to say well done to danny wilson and his team for getting a good point away from home.
it seem,s a lot of people on here think anythink less than 3 points away from home is not worth celebrating,,,i disagree a point away is allways a good result, especially after our recent slump in away form
p.s if there,sany spelling mistake,s mr chip i dont give a fook
long live the optimist,s

Drawing against sh*t like that the dross eleven players that Northampton put out today does not need congratulating.

and there is no way I am saying well done to a managerial performance like that one.

But apart from that I agree with everything you say!

apart from that what is left

Thats my point!

so i take it your not very optimistic mr tax payer

I try not to be optimistic or pessimistic, I try to say how I see things and today summed up our season.

Playing a cr*p team who offered little in attack or defence and we only came away with a point because of many poor managerial decisions does not leave me feeling optimistic, it just leaves me frustrated that we can't take points off poor sides and take advantage of loads of possesion.

did we not take a point then

am I meant to be pleased about getting a point against a woeful Northampton side?!

on reflection, I was happy with the point. Northampton had 3 good goal scoring opportunities in the second half. Don't understand why Porter only got 5 mins mind.

The problem is when we play like that Wilson doesn't like to change things as he thinks things are going well. How many saves did their keeper make all afternoon? Does that conclude to you that we were playing well? We needed our best forward on and we needed him on the pitch long enough to make an impact.

I have all but lost faith in Wilson given some of his managerial decisions this season.

Now then Mr tax payer, what do you mean 'a managerial performance', where exactly was the manager playing

i repeat is a point away from home not a point gained

Who said he was playing?

welcome back austistad take it you had a good day

Personally I see it as two lost given how poor Northampton were.

If you are happy to draw every single away game regardless of opposition then you must be easily pleased.

most people are normally happy with a point away from home is it not thought of as a point gained or does everyone expect to win all away games

I don't expect us to win every away game, that would be absolutely crazy. Where have I ever suggested that?

I just expect us to beat sh*t like Nor.......ah sod it, if it hasn't gone in by now I doubt it ever will.

you sound like you could do with a bottle of optimisim mr tax payer

It was not a point gained, it was most definitely two points lost.
They were crap, there for the taking and as TPP has said, due to poor
managerial decisions we couldn't take advantage.

We need a left back in the January sales, let's see if he can get that right.
We then need to start putting our best side out at the start of the game,
not putting subs on as a result of crowd chants.

Boland needs a kick up the backside, some of his decisions and passes today
were very poor.

We have the players, who can still make a push up the league, what we are
lacking is a manager who can recognise those players, pick them and get
them fired up for the challenge.
I don't think that man is DW.

Rant over, back tomorrow (oops, later today) with a more balanced post.

if we can't beat a side struggling for form/results such as Northampton, despite us possessing superior players, then something's not right. Who will Pools beat away from home between now and the end of the season? My guess is, we won't beat anyone unless we become more ruthless/clinical across the entire pitch - and attitudes such as being delighted with yesterday's draw is setting expectations very low, and it could all end in tears again on the last day at Walsall if everyone's happy with the odd draw away from home, sandwiched between five or six defeats.

so danny missed the 10 shots off target did he

No, but the players he has such faith in did

So who missed all these chances then, it wasn't that nasty Richie Barker was it, cos I didn't see them.

Happy to take 1 point from every away game because we are not that good.

I am so profoundly excited and eternally grateful for that point at Northampton...I have decided to sacrifice my entire family to the 'God of Optimism', in the car park of Frankie and Benny's at Sixfields, next time I pass..............

Frankie Stockton and Benny Scully??

Have they got a business going down there then?

Long time since i've heard the name Benny Scully PoolieKev. RAG/BONE.

Yep, Benny the yodelling rag and bone man.

another thread hijacked

All my family are from Old Town.

two brothers were they not the sculley's
both rag n bone men when sober

The Gallaghers from Pilot street then South Street.

No, the Dad was Benny and the son was Chrissie, so I was always told, don't know where they lived, maybe our Frodraff'll help me as he is very, very old, or Grabec as she is well ancient and well versed in such matters.

Nope, never heard of them. The rumours of my ancientness are much exaggerated. Ask Snowy, he'll know

The Headland is one of a few places in the town i would live, i know theres some strange people live there but theres also some lovely houses. I like the 3 storey ones nr the sea fronts.