no it isn,t. just a rinse and repeat of our new norm.

Its unfortunate that Freeman not having a great game either--but the midfield is the key, none of them used to getting on front foot and attacking and it clearly shows

Might been ok if we got the stupid early goal and just spolied the rest of the game...but really shows up when we go behind

o no they ae coming back out.

Mancini coming on

Commentary also on--he is really impressed with Boston !

He'll go the other way now, he'll bring on Mancini and Campbell and we'll have no one to pass the ball through the middle....

This is it. Playing a rough style of football where you play for clean sheet and ‘try nick one’. It's not for the purists. The high press also seems to have disappeared and the midfield 3 all look the same profile. Really hope he switches it up. Boston really no great shakes.

We aren't creating anything. Ooooooh! The commentators have bothered to show up.

This midfield is actually worse than last season's midfield, Crawford would stand out in this midfield.

His appointment looks to be the least costly for the club. I always believed there were better options available if the club were prepared to invest in a quality manager. Only my opinion.

Mancini already looking more comfortable in what he is being asked to do

get in.....excellent from Mancini --and Manthurin
How he or Campbell didnt start is ridiculous

My apologies. I totally agree...Singh doing it on the cheap as usual.

No apologies needed. Everyone has a valid opinion.

Big improvement this half.
Next goal massive

Get in

Get in!

Mani the man!

Can we keep 11 men on the pitch, do nowt daft and hang onto the three points? Everything crossed.

IF we win this Sarll owes mancini a few beers

Looks like he's finally over his injuries.

I love watching Mancini play for us--he just loves playing football--that backheel i thought he had time to turn like

Mancini smashed that. Got the job done. Onto the next one and time to see more of the second half rather than the bilge that was the first half. All about putting a few together now, jury still out on Sarll for me.

will take the 3 points--just did enough against an awful Boston team despite sabotaging ourselves in the 1st half

2nd half team HAS to be what starts against Ebbsfleet--Hunter and Sheron (who did well at RB) looked a lot better too doing what they are used to doing
hard to see where Sloggett fits in, Mancini or Campbell has to be the central attacking midfielder

Sarll on really thin ice still

well what do we know about football eh. freedom of the borough for sarll.

Did we batter them in the second half? I just follow the games on Twiiter and second half there was only descriptions of Pools efforts on goal. Nothing said about Boston. Anyone who saw the game got an opinion on this?

Credit where credit's due - we looked a different team in that second half. And both goals were absolute crackers.

We did for 15 mins or so and scored twice--Mancin looked a class apart (if he had pace hed be a championship player)--though he did over indulge toward the end

Madine still looks nowhere near fit
Manthurin looks very good, when we play properly
Ferguson gets credit for a good assist for Mani D goal

Really important win an d have to get back to back v Ebbsfleet--you are seeing sides like York, Rochdale etc stringing wins together

Looked like a tweak of system with a 4-2-3-1 with Mancini close to Mani D. All of a sudden starting linking attacks and bringing those around him in to play. Spaces opened up by forward balls for wide men to get on to. Was a step in the right direction as the ball was on the floor far more than the first half. Finally a ball in to Mani D who twists, drops shoulder and smashes one top bins - much more like it from an attacking sense. That step change with Mancini - we need to wrap him in cotton wool, christ. Some of the balls he plays forward, the vision is brilliant.

Thanks for responses Loyal and Big Dog. Did Boston threaten our goal in the second half? Any shots on target, near misses etc?

Mancini totally changed the game we should of had 4 second half because we attacked. Might be a lesson that.

Really Loyal We have played only eight games and lost only 1 ( that you must agree should have been a win ? ) We have kept 5 clean sheets and have 3 of 4 away wins ( as above should be 4 out 4 ) and you say he is skating on thin ice What exactly do you want a new manager to do literally overnight

Hopefully, we should have notched a couple more easy that second half. Albeit Boston had to open up.

So I woke up at 3pm and we are one down. Looks like I was a lucky charm because the last 30 mins were brilliant. Mancini a class act and we where using the width of the pitch
and stringing loads of passes together. 2 great goals but credit to Boston it was end to end stuff but our defence where superb again. Featherstone played well to when he came on. Cracking goal from mani. That side that finished including mani should start the next game. Well done to the lads and Sarlls substitutions. We can build on this. Our fitness looked good too

The second half is what we have been wanting to see. Yes it's more open and we might give away more chances but we will create so many chances ourselves. Pack in all this negative play and get at teams because we have players to hurt them.

4-2-3-1 is the way forward, absolutely no need for three defence minded midfielders as it stifles you going forward. Stick with this from now on please Mr Sarll and we will be happier!

We are in the play offs now so let’s build from here

I keep sayng it but who we have played so far are by and large very very poor sides---the boston commentator said thats the best they have played at home all season--and he thought a good strategy was for the to shut up shop at 2-1 and 'go for it ' in injury time....that shows the level we are playing against so far

Well said Harrogate

No easy games in this League mush. The smaller clubs always raise their game against the ex football league clubs.

Glad you think so now - after saying he was "finished" enough times.

It's job done - shouldn't have made it look so hard in the 1st half. The BBC Lincoln commentators got it right - Pools' squad is in a different league to Boston's.

But there's still one position where there's absolutely no competition for the place and that has got to change... Sign another left back

The 30 mins I saw Boston played very well. Reading between the lines they were the better team in the first half. Credit due to Pools though we showed our quality. I enjoyed our football . Please Mr Sarll keep playing like this and do not revert back to hoofing the ball. We do have good players

Spot on Mr Hogans

I give Sarll the benefit of the doubt in saying he could be looking after Mancini until he is fully match fit. However considering Mancini's contribution in the early games of last season and his cameos this, it must be clear to all that he is the key to any push for promotion.
The next game is an ideal opportunity to start with an attacking line-up and try to improve our goal difference.

Agree totally Stanley

Agreed, Sarl has to leave one of the defensive midfield 3 out and let mancini roam, have grey and the young mathrurin stretching defences. It will be hard to live with given the quality of most of these teams I've seen.

when everyone is fit and not suspended

smith
ferguson
parkes
waterfall
dodds
hunter
Sheron
mancini
mathrin
grey
dieseruvew

bench - campbell, sloggett, sass davies, featherstone, charman, madine

no kids on the bench being thrown into a dire situation, bring them through as the season goes, it doesnt look too bad does it?

Thats a good side that can cause loads of damage and keep clean sheets, I am more optimistic but Sarl has to be as well

I agree but the sooner we get someone to put pressure on Ferguson the better we will be.

agreed about ferguson but he is a confidence player. He hasn't got to this level as a bad footballer, he will come good but only as part of a team playing well. His distribution has been woeful but it has been rushed as part of the early season hoofball. I believe he will come good

they had a couple of chances especially from a corner right at the death when they had nothing to lose.

one thing in our favour is that you cannot see our team rolling over against the sides above us and the negative of our style could become a positive as we are hard to beat. just need to get it right at the vic to turn draws into wins with a couple of good tests against dagenham and rochdale later in the month. by october we could be really knocking on the door of an automatic promotion spot.

Wouldn't bring Waterfall back as Sass Davies doing a good job. We'll be losing Parkes to suspension soon enough and Waterfall might get a chance then.
Not convinced over this keeper yet either, don't like his habit of palming things down and then getting hold of the ball. Can see young Brad getting into the team when his short term deal is up.