Play with 11 men behind the ball. Don’t give the opposing team any space. Win possession as quickly as possible and get 6 players in the box pressing their defenders. To counter the counter have 4 defenders on the half way line. If we lose the ball we fight like tigers to get it back and revert back to everyone behind the ball. Yes you got to be supremely fit to play like that but at least we will be playing in the offensive and solve the defensive.

You should be the new manager You talk much more sense that Arthur

Arthur who?
Arthur Daley
'little bit hasty but underneath hes alright is our Arthur.
Can t beat a bit of Minder. Still on itv4.
Happy Days.

Maybe we could forfeit the game, so we don't have to go through 90+12 anxious minutes of anxiety attacks. Better for everyone else's healt

I will just leave it for Askey to decide as he is the manager.

Somehow I think he won’t take any notice of me

none of em will mate unless you have played the game at a good level and have more coaching badges than the head boy scout has. you are only a paying fan so know your place.

Askey is on to a hiding really whatever happens Saturday. Apparently loved at York. Won't be if Pools do the unimaginable. If Pools lose (laughing as I write this), our lot won't be happy. The knives will get just that little bit sharper after Saturday.

Is Happy Days back on then ?

The Fonz as manager:

Here,s a message for Askey and the coaching team.

Take your hands out off your pockets and look like yous give a F..k.

Arthur Askey the comedian

Sounds like a plan, not an especially cunning one but hey, desperate times call for desperate measures. So yes, let’s park the firkin bus - do what friggin Chester did to us at the Vic, pull big Mani back to help the defence out with corners and free kicks into the box. Adopt a ‘we may not win but we’re not going to lose’ mentality- and maybe even catch the Munstermen on the break.

I think comedian is a bit strong - though wonder if JA addresses the players in team meetings with 'Hello Playmates!'

Given the time of year, I did think Arfur Fowler from EastEnders - and was initially worried about the safety and whereabouts of the Christmas Club money box!

As Arthur would say, 'I thank yew!'

So we should, to be sure!

With the biggest following away of the season they might and should be geed up to really have a go. It will be like playing at home won't it? Oh dear.

I see our Star summer signing avin a bad shift tonite at Chorley 0 7 down.

Wonder if hes still one for the future.
Tremendous recruitment.
No bites necessary.
O 8 now.

Spennymoor 2 South Shields 5.
Anutha good result for garry liddles team.

Lids should never have been permitted to leave, just one example of a sad procession of half decent players who have left the club for one reason or another over recent years - most of whom would walk into the current first choice side - nae bother.

Anutha 2 weeks unbeaten run due next month no game on the 9th.
Then its Chesterfield at Fortress Vic.
Oh Shit.
Anyone still reckon the play offs are alive.
What.

Should never have been permitted to leave? How do you keep them if they want to go? It's worked with big Josh hasn't it?
If they don't want to play for us then f*ck off!

I play walking football with a guy who's son in law is a pro footballer and mates with Liddle and he say it was all about the money SS offered him

yes, the typical old away non league performance where we,ll make no friends but have a better chance of gaining points than making a game of it.

At one time it was 3-1 to shields, And Spenny had 2-3 really good chances. But thats football.
Shields well worth the win.
As for Lidds team, HAHA.

When you say PlayOffs, You are refering to the Bendies, Yes.

Go on YouTube, put his name in and then put ‘I want a banana’ and for a 1940’s song it full of double entendre’s
Pool’s could runout to it