I've used the title Cheltenham report just so people know what this about.

I thought about using the title WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY.

Let's get a couple of things out the the way first. It was a dubious penalty and may well have even been a free kick to us, opposite end of ground, so I would need to see it again. Goal disallowed for just just after start of 2nd half for offside, once more I would have to see it from different position, as again opposite side of ground.

But lets get this right we cant blame the referee, we cant blame Turner, he has done what many on here have been calling for ,he played Liddle at right back and Sweeney in centre midfield.

THE BLAME LIES WITH THE PLAYERS TOTALLY.

Each one should have to donate a percentage of their wage and every fan who can produce a ticket srub be given there money back from whatever is raised.

Desperate wont describe just how poor that was.Lack of passion, heartless, bottleless. I never actually give marks from a game but if I did none of them would get more than 3 or 4.

I and others paid good money today(and for some it was 2 away games we had travelled to in 5 days), to watch a performance that trade descriptions should prosecute, because it was not football or any attempt at football.

I not going to single any playrt out all of them were bad,they need to look in the mirror to see if they want to keep this club in League 1, today says they dont give a F***. Well I and others do.

I was so P****d off I even had a go at other fans who thought or believed they deserved applause att he end of the match.If my hands had been F******* suffering from frostbite and doing it got the blood back then that would have been the only reason I could have applauded at the end of the game.Cheltenham were poor we were Sh*t.

Every player should be in tomorrow for extra training.

ABYSMAL, DIABOLICAL,SHOCKING,SCANDOLOUS.and above all everyone of them an EMBARRASSMENT. Yes thats right they EMBARRASSED themselves as so called professional players, they EMBARRASSED the name of HARTLEPOOL FC and they EMBARRASSED every SUPPORTER there today.

Comfortable players, in a fluffy comfort zone who appear to turn it on when the fancy takes them, with hearts the size of a pea.

I don't evisage ever going again until we get shot of the passengers.

On an even brighter note for me, Boro's last-minute goal and Shrewsbury's last minute goal got my two trebles up. £310. Back of the net,

Of course they did

Why not put it all on us staying up?

Okay - we were lifeless, gutless and useless this afternoon - but if a fan wants to acknowledge a particular player it's their decision - and don't deserve to be spoken to by the way you spoke to him.

The person you needed to have a go at was the woman who was actually critisising the Pools fans. She said that she had never seen fans like us - we didn't sing, we didn't chant, we didn't encourage our team. It was pointed out to her that supporting a team is a two way thing - the players are expected to give effort and show some spirit - and if they had given it a go, no matter how many down wewere -the fans would be backing them - but when we get no comitment from players - they get nothing back.

You're right, it's always better not to go but delight in the team's failure...

Find me the odds and I'll back us.

Apart from ReefcnutingMonkey, who is taking delight in the failure?

I suppose the team deserve a big slap on the back for their away performances this season and last

And an even bigger on for the performance against Orient

Perhaps they are all a bit too 'thick' to get how big a match yesterday and Orient was and only turn up if they feel like it?

I clapped at the end! I clapped the very few players who did anything ok!

NAME THEM

Yeah but to be fair mate you are always high on speed.

Nelson did ok and Mackay was alright IMO! The speed had a mare he was shocking!

You name 2, Nelson as OK, at one stage he made a cracking tackle, then managed to pass it 20 yards to a F******* red shirt.Over the 90 minutes,he wasnt OK. But you believe Ok is worth the travel.

Mackay was alright,(your words) he came out in almost yellow boots and for the first 15 minutes I thought he had BANANA skins on his feet , he spent that long on his Ar** slipping over.

2 players out of 14 that you describe as ok and alright,

I may have been OTT at those that were applauding, but that performance had my blood boiling, and I had moan at quite a few who were applauding , not 1 as a previuos poster claimed.

I could donated the money I spent going to Darlo, least that way I can laugh if they stay in existence, more fun than what I was served up on saturday.

CT fair play.

at least he knows who was stil on the coach at cheltenham, lets hope this works or he drops these individuals

http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/ ... 24,00.html

It's alright saying this after the event. He is the one who is supposed to motivate his team.

So why didn't he sub those that weren't performing after 30 minutes or at half time? He only put Foley on with 25 minutes to go and Robson with 5 to go. What did that tell the players. I didn't see Turner as particularly animated on the touch line.

I'm sure Nardiello still out with his injury but Im sure if he can run with a walking stick, or with it seriously bandaged he could do a better job that those who went on the pitch on Saturday.

Will Guy also be fit. And as much as I think Porter is our only main attacking threat, (it is a home game after all) if we had anyone else he would be one of the first I give a kick up the arse to by dropping. After Saturday, he doesnt warrant a place, but neither do the other's,we just have to go with what we got.

Sweens, Nelse and Mackay made the Echo's team of the week to-day. If things were as bad as you say, what must the other north-easterners have been like?

This weekend must have been the worst weekend for North East teams in a long time, no wins, 3 defeats and 2 spawny draws against unexcitable teams!

That absolutely astounds me, I'm glad I never went to another North East's team's game.

If i thought we were as bad as Im saying, I think most poster's on here who didnt go must realise just how bad we played. I normally find some POSITIVE'S, from any game 2 day's down the line I still can't. Maybe I dont know as much about the game as I thought.

Having just looked at all the marks from the North East team's games, it not me that knows nothing about the game. It's the rarf who picked the team of the week in the Echo.

Now whoever picked it couldnt be at all the games so using the reporters marks and comments, I can easily leave out 2 possibly the 3 Pools players.

Mackay got a 6 ,Lof wrote

"asked to play wide right and help the attack, saw plenty of ball and couldnt be faulted for effort.

Poole (Darlo) got same 6 Stoddart wrote

" surprisingly substituted had been one of Quakers' better outstanding outlets.

Poole IN Mackay OUT

Sweeney 6 Lof wrote

"Restored to centre midfield and full of running"

Kennedy 6 Stoddart wrote

" a second half charge through the midfield was almost rewarded with a goal"

Looks like a toss up between them

Nelson 6, wont bother with what said, but both Darlo's centre half's got 7 so Nelson OUT white or Foster IN,

So maybe just maybe Sweeney gets in on marks, as equal with another.

And before I get the Darlo playing in a lower division the team is the Echo team of week, they use the big 3 as well , so we cant go on the league each player is in, I simply going on marks and I can drop 2 of our players from the team. Pools players average mark for the game was 4.8 Darlo's was 6. I play the Darlo players over the Pools players if I was un-biased.

So, you suspect a conspiracy, then?

Not exactly a conspiracy, and I know the Hartlepool reporter didn't pick the team, just a case of well he got a 6 so did he , O well I put them in. If you go on the average mark of both Pools and Darlo it fairly obvious that the vast majority of the Darlo marks were higher than the Pools' marks, so the team of the week is in fact not, until now I used to look at that each Monday to see which, if any of the Pools' player's had made it.

From what I've seen of this weeks' team I dont think I'll bother again, it appears if everyone has the same mark, it's let put the names in a hat and see who we playing.

The only quality on display during the whole of Saturday afternoon was the youngster from Cheltenham who hit the bar in the half time crossbar challenge. To put anyone in the team of the week is just crazy. There must be non leaguers who played better.

Bob, for your future reference (and because I'm a boring get), the Trade Descriptions Act was repealed in May 2008, so future prosecutions would need to take place under the Consumer Protection From Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.

Whilst that may detract somewhat from the snappiness of your match reports, I'm sure you wouldn't want to be inaccurate would you......

I try to remember that. Or just say we were S*** that covers it all.