Foley released

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37807

Is it true he's also been called up for his first cap by Lilliput ... ?

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:29 am

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Two sub appearances this season is not giving him a chance in my opinion, but he's gone, we could talk about this until the cows come home.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:52 am

What is this, Catchphrase? :laugh:

"Say what you see, if you see it, say it!" :laugh:

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:09 am

MadJohn wrote:

Just to answer the earlier question raised by derwent...

By my reckoning, Foley started 21 league games for Pools but was up front for just 5 of those 21 games.

At Oldham in 2004 he played up front with Boyd in one of our youngest most inexperienced starting elevens ever. He had to wait 15 months for his next league start, when he was part of a front three with Boyd and Llewellyn. It was March 2008 before he was given another start up front, and this time it was in a front three with Barker and Craddock in a bizarre formation at Bournemouth. We went a goal down in the first ten minutes then Foley was moved to the wing. He partnered Porter in a 0-0 draw at Bristol Rovers a month later, then partnered Mackay at Oldham last year.

So five starts up front spread over five years in different formations with different personnel. His other league starts were on the wing. He appeared in a total of 98 league games but averaged only 30 minutes per game. Let's also not forget that, although he has been around the first team squad for ages, the lad is still only 22.

Good luck to him. As others have said he never gave less than his best.

Well done MJ.

and if you are reading these comments young man, good luck in America, and I hope everything works out for you.

Dugoutpaddy · **Joined:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:23 am **Posts:** 1772

Tax Paying Poolie wrote:

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Come on man I only was trying to be humorous :wink:

I remember when he started up front with Mackay at Oldham last season, the most lightweight shitty front two to ever start in League One?

Ultimately whatever you say about how many games he started, or how many times he played up front or however nice a lad he is, he wasn't good enough was he?

He wasn't good enough, you're right. However he scored a goal every other game for the reserves and averaged 1.5 goals every game for the youths which makes me believe there's a better player in there than we ever saw in the first team.

We never got the best out of David Foley and a lot of his is his 'fault', there were also a lot of supporters who got on his back everytime he made the smallest of mistakes (much like Robson). Like Robson, he was clearly a confidence player and his head would easily drop which makes it all the more ridiculous that some of the brianless idiots on the terraces liked abusing him. It's players like him that need a hug and encouraging, not that they're shit and need subbing.

It's a shame he didn't have the mental toughness and physical attributes to prove himself for us, he'd have probably been more succesful if we were still in League 2. Infact, I can all but guarantee he would have ripped some of those defenders to shreds.

I hope he can make the most of his talent in America and wish him all the best. That goal against Stoke and the £22 he singlehandedly won me when we beat Scunny at their place will always mean I have a soft spot for the lad!! :coool:

Good post

Away at Scunny last year (I think) he was getting outrageous abuse, during the warm up stpid

whether he was as good as Messi or as messy as goodwillie, that doesn't help, does it?

Bet he enjoys himself,
good luck baby David!!

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12382

MadJohn wrote:

Just to answer the earlier question raised by derwent...

By my reckoning, Foley started 21 league games for Pools but was up front for just 5 of those 21 games.

At Oldham in 2004 he played up front with Boyd in one of our youngest most inexperienced starting elevens ever. He had to wait 15 months for his next league start, when he was part of a front three with Boyd and Llewellyn. It was March 2008 before he was given another start up front, and this time it was in a front three with Barker and Craddock in a bizarre formation at Bournemouth. We went a goal down in the first ten minutes then Foley was moved to the wing. He partnered Porter in a 0-0 draw at Bristol Rovers a month later, then partnered Mackay at Oldham last year.

So five starts up front spread over five years in different formations with different personnel. His other league starts were on the wing. He appeared in a total of 98 league games but averaged only 30 minutes per game. Let's also not forget that, although he has been around the first team squad for ages, the lad is still only 22.

Good luck to him. As others have said he never gave less than his best.

Thanks once again Mr Madjohn. What would we do without you and your excellenet website. clappp

Playing people out of position seems to be par for the course at Pools, in our recent history anyway.
How many youngsters are actually going to make it while this happens?
At least Foley got on the pitch, Rowell doesn't know where it is.

The one thing that impressed me about Foley was that he always gave of his best and tried to put a shift in. He didn't hide, he put up with constant abuse but just got on with it.
I watched him up front in a lot of games and, playing up front, he always got amongst it and scored goals. His two at Scunthorpe in the Carling cup weren't against a reserve side. I watched him at various grounds playing as a striker and he played well, at North Ferriby United's ground against Hull where he got a hat trick for example.
One thing that puzzles me though.......................If we are going to play a striker out on the wing, in a higher, more competitive league, then why don't we play him in that role for the reserves? We might then get to know if he is any good at it BEFORE we plunge him in at the deep end?????????? At the very least he would be getting accustomed to playing there.
Just a thought like.
Anyway, he's gone now.
Good luck young man.

poolietim · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:18 pm

Good luck to him however I am not at all sad to see him go. Should have been released before we wasted 2 more years of salary on him that could have gone on another player. Very quick but had no footballing ability and couldn't finish for toffee. How many times we've seen him in a good position and hit a back pass to the keeper. Stoke goal was good but he was never going to make it. Now for MacKay and Power to go and that would give us enough to bring in one really decent striker on loan like Nardiello to shoot us to safety.

What's happening with that Paddy McCourt rumour?

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:28 pm

it was bollocks

Foley released

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