Regarding the Rothmans football annuals and record signings it was probably Amby Fogarty for ten grand back in '63 which stood for years. Ever since then we haven't a clue how much we have paid or sold players for as Pools have this strange policy of not revealing the figures. Guesswork mostly along with wages.

I don’t know because I didn’t put them in…. a bit childish but whoever did has obviously run out anything to say….. it’s a good standby.

Didn't think it was your style - in fact it's got Gloves all over it!

What goes around comes around

More like Mittens with string through, attracted to bright colours and thinks cartoon characters are real people also has trouble with words of more than two syllables…just a wild guess… ( …this smilie is mine)

Didn't think it was your style - in fact it's got Gloves all over it! [/quote]
What goes around comes around [/quote]

Like a boomarang.

Think we paid £10k for Russell Doig from Leeds (circa '87) and he was shite

£20k on Paul Dalton from Manure - sure we got fee for him from Huddersfield

£20k on Paul Cross from Barnsley
£40k for Lenny Johnrose from Burnley
£60k for Andy Saville from Barnsley

Though Cross, Johnrose & Saville were sold off in a fire sale by Gibson, when the club almost folded circa '93. Think Cross went to Darlo for a nominal fee, Lenny went to Bury or Swansea and got a decent fee of around 200k from Barry Fry at Brum for Saville.

Wish Andy Saville was here now with Monkhouse

Ah good old Gary, an exciting few years to be fair…but…. it was like riding along on an express train enjoying the journey..promotion, Palace in the cup etc, but we hit a tunnel that had been bricked up!

Whilst Challoner is proving to be a good manager he did have a great deal of luck with signings. It has always been my opinion that if you sign five or six free transfer/loan players you are lucky to get two or three successful. I believe half the promotion team were in that category.

Flying F should know.
Hes excellent knowledge with all the previous players.

We got Paul Dalton from ManU on a free but they got any sell on which was £250k, so we got nothing out of that deal.

That's Garry with 2 Rs, Mr Snowy!

IOR paid £100,000 to buy Richie Barker from Mansfield in 2007, according to this report of a court case against the Mansfield chairman:
https://www.stagsnet.net/news/newsdetai ... ewsid=4493

That's got to be the Pools record - hard to imagine it ever being topped.

(Apologies in advance for doing 2 minutes research instead of just making shit up).

Trust him, he couldn’t just settle for one ‘r’

That’s how I like it…FACTS…very interesting reading.
I remember Richie Barker in an interview being puzzled when his Chairman informed him without prior notice that he had been sold to Pools.

Don't remember Manure, where they any good?

Don't remember Manure, where they any good? [/quote]


Horse shit!

Hadn't knowingly misled you Hogan's - that's what I remembered off the top of my head.from the Garry (with 2 Rs) Gibson era.

Thought we might have paid more for a player but then IOR never used to disclose transfer fees- if only I'd done Two minutes of research- how embarrassing!

The point I was making was that for donkeys years it was always stated that Amby Fogarty at £10,000 was Pools record signing. Your figures for later years may be correct but as i recall Pools never officially said what they had paid for players. I think you will find it was The Mail and other media who informed us.

Please re-read my post. I didn’t say the worst football played in a long time.

What I’m saying is it’s desperately frustrating seeing what we could deliver at end of last season - to then throw it all away in 3 poor games. By same token, we start this season on fire, a couple of key injuries and we turn to complete shite.

Being the most disinterested vs saying it’s the worst in a long time is two different things. The problem with Pools is any sign of progression is abruptly curtailed, either by our prized assets being taken elsewhere, our best manager in a decade jumping ship, our best players getting crocked, a failed takeover… you name it, we’ve had it. I’ve banged on about continuity in football from the pre season DC had us in L2, right the way through Hartley period, into Curle’s January shopping spree. The good foundational football clubs who use their success to improve and get better on the back of success, sell best players for good money, replace and fine tune. Retain your good’uns where possible. Retention of key staff and A football model.

We got a taste of the football league and made a mess of it. We’re now floundering back in the NL, the worst of divisions. It’s definitely enough to put you off making an effort sometimes. Derwent said exactly the same. Through thick and thin, Poolie til I die but I’m hoping the tide will turn soon…

OK back to Halifax or bust. Shaymen 0 Pools 2 Don't care who scores but would like Josh to get a goal. Crowd dismal. Pisses it down and Pools loyal followers get a nice short journey home for a change.

They don't score or conceded many, so 2-0 to them

My comment had nothing to do with you Mr. KP - if you look a bit higher up this thread somebody who prefers shooting from the lip to knowing what he's talking about was having a bit of a dig. Your memory's better than mine anyway!

I agree. It's sickening how many different ways Pools manage to screw up or get screwed over. Even so, inviting Raj and his brains trust to twirl the cylinder of the revolver one more time definitely doesn't appeal.

Wudent rule that out. We keep finding new ways to lose this season.

just what was the previous record before him. remember it was a shock at the time pools spending or actually having money like that to spend. if green shield stamps had been around then the club would have asked fans to donate them for the playing budget.

fog forecasted early evening tonight. decided to go for two reasons. at least if its misty you can see it live unlie on a screen and the thought of listening to a couple of biased geoff boycotts we,d get fills me with dread. at least i can have a good old moan with the rest watching it live.

Enjoy it, True fan.

I remember when we sold Bill Green to Carlisle for £10,000. Sorry to lose him but it kept the club alive….we had different priorities then.
It wasn’t because we had no ambition, or a dream to become a successful club because we had, it was more important to keep the ‘patient’ alive till we could turn a corner……long bleedin wait that was, but kept the faith, we just knew we weren’t entitled to anything.

Same when Cloughie took Les Green, Tony Parry and John McGovern off our hands. The money saved us then as well.

And Don Hutchinson to Liverpool.

2-1 to Halifax. An awful goal. Pools defence about as secure as a Palestinian tower block.

Incidentally, this is hard to watch on telly. Both teams in blue shirts, what’s all that about? I predict a hammering as Halifax are far better.

I don’t think they are far better but our defence and keeper are woeful…why the fuck drop mani O and keep the other jokers

Like the new lad from boro, plenty of energy but a little naive will get better with more games

Pitiful to watch.
Don,t think Halifax have scored more than 2 in a game.

Ah well, as you know teams with poor records always come good against Pools.

Jameson again, can't organise his box.

It’s just so very non league.

Bit of light relief--the Halifax commentator just said Lacey is 'highly rated' at Hartlepool!

Dolan looks like an absolute pub player....this is all so depressing

I keep looking at this and remembering going to the reserves games in the 70’s. Similar standard and similar atmosphere.

Hartlepool Res v Annfield Plain revisited.

spine of team starting tonight...

Jameson, Lacey, Crawford, Featherstone, Grey....says it all

On the bright side. There wasn’t a lack off effort or commitment, we’re just not very good.

really pissed after this--going absolutely nowhere

5 YELLOWS as well tonite, there will be suspensions coming up.

So that's 2 wins from our last 11 games in all competitions. Blimey....

Drink is not the answer.

This is what splashing the cash gets you, god help us if money stops going into the team. Spennymoor would turn their nose up at that backbone.

and a clean sheet for big Ben Killip...playing for a promotion chasing league 1 side, yet some people seemed to think he was the problem last year...jesus christ