Maybe he was supposed to head for the corners and stay there. Foley isn't the type of player who'd do that as he showed. You don't really need to chase a third goal when you're two up with ten to play do you??

Dopey...

[quote="Pooliekev"]You don't really need to chase a third goal when you're two up with ten to play do you??

/quote]

You feckin do when I had 4-0 on the coupon

I thought the idea of bringing Gibb was to ease the tension by adding a bit of hilarity to the game-worked for me :sweet:

what i don't understand is "WHY"is it always Effion?
he di more just coming off the pitch than Gibb did while he was on

22 minutes plus three they didn't know about, pie breath!!

And it took James Brown another 12 minutes to start blowing and get taken off, FROM HIS STRIKING position, not off the wing.

So in effect you're talking through your kebab chute.

Dopey!!

if I have to come over there to you two, there'll be trouble.......

Hey listen Offshore, don't let the facts get in the way of a good yarn from Fat Barrabas!!

I know, and you know, that Effy's got a calf strain, which must come under some discomfort with his short burst game so, Danny's after giving him a break after an hour or so. Keep him fresh for the next week.

And at that stage he couldn't know that Browny's legs were going to jelly in another ten minutes, and anywaym he probably wanted James to get his ovation for a great game.

He's got Bullock, who Dibble dislikes anyway, Williams D and the other two to choose from. Now they both would have ended up on the pitch anyway, being the only two attacking options and to keep the team shape.

But Mr Pickpickpick would have done it differently which is why Danny's in the dugout and Dibbles in the pie queue.

Quid pro quo. stupid stupid

But it sounded to me like Browny looked in danger of getting another one all game, so why not stick him up front?? It's no-ones fault he didn't last. It must have been the best option AT THE TIME. So was it a bad idea letting him loose in the middle??

Even I could tell that from 6000 miles away. stupid

Only in Hartlepool could a thread like this start

We won, without breaking sweat, undefeated in thirteen and yet they still find something to gripe about

Only in Hartlepool could a thread like this start

We won, without breaking sweat, undefeated in thirteen and yet they still find something to gripe about

Well seeing as your last positive thread was posted in 1967 on a toilet wall in Ward Jackson park......'Like cottaging?? Me too, call 01429 666xxx for bum sex........' :sweet:

I thought cottaging was a kind of pie

Well we can't both be wrong Talbot!!

i did not know that Effion has had a thigh strain and must be substituted every game to save him
the things you learn listening to poolsworld

which would be champion, if he didnt mistake foley for gibb [the useless get, gibb not wilson - he's my hero...]

eeee you little liar

Calf strain, he's been carrying it since before the Wrexham game. I got it off the website.

just shows how good he is then if he is carrying an injury and playing like he is
probably off in the summer

Aye, with Ritchie, Nelse, Dimi etc etc etc..........

You posted your thoughts, we posted our replies

The substitution had no ill effect on the game; we didn’t play brilliantly, but still won at a canter

What did you want us to do, agree with you just for the sake of it?

So its official then, Ali Gibb is the new undisputed Vic crowd scapegoat now that Daly has gone?

Now I don't rate him but the lad got stick on Saturday when he actually didn't do anything wrong. He worked hard, closed people down, and actually put one decent cross over as well. I remember one instance when Micky Barron knocked a pass straight out of play late on.... who got the pelters from the crowd? You've guessed it Ali Gibb....... Also ironic cheers when he got the the ball. I mean I know every crowd has it with certain players and of course everyone has payed money to voice an opinion but I have always thought this type of 'support' is surely counter productive?

I wasn't really directly replying to your post, more to certain sections of the crowd on Saturday and other stuff i've read on message boards.

I suppose though the substitution meant we actually had a right winger playing in his proper position and a centre forward playing up front so in that sense the change was logical as nobody was playing out of position...........




I'd have brought Foley on as well like

But Brown up front for Williams is like for like, striker for a striker. And seeing as Brown was playing out wide, then a winger for a winger. Then a striker for a striker.

So they were all direct replacements.

Doughnut....... stupid

No I was in the Cyril Knowles.

His first two touches where met with ironic cheers, then a misplaced Barron pass was greeted with "fucking wake up Gibb." Micky Barron even apologised for the pass!!

Tip of the day:

When you put caps lock on to shout at your mates, don't hold down Shift for capital letters.

Thicket....... stupid stupid

i stood on the MH 2nd half and didnt slate him, but groaned inwardly and didnt clap him onto the field.


he's shit

but how good did Foley look when he came on?

I'm actually with Dibble here, the argument/moan isn't about the fact he came on Saturday, it's the worrying fact that Wilson actually rates Gibb more than Foley. The fact he rates him at all is even more worrying.

There's something about Foley he is obviously not keen on, after his superb performances in September/October and Gibbs awful performances ever since he signed; I'd love to know his reason for preferring him.

he seems to ignore youth and go for the older players
i know Sweeny and Brown are in but
hell you could hardly leave them out

Foley has played 34 games and scored 1 goal

He's fast...fair enough, but so is Matty Robson and he's not good enough either.Squad players at best.

I like Wilson's philosophy of not playing young players(through the ranks)....that's part of the reason we were relegated under Scotty and Stepho.

And we seem to be doing pretty well without Foley and Robson and Maidens et al.

i would question the games you say Foley has played ?
he may have come on in those games but a ten minute spell won't help him to progress
this kid will be a star

Hopefully pp.

He's only started 5 though, the rest have been 10 minutes at the end.

My point is that after his superb right wing performances earlier in the season, why persist with the useless Gibb?