Serious question...

BarkersBeef · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:24 pm **Posts:** 146

Would you have Gordon Watson as manager?

Yes or No?

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:22 pm

peterleepoolie · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:24 pm

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:24 pm

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:29 pm

Quite a few of the players didn't like him did they?

Well that's a yes from me, as he is a winner. Non of our players are shite I think what is missing is that something 'extra' that we had under Neale Cooper (who the players by all accounts didn't like). Danny Wilson is too much of straight down the middle standard football manager to ever do really well at Pools we need a character.

BarkersBeef · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:24 pm **Posts:** 146

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Quite a few of the players didn't like him did they?

Well that's a yes from me, as he is a winner. Non of our players are shite I think what is missing is that something 'extra' that we had under Neale Cooper (who the players by all accounts didn't like). Danny Wilson is too much of straight down the middle standard football manager to ever do really well at Pools we need a character.

Exactly!

Great post.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22660

No, definitely not.

Watson was without any doubt the worst influence on Hartlepool United in living memory.

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:38 pm

What, even worse than our No 3?

BarkersBeef · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:24 pm **Posts:** 146

Mr I wrote:

No, definitely not.

Watson was without any doubt the worst influence on Hartlepool United in living memory.

In what way?

To us, the fans he was someone who seemed to be a born winner second is nowhere to him. The players may not like him and IF he was to become a manager that would be fantastic. He owuld not accept the kind of performances we are putting in and heads would roll.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:40 pm

Mr I wrote:

No, definitely not.

Watson was without any doubt the worst influence on Hartlepool United in living memory.

He signed when we were bottom of the football league in November scored 18 mostly brilliant goals as we reached the play offs then the next season we won promotion at a canter, had we had a fit Watson we'd have pissed the league.

More bad influences please.

I can accept that he isn't manager material but that comment is ridiculous.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22660

In all sorts of way. The bloke was a trouble causer, a union man in the dressing room. He had the dressing room against the new manager before he even started. 'This bus drives itself' etc.

He instilled a bad attitude that still lingers today.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22660

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Mr I wrote:

No, definitely not.

Watson was without any doubt the worst influence on Hartlepool United in living memory.

He signed when we were bottom of the football league in November scored 18 mostly brilliant goals as we reached the play offs then the next season we won promotion at a canter, had we had a fit Watson we'd have pissed the league.

More bad influences please.

I can accept that he isn't manager material but that comment is ridiculous.

Nothing ridiculous, the bloke caused no end of unrest.

BarkersBeef · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:24 pm **Posts:** 146

Mr I wrote:

In all sorts of way. The bloke was a trouble causer, a union man in the dressing room. He had the dressing room against the new manager before he even started. 'This bus drives itself' etc.

He instilled a bad attitude that still lingers today.

Would we under the leadership if him be on this shocking run of away form?

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

BarkersBeef wrote:

Mr I wrote:

In all sorts of way. The bloke was a trouble causer, a union man in the dressing room. He had the dressing room against the new manager before he even started. 'This bus drives itself' etc.

He instilled a bad attitude that still lingers today.

Would we under the leadership if him be on this shocking run of away form?

No offence but you think Barrett has only been at fault for 1 goal this season. Not many will take anything you say seriously after that.

LeicesterPoolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:48 pm **Posts:** 1278

I'm with Mr.I on this one.

He was great on the pitch, but definitely not manager material

BarkersBeef · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:24 pm **Posts:** 146

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

BarkersBeef wrote:

Mr I wrote:

In all sorts of way. The bloke was a trouble causer, a union man in the dressing room. He had the dressing room against the new manager before he even started. 'This bus drives itself' etc.

He instilled a bad attitude that still lingers today.

Would we under the leadership if him be on this shocking run of away form?

No offence but you think Barrett has only been at fault for 1 goal this season. Not many will take anything you say seriously after that.

Where as you are the voice of reason!

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:49 pm

Mr I wrote:

In all sorts of way. The bloke was a trouble causer, a union man in the dressing room. He had the dressing room against the new manager before he even started. 'This bus drives itself' etc.

He instilled a bad attitude that still lingers today.

With due respect that's a load of rubbish, the players liked Newell and the majority of them didn't get on with Watson, apart from Boydy!

I respect that he isn't probably manager material but the to state he was the 'without any doubt the worst influence on Hartlepool United in living memory' is quite frankly laughable.

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

BarkersBeef wrote:

He instilled a bad attitude that still lingers today.

Would we under the leadership if him be on this shocking run of away form?[/quote]

No offence but you think Barrett has only been at fault for 1 goal this season. Not many will take anything you say seriously after that.[/quote]

Where as you are the voice of reason![/quote]

Nope, can just see like everyone else here that its nearly 1 goal a game.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22660

Sorry, I can't take anyone seriously who defends Humphreys as a left back.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:02 am

Mr I wrote:

Sorry, I can't take anyone seriously who defends Humphreys as a left back.

Are you referring to me?

I've being saying for ages that the full back positions are a massive problem, just because I don't constantly single out an individual obviously means I'm defending him!?

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:21 am

I think we certainly need a stronger leader though, Butterworth seems to get off lightly in the criticism stakes but he (an Ex very good defender) hasn't really guided many of the current crop to any real progression as players has he?

It's all too nice we need a bad cop on the scene!

poolymadandstupid · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:51 pm

NO NO NO NO Yes No NO. Please NO. taz

Mr Codyakker · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:52 pm

BarkersBeef wrote:

Would you have Gordon Watson as manager?

Yes or No?

Without a doubt , YES, the players don't need to like the manager !

baby lemonade · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:08 pm

Mr I wrote:

No, definitely not.

Watson was without any doubt the worst influence on Hartlepool United in living memory.

i totally agree, however much he contributed on the field the bloke was a trouble causing cock end

Freaky Teeth · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:29 pm

MadJohn wrote:

Q: would you have Gordon Watson as manager?
A: are you on drugs?

confised

I am

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:43 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

I think we certainly need a stronger leader though, Butterworth seems to get off lightly in the criticism stakes but he (an Ex very good defender) hasn't really guided many of the current crop to any real progression as players has he?

It's all too nice we need a bad cop on the scene!

The last decent 'coach' we had at the Vic was Popular Robson

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