Hereford Boss: "Hartlepool are not a well supported club"

Mute Witness · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:10 am **Posts:** 3572

Hereford Graham Turner: "Hartlepool are not a well supported club"

This coming from Hereford. :laugh:

Matty_Robson's_Chin · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:57 pm **Posts:** 2155

They must be doing a world tour or something........ bbolt

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:59 pm

Well he has a point doesn't he?

Mute Witness · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:10 am **Posts:** 3572

Matty_Robson's_Chin wrote:

They must be doing a world tour or something........ bbolt

They are doing Huddersfield shortly after. So you may be correct. :roll:

Matty_Robson's_Chin · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:57 pm **Posts:** 2155

Pot, kettle, black etc.....

Average gate
Hartlepool 3825
Hereford 3296

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

With United still having to pick up the wages of long-term loan casualties Bruno N’Gotty and Matt Murray, the Bulls could do with a good following through the turnstiles to boost their finances.

But Hereford already have the lowest average gate in the division and, with Christmas approaching, few Hartlepool fans are likely to make the long trip down from the North-East.

“With all respect to Hartlepool, they are not that well-supported a club,” said United boss Graham Turner

What the fck??!!

:shock:

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37397

No doubt Turner will be basing his opinions on the dubious fact, that like most pundits, their view of Pools is based on the old struggling team we were for most of our excistence pre IOR, ... shaking off your past and the baggage that goes with it isn't all that easy .... even after 10 years.

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

Snowy wrote:

No doubt Turner will be basing his opinions on the dubious fact, that like most pundits, their view of Pools is based on the old struggling team we were for most of our excistence pre IOR, ... shaking off your past and the baggage that goes with it isn't all that easy .... even after 10 years.

I just can't understand why a League 1 club would be looking at the away end in respect to whether they can bring new players in and then having the audacity to knock our support when their own is totally pitiful. At the start of a season you can probably guess within a thousand or so of how many people you'll have through the turnstiles and you budget accordingly.

Has he maybe thought about targetting the people of Hereford to provide the money for his purse strings instead of the supporters of a mid-table team 250 miles away with an abysmal away record less than two weeks before Christmas in the middle of a credit crunch? Now, I'm no Peter Jones but I reckon that should be a businesses first port of call.

I really can't get my head round his comments. I really hope we stuff them now and he gets sacked just in time to ruin his Christmas.

katcha · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:23 am

even if we were it's a 3 day round trip almost two weeks before christmas

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6473

Tax Paying Poolie wrote:

With United still having to pick up the wages of long-term loan casualties Bruno N’Gotty and Matt Murray,

Surely that is there own stupid fault then, they should send them back to their clubs and save the wages

garthwd · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:23 am **Posts:** 795

Fensy wrote:

Tax Paying Poolie wrote:

With United still having to pick up the wages of long-term loan casualties Bruno N’Gotty and Matt Murray,

Surely that is there own stupid fault then, they should send them back to their clubs and save the wages

If you have players on half season or season long loans I don't think you are allowed to send them back

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

He's the chairman isn't he? and i'd guess finances are tight considering they barely get over 3000 each home game.
I've always thought we had a decent relationship with Hereford barring the near riot in the f.a. cup about 5 years ago :laugh:

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:36 pm

If there's one manager who'll never get the sack from the chairman it's him.
He IS the chairman!!!!

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37397

So maybe if he's pointing at us, it's just one of those little distractions to avert prying eyes from their own 'achievements' this season?

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

2490

And we are not well supported!!

parmopooly · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:30 pm

today was a big result for us - we simply could not afford to lose to them. Up to now we haven't lost to any of the teams in the mire, so two draws against Yeovil and Hereford are not disastrous, as they keep those sides at arms length from us.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:38 am

parmopooly wrote:

today was a big result for us - we simply could not afford to lose to them. Up to now we haven't lost to any of the teams in the mire, so two draws against Yeovil and Hereford are not disastrous, as they keep those sides at arms length from us.

And that comment above is a true sign of how good we are and our expectations for this season under this manager. sadx

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:39 am

Mr Ripper wrote:

parmopooly wrote:

today was a big result for us - we simply could not afford to lose to them. Up to now we haven't lost to any of the teams in the mire, so two draws against Yeovil and Hereford are not disastrous, as they keep those sides at arms length from us.

And that comment above is a true sign of how good we are and our expectations for this season under this manager. sadx

tragically true

parmopooly · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:11 am

I took that as a given before I wrote it!!!

Hereford Boss: "Hartlepool are not a well supported club"

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