Alan Tate signs.....

Aberdeen Pools · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:44 pm

......for Port Talbot Town....

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appleyapper · **Joined:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:25 pm **Posts:** 483

Says it all really

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:59 pm

Jesus Christ, we can't even compete with Sunday league teams.

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:16 pm

Couldn't compete, or didn't want to?

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:33 pm

To be fair they're a far stronger team than us.

Hartlepool davey · **Joined:** Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:14 pm **Posts:** 270

It's turning rather silly, where's it all going to end, they are taking the piss now

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

I know things aren't great but you can't beat a hysterical reaction based on very little knowledge.

How do you know we even wanted him? He was on trial, that's all.

How do you know that he's decided that he's not going to relocate his family, he signed for a team very local to Swansea? Where I assume him and his family are based.

The best thing is I bet the same people, had he signed for us, would be commenting on how little he's played in recent years and how he's probably passed his best :laugh:

loyal blue · **Joined:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:53 pm **Posts:** 1912

Relocate his family from easington ... Unless he's married someone from Swansea eh?

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

I'm aware he was born locally to here but I doubt he's been commuting to South Wales for 13 years.....

bresslaw · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:45 am **Posts:** 2411

He's chosen non league football over us. It speaks volumes

poolietim · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:16 pm

He has lived in Swansea area for 13 years and has strong links there, and has stated he wants to live in South Wales when he finishes playing.

His choice was to stay where he lives in the beautiful South Wales area, play regular football in a decent league and enjoy himself, or play for Pools in a League 2 relegation scrap and move back to East Durham on probably not much more money.

I think he probably has made the right choice

Fatty eats roadkill · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:19 pm

Non league is the future, you'll see next season bbolt

unruly poolie · **Joined:** Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:12 pm **Posts:** 1015

Decent league?? Port talbot do play in the league of Wales don't they!! Northern league standard at best!!

Smokin Joe · **Joined:** Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:13 pm **Posts:** 1144

Pools are a FL club in name only - and unless there are some major changes both on and off the pitch it is only a matter of time until we are sucked back into the relegation places - fact. And there will be no 'Great Escape' this time around.

HonestPoolie · **Joined:** Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:46 pm **Posts:** 663

Ronnie had said he was going to decide today but even if we didn't want him you'd think he could still do a lot better than that if there was consideration on our behalf. Even if he didn't want to stay in South Wales you'd think he might try his luck with Newport before dropping to a team struggling in the Welsh League

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

HonestPoolie wrote:

Ronnie had said he was going to decide today but even if we didn't want him you'd think he could still do a lot better than that if there was consideration on our behalf. Even if he didn't want to stay in South Wales you'd think he might try his luck with Newport before dropping to a team struggling in the Welsh League

I doubt Newport could afford his wages at the minute, I think the playing budget they have this season makes us look like Man City.

billinghampoolie1908 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:52 pm **Posts:** 4478

What it does show is that where looking at players teams like port Talbot can afford. Think it tells you what sort of budget Ronnie has when a team that has around 150 fans can afford players we are seriously looking at to turn our season round.

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

I doubt he's playing at Port Talbot for either football or financial reasons he's probably just weighed up his options in terms of staying in Wales or moving back to the North East.

chunky1988 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:33 pm **Posts:** 1066

Having someone on trial for nearly a month to decide he's not good enough? Jesus, who the fuck is deciding this? You don't need that long to realise someone is worse than what we currently have surely?

Obviously that could be an over reaction but it does give worrying signs that someone Moore was praising during his reserve games to then go and sign for port talbot. No-one wants to either play for us or certainly not for the money we pay.

Ronnie needs some loan signings like tish, mirfin and hugill. Doubtful that even 1 as good as any of those 3 is coming anytime soon

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:00 am

Haway PJ jump on the outrage bus with us, I've saved you a seat.

attackontitan · **Joined:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:37 am **Posts:** 269

It is worrying. This time last year at least Murray had tried to sign some new faces and we had brought in Fenwick, Featherstone and Schmeltz on short term deals to add a bit of depth. Crazy to think that a year on and we are still after the same two things, a midfielder and a centre half. Ronnie has had all summer to address these problems. It's worrying how bad we can look by losing just one player really in Magnay.

pittingtonone · **Joined:** Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:03 pm **Posts:** 130

Magney is the only one in central midfield who challenges for the ball. The worry thing is he's only ended up there because the recognised ones are so poor and uninterested in performance or results. To many at the club stealing a wage.

chunky1988 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:33 pm **Posts:** 1066

this is a big point. magnay has been a massive loss to midfield but only played there because of the 3-5-2 formation in which he sat because of other players being poor. He was seemingly signed as a right wing back if remember where he played most of friendlies

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2015 4:00 pm

What's happened to Worley

henry · **Joined:** Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:22 pm **Posts:** 127

Worley's a sick note, always fucking injured. The Tate fiasco is further proof the club is potless. THree weeks trying to get a loan player in for nowt and then two wondering if we can afford an out of contract player who elects to go non-league. I firmly believe Coxhall is the patsy figurehead put up to be running the club while Ken is in the background pulling the strings. As long as Green and Collins remain at the club drawing wages the more convinced I am Hodcroft is running the show.

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:07 pm

henry wrote:

Worley's a sick note, always fucking injured. The Tate fiasco is further proof the club is potless. THree weeks trying to get a loan player in for nowt and then two wondering if we can afford an out of contract player who elects to go non-league. I firmly believe Coxhall is the patsy figurehead put up to be running the club while Ken is in the background pulling the strings. As long as Green and Collins remain at the club drawing wages the more convinced I am Hodcroft is running the show.

Hodcroft was actively trying to sell the club for a good few years. Why on earth would he pretend to sell the club?

henry · **Joined:** Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:22 pm **Posts:** 127

Because he is so unpopular with the fans he can do his dirty work in the background and let daft lad take all and the flak when things go wrong. And why would he be able to bring his Norwegian mates for a kick about on the Vic on a matchday. Do you think you and your mates would get that opportunity. And how convenient for Green to become a director of the new company just in time for the "takeover".

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2015 7:04 pm

Chip Fireball wrote:

I dont think there's any mileage in trying to second guess Hodcrofts intentions.

Russ Green is a co owner of the football club now, along with 2 blokes who have no obvious signs of wealth, or history in running profitable businesses.

If Hodcroft " sold " the club, I'd be very interested to know what those 3 blokes paid for it.

Best guess is that he's given them a debt free club, while ensuring he still has a measure of involvement via his obvious links to one of the three new owners. Him standing aside may have been one of the conditions of getting investment from certain parties for all we know.

but why go through the whole failed takeover thing last year? why pretend to try and sell the club for the best part of 5 year? This 'pretend' takeover could have been done at any point, it makes zero sense to go through all of the shenanigans of the last 5 year.

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

Shy?

All I can see when you mention his name, is seeing him smiling, taking the piss?, in the background of that interview during TMH takeover.

Its like he was in on some sort of in-joke

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:23 pm

thetownendfaithful wrote:

What's happened to Worley

Apparently out for 14 weeks....... http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 4449,d.bGg

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2015 6:20 pm

It's obvious that Wales is his home now..He might even have a wife called Mary.Tom sang about it

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