100% Fergy stays as no other club will have him.

I'm going for Joe Grey on 17th June.

Just a bit of season over interest

Got to agree with you about Grey, his comments seem to have that ‘fresh fields calling’ element about them..
Wouldn’t surprised if they’re all sailing off into the sunset…because we look like a club in chaos from where I’m sitting.

not bothered who is the first but more where they end up going is more interesting.

I reckon Ferguson will leave.

To your lot by any chance...?

as a back up.

All of them if they receive an offer to secure their future and guarantee an income.

No idea, just something I heard on the grapevine. Mind you I did hear a couple of your contracted players also want away so who knows!

they want away themselves or is it the club who wants them away to reduce the wage bill. nothing would shock or surprise me at pools nowadays including a large hamster wheel fans need to use to keep the lights on. only available to those who voted one way.

For me Fergie and Sheron to stay

Joe to go to an EFL club - probably Doncaster as he knows Sterry and Mols.

Undecided on Mani, as he hasn't managed to consistently play in the EFL when he has stepped up. But couldn't begrudge him a move higher if that's what he decides.

Obviously want him to stay rather than turn out for Carlisle or any other National League Club - as that would be a real kick in the plums and virtually guarantee a relegation battle/ surrender.

Come on Raj- if you're stopping (for now), you MUST dig deep to keep him. In fact just ask him what he wants to stay!

I agree with Kettering Poolie, I think Fergie and Sheron will both sign new deals. I think Grey will go to an EFL league 2 club like Tranmere or Harrogate where he will warm the bench. As for Mani I think he will go to the highest bidder and if that is not pools i'm not that bothered after some of the absolute sitters he missed last season.

Don’t waste time speculating, go straight to eBay.

Sorry but for this level at the moment you won't get much better than Mani, all strikers miss chances but he still ended up with 18 goals this season and 25 the season before. That's difficult to replace in my opinion, vital he stays.

Didn't Mani say something about wanting to play for a club that matches his ambition?
I don't think it's the money tbh, I think he wants to be at a team that's challenging at the top.
If the takeover comes off I think that might sway him.

He is not going to dig deep is he, The so called vote has given him a Mandate.
They have said do what you want.

However others can make the MatchDay Experience, Relly uncomfortable for a certain person, Or may be they don,t care.
I know they did at Southend.

Depends whats been whispered in his ear hole, About a takeover.
If the right people have spoken to him he will stay, If however he leaves shortly then that will be an indication that a take over will not happen.
Just trying to read between the lines.

Because of all the penalties MannyD scored 2 years ago he knows he's always got Pools as a back up incase nobody else wants him.
And he will most likely carry on his can't be arsed play from January.

Then add in i never wanted to leave.
The fans are brilliant.

But you never know the lure of a 2 year contract somewhere else will be priority.
I just can't see anutha club offering that.

Id say it's 50/50
Hes certainly not the dogs bollocks some make him out to be for sure.

Most of the time the player gets as long as he wants at Pools to decide which disrupts the time stage of bringing new players in.
Didn't Fevs decline but amazingly wangled his way back into a Pools shirt.

Here we go again desperate to give what you think is bad news. If Ferguson goes that’s a bonus…the other 3 are nailed on to leave.
As for our few remaining contracted players, Campbell is clearly fucking miserable, and can’t imagine Parkes wanting to end a successful lower league career at this shit show

Most clubs in this league would take him, or at least enough would to give him a better offer than Pools

I said a few months ago my guess on Grey is he’s off to Scotland where clubs won’t have to pay any compensation

I bet a pound to a bucket of shite that Mancini will sign for Carlisle, York or some other well financed NL club, pay a full season and absolutely take the piss when we play them. Just saying.

Yes am gutted we didn’t even try and keep him, what an empty shell
Of a club we are…my money is he will end up at Southend or oldham

Would be interesting to see how he did a league below, suspect quite well then would atrophy back another standard lower, he was good for us to begin with and has just got worse season after season

The way it’s going we’ll be left with the sweepings when it comes to players…change was never so desperately needed.

Normally at this time of the year, I'd do a who should STAY and who should GO post, but given the current situation the club is in, I feel its a waste of time this time around. The players needed to make a promotion push, are not going to touch the club with a barge pole.

For example if I was doing a STAY or GO, I would put Ferguson down as a GO, as no way is he good enough to play for a side that would finish in the top 7 ( though no doubt he'll leave Pools and do exactly that , look at Kitching, Ogle, Fondop etc ).

No! given that Pools will do very well to replicate their 12th place finish this season, next season, due to losing their best players and replacing them with inferior, cheaper ones, I would keep Ferguson, even if more as a squad player, coming off the bench. He is a 40+ games a season player, with league 1/2 experience, and bags of NL experience, with a good attitude if not the best player. Hopefully this season was a one off, and he will once again become the player we know he can be. If Pools are in a relegation battle next season, keeping the likes of Ferguson is common sense, rather than cutting off the nose to spiite the face, as I mentioned earlier, as I'm sure if he left a club like Gateshead or Altrincham would get a tune out of him. The goalposts have changed, next season is not about play offs never mind promotion, its about aiming for mid table at best, with a relegation fight a real possibility.

He did look good for us when we had him for a year, left because we were spending too much and he was one of the bigger earners. York fans seemed to rate him too.
I’d guess Spenny would have him on their radar as they have a backer that doesn’t mind spending on the team, even if his business can’t afford to!

Your last sentence is absolutely shocking.
It's 100% bang on by the way.
And created by Sing.

A painful dragged out death to his exit of a reborn.

Already said Mani waved us all farewell after the FGR game. He's an 18-25 goal a season man in the NL, so he won't lack for options. Plus, he's at an age where he needs to cash in and take the best financial offer he can get.

I'm not convinced there'll be a huge amount of interest in Joe Grey. 2023/24 was his breakthrough season but he's fallen back from that level this year. He's a good team player who works really hard, but a striker with 6 goals and 3 assists in 39 games is nothing to write home about. Put it another way, Charman had 4 goals and 5 assists and played in 1 game more...

I think Joe might well stay if Pools make him an improved offer. The same goes for Sheron. Can't believe he left Oldham last season for a 1 year deal at Pools!

MD 353 games 80 Goals This is the best place for him, Up to him though.

Like you Mr H, I'm a big fan of Sheron, but the fact Oldham let him go, because they thought him not good enough and could now be soon in league 2, tells me something....

Even more startling is the fact they've managed to get a tune out of Fondop and Ogle, which again tells me something, Kitching? well he was okay at Pools, but even better at Oldham apparently, also bulked up, which seems to happen to a lot of players when they leave Pools, mustn't be a gym at Maiden Castle.

Even more startling is the fact they've managed to get a tune out of Fondop and Ogle, which again tells me something, Kitching? well he was okay at Pools, but even better at Oldham apparently, also bulked up, which seems to happen to a lot of players when they leave Pools, mustn't be a gym at Maiden Castle. [/quote]

Or the scones are dreadful?

I wouldn’t worry too much, if Raj remains it’ll be Pick n Mix.

did, but could not find the names under spares and repairs.

we see both manny d and joe grey regularly and overall i cannot see clubs being i that big a rush to sign either. even going on last season in a poor side i do not think either were our best performers apart from in the odd game.

But Joe Greys age n work ethic are a great option to leave this sinking boat.
Not forgetting come back from a hernia operation.

His future is Deffo away from Pools.

Hearing York are after MannyD.

Just passing the info on.

If they are that'll be some options up front for them...Ollie Pearce, josh stones and Akinyemi

Thing is at pools he is the Main Man, Says he has found his home.
Lets see, Don,t think he is EFL level though another NL team may get him.

Not having that Kevin, You have to start a new thread "Rumour"

He'd be better off staying at Pools- as he wouldn't be guaranteed to start. Sure he'd rather be the main man- though York might splash the cash

Snowy is the King of new threads.

I’m honoured Sir Kev
Have to keep the board bouncing, or we’d end up like one of those ghost town boards where there’s three posts a month and they two ‘regulars’ are chuntering about the make of boots worn by Amby Fogarty on his first appearance for Pool.

If Southend go up I suppose there's an outside chance they take a gamble on Mancini with a 1 year contract and option to make it 2.

Bit of a mystery his fitness levels.
Not sure if they genuine or fake.

Agree with MB that the Madine release was a bit strange especially how shit Folarin Charman n Campbell are.

I reckon Madine just had a bit of self respect, had played at a higher level than Folarin, Campbell, Charman etc, and wasn't as desperate. I'm sure some NLN club will sign him, pay him the same if not more than he was getting at Pools. I imagine he just got sick of getting messed about, starting one game, then sub the next, coming on as sub with 10 to go, or getting subbed by the likes of Folarin, it was always seemed to be Madine who was singled out when things weren't going well on the pitch, either getting dropped for next game or being subbed. At times he did look like he was pulling a caravan behind him after 75 mins, but I think just his presence gave the team something different on the pitch. I think there was probably some sort of bust up in the final weeks of the season, possibly after getting subbed at Oldham by Campbell on 73 mins, when 2-1 down. He never started again after that, and was on the bench in the last game v FGR in spirit only, having more or less said F**k you ! when he played a game with his mates, in the days leading up to the game.

The current FCC front line is relegation material.

Make Mads Grey MannyD look like internationals.

Spennymoor would suit Mads.

Madine will get a conference team easily if he is interested, quality is definitely there

Let’s be honest, if you were a player would you be hanging about with the atmosphere in this place…?
If they all went it would come as no surprise at all.

The players nobody else wants will stay.

The new signings will be the players nobody else wants.

But the ST holders will claim great signings and intent from Radgy.

Final Reminder today is ST deadline day.
Get there early or ya stuck in a slow queue.
UTP
WSO.

Now Linney has signed for Carlisle, May be we should make a move for Armstrong, Ya,Know show real intent.

Pity anyone who has to try and pick a team the way things are going………it’s all a sick joke.