I guess not many of us were about in 1957 so the Man United 4-3 game is out but apart from that, which was the most exciting Pools game you've been to? Saturday must be up there surely.

Saturday was unbelievable!!!!

I wasn't at Peterborough that season either!!!!

I can't choose one of these over the other:

Last day of the season 3-1 win at home to Northampton to win promotion.
Last day of the season 2-0 win at Exeter to get in play-offs.
Last day of season 1-1 draw at Swindon to get in play-offs.
Last day of season 2-2 draw at Bournemouth to get in play-offs.
4-3 win at Peterborough on opening day of season after being promoted.

I'm really hoping the game at home to Notts will be a decider of some description, either for automatic promotion or the title.

As that game is on a Friday, it may mean that other teams slipping up the day after will decide something, which would be a real shame.

I'm afraid it's dull old predictable Cardiff for me.

Or maybe the Sunderland Cup game.

Or the night we drew 0-0 at Doncaster and got promoted in 68. But I wasn't at that.

I thought we got the point we needed at Donny on a Tuesday and then played Swansea at home on the Saturday??

I was only 9!!

Mr ECG is correct it was a re-arranged win at Swansea 2-0 that won promotion in 68 and we then played them at home on the last saturdayand won 2-1.

I'd go for that one

In terms of pure action, I don't think you'll get better than a couple of trips to London Road. The 4-3 in 03-04 was probably the best game I've every been to, 2-0 and 3-1 down to have the heart and show the passion to fight back was superb. It also would rate number one on the 'hottest Pools game you've ever been to' as well!

The 5-3 against Posh in September was also absolutely fantastic, especially taking into account our dodgy form before the game. It wasn't as nervous as the 4-3, going 3-0 up always helps calm you down! I would have to say that it was one of best Pools crowds I've heard in a long time.

Saturday ran them both close, it had everything, goals, saves, inept refereeing, great away turn out, pretty good home crowd.

Are you both sure??

AS I HAVE NOT DONE MANY AWAY GAMES AND THE ONES THAT STICK IN MY MIND WERE TWO PROMOTION GAMES
AND WE MISSED OUT ON THE WIN IN BOTH
RUSTY DUSTBINS AWAY
AND SCUNTHORPE AWAY

BUT THE HOME GAMES THAT STICK IN MY MIND ARE
BOYD V WENDIES
AND THE POOLS V GRIMSBY GAMES

its funny how away games are more exciting generally innit?

for me, hull away to get in the play-offs
PNE in the LDV on a mon night
cardiff

the tranny play-off at home, and the away leg [on the telly] also stick out

+1 here for the 4-3 v posh. great comeback.

great goals too - all from debutants. the unknown strachan stepped up and scored a belter of a freekick. i seem to remember us not being particulary hot on dead ball situations at the time
and who could forget nelson's piledriver from 30 yds to win it at the death in front of the poolies.

definitely, the best i've been too. great atmosphere in the away end too with that big roof. that was the one thing missing on saturday - lots of poolies but we couldn't generate much noise...plus it was raining!

I'd have to say the Tranmere away game in the Playoffs too

That was some game and on a level par with that Bristol City away game in the Playoffs the year before too

I remember getting pretty excited when we beat the mackems 1 0 at joker park,even though it was in the ldv or whatever it was called then,bloody freezing horrible windy night and jackie honour fluked a goal straight from a corner.

Good question.

Saturday was up there, it would have been so much different if we'd had a roof on us (as stupid as that sounds) but the atmosphere wasn't that great compared to what we've had previously.

The 5-3 at Peterborough probably wins it for me with all things taken into consideration.

I've been on the train twice this season to away games and am averaging 7 goals a game. The next one is Barnet in April.....

4 3 wasn't it?

I'm talking about the one earlier in the season

I was only a kid at the time but that game will stay with me forever, I knew that afternoon I’d be a Poolie for the rest of my life.

This article appeared in the match day programme a few years later and for me it really sums up that January afternoon back in 78.

one of earliest pools memories stood in clarence road terrace on the stock car side of the stand - aaahhh

My best memory of that Palace match was me and some of my school mates shouting "F**k off and don't come back"! at the Palace team bus afterwards!!! So much for asking for their autographs

My top 5 would be:

Northampton promotion match

Derby County F.A Cup 1st round 1984

Sheff Wed play-off final at the Millennium

Pools beating Crewe 6-2 in 1980

8-1 against Grimsby in 2003

cant do it down to one

so 5

hull away 3-0 into play offs

pboro a 4-3 first game back

carlisle 87-88 3-1 class day

april 97 loids away 2-1

loids h 4-1 sep 2002 - the day effion became a god

Time for me to chuck one that nobody will think of into the fray.

Hartlepool 3- Crewe 3.
For some reason I've never forgotten that match, it was very exciting. They were Div 1, we were Div 3 and we pushed them all the way.Di Lella was a god that day.

Fully agreed. Same season too. The other belter was the first game of that season, 1-1 full time... 2-2 extra time... 5-4 penalties... good old Sheff Wednesday :D

[quote="Elvis Costellos Glasses"] Jeff Butterfield [quote/]
is that JB Butterfield??

LUTON WHEN HUGH BROKE THE NET (WATCHING EVERYONE BEHIND THE GOAL JUMPING OUT THE ROAD AS WELL AS THE KEEPER, PRICELESS!!! )

ALSO CANT REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS BUT WE PLAYED BLACKPOOL IN THE MICKEY MOUSE TROPHY AND STEVIE HALLIDAY HAD HIS BEST EVER GAME FOR POOLS WON 3-2 GREAT NIGHT, ONLY ABOUT 900 THERE (AT HOME)

NORTHAMPTON PROMO PARTY WAS JUST A BLUR

PETERBOROUGH AWAY WILL ALWAYS BE UP THERE, APART FROM TRYING TO FORGET PARMO AND HIS KATE MOSS LOOKALIKIES WITH THEIR TOPS OFF

SHEFF WED AT HOME WITH BOYDIE ON FIRE, HULL AWAY 3-0 AND THEN AT HOME WITH SUPER GORDON SMACKING THEM IN, DARLO 4-1 AT HOME, EXETER AWAY TO GET IN THE PLAYOFFS WHEN ANTHONY WILLIAMS HAD A GOOD GAME .................

ENDLESS MEMORIES


CHUFF CHUFF CHUFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

all of the above three pages

he's a bit of a knob IMO, we [JE] did a folk gig for that Newcastle based folk mag, and he was 1st on [just him and a guitar] and was a complete bellend the whole night. slated the sound engineer incessantly and made a right tail of himself.


he's also asked da Daddy for a gig...I had to politely turn him down!!

deffo the most exciting final three minutes ever was that match against B/mouth!!!
2-1 down in injury time, a towering header from Nelse to equalise from 18 yards out, then a goal disallowed by the ref to bring the game back to award us a penalty, which the keeper saved, cue booing from the home fans against the officials, then a free kick into the box with the ref's whistle in his lips ready to blow for full time, and fired in by Appleby!!! Pandemonium!!!

good call