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 Post subject: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:34 pm 
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Fair play to Harrison. He realised we had a major problem at centre back and has sorted it out. Fantastic stuff.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:36 pm 
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Oh and Franks was a fucking great signing.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:46 pm 
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Whatever league we are in it's a great feeling to be on a roll. Make no mistake as well that we have played some of the teams that should be up there come May.

Real opportunity now to keep it going with the fixtures coming up

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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:50 pm 
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Amazing what a bit of confidence does to a side. I hope Watson's hamstring is ok he's turned into the mainstay of that back four. Brilliant win especially coming back from 1-0 down, that finish from Franks was something else an all


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:53 pm 
Was a lot harder than it looked, very close to his body. Great finish.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:02 pm 
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There's a long way to go, but getting 7 points from Dagenham Wrexham and Orient all in a week, two of them away is a hell of an achievement. Hats off to Harrison and the players for an amazing weeks work.

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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:09 pm 
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We're doing better against the "proper" teams than against the "oh didn't realise they were in this division" teams. Maybe that's because we're doing better full stop.
After what I saw today, play-offs minimum for us this season if we continue in that vein.

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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Was a lot harder than it looked, very close to his body. Great finish.


I'm not complaining in any way, but I think he sliced it, seemed to catch his ankle. The way the keeper dived makes me think he wasn't expecting it to go where it did.

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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:24 pm 
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I think the difference has been learning how to scrap. Every player is giving everything and that is showing in the results.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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I think the difference has been learning how to scrap. Every player is giving everything and that is showing in the results.


Totally agree about the starting eleven - but Rodders didn't convince me today...........which is disappointing as he is a powerful unit with the ability to cause chaos....


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Out off the 9 close season signings Loach has been outstanding and the other 8 have not been up to much or crocked.
Makes you think if only they spent the money on quality rather than quantity we may well have done really well in this league as we all hoped we would.
Lets hope for a good crowd and performance next week onwards and upwards.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Most (if not all) of our signings are freebies. You're usually not going to get many quality starters as free transfers in this league.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:19 pm 
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We have also stopped giving daft goals away, which helps.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:29 pm 
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ltr wrote:
I think the difference has been learning how to scrap. Every player is giving everything and that is showing in the results.


Totally agree about the starting eleven - but Rodders didn't convince me today...........which is disappointing as he is a powerful unit with the ability to cause chaos....


He doesn`t chase the ball, he looks like he thinks he is too good to be playing in this league and can`t be arsed!


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Four wins and a draw in five, only two conceded, 7 points out of 9 against the top three from this time 8 days ago, two of those away.

I know lets log in and say how shit a 19 year old kid is learning his trade who was on the pitch for 15 minutes....


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:39 pm 
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Four wins and a draw in five, only two conceded, 7 points out of 9 against the top three from this time 8 days ago, two of those away.

I know lets log in and say how shit a 19 year old kid is learning his trade who was on the pitch for 15 minutes....


How can you know that, you haven't been to a game since you went away! Shame on you... :laugh:


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Agree PJ, some of our "fans" are unbelievable, seems they always have to have someone to persecute.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Have you not heard of the Internet, hats and streaming Yloop?

Oh and dodgy boxes with VPN's on. I saw every kick today in Doha, well all apart from about ten minutes before half time (yes when Fransky, top signing like I said all along, scored) when the fucking power went off.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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frankie1966 wrote:
Agree PJ, some of our "fans" are unbelievable, seems they always have to have someone to persecute.


I wonder who he used to target when Manchester United won?


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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More stick for Rodney.

Nsiala doing well for Shrewsbury by the way. Top of the league and opening a bit of a gap and one of the best defenses in League 1.

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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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It doesn't surprise me. One on one he looked a very good defender.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Ah yeah Nsiala another player Some Pools fans hated from the moment he started playing for us.....hmmm I also wonder why??!!


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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JohnnyMars wrote:
We have also stopped giving daft goals away, which helps.

That's because we signed good defenders.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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PJPoolie wrote:
Four wins and a draw in five, only two conceded, 7 points out of 9 against the top three from this time 8 days ago, two of those away.

I know lets log in and say how shit a 19 year old kid is learning his trade who was on the pitch for 15 minutes....


clappp clappp

It's a joke, we should be encouraging young kids like him not getting on his back.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Ah yeah Nsiala another player Some Pools fans hated from the moment he started playing for us.....hmmm I also wonder why??!!


You're becoming repetitive and boring with this line. Just spit it out and have the balls to say what you think you're hinting at.

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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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You know what I'm implying it's clear Ripper, I can't prove I'm right but after going to Pools for many years I think I might be. I'm not even sure it's a conscious thing maybe subconscious.

Sorry for boring you but maybe I'm bored by the comments the other way around


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Absolutely brilliant result again today. Why on earth anyone wants to come straight on here and start whinging about individuals is beyond me when every single player in the last few weeks has given 100%.
Well in Harrison, players and fans. I'm properly proud of the club for the first time ages. Keep it going.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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Dalton'sHaircut wrote:
Ah yeah Nsiala another player Some Pools fans hated from the moment he started playing for us.....hmmm I also wonder why??!!

Not sure what you're implying but I honestly thought he was a liability. Made so many mistakes and most his headed clearances didn't really clear the danger. One of those players who has a career more for physical attributes than ability imo but people have said he's doing well so obviously I'm wrong.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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I don't think any Pools players have been hated for being black.

The boo boy dickheads amongst us will target any fooker indiscriminately. Look at Matty Robson, Colin Nish etc. They need at least one in a team. If they are young and raw they are particularly targeted, so I can understand why they're out for Rodney's blood.

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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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To be fair although Nsiala made some awful mistakes and there is no denying that I also remember a fair few games when he won us points and kept us in games with absolutely terrific defending. The bloke was like a colossus at times.

I guess it's easier to remember his mistakes and red cards. That's what I tend to remember from him but he did have a few good games and the bloke is nowhere near the worst centre half we've had in the last few years.


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 Post subject: Re: What a turnaround
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I'm not on Rodney's case and I don't give an arse about his skin colour, but he disappointed me yesterday when he didn't close down defenders on the ball. There's no excuse for that, particularly not age. He defended well on those occasions he was called into the last third, but up front not.


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