one thing that Turner has transmitted through to the players is his passion for Pools, and that can only be a good thing for us all. The players wore that shirt with pride last night, not many other teams could have come away from that match intact after what the team had to contend with last night regarding Huddersfield shenanigans and appalling officials.

But actually going to games won't that in their opinion make us better supporter's than them. People who go to games can normally only give their opinions when they return, meaning the stay at home supporter's will put their drivel of who to blame, before hearing another side. That means if they go someone else may put a more balanced view up before them, so their views may not have the impact they want.

Be nice if they went Chip but it wont happen, the pessimists will stay pessimists and blame the player they want regardless of what actually took place at a match.

Why should the truth get in the way of what they conceive to be fact.

absolutely spot on. Unfortunately the pricks wont listen to a single word you have just said and will continue to spread the bile. They honestly seem intent on trying to destroy anything and everything they can to do with pools. I hope they catch aids.

Well said chip. We are all supposed to be "supporters" after all.

but how much notice does anyone take of the stay-at-homes.
i appreciate not all supporters can get to all home games and many cant/wont go to away games but expressing an opinion on a game listened to on a radio/club website is simply stupid.

But actually going to games won't that in their opinion make us better supporter's than them.

Of course it wont make you better supporters Bob, what it will make you is more informed or enlightened supporters on that away game.

There are very few supporters of teams in the lower leagues that can get the time off work or even the vast amounts of money needed to attend 50+ matches every season, I know that I cannot and even if I could I doubt my family would be too impressed. My days of going to every game are well and truly over, I have to pick and choose what away games I want to attend and since my disability has taken it's toll on me it's even impacting on the home games and that I hate.

great thread as i have said before saying you cannot go to pools for money reasons does not wash because it will not stop people putting a weekend on the lash or tabs before pools it is always my priority to get my season ticket before other things and this season with the buddy system was even easier.
Its a good question why some exiled poolies and i say some never make the effort to come to games.

But some people still cannot afford to go week in week out

It would be a struggle for my brother to go every week and take his two lads, what with the tickets, food and a drink before hand, it can be the best part of £60 every other week

I do agree with people who bang on about how it is too expensive and whilst dishing out these wise words are puffing away on a ciggy and supping a pint which costs about £3.00

Totally agree, and thats the point I've tried to get over on many occassions. I even posted a lot earlier in the season, that I dont consider myself a better supporter than any other supporter, but I did state I was a lot luckier than most with work patterns fact if on nights can walk to work straight from game , if actually working for a night game can get cover and be back for 10 meaning someone to cover for me for a couple hours.

You state coming back from an away game makes us more informed, which is a far better way than I have put it on numerous occassions. I just wish those who havent attended a game would read that and take some sort of note. Now Im not saying they have to take my angle on the game or any one particular poster over any other. What I would like those supporters to do is to wait an hour, even till the next day when they have a number of (as you put it) informed postings then they can draw a conclusion. There is no point in posting at 5pm things "like so and so was to blame" , "why can't we keep a clean sheet" etc etc. Things like this being posted before the away supporters have even managed to get out of the car park.

I and many others give their opinions after a game, most others far better than I do , and fact is no one is wrong as an opinion is never wrong, but to post negative postings on someone elses opinion is in my opinion out of order.

It's a little different for me, if I still lived there i would have bee nat every home game with the odd away game. but every game is an away game and its very very costly to get to hartlepool via train £40 ish i beleive.... £20 into the game £50 night out with my mates who ive not seen for a month or two..... that is £110 to see pools.... which quite frankly is a lot of money which is not viable for me when im saving up for A. a house B. a car. I know where my priority lies at the minute. but if i was in this situation in hartlepool i would still be there because it woiuld only be £20!!!

Whilst I have not been a member of the board for long I have to disagree with most of what you say.

"Turner is now running the club single handed"

I think the chairman and excellent back room staff may disagree with you there.

"He has been left an imbalanced and threadbare squad"

He was the director of sport and ultimately must take some responsibility for this himself.

"We cannot get relegated again"

Yes we can.

"It's up to us to get behind the team"

Would that be the us you attack in the following statement?

"those tossers who want to slag off players and performances they havent even witnessed are entitled to an opinion,
but from now on they wont be getting an easy ride on this board.
instead of wanking yourself off over every defeat and goal conceeded why not try getting to a few away games
and actually supporting the fooking team".

Erm methinks the best way to drum up support for the team may be not to call people tossers who can't attend matches.
I've never seen Jeff Stelling at the vic on a Saturday does that make him a tosser? Has he not got a valid opinion?
Does he not still support pools?

Get a grip man I don't think you are helping the cause here.

nice post mate - pity you did it in my time.

Do you own the company then katcha?

might as well do the amount of graft I put in mate

11:18??

Militant Dad??

The Billingham Poolies have 4 attendees at all home league matches at the moment, thanks to the 'friends' option this year on Season Tickets. Poolie Chrissie is missing out, apart from an occasional match, because we couldn't afford a full price ST for her. But I can guarantee she is fully behind the team on Pools World, as we all are for the away matches. Now that our 3 lads are no longer 'juniors', then any away trip would effectively be 5 adult tickets for us, and if we can't all go to away matches none of us go, so barring a win on the Lottery, or a sudden boost in the family income, we won't be seeing first hand any more away games. So it is even more important that we hear from those who are there, to get the various informed opinions, as soon as available on here. Any condemning of our performances, within 5 minutes of the final whistle by none attendees, will continue to be given the credence they deserve, none.

10/10 Ken

I'm coming to watch you lot on Saturday with no Leeds game, hopefully ill get to see1 team beat Walsall this year after last Saturday

I've got a 12 hour shift Saturday and it's looking doubtful I'll get a shift swap or even half a shift swap at the moment

How hard are you trying?