Nicky Featherstone

Poolie24 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:52 pm

Former Hereford, Walsall, Scunthorpe and Harrogate (just for fitness) midfielder signs for Pools. 26 year old.

alleztfc · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:54 pm

Hope he can fill in at right-back.

We're a bit short there since Cooper went...

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:12 pm

Is this a new Yorkshire mafia or is the name Featherstone just coincidentally Yorkshire-like?

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

He was born in goole. Played for Ull.

Getting bodies in already nice one.

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shilts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:32 pm **Posts:** 1575

No mention of any signings on the main site......

The deluded Mr Turner · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:25 pm

On football 365, joins us till January was with Walsall last season, signed for Scunthorpe, left without playing a game on non contract terms then played for Harrogate Town - I'll reserve judgement till I see him.

alybaba · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:36 pm

Sounds more like a reserve player we will see in time

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9917

When are we gunna sign a forward? Hodcroft must be waiting till january then surprise us with MESSI N RONALDO

parmo · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:33 am

Can' t say I expect very much at all. If we stay up this season I will be astonished. For me it' s already about who goes down with us

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9917

As it stands now we relying on two teams being just as bad as us.Living in hope is part of being a poolie keep the faith.

Sleepwalker · **Joined:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:13 pm **Posts:** 55

Sounds quite well liked on the saddlers forum, they generally feel he did well for them and gave some stand-out performances so I think he may be a decent acquisition!

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Sleepwalker wrote:

Sounds quite well liked on the saddlers forum, they generally feel he did well for them and gave some stand-out performances so I think he may be a decent acquisition!

No hang on a second, even though he's played 55 times in the last two years in League One he 'sounds like a reserve team' player. It has been decided without ever seeing him play....

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Has he actually signed by the way nothing official?

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Loughlin announced it official yester...

Ahh maybe not then.

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 12:59 pm

Peterborough will probably snaffle him now

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

They are probably waiting for Ken to return a Fax approving it.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

There was quotes from featherstone so it looked a done deal.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

I thought the offcial site was the "first place for all the news" or whatever shite they spout?

alleztfc · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:58 pm

Signing yet another cheap n chatty bit-part player probably isn't considered as news anymore.

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

Its more likely to be that its not a done deal yet? Others MAY have jumped the gun?

LeicesterPoolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:48 pm **Posts:** 1278

Nobody has said FACT

ltr · **Joined:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:12 am **Posts:** 818

Just confirmed on the official site.

Pooliegan · **Joined:** Fri May 14, 2010 6:13 pm **Posts:** 624

Nice beard

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

I hope that's a bad picture and he ain't as heavy as he looks??

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:08 pm

With a beard like that I suspect he arrived on a trawler over the headland

horden · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:30 pm

Can we really risk having another another 1 good game in 5 player on the books?

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:42 pm

horden wrote:

Can we really risk having another another 1 good game in 5 player on the books?

Yes if he is excellent the other 4 games.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

He looks very chunky. Hope he carries it well

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hartlefool79 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:07 pm **Posts:** 299

Akinfenwa is fat as fuck be he does alright. Give people a chance rather than being fuckin miserable and judging players on a photo FFs.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:04 pm

I trust Paul Murray to sign the sort of player we need right now. If that happens to be a burly ballwinner then so be it.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

hartlefool79 wrote:

Akinfenwa is fat as fuck be he does alright. Give people a chance rather than being fuckin miserable and judging players on a photo FFs.

Who has said he is shit or judged him??

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:16 pm

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

hartlefool79 wrote:

Akinfenwa is fat as fuck be he does alright. Give people a chance rather than being fuckin miserable and judging players on a photo FFs.

Who has said he is shit or judged him??

No-One!!!! confised

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Steady on outrage bus.

I've judged him at all, just a slight observation.

Hopefully he'll be a top player.

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Mick Tait's Head Bandage · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:29 pm

Awesome beard. There's a definite lack of facial hair in the modern game.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Chip Fireball wrote:

If he's as good as the previous lads Horden wrote off before they kicked a ball Barmby and Williams he will do okay.

Remember it well I doubt he does.

Those two combined arguably kept us in the football league last season. So I hope his comments are a good omen.

But apart from that what the fuck has the World come were people are judging a footballer by his profile picture!!? Honestly what the fuck? None of you have ever clapped eyes on him. He could be built like brick shitehouse for all you know a fitness machine. No I've seen a picture from torso up and he looks 'chunky'

Let's watch him even warming up first eh??

Sidney Smeltz's faults anyone? Can anyone pick out any major flaws from his profile picture....

joemaxi · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:42 pm

Well if he is half as good as that fat fuck who played for Luton the other week then bring it on..Jesus give the lad a chance...

Jonny · **Posted:** Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:15 am

alybaba wrote:

Sounds more like a reserve player we will see in time

A reserve player? He played 29 times in league one last season - We are currently bottom of division four - short term contract were we have all to gain and bot all to lose....

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

From Murray's interview on Pools World we 'just' missed an exciting loan signing but will go back and another signing is likely next week.

It seems he does have scope to improve the squad, thank fuck.

Jonny · **Posted:** Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:22 am

poolieinnottingham wrote:

I trust Paul Murray to sign the sort of player we need right now. If that happens to be a burly ballwinner then so be it.

Ditto to that , gutted to be missing tomorrows game. Whatever mistakes have been made with managers, signing players etc we are at a crucial time of the season - Haway the lads lets have 3 points tomorrow.....

Jonny · **Posted:** Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:36 am

PJPoolie wrote:

From Murray's interview on Pools World we 'just' missed an exciting loan signing but will go back and another signing is likely next week.

It seems he does have scope to improve the squad, thank fuck.

Dare I say - he reminded me a little bit of John Hughes even though he wasn't here long under yogi bear.... bbolt

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Jonny wrote:

PJPoolie wrote:

From Murray's interview on Pools World we 'just' missed an exciting loan signing but will go back and another signing is likely next week.

It seems he does have scope to improve the squad, thank fuck.

Dare I say - he reminded me a little bit of John Hughes even though he wasn't here long under yogi bear.... bbolt

He's signed two more players today than Yogi did in his entire tenure so it's the absolute opposite of the Hughes situation , which is what 'slightly' encourages me. It's obviously not bullshit and bluster he can sign a few players.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

The Pools PR machine is learning as well.

I've joyously never heard the these three words out of Paul Murray's mouth yet 'Financial Fair Play' He's just talking about getting players in and making the team better. If he does remains to be seen but at least he has signed two lads who played in the division above the one were are bottom of right now last season.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

PJPoolie wrote:

Chip Fireball wrote:

If he's as good as the previous lads Horden wrote off before they kicked a ball Barmby and Williams he will do okay.

Remember it well I doubt he does.

Those two combined arguably kept us in the football league last season. So I hope his comments are a good omen.

But apart from that what the fuck has the World come were people are judging a footballer by his profile picture!!? Honestly what the fuck? None of you have ever clapped eyes on him. He could be built like brick shitehouse for all you know a fitness machine. No I've seen a picture from torso up and he looks 'chunky'

Let's watch him even warming up first eh??

Sidney Smeltz's faults anyone? Can anyone pick out any major flaws from his profile picture....

If I look at a picture of someone who is 7foot tall, am I not allowed to say 'he looks tall' because that would be 'judging' him?

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

I'd imagine his height would be a fact, saying he a lad looks chunky from one picture is ridiculous especially when in the picture the only visable weight is on his beard!

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

PJPoolie wrote:

I'd imagine his height would be a fact, saying he a lad looks chunky from one picture is ridiculous especially when in the picture the only visable weight is on his beard!

Ok. Maybe the short is just two sizes too small!!

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:29 am

It's definitely the extra stripes, I've dropped to a medium this year yet I looked like I've put on about 2 stone when I put that shirt on!!

Blue and White · **Posted:** Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:06 am

Glad to see Murray already putting his stamp on the team

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:17 am

Looks like Band Of Horses....that'll do me!!!!

horden · **Posted:** Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:40 am

Chip Fireball wrote:

horden wrote:

Can we really risk having another another 1 good game in 5 player on the books?

Not like you to write a player off before he's kicked a ball or you have seen him play.

The amount of games I watch I would be surprised if I hadn't seen him at some point. Not sure If I wrote Willams and Barmby off personally but may of mentioned the poor record of that type of signing such as Donaldson, Noble, and many others over the years.

It takes a shrewd football brain to predict a player will fail before he has even kicked a ball, and I have called that right on more occasions than not.

You don't have to always see a player play to know he probably won't make it, you just have to look at his history and that of our club to make a correct call, take Compton for example, people thought he would be inconsistent and he is/was.

If Featherstone was that good , why the limited amount of games, why would Scunny get rid of him then get Luke Williams on loan, I am wrong to think that he may not be as good as Luke Williams?. Why would Oldham get rid of Smeltz if he was that good. Thats what I base my decision on, common sense. There is always the chance these players could come good but it is slim, hence thats why we are propping up the league.

For the record I think these two might be okay, why? because I trust Paul Murray, he looks at the game in the same way as I do, realises teams need pace, mental strength, height etc at this level.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9917

Good luck to the new lads hopefully the start of better things to come.Lets get behind the team for 90 minutes.The town needs a football league club , keep the faith POOLIE TILL I DIE

Nicky Featherstone

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