Top Ten Neale Cooper Matches

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

ahhh the memories, great post john and a great read.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:31 pm

Those top two matches were absolutely superb. Even aqua-planing for what seemed like 200 yards on the way back up the A19 didn't spoil the Wednesday match. Can they be joint top?

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:41 pm

One of the best goal's I've ever witnessed at a pools game was Adam Boyds 3rd against Sheff Wed on the wettest night in the history of the the town!

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Never seen rain like that before, me n the lads i went with we're due to go out after, as we did in them days straight after the friday night games, so we went to the game in going out shirts n shoes n all that jazz, never been so wet in my life n had to go home straight after to change, still went out after like!

Bramstein · **Joined:** Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:49 pm **Posts:** 1526

What a great post MJ. We share a favourite too. The 4-3 win v Luton which was shamefully omitted from the official sites list of top pools matches a couple of years or so ago.

Again, great post.

Freaky Teeth · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:39 pm

If we get anywhere near them games again I'll be over the moon :grin:

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:48 pm

Another Cooper game that stands out for me is winning 3-2 against Bournemouth at home, being 2 -1 down with looking like a defeat, Micky Nelson scoring in the 88th, Boydy then missing a penalty in the 89th only for youngster Andy Appleby to score last minute winner to make it 3-2 Pools!! Unbelievable entertainment

http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... p?oid=4142

yloop · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:52 pm

If they did a "Hardest shot" measurement on Hugh's goal that game against Luton it would have got the record, truly outstanding goal.

I'd like to see Pools release all of the goals from previous seasons on a DVD, the only version of that goal I've seen is a recording of a TV on Youtube.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:55 pm

50 seconds in...

yloop · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:08 pm

Cheers!

ronaldo · **Joined:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:53 pm **Posts:** 861

Not the most exciting of the 10 but the 2-1 win v Bristol City meant a lot, a rare home win against a team near the top, Leroy Lita I seem to recall never got a sniff. I met Cooper that day for the first time having been in a box with the match sponsors Thompson's Solicitors Rarely a dull moment under Cooper, certainly a great spirit within the squad at that time that Cooper harnessed to good effect. Hopefully more of the same to come.

poolie1966 · **Joined:** Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:55 am **Posts:** 1183

Top post John, brought back some good memories, lets hope Cooper can bring back the entertainment for home games this season at least, then next season, well who knows, we can all dream the dream !!!!!!

mr elkots · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:21 pm

Best away game ive been to that 4 3 at peterboro really was an exciting match and nelsonswinner the roof nearly came off.

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:46 pm

The one against Luton would still be travelling now if the net(or anything else) hadn't got in the way :laugh:

parmo · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:07 pm

The above matches including the Bournemouth one are what makes football such an exciting and emotional sport to watch
Not all great games involve victories either, as all great games which have winners also have an unlucky loser - the Bristol City play off game. I am certain we would have beaten Brighton in the final, never mind

Welcome back Neale, this thread has reminded me of just how good you were as boss

returnofaido · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:10 pm

i was on holiday in croatia for the peterboro game and spent a fortune on the phone to my mate getting updates. couldn't get in touch with him after 3-3, and only found out we'd won the day after.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Peterbrough and the Sheff Wed win on penalties for me. Maybe just because we beat Turner it had some extra feeling and with them being a "big" side. I still remembering hammering the fat bastard in the car on the way home when he piped up on the radio and started taking the credit for James Provett being a good goalkeeper!! banghead

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:14 am

monkeyhanger66 wrote:

50 seconds in...

Looking at that again, I swear the town end are already celebrating before Hugh pulls the trigger.
Understandable mind. Seeing Shuggy run onto a loose ball like that there's only one possible outcome. :coool:

unohoo · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:51 pm **Posts:** 656

I managed to get to all of those games. The Luton 4-3 being my favourite.
The Peterborough game was on the hottest day ever recorded in Britain. Something like 38.5C. Great memories of being one of the "95 nutters" that travelled to Port Vale. Great days.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:01 pm

Can I offer this game;

http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... p?oid=4161

Quite simply the finest second half performance I've seen from a Pools team, Humps gifted Brentford the lead early on in it with a sort back pass then inspired by an on fire Joel Porter we went on to tear a very decent side (who finished 4th and have players if you look at the team have turned Premiership regulars) a new arsehole.

Speaks volumes when MadJohn has compiled such a comprehensive and very good list the people can still think of other! Hard to believe it was only two seasons.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:03 pm

yloop wrote:

If they did a "Hardest shot" measurement on Hugh's goal that game against Luton it would have got the record, truly outstanding goal.

I'd like to see Pools release all of the goals from previous seasons on a DVD, the only version of that goal I've seen is a recording of a TV on Youtube.

The two Cooper seasons were both released on DVD, and the season before on VHS.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:20 pm

Who could forget this game!
http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... p?oid=4163

One of the maddest games of football I've seen.... That Juan Ugarte got praised on football AM after that game for scoring 5...

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:22 pm

Such a great strikeforce we had then aswell.. Williams, Porter and Boyd!!

Spender · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:59 pm

It was two blinding seasons of football.I know I was at 9 of those ten games, not sure about the home league win over Bristol City, but I rarely missed. Great memories, sweltering at Peterborough, soaked at Swindon, snowbound at Port Vale, caught on Sky against Bristol City (the lass behind me was in tears) whilst half a riot took place on the pitch, with an American visitor aginst Grimsby (isn't it boring when it's always this easy??), what time is it?? five past Dibble at Wrexham, scrambling about for a ticket against Sunderland after coming back from holiday and meeting some kind stranger outside the away end as the stewards snapped the pea canes on the kids flags, drinking beers in the toilets in the Town End as it hammered it down against Wednesday and a mouthful of cotton wool against Luton, straight from the dentist.

Roller coaster time, hopefully it's all starting again.

Spender · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:03 pm

Double post, sorry, the connection timed out.

parmo · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:14 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Can I offer this game;

http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... p?oid=4161

Quite simply the finest second half performance I've seen from a Pools team, Humps gifted Brentford the lead early on in it with a sort back pass then inspired by an on fire Joel Porter we went on to tear a very decent side (who finished 4th and have players if you look at the team have turned Premiership regulars) a new arsehole.

Speaks volumes when MadJohn has compiled such a comprehensive and very good list the people can still think of other! Hard to believe it was only two seasons.

there's a good pic by Frank Reid of that Brentford match, tonking it down that night. We owed them for the Cup replay exit, and boy did we pay them back. Agreed PJ, that was a sensational 2nd half. Pools were irresistable that night - a performance that defined Cooper's first spelll here. A tough match, going a goal down, then producing scintillating attacking football to outclass them

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