Are tabloid newspapers (Hartlepool Mail) that predictable ?

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:33 pm

Said to Dad on Friday before Cheltenham that I hoped that if we had somehow played poorly against Cheltenham (talk about fate!! :roll:

), the Hartlepool Mail wouldn't make an awful pun out of the bad show linking the game to the previous day's Gold Cup race, and get a headline like:

POOLS JUST NOT AT THE RACES.

Having been sent a clipping from Monday's Hartlepool Mail, I now realise how ironic those words were !!! rolfl

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:17 am

I refer the right honurable POK to this....

http://www.pooliebunker.co.uk/newbunker/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23197&p=271186&hilit=POOLS+NOT+AT+THE+RACES#p271186

:grin:

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:34 am

I once saw the Czech Republic beat someone to qualify for the quarter finals I think of the 2004 Euros or the 2006 World Cup, and I thought that the News of the World would run the headline: CZECH MATE.

Next day, I opened the paper up to find the very same headline. :grin:

Spiff · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:55 am

MadJohn wrote:

I would have went for WHADDON AWFUL FOOKING PERFORMANCE

The Mail never return my calls sadx

Similarly, should the Robins' home games be shown live, it could be

WHADDON YOU (switch off the television set & go do something more interesting instead)

(Only Children of the 70s & 80s need apply)

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:35 am

Poolie of Kent wrote:

I once saw the Czech Republic beat someone to qualify for the quarter finals I think of the 2004 Euros or the 2006 World Cup, and I thought that the News of the World would run the headline: CZECH MATE.

Next day, I opened the paper up to find the very same headline. :grin:

This must be the best of all time though POK when Caledonian Thistle beat Celtic 3-1 in 2000 and then John Barnes got sacked as manager of Celtic....

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6475

Poolie of Kent wrote:

I once saw the Czech Republic beat someone to qualify for the quarter finals I think of the 2004 Euros or the 2006 World Cup, and I thought that the News of the World would run the headline: CZECH MATE.

Next day, I opened the paper up to find the very same headline. :grin:

Is it just me or does that sound like a letter that you would read in the Viz :laugh:

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:24 am

It just needs 'imagine my surprise' in there and it's a winner!

Frodraff · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:02 am

It's like that Dead Ringers impersonation of Alan Bennett where he says things like,

"Me and Thora Hird were sharing a pot of Earl Gray when I opened the newspaper and imagine my surprise when........".

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:56 pm

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:45 pm

I'm pretty sure when England won the 1966 World Cup the Times had a low-key headline on their sports page: "ENGLAND WIN"

You can't buy puns like that:! rolfl

Compo · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:03 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

I once saw the Czech Republic beat someone to qualify for the quarter finals I think of the 2004 Euros or the 2006 World Cup, and I thought that the News of the World would run the headline: CZECH MATE.

Next day, I opened the paper up to find the very same headline. :grin:

why dont you write to the mail they will give you a job. Cant forget the brilliant headline Stephensons Rocket

Bovverbootbob · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:53 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

I once saw the Czech Republic beat someone to qualify for the quarter finals I think of the 2004 Euros or the 2006 World Cup, and I thought that the News of the World would run the headline: CZECH MATE.

Next day, I opened the paper up to find the very same headline. :grin:

sum1 menshun thee Cheque Republik?

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:45 pm

Best football headline ever was when Inverness Caledonian Thistle beat Celtic,

It read..........

Super Cali go ballastic Celtic are atrocious.

We could have we following

French Toast

Czech's Bounced

Over and Kraut (next time we beat them)

If Nani of Man U sent off for a head butt...Nani goat

Portugal's Pepe has bad game Pepe Le Phew

Lassanna Diarra has bad game...diarra rhea

OOPS picture didnt show when I first posted my reply.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:53 pm

Fetish man do keep up!!

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:07 pm

Any defeat or scoreless draw at Lincoln; Pools draw Sincil Blank, and of course any Leyton Orient fixture; Pools derail Orient express.

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Well let's hope on Friday night it's Southend Rocked.

although that probably won't happen until our band play there.

Frodraff · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:20 pm

Is there any truth in Fife four Forfar five.

Spender · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:35 am

The Two Ronnies did 'East Fife Five, Forfar So Far Four.' :wink:

Are tabloid newspapers (Hartlepool Mail) that predictable ?

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