Clearly Wilson has the basis of a preferred side. Shrewsbury apart we have performed decently over recent weeks. I was wondering on Saturday where RH could fit into the team given that its improving game on game - again Shrews aside.

Injuries are the only opening I can see, any alternatives ?

I'm not being anti RH, I think a fit and motivated Ritchie Humphreys is a useful part of the squad, the reverse is also true of course.

I think that back to his best he would be an asset to the squad if not the team.

But if he isn't gonna be first choice then is it worth keeping such a big earner as a reserve?

yep i agree if he aint gonna get on the pitch then best to offload and save some wedge, same can be said of tinks and barron - who have performed admirably for the club all three of them but.... and also proctor...need i say more.

We need him at left back instead of the useless Brackstone if you aske me

did I not mention 'injuries apart' ?

They are both good enough for this league, and will prove it given a chance- ie a run in the team and a building of confidence provided that they are not unjustly crucified by halfwits and knuckle draggers.

One word; effort.

Matty gives it his all whether he's playing well or not. Bullock sometimes looks like he couldn't give a shite.

100% effort has always been the prime measure by Poolies. you can say we've moved on from there but the point remains true.

I'm not convinced that RH has given 100% consistantly, mostly yes but his head drops all too easily.

I'm not suggesting that we return to the days of Mr Hogan but if the players we have now gave of themselves as Roy did at their respective skill levels we'd still be in league 1 or better.

You know the bloke who nearly pissed on our party on Saturday, P'boro's midfielder Gain?
Read what their fans have to say about him. "If only he would do that for more than thirty minutes a month he'd be a good player. But he doesn't, so he's a wanker."

Effort is important. It's not the be all and end all, but it is crucial to a consistent team.
And no I'm not talking about fookin' Humphreys!

Nothing. Let it drop.

Fact is Richie is not a full back although he did fill the role admirably last season and shone like a pearl in shite at times. Now Richie has been a revelation at times but I think we're moving on and making progress, we've got Gary Liddle who ripped Peterborough apart on Saturday from centre midfield and so it would be a crying shame to put him at left back but we've seen what he can do there. Bracka is competent and will improve, Matty, despite what everyone seems to say about him is progressing game by game and probably puts more shots in than anyone in the team. Leave him alone. Personally I think it's a battle of wills with Wilson and Humps and I think I know who's going to win.

OK then?? Why Bracka and Matty over Richie?? Why Bracka at Pools and Richie at Port Vale instead of Richie at left back and Bracka at Gateshead?? Why Richie at Vale and Robson on left midfield instead of Richie at left midfield and Robbo in reserves??

I reckon you 've just forgotten the last eighteen months and so don't see the progress, there's more urgency, skill, passing and movement than there's been for ages, the second half against Shrewsbury aside. Remember all that lovely one touch stuff under Cooper?? Glimmers of that.

But you don't go from being utter shite, which we have been recently, to promotion in one game, you do it over 30 games. So with your selective memory are you going to blank out the intervening 29 and claim that if we aren't promoted we're just useless?? Incidentally, we WILL lose some of them. Does that put us back to square one??

Dicksplat.......

But we didn't lose against Torquay or Mansfield or Boston, we got seven points so on the one hand you're saying getting results isn't enough on the other hand you're saying that we mustn't lose.

So make your mind up you contrary get!!

I said earlier in the season I don't care how we win as long as we win. You seem to think it's only a good win if all your favourite players are in the team. So fundamentally we agree that we all want promotion. Just like the other 72 teams in the football league. No revelation there then. The difference seems to be that I think we're working towards it and you want a stunning victory every game. That's because I'm the eternal optimist and you are a grumpy old bounder!!

But you aren't arguing with me, you're arguing with yourself.

Dozy old bastad ((c)ADG)

If we lose at Grimsby we're probably not promotion material anyway.
If we win at Grimsby we can always hope.


So fookin' hope!

From what I seen the other day Danny Wilson has done an incredible job. In 10 games he's turned around a team that was comfortable losing game after game and putting out hard luck stories to one that has grit and determination with more than a little skill.

Some of the stuff played on Saturday was way above this league as indeed it should be with the team of players we have. notice that word, team? thats what how we played rather than the bunch of sick individuals that paraded all of last season.

To get rid of the malaise that has infected us for the last 18 months in such a short period of time has impressed the fook out of me. We are extremely lucky to have this bloke in charge which is another thing - theres no doubt now who is actually in charge.

that is because were not at the games to see it

Oh Ian my darling, I seen a lot of games over the past year. Admittedly I haven't been to many this season up to now but that has not generally been out of choice.

cleared the boards in hufc and north east league awards and it was still not good enough for you

no one not even wilson will convince me that this is not personal
how many other senior players has he shipped out or loaned
i rest my case

and if that is the case then we will go nowhere as someone else posted earlier we are in bother with DW at the helm

it makes me laugh rip, were both pissheads but i think the ciders affecting your memory!
you[s] tortured matty against shrewsbury...

oh and a !!

I am not judging him on one game, we have improved bit by bit as he got to know the squad. Lets face it, he took over a mess and has turned it into not a mess. The next logical step in this gradual improvement is to get some consistancy.

He has done more in 10 games than we could have reasonably expected.

me too

Some players like Ritchie will always have their detractors ... er, sorry, defenders.

No problem. If Ritchie gets back in the team it'll be through merit.
But hang on, you were the one advocating selective support earlier.

I'll support the bloke if he applies himself fully and performs and I'll have no embarrassment doing it.

Tortured Matty?

Several around me did, I wasn't torturing him though.

And to be fair Salty, if I had been then he wouldn't have been "unjustly crucified"- he'd have deserved it!!!

still not good for he's confidence is it? which would improve his play as was your point...? :?

anyhoo