Has signed a new contract according to Pools on Twitter

Phew, thought we'd lose him to a bigger club.

So much for no sentiment

I'd imagine its a 25 year contract with a gold statue thrown in

He's not just a player at the club though is he?

So he was always going to be offered terms, the time he's taken to sign may suggest that he's been told he'll only be cover (as he has been for the last two years) or involved very little on the pitch.

But why let that get in the way of people talking bollocks, let's crack on with an eight page thread.......

Probably negotiating the minimum number of games he has to appear in under his contract ......my guess is 20

We shouldn't be offering playing contracts to 34 year olds who aren't better than any first teamer at the moment.

I'm all for keeping players who may be useful but I can't see what Humphreys brings to the team. Brown was released and he's 10 times the player Humphreys is.

Lets see what cooper says about it.

Cooper will say that he is versatile and can still do a job.....


Versatile will be used, I just know it

Did Brown have a coaching role at the club?

Humphreys does. He probably has had a decision to make over the last week do I want to stay at Pools not really be involved on the playing side but further my coaching or move somewhere else and play.

He is still fit enough to play so why wouldn't you keep his playing registration? It happened with Stevo and Barron who stayed on in coaching roles both went a full season without being involved at all even though they still had playing contracts.

Ok, let's crack on.





I completely agree.

What's the deadline for season ticket purchases? The signing of Franks looks good but up to now the retention of Humphrey's and some of the others on the retained list more than cancel that out for me.

So Cooper will be telling the truth then?

Not necessarily.

Unless the definition of "versatile" is "pretty crap in most positions".

Lets bring Barron out of retirement, he can play centre-half or right back!

Im just thinking from a Cooper point of view...

Personally I don't think he should have been offered another contract. Completely agree with what yloop has said

I completely agree with PJ. I highly doubt he is getting both a player salary and a coaching salary. OK maybe the coaching team could do with a shake up, but I can see not negatives to having a coaching staff member who can play as well. Cooper won't play him regularly, he may not play him at all, but the contract will be primarily for his coaching role.

As PJ says whats the problem with keeping his playing contract as a back-up. Over the last 2 seasons he has started 33 games. Thats out of 104 games. He's hardly a first choice with those stats is he ?

He's part of the coaching staff whether people like it or not. I expect his number of starts to fall from the 19 last season. But thats just an opinion. We could have let him go bring in another player but maybe also have to find an additional coaching member for that part of the staff. And of course we have that money available dont't we ?

Some people seem to think we're doomed already.

If we had signed him as our first choice centre forward I'd be upset, but as he isn't I'm not going to get all pissy about things until he used ahead of better players weekly and starts to cost us points (which I doubt will happen).

How do you know this?

How do any of you who are saying the same thing know this?

He played too often last season so how do you KNOW that he won't play as much next season?

I don't know if he will or he won't, I'm just puzzled as to how the hell you lot seem to know that it'll be the case.

Bloody madness. The club are a joke. Anyone can see that the coaching at our club is crap, it stands out a mile every game. If we haven't kept him on in a playing capacity I cant see why we would keep him on as a coach. Rubbish. Thats one less decent player we can bring in.

I expected hysterical rubbish in this thread, Grave you've just exceeded my expectations

I eagerly anticipate Mr I's thoughts.

Never read so much utter garbage in my life. Get a grip you fannies. And theres me thinking we were all big cooper fans and would get behind him as he builds HIS Team. But no. The anti humphreys lies peddled on here for 7 years means more to you than supporting cooper. Thank god for PJ.

I was over the moon when Solano signed last year, but Ritchie contributed more than the trumpet toting Peruvian.

It doesn't hurt me who we do or don't sign and I'd put Ritchie higher up a list of players I'd have kept this summer than some who 'should' have far more potential than a 34 year old utility player.

Cooper will also say "Very much so" as he has in every Pools world interview so far

versatile? i couldnt think of any position i'd play him in

doesnt score so not upfront

positional sense is awful isnt a full back

centre mid? he looked like a big old tractor playing there against mk dons

and as a coach? well whats he done to say hes such a good coach that we need to keep.

someone at the top must be keeping him in a job.

there is no way anyone else would defend a contract being given to him if it wasnt humphreys, if he was a new signing last season we'd all be calling for a release.

He has signed again for pools so lets support that signing and to honest he never does a bad job for us.

[x] less than impressed on one level but happy to have saved £155.

Ha ha. Let me get this right. You have spent 7 years blaming Humphreys For losing cooper. But now cooper is back you no longer support him? I bet both of them are devastated.

You're assuming that Cooper is responsible for Humphreys getting a contract.

Mrs Hodcroft will be furious with you for not recognising her contribution!

Why all the shite about Humphreys?? Personally I think he's been a cracking servant to the club, it's obvious he thinks the world of us so why all the utter fucking bile being written on here?? Does he deserve it after 10+ years service or are some people on here such total fucking tools they would rather see him go.

"someone at the top must be keeping him in a job"

That'll be Neale Cooper then? Humphs thanks him and Chairman Hod on Pools World.

Not saying it's a great decision but give the conspiracy theories a rest.

Ah so Mark Simpson was right!

Think you answered that yourself.

Always

UTTER BILE?

no utter bile, some rate him some dont.

i couldnt give a fook if he's been here 10 years or 10 minutes, everyones allowed on opinion on whose gunna be playing for us next year.

What shite about Humphreys? As I've said before I think he was outstanding for Pools in the past. Unfortunately I think he's not good enough anymore.

I thought that Paul Baker was a cracking player and, to use your words, a "great servant to the club". It doesn't mean that I want him in the playing squad next season though.

Are some people so thick that they can't differentiate between "was" and "is".

I don't think him signing is a bad thing but the thing above irks me.

He has been an employee, just like folk who work sweeping the roads or emptying bins.

as long as he's not on decent money and is used in emergencies, then I don't see the problem. He's pretty much a coach now anyway

Can I presume your going to give the club an interest free loan or a gift of money to draft in a new coach, and a player thats 2 wages. I await the announcement on the Official site..

Grave sponsors player(add own name) and new coach to the tune of £100k for the season

Or do you think we can get a decent player on less than £1000 a week and a new coach on the same amount. If we released Humphreys we would need to employ a player and a coach on his wages so thats why I using a £1000 for each. It just a guess that he be on somewhere around £2K a week it may be more but not that much.

By decent I'm presuming you mean has experience and games under his belt not necessarily a kid of 18-20 from somewhere.

Humphreys is still doing his badges(or I believe he is) so maybe at the moment he's a cheaper option in that position along with the fact he could turn out as a player if needed.

Or do you just want to knock the way it's run get cheap season ticket(s) and carry on knocking whatever they do.

Can't have a discussion can you Ripper, have to resort to insults. PRICK!!

I just can't see what he offers to the team anymore, "a decent player who can do a job and player alot of positions blah blah blah" I feel its a step in the wrong direction giving him another contract, if we are short of players I would rather see us use youth players to give them a chance.

and plus Footy manager only rates him as a decent signing for a league 2 club

Hello Mr Pot, meet Mr Kettle.

Sorry for "irking" you, but we all know professional football is a little bit different to everyday jobs that we have. Loyalty is something that not many footballers show these days, Humphreys has always given 100% for the club. I think Fetishes post about the coaching role is very near the mark.

Ever heard of irony alienlife?

I have but our lass does it.

Can she do mine as well

Im pretty sure you named people as "fucking tools" before Ripper said that?

as soon as people say cracking servant to the club... i put my head in my hands