Matthew Bates

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

So you didn't say "Ideally I'd like to give him a bit more time, see how he handles injuries..."

And what's all this about honeymoons and boyfriends? Is your subconscious trying to tell you something?

No feckin' idea what HTH means, BTW...

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

I've seen a picture of his erect penis if that helps?

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2018 3:57 pm

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

So you didn't say "Ideally I'd like to give him a bit more time, see how he handles injuries..."

And what's all this about honeymoons and boyfriends? Is your subconscious trying to tell you something?

No feckin' idea what HTH means, BTW...

BTW, HTH means 'hope that helps', HTH!

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:21 pm

TalbotAvenger wrote:

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

So you didn't say "Ideally I'd like to give him a bit more time, see how he handles injuries..."

And what's all this about honeymoons and boyfriends? Is your subconscious trying to tell you something?

No feckin' idea what HTH means, BTW...

BTW, HTH means 'hope that helps', HTH!

LOL

PoolieTom · **Joined:** Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:30 am **Posts:** 779

PoolieTom wrote:

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

PoolieTom wrote:

Ideally I'd like to give him a bit more time, see how he handles injuries, suspensions, different opposition styles, a few defeats etc. etc. We are still in a honeymoon period (in the strangest sense). Unfortunately for Bates he doesn't have the time. I'm not totally against his appointment and appreciate that amongst other factors, money reasons may force his appointment, but I think with a seemingly more stable future we could attract an already proven manager for next season.

Some comedy gold on this thread since the Guiseley game, but this takes the biscuit.

See how he handles injuries? Seriously??? Pools have had 12-13 fit players at best during a run which has produced 3 wins and 2 draws. They would have had another point on Monday till Laing gifted Guiseley a goal at the death.

Nelly's comment Bates being "ambivalent at best about Pools succeeding" is another corker considering Bates has motivated the players to put in some really gutsy performances of late and, by the by, is fighting for his own future in football as well as to keep Pools up.

Some people on here don't like Bates and will never want him as manager. Fine, just recognise that it's a gut instinct and not remotely based on anything he's done as caretaker manager.

Are you Matthew Bates? Or his boyfriend?

You've completely ignored most of what has been written which isn't a good start to disagreeing with someone.

HTH

Aye, it's the rest of it you ignored, obviously.

I'd already addressed the fact we are in the honeymoon period. New manager syndrome. Players have actually been paid. Players will be aware that a takeover is imminent rather than thinking they wouldn't have a job next week (I could go on but I'm sure you don't need it explaining more).

Then suggesting that I don't want him based on a gut instinct rather than what I had literally just posted in my previous reply.

All after suggesting what I had wrote was comedy gold, even though you hadn't read it. That's comedy gold.

HTH.

Oh, and it was you he was sending the cock pictures to, wasn't it?

horden · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:17 pm

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

PoolieTom wrote:

Ideally I'd like to give him a bit more time, see how he handles injuries, suspensions, different opposition styles, a few defeats etc. etc. We are still in a honeymoon period (in the strangest sense). Unfortunately for Bates he doesn't have the time. I'm not totally against his appointment and appreciate that amongst other factors, money reasons may force his appointment, but I think with a seemingly more stable future we could attract an already proven manager for next season.

Some comedy gold on this thread since the Guiseley game, but this takes the biscuit.

See how he handles injuries? Seriously??? Pools have had 12-13 fit players at best during a run which has produced 3 wins and 2 draws. They would have had another point on Monday till Laing gifted Guiseley a goal at the death.

Nelly's comment Bates being "ambivalent at best about Pools succeeding" is another corker considering Bates has motivated the players to put in some really gutsy performances of late and, by the by, is fighting for his own future in football as well as to keep Pools up.

Some people on here don't like Bates and will never want him as manager. Fine, just recognise that it's a gut instinct and not remotely based on anything he's done as caretaker manager.

Don't like Bates ! WTF are you on about?. What has he done as a caretaker manager? please enlighten us.

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

He’s done pretty well both times he’s had the job on both occasions coming into a fairly hopeless situations when the players couldn’t possibly be at lower ebb. Last season he took over a team that should have lost 8-0 at home to Barnet that went to beating a team two games later that prevented them winning the title then this year he’s looked to avoided what was increasingly looking like another relegation by getting better performances out of players who looking mentally shot only a few weeks ago. He could have potential as a manager, as a 31 year old he certainly seems to have the respect of the players.

Face Paint Army · **Joined:** Sun Oct 22, 2017 1:31 pm **Posts:** 226

He scraped a few wins in a run of very easy fixtures mainly thanks to some great saves by the keeper and a bit of luck with referees but Monday it was back to square one getting beat at home off bottom of the league who didn't even have a proper keeper and had Darren Holden playing at left back and these people saying it was just down to one bad mistake seem to be forgetting we had already had two let offs in the 10 minutes before they scored. The team got booed off at half time and at full time that is how bad it was.

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

I saw the Barrow game I didn’t think that was lucky and everyone seemed to think we played very well against Bromley. We have just about a bare eleven available (maybe 12 or 13 at best) so Monday was possibly an understandable lull seen as it was the third game in six days with a trip to Kent in between given he can’t really freshen things up. One defeat in the last six is not to be sniffed at though considering what has gone before.

horden · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:07 am

No doubt he has potential, like hundreds of other managers/ex players in the game, I just think this appointment has to be 100% correct, otherwise the whole plan to get back in the league will fall at first hurdle. We don't want to be here in a years time, having just sacked Bates and being in a similar position in the league.

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

horden wrote:

No doubt he has potential, like hundreds of other managers/ex players in the game, I just think this appointment has to be 100% correct, otherwise the whole plan to get back in the league will fall at first hurdle. We don't want to be here in a years time, having just sacked Bates and being in a similar position in the league.

Is this post from last year? I'm fairly certainly we've already failed at the first hurdle. Not only fallen but fell down painfully slowly like a Cristiano Ronaldo dive.

horden · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:43 am

pooliecrab wrote:

horden wrote:

No doubt he has potential, like hundreds of other managers/ex players in the game, I just think this appointment has to be 100% correct, otherwise the whole plan to get back in the league will fall at first hurdle. We don't want to be here in a years time, having just sacked Bates and being in a similar position in the league.

Is this post from last year? I'm fairly certainly we've already failed at the first hurdle. Not only fallen but fell down painfully slowly like a Cristiano Ronaldo dive.

It could be, and from the year before that and the year before that. The clubs is going around in circles and seems incapable of learning from past mistakes , and that goes for the fans as well.

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

horden wrote:

pooliecrab wrote:

horden wrote:

No doubt he has potential, like hundreds of other managers/ex players in the game, I just think this appointment has to be 100% correct, otherwise the whole plan to get back in the league will fall at first hurdle. We don't want to be here in a years time, having just sacked Bates and being in a similar position in the league.

Is this post from last year? I'm fairly certainly we've already failed at the first hurdle. Not only fallen but fell down painfully slowly like a Cristiano Ronaldo dive.

It could be, and from the year before that and the year before that. The clubs is going around in circles and seems incapable of learning from past mistakes , and that goes for the fans as well.

Exactly so lets appoint a manager who evidently has the respect of the players and not take another gamble.

horden · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:30 pm

He hasn't the respect of the players at all. just one of the lads, who probably thought he could do better and have a crack a the job himself and did a lot to undermine previous managers. The players are going the extra mile cos one of their mates is in charge. Trust me, It won't last, but I'll leave you to find out the hard way. Change with the wind yous lot, one minute everyone associated with the club should be scattered , now lets give Bates the job and no doubt by end of the season, half the team will be worthy of contract extensions. FFS! anyone would think we'd won the last 6 games.Clueless with no ambition.

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

horden wrote:

He hasn't the respect of the players at all. just one of the lads, who probably thought he could do better and have a crack a the job himself and did a lot to undermine previous managers.

Aye, his back stabbing 'probably' did for poor Dave Jones and the tactical genius that was Craig Harrison.

dstanley · **Joined:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:15 pm **Posts:** 677

Poooiecrab says "Exactly so lets appoint a manager who evidently has the respect of the players and not take another gamble."

Let's face it. any manager that takes on the Pools' job is taking a huge gamble!

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Of course they are, we still don't know who will be our owners next week or if we'll still be operating in a month.

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