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

Snowy wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Snowy wrote:

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

If bill gates owned the club though chances of winning games would be seriously enhanced, its no shock to see wrexham and stockport winning games regularly now. Money basically buys wins.

Er obviously, but how many other clubs at our level have cash heavy sugar daddies….not that I’d turn one down, but where are they?

even with ones more reach a certain level and never push on from that. harrogate, salford, forest green to name just three without looking plus those who had it and pissed it up.

Stockport and Wrexham have been the two standout winners on the takeover stakes and it turns out unfortunately for us that it was Stockport who got benefit at our expense…and before anyone says we should have offered more, he was going and most clubs couldn’t have competed anyway…… but it appears Harrogate, Salford and Forest Green appear to be consolidating, in other words the bountiful owners have probably decided that they’ve spent enough or lost interest and things are ticking over, but for most clubs the arrival of a proper benefactor is a pipe dream.

If it was the other way round they had raj and we had their chairman, would challinor of been so keen to move closer to home? I highly doubt it.

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7072

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

Snowy wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Snowy wrote:

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

If bill gates owned the club though chances of winning games would be seriously enhanced, its no shock to see wrexham and stockport winning games regularly now. Money basically buys wins.

Er obviously, but how many other clubs at our level have cash heavy sugar daddies….not that I’d turn one down, but where are they?

even with ones more reach a certain level and never push on from that. harrogate, salford, forest green to name just three without looking plus those who had it and pissed it up.

Stockport and Wrexham have been the two standout winners on the takeover stakes and it turns out unfortunately for us that it was Stockport who got benefit at our expense…and before anyone says we should have offered more, he was going and most clubs couldn’t have competed anyway…… but it appears Harrogate, Salford and Forest Green appear to be consolidating, in other words the bountiful owners have probably decided that they’ve spent enough or lost interest and things are ticking over, but for most clubs the arrival of a proper benefactor is a pipe dream.

If it was the other way round they had raj and we had their chairman, would challinor of been so keen to move closer to home? I highly doubt it.

Of course he would, he probably trebled his salary and a signing on fee with no travelling over the M62 every week a couple of times.

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

He wouldnt of got treble the salary if raj was stockport chairman and we had the pots of cash. He would of stayed put. He followed the money.

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

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

He wouldnt of got treble the salary if raj was stockport chairman and we had the pots of cash. He would of stayed put. He followed the money.

honestly i would not blame him for that even if he had been an ex player and fan. if only people would admit it was the reason to move they,d be looked at in a better light from me. lots will dig up any other single excuse for moving but the real one as if the fans they sre speaking to have never done the same.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36397

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

Snowy wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Snowy wrote:

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

If bill gates owned the club though chances of winning games would be seriously enhanced, its no shock to see wrexham and stockport winning games regularly now. Money basically buys wins.

Er obviously, but how many other clubs at our level have cash heavy sugar daddies….not that I’d turn one down, but where are they?

even with ones more reach a certain level and never push on from that. harrogate, salford, forest green to name just three without looking plus those who had it and pissed it up.

Stockport and Wrexham have been the two standout winners on the takeover stakes and it turns out unfortunately for us that it was Stockport who got benefit at our expense…and before anyone says we should have offered more, he was going and most clubs couldn’t have competed anyway…… but it appears Harrogate, Salford and Forest Green appear to be consolidating, in other words the bountiful owners have probably decided that they’ve spent enough or lost interest and things are ticking over, but for most clubs the arrival of a proper benefactor is a pipe dream.

If it was the other way round they had raj and we had their chairman, would challinor of been so keen to move closer to home? I highly doubt it.

But it wasn’t the other way around was it…let’s stick to how it was…more money for Challinor and closer to home, no brainer…we don’t have that sort of money.
I’m not bothered about him going we should be used to it, because this was understandable if he’d just come out and explained but he didn,t…it wasn’t him going, it was the nature of his going.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36397

billinghampoolie1908 wrote:

He wouldnt of got treble the salary if raj was stockport chairman and we had the pots of cash. He would have stayed put. He followed the money.

BUT WE DIDN’T HAVE THE MONEY! This is surreal, he was off, get used to it and stop creating these ‘if only’ scenarios.

BarryHarris57 · **Joined:** Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:45 pm **Posts:** 55

Getting back to the original topic. In the next 10 years or less I can see the likes of Harrogate, Forest Green, Fleetwood, Salford, Morecambe etc returning to their rightful places in the national league or lower.
For Hartlepool to get back to their rightful place (in league 2) we need an amendment to the national league whereas 4 teams are promoted. 3 automatically and one through the play offs. Until this happens, unless a rich businessman who has pots of money to squander comes along we’re staying where we are.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36397

BarryHarris57 wrote:

Getting back to the original topic. In the next 10 years or less I can see the likes of Harrogate, Forest Green, Fleetwood, Salford, Morecambe etc returning to their rightful places in the national league or lower.
For Hartlepool to get back to their rightful place (in league 2) we need an amendment to the national league whereas 4 teams are promoted. 3 automatically and one through the play offs. Until this happens, unless a rich businessman who has pots of money to squander comes along we’re staying where we are.

Just about sums it up clappp

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

BarryHarris57 wrote:

Getting back to the original topic. In the next 10 years or less I can see the likes of Harrogate, Forest Green, Fleetwood, Salford, Morecambe etc returning to their rightful places in the national league or lower.
For Hartlepool to get back to their rightful place (in league 2) we need an amendment to the national league whereas 4 teams are promoted. 3 automatically and one through the play offs. Until this happens, unless a rich businessman who has pots of money to squander comes along we’re staying where we are.

just do not get that at the moment and how the game has changed that pools have this god given right or their rightful place is division 2. more promotions gives it a bigger chance of similar historic league clubs joining us and more bromleys and wokings gaining league status.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36397

One phrase I detest is from top clubs or lower league entitled clubs when the come out with……..’Up where we belong’

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

Snowy wrote:

One phrase I detest is from top clubs or lower league entitled clubs when the come out with……..’Up where we belong’

yes. give em one season at the top and they think they should be there for life. even my lad has had a few spats with his own fans because of that shit being quoted. they cannot take the real truth.

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

Hope SS get promoted and we stay up which i think we will.

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7072

Snowy wrote:

One phrase I detest is from top clubs or lower league entitled clubs when the come out with……..’Up where we belong’

I overheard a Sheffield Wed fan say that at Cardiff, there back where they belong now, huge supported club but can never seem to be consistent.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 8921

Grayhoundend wrote:

Hope SS get promoted and we stay up which i think we will.

Finally the ambition levels are going up a notch. :clap:

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 8921

We will win tomorrow.
Cant be arsed to start a new thread.
UTP 3 1

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

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

We will win tomorrow.
Cant be arsed to start a new thread.
UTP 3 1

i,m coming up for this. do you want to revise your prediction.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 8921

accrington fan wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

We will win tomorrow.
Cant be arsed to start a new thread.
UTP 3 1

i,m coming up for this. do you want to revise your prediction.

Enjoy the rare win because its normal service resumed at York n Kiddy next week.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36397

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

We will win tomorrow.
Cant be arsed to start a new thread.
UTP 3 1

i,m coming up for this. do you want to revise your prediction.

Enjoy the rare win because its normal service resumed at York n Kiddy next week.

Are you one of the infamous ‘Four Horseman of the Poxylips’ …?
…sounds better than ….’Apocalypse’ :laugh:

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 3933

Could be the start of a good run of results, who knows?

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36397

I don’t wish to be churlish…… but I really don’t give a Kangaroo’s love length about South Shield’s prospects. It really does mean nothing to me

Oh Vienna. :laugh:

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