Is this the worst Pools side in the past 25 years?

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:23 pm

I have only been going to pools for about 25 years hence the poll question.

If you answer 'no' I would be interested to know which team was worse.

Ritchies birthmark · **Joined:** Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:31 am **Posts:** 5637

Why the poll. Its Fukn obvious it is. We're bottom of the football league. Bear in mind when knowles took over he got us up. Relegation came into play in around 86 so we've clearly never finished bottom for at least 28 years.

Mick Tait's Head Bandage · **Posted:** Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:35 pm

It's a yes from me

I too have been going for around the same amount of time, Mr Beard, and can only say that this is without doubt the worst squad i can remember.
I had this exact same conversation with my dad this afternoon. He can obviously cast his mind back a lot further than I can, but even he was struggling to remember a more "gutless" team as he put it. All very depressing.

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

I genuinely hope I never see a fair few of those players who trudged off the Vic today at the end ever again and I not that bothered which ones I never see again either of those who finished the game.

Worst team ever for me, nothing you'd want to have in a decent football team at our disposal.

balltofeet · **Posted:** Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:44 pm

Wrong poll it should read worst Pools side ever

I have been watching Pools since 1972 and in all the bad teams there was at least 1 player capable of playing for another team in a Higher division and 1 player capable of playing in the same division e.g.

1972 Bill Green. Neil Warnock
1976 bobby. Scaife ?...... he went to Rochdale
1980 Boucher and Newton and Ayre
1982 Phil brown Andy Linighan
1984 Davie Linighan and Paul Dobson
1994 to 1997 really bad sides there was Gilchrist Cullen Steve Howard Beech
2014 no one capable of playing higher maybe Duckworth would get a league 2 contract and Flinders

I was at Mansfield where zero football was played but I have kept quiet but not at today's game but it is blatantly obvious this is the worse Pools side

Ritchies birthmark · **Joined:** Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:31 am **Posts:** 5637

Swap saville for Howard and ill probably agree

Gilchrist was/is my fav centre back for pools. Baldwin ran him close like if I'm being honest. Always likes mcguckins 1st spell aswell. He wouldn't be frightened to hurt some centre forwards

GeoffcN · **Joined:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:10 pm **Posts:** 463

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Mon Dec 29, 2014 5:30 am

It's insulting that they pick up a wage

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

It's the worst Pools side I've ever seen. The only other side that compares is the one wheeled out by Mick Docherty in the early part of 83-84. That side was torn apart by Billy Horner at Christmas when Docherty was sacked, and very nearly kept us out of the re-election zone after having just NINE points on Boxing Day. It needed something like seven new players. The likes of Alan Weir, Mick Whitfield, Harry Wilson et al were never seen again.

It was horrible...but it wasn't as bad as this....

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

Nelly wrote:

Technically, I've seen worse. As far as heart and effort go, they are easily worse than any pools team ive seen.

Agree with that. Seen some worse players but at least they had heart and fight

Block B Blues · **Posted:** Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:36 am

ElvisC wrote:

It's the worst Pools side I've ever seen. The only other side that compares is the one wheeled out by Mick Docherty in the early part of 83-84. That side was torn apart by Billy Horner at Christmas when Docherty was sacked, and very nearly kept us out of the re-election zone after having just NINE points on Boxing Day. It needed something like seven new players. The likes of Alan Weir, Mick Whitfield, Harry Wilson et al were never seen again.

It was horrible...but it wasn't as bad as this....

Aaahhh...... Harry Wilson, THE worst player to ever play for Pools, FACT!!

horden · **Posted:** Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:25 pm

Thought the side pre Cyril were worse, thats just inside the 25 year mark. That side used to get thrashed towards the end, mind you it may not be long before the current lot are shipping 5 and 6. Since 1971 though the 83/84 side mentioned by Elvis would run this lot close.

killergrahamsfarrahs · **Joined:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:44 pm **Posts:** 82

This side hurts my eyes. All the gear. No idea.

Twilight Zone · **Joined:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1428

ElvisC wrote:

It's the worst Pools side I've ever seen. The only other side that compares is the one wheeled out by Mick Docherty in the early part of 83-84. That side was torn apart by Billy Horner at Christmas when Docherty was sacked, and very nearly kept us out of the re-election zone after having just NINE points on Boxing Day. It needed something like seven new players. The likes of Alan Weir, Mick Whitfield, Harry Wilson et al were never seen again.

It was horrible...but it wasn't as bad as this....

The worst player to play for pools was Vince Barkers relation who played at centre half

Think his name was Fagan

Then second Harry Wilson.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22681

No mention yet of John Borthwick? To be fair, he was limited ability but tried. That puts him a league above this lot.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:37 pm

Chip Fireball wrote:

I started a thread a few months ago entitled " Is relegation a formality ? " and got a bit of stick for it

No you didn't. You stimulated quite a reasoned debate. One of the better quality threads in this time of misery.

Block B Blues · **Posted:** Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:58 pm

Twilight Zone wrote:

ElvisC wrote:

It's the worst Pools side I've ever seen. The only other side that compares is the one wheeled out by Mick Docherty in the early part of 83-84. That side was torn apart by Billy Horner at Christmas when Docherty was sacked, and very nearly kept us out of the re-election zone after having just NINE points on Boxing Day. It needed something like seven new players. The likes of Alan Weir, Mick Whitfield, Harry Wilson et al were never seen again.

It was horrible...but it wasn't as bad as this....

The worst player to play for pools was Vince Barkers relation who played at centre half

Think his name was Fagan

Then second Harry Wilson.

Mike Fagan, Mr Zone. Agreed he was a complete donkey but I had personal reasons for disliking Harry Wilson, so he will always be my choice of all time worst.

Barriewardrobe · **Posted:** Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:47 pm

Considering we only got relegated from League 1 in 2013, our current situation is pathetic/unbelieveable !

offshorepoolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 6011

At least we waited a season to drop thru the trapdoor although this set of morons had a good try to do it at the first attempt last season..
Then they ensured we had a team of absolute losers to ensure we could accomplish it this..

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:26 pm

Why can't you vote again???? banghead

tupling's barber · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:47 pm **Posts:** 250

First started watching Pools after moving up here in the late 80s after meeting a Durham lass & bought my first season ticket after seeing Pools hammered 6-0 by Donny - Sept '89? Yes- deffo worse side in last 25 years. Devoid of characters, flair & mental strength.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37910

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9878

I remember that game mr T B.
I think we beat scunthorpe next game 3 2 talkabout BOUNCEBACKABILITY havent heard that word for a while eh eh!

parmo · **Posted:** Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:13 am

There are actually people who have voted no? Are the players and Russ Green members of this board by any chance?

demented twig · **Joined:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:09 pm **Posts:** 1043

just prior to cyril we were letting 6 in for fun against the likes of aldershot,stockport and doncaster

demented twig · **Joined:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:09 pm **Posts:** 1043

and mick gadsby in the early 70s makes scott flinders look like gordon banks

horden · **Posted:** Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:25 pm

That 89 side had what would become some very good players in it, such as Allon, Dalton, Baker. Strange how the results were so bad. We put out on paper worse sides in the mid 90s imo, yet finished in more or less same position. On the basis of that I am changing my mind and going for the side that finished the 82/83 season and started the 83/84 season as our worst.

Is this the worst Pools side in the past 25 years?

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