Just watched colin cooper interview and a segment of footage showed a black player training. Any ideas?
Seen on twitter (jack compton had retweeted) that nialle rodney started pre season today could it be him?

I've just checked his career 'record' and I'd sincerely hope not

Thats right. Decide he is crap before he has even played for us.

He did score twice for Ilkeston in 2010, so I take it all back.

And played 1 game for darlo.

And was at Bradford the same time as Cooper!

Dead right there chip totally agree

Thats common sense Chip. Not the Pools way. The Pools way is whoever we sign is shit before he wore the shirt in any sort of game including friendlies

True, but the terrace visionaries decided he just wasn't good enough, most of whom are to spotting footballing talent what Stephen Hawkins is to Sumo wrestling.

Yes but he wasn't any good then though was he? He did next to nothing over 3 seasons, how long do you keep giving players with potential to come good.

What happened to that youth striker we had who we released, big black fella?

Callum Hassan plays for Billingham

He doing any good?

and what happened to that other young striker we released, Smaith was it?

I like Jermaine Easter and always look out for old players but I think that 76 goals in 323 matches is hardly setting the world alight.

I am happy that we are getting some young lads in and all for giving them a go.

It's a 1 in 4 average that compo n a big chunk of that has been spent in the championship too.

I'd of loved a 1 in 4 striker last year

Well it's obvious somebody did and he did come good....and while we're at it, it doesn't help when your constantly having your confidence shot ragged by thickets....and did Easter get some stick.

He did get some stick admittedly, mainly because he was poor at best and shite at worst.

'some stick'.......that's putting it mildly,....... and as a matter of interest, the grief and shite argument has a teeny little drawback, it started from day one virtually.
Just a thought, have you ever known a players confidence improve by the sad practice of giving them 'grief'.......?

Snaith is very highly rated at Whitby

I don't know if my memory is playing tricks here, but didn't he come on as a substitute in a game and then get substituted as he was having a mare?

Brighton at home, not sure he was subbed again but he was dreadful.

I don't think he didn't flourish here because of a few thickets abusing him. He never really established himself as a first team player because we had a good side and his opportunities were limited. If he was coming through now he'd get a run in the side then he had people like Eifoin, Gordon Watson Boydy higher in the pecking order. He had to drop to a couple of lesser sides to establish himself as a decent league player. This 'abuse' thing is greatly exaggerated.

Not sure if he got the subbed sub treatment but I do remember it was in his last game for Pools, following which Cooper gave up on him then shipped him off to Cambridge after first giving him the famous Neale Cooper public ribbing.
Easter never started a competitive first team match for us like, so it's not as though he was allowed time to bed in.

Really,...? based on what? I must have been standing in the Canutes section then.

The same idiots still go, still spout shite and still target players. Young Charlie Wyke started to get it towards the back end of his loan spell last year. It's moronic, counter productive nonsense but you'll never change them they've paid their money and are entitled to an opinion ect...

They didn't force Jermaine Easter out of Pools though, he had some decent players competing in his position and the manager didn't rate him. He's done alright after getting the games he needed elsewhere to establish himself as a league footballer, in those few years when we were flying he wasn't going to get that game time here.

it was paul robinson who was the sub subbed.

The point I'm trying to get over is, you don't know how each individual reacts to often cruel abuse, you don't even need lots of it, while one player may brush it offf, another loses confidence and performs accordingly. It's never straightforward.
As for the abuse he received near me, it was nasty and that's all I have to judge it by.

It is Rodney on trial according to official
Site.

I dont buy into all this getting on players back shite. If anything it should spur you on if you have the right mind set, it would me anyway, theirs a massive goal in proving people wrong..

Look at all the opposition players over the years what we the poolies have give stick.. spurs them on and many a time walking off with whos laughing now attitude!

Just how you spur somebody on by abusing them, unless of course you're some sort of madochist, is a mystery to me .....if you have the sort of mindset that responds to this kind of treatment, you don't have a mind. As for proving your tormentors wrong, why bother, as it would only encourage the fools carry on being self righteous fools.
The idea that opposition players are put off by a motley collective of hen pecked gobshites venting their supressed spleen once a fortnight from the anonymity of a crowd is one of those myths that can't be taken seriously........... because they get it every week, they expect it, they're the opposition, it goes with the territory....but who shouldn't be expecting it is one of your own players.

If getting on your own players backs is portrayed as a positive to 'spur them on with the right mindset', it might be a good idea to adopt it for schools. From your first class in the infants and upwards, all those Saturday afternoon intellectuals who like to 'spur on' their 'victim' with incoherent rambling abuse, who have nothing to do during the week, can turn up at a school and direct a tirade from the side at any kid a bit slow off the mark.... or maybe not....

Completely concurring Mr F. You can't have different thoughts without being 'deluded' or 'moronic.'

Debate turns very quickly into raw aggression. It's what empowers those not too blessed in the thought process.

Nialle Rodney??? He lasted about 15 minutes for us in his only game. Any more of our ex-strikers?

Easter was an Under 18 Wales International and playing games while on Pools books. He spent something like 3 seasons with Pools and played about 30 games. And never ever actually started a game for Pools.

It must be very cold and dark down where you are...

Running through a freshly ploughed field and trying to control a ball takes it out of you...in fact, how did he last that long..?

I'm surprised it took him that long to see sense.

Still in de-Nialle I see.

Has Nialle gone to Holland?

You do know Kev isnt a Travel agent dont you?

Looks like Bob asked him on Twitter yesterday and Rodney is going to Holland.

Bob asked Kev, if Rodney is going to Holland?

What about this Nialle fella?

Looks like we've missed out on Jason Kennedy

you make it sound like thats bad news.

Kennedy is a good player, would have strengthened our midfield.

Well its been a long time since I saw him play, but when I did he didnt impress that much.

No loss.

next.

Assuming he is a central midfielder then thats not saying much tbh.

Very true Tree!

The local press in Rochdale seem to think he's coming here

Heading for Bradford I've heard

Kennedy would have been a good signing and better than we have now. Phil parkinson, who am sure knows more about football than this dibblesgloves loudmouth seems to think so

Agree there is no harm looking at people but this Rodney bloke on trial suggests our budget is tight- hopefully he is a late bloomer