I was thinking that with the money saved on Wilson's wages and now Turner and Green, plus the youth development gadgie, maybe the time is right to invest a bit of it on the loan of a half decent striker.
Maybe someone like Paul Heffernan or even Roy O'Donovan.
Just a thought like.

Will need a back up keeper now!

Jan Budtz is still available..

But some who are available( according to the P.F.A. site which may need up-dating) who may be decent back up,

Matt Glennon

Andrew Marshall

Leonard Pidgeley

Tony Warner

Have we broken our spare like?

Two fingers.

His lass wont be happy then

why do we need to waste more money on a back up keeper? by the end of this season the money spent on rafferty and the previous number 2 cook might as well have been set fire to. if flinders does get injured a keeper will be signed straight away

I can see the logic in that statement but with a young inexperienced 'keeper on the bench, it's not an ideal situation if he has to come on at a difficult part of a game due to red card / injury for Flinders.

Blow the reserve keeper savew the money it is goals scored not goals conceded which will be our undoing.

I young enough to remember Graham Richardson at 17 playing a few blinders for Pools!

That's a good point, but it depends on how good this young lad is. If he's a hot prospect then fair enough, stick with him on the bench. If he's merely an average youth team keeper then it might not be so appealing.

maybe we need to invest in a youth development gadgie, a commercial manager and a kit man etc?

just on a side note; my dad is Graham Richardson, the "young goal keeper" who had some "blinders" for pools, and was over the moon when i told him i found this post, so cheers ball to feet for making his day.

I remember Graham Richardson, very good keeper but I vaguely remember a dodgy moustache! Is that right? Has he still got it?

Your mam used to be my teacher when I was 8ish 30 year ago now