve his fitness levels.
For his age he should be capable of more game time.

None of us have a clue though wants happening from now to start of next season.

Personally think it's pie in the sky new owners coming in to finance us back to the Efl sharpish.

nothing could have been better than coming out of the ground along side of so many smiling faces for once. if only we could get this on a regular basis as that lasts longer than a lot realise and i,m still buzzing this morning.

Think we need to remember he missed a lot of games this season because the managers didn't fancy him rather than him being injury prone. I'd definitely keep him if he wants to stay, if he could maintain a level of form and fitness with a good run of starts him, Miley, Parkes, Madine, Sheron, Smith would be a decent start to a squad (assuming Gray and Mani leave the building as soon as the last ball is kicked this season). Cleary certainly won't be an option for us, but he's shown what an asset a winger with pace and trickery who is consistent can be at this level.

does not mean its the right thing to do. there should be a choice for everyone. its just as annoying for those who prefer card payments when they see places that say cash only. its all horses for courses. you do not expect a customer to pay say 10 grand for a second hand car in cash but expect people to have a few coins in there pockets to pay for parking it. we know its cash only at the vic but i have no clue its the same at halifax next saturday and do not want to feel like a little kid asking someone to buy something for me and i,ll give them the cash. stopped that when i was 14 when i needed an adult to take me into an A certificate film that i did not realise was one.

think only sarll was like that because he wasn,t a sarll type player who preferred the skills of sloggett.

'happy clappers...Dumb and unambitious fans...' Shame you didn't manage to misplace your superiority complex while you were away

Regarding Miley’s goal, it was like a snooker ball going into the pocket past a few of their players and keeper.
Anyone notice the Boston fan in the white jacket who seemed to leap up even when we scored or missed with the same celebration…

A relative of Lawrence!

Or his ghost.....

does not matter who was the best at the moment no body could guaretee mancini will be available on saturday and you could say the same with grey and madine. have we bucked the trend with miley and cleary with them seemingly are not as injury or illness prone as some. for us and not the lad himself it would be ideal if he does not cut it in the league next season and ends up with us full time next january setting up another new signing mr.armstrong.

Accrington, cash on the turnstyles at Halifax this Saturday:

FC Halifax Town – Saturday, 29th March 2025, kick-off 3:00pm

Adult £22.00

Concession £19.00

12-17s £10.00

U12s £4.00

Please note it’s cash on the turnstiles.

still think £19 is a bit steep at this level but they,ll say they have held there prices. parking there can be a problem if you arrive at the last minute like will happen to me as i have something on until about 2pm and loads of speed cameras to navigate.

James Brown, although very talented was one of the regular sicknotes back in the day - I don't think we ever saw the best of him. Highly talented lad but hardly the greatest Poolie of all time as I recall anyway.

Was that all down to Ashley Giles- well I be buggered!

Steady Accy- the words skills and Sloggett in the same sentence- think I've just Shit the bed

Safety net there Kevin "sharpish"

Well if we go to Halifax n win and then demolish Ebbsfleet.
Then that tells me the players realise there's a big chance of Admin and they are putting themselves in the Shop Window.

Players just as culpable as the managers this season.

It's abject failure season simple as that.
Underachievement on a major scale.

Which is why we in deep shit now of the pitch as well.

Ah well hope is eternal.
WSO.