People should realise maybe he just didn’t want to come here for a number of reasons, this obsession with it being ‘all about the money’ continually, is becoming a bit one dimensional.

i am dissapointed but he is not luke vardy by any means.

Before anyone complains about Pools ‘haggling’ over the signing, I’d expect any club to haggle, you don’t just walk in ask how much and cough up unquestioningly. Footballers don’t come with a bar code and VAT labels.
Maybe he was affronted by Pools haggling over his super dooper talents and took a hissy fit at anyone having the nerve to question his valuation.
He may be world famous in Darlington and the Northern Echo sports desk, but he’s just another shooting star who may burn out anytime.

It's very concerning so far. The business already done is underwhelming. But who knows what's in the pipeline for the rest of the month? If it's nowt then that will be very telling. Money talks and so does the lack of it. Meself I think Raj is hoping we can emulate one of the shoestring budget surprise packages that seem to pop up at the top end of the division every season. That's a dangerous game. It worked last season as we had a good manager who got a slice of luck with loan signings and seemed to get the best out of some previously very ordinary players. Perhaps that's us now. Perhaps any extra income we get must go into keeping the club alive rather than building the team. I don't know. Alive is better than dead though but it's cold comfort when we are burning for the club to do well.

darlo were grateful with the favour we did them on lawlor initially...

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/jake-la ... ns-on-loan
"Darlington chief executive officer David Johnston said; “We are very grateful to Hartlepool, and in particular their chairman Raj Singh, for their help in getting this deal over the line.”"

...then armstrong has a strop when we recalled him...... and went bad mouthing us to the press...

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport ... arlington/

..ok.....fine.......no more favours in the future.....

Or did Raj renege on the agreement? Asking for a friend from Darlington.

Well if the reports say so, It must be true.
Don,t know what i was thinking, Anyway if he had been decent Dave would have had him by now.

Footballers at our level are not much different to any other contractors. Pay and contract length aren't the only factors in choosing your next job but they dominate. I'm guessing we didn't really compete with Rochdale in one or both of those matters.

Nah mate. I'm a brass player.

It seems Dave did enquire and Charman turned him down as well. Maybe not all about the money.

You’re right in the first two sentences, but to keep having regrets over every player we don’t or could have signed is pointless.
Your inference we’re offering payment in turnips is a recurring theme that no one can verify or disprove so why always glide to the worst case scenario?
There’s more to that non deal than meets the eye in my humble opinion.

Why do you think Oates moved on, As Dave said he would not back himself.
It’s always about the dosh, foolish to think otherwise.

Oates opted for a two year contract with a league club when our expectation of promotion were to say the least wishful. Nothing complicated there, don’t blame him one bit. Right on his doorstep too.

Never said I blamed him, defo go to the highest bidder every time.

Never said you did, I was referring to me when I said ‘don’t blame him one bit’.

We did chase. Unfortunately perhaps it would have been better not to chase him through the back door.

chase any player by all means but each one has a value at the end of the day. paying over what the club actually values anyone could lead to more debt when they need replacing with another overpriced lad.

Or did they....?

Answer a question with a question. The point clearly is that we don't know - but we should not blindly follow any specific leader.

You are right, the point is we don’t know, which is why I reversed the question.
When I don’t know, I’m very wary of speculating either way, but some people thrive on speculation, especially negative speculation.
I have my doubts, but like to comment when I’m sure.

Oh dear whoops.

exactly. coming clean for once to the fans would stop all this speculation with no facts to rely on. as years go by football is getting more like some secret service agency and fans just wanted for their money and then shut up, doff our caps to our betters and thank them for allowing us to enter the vic.

Do you think Armstrong would have gone public with it had it been all bullshit? If it’s a lie then Singh will no doubt have his say.

Armstrong....I heard him talking when his son came here, he sounded totally underwhelmed.
But it worked out for us.

What’s that got to do with pools reneging on the Lawlor loan deal?

No problem

A passing comment......

"Do you think Armstrong would have gone public with it had it been all bullshit? If it’s a lie then Singh will no doubt have his say."

I don't know Mr Star - do you? All I know is that someone is telling porkies and that you are on the wrong board.

Just keep your head stuck in the sand lol

loan star...thought you had been told to pack in your vendetta against our chairman??

He is permitted an opinion. Its the opposite to yours but just as weird.

Believe it or not, it was made a condition of the deal that Darlo had to include this prepared quote in a press release for the initial Lawlor loan or there would be no deal. I mean it’s hard to believe that somebody would be this needy but here we are. Darlo held their nose but agreed to it as they wanted the player.


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The best part of the Armstrong quote was that the only reason they lost 1-0 to a late goal from ex Poolie star Dinanga, was because Pools wouldn't let Lawlor play.

Wonder how he explains losing 5-0 to the worst team in the League with him playing?

Hardly crime of the century, but how do you know?

If true that's very telling. Massive hubris.

I’d get the full story before ordering the noose.

Local football is a small world but in any case, there’s no way in a million years Darlo would have volunteered to write that sentence unless the deal depended on it. They despise the fella as everyone knows already. If the specific quote wasn’t included verbatim, there would be no deal.


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I've just woke from a 20 minute siesta..can someone please simplify?

podgy alun........only gullible darlo loids believe anything this little self publicist has to say....

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/ ... epool-job/

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Local football is a small world but in any case, there’s no way in a million years Darlo would have volunteered to write that sentence unless the deal depended on it. They despise the fella as everyone knows already. If the specific quote wasn’t included verbatim, there would be no deal.


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That is not an answer, it’s speculation apparently on your part.
Your reference to ‘They despise the fella as everyone knows’ hardly strengthens your point.
Come back with a name who said it.

Gladstone has resigned, we’ll keep you informed.

old boro boys...robbie and alun....big buddies...much in common...like to talk big and look big...same chav clobber too....my bets are on for who will get the boot first...5-0 to the bottom club....mmmmmm....alun has a head start...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj4QwNk9A38

This some kind of code? You some kind of wind talker?

Speaking of teams at Darlo's level, Blyth Spartans have been in tremendous form since Terry Mitchell took over from Micky Nelson as manager. Off the bottom of the NLN and up to 17th, beat Gateshead and Spennymoor over the holiday period, now only 3 points behind Darlo with a game in hand.

Mitchell has a ton of experience managing at non-league level and obviously knows how to get the best out of part-time players who only train once or twice a week. At least, I hope that's the main reason Spartans have improved so much...

Gladstone.."One example is worth a thousand arguments "...try telling that to Poolie1..

Stockdale says other clubs offered Charman more money who’s to say Pools was one of them.

At the end of the day he chose Rochdale, who knows why. Doubt we’ll ever find out, or even want know why he did, the deals done, no sleep lost, but I suspect he wasn’t worth what Darlo valued him at in the bidding clubs eyes and Rochdale’s offer was the best of a cautious bunch.

Who cares? The majority would have wrote him off before he played a minute anyway as he’s come from a few leagues below.

Why are you all outraged we haven’t signed a unproven striker from Darlo?

doh.... al... un.....looking rough pal......"its doing my head in".........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxGZBrkSf1g