Who would pay a fee for a 36 year old who is always Injured?

Absolute shite.

Or even one that has just turned 34....

Constantly crocked at 34 is probably worse.

He's only just turned 34 and he's not been that injury prone in his career he's played a lot of games, he's had a couple here sure. This has nothing to do with just injuries something has clearly happened I reckon the bus incident and a clash with Liam Noble could be as well going by a couple of little things I've seen and read. Pure guesswork on my part that. It's January he can find a club, and we have his wages freed up to strengthen the squad, it works for both parties I'd say.

As I said in an earlier post (now missing) when Bates was relieved of his duties where would that leave the ex borer lads he brought in i.e. Davies and Williams. Bates may have got them jobs waiting tables, if they are fit that is.

This really is silly season.

It leaves them in the same position as any other contracted player.

Here is my wild speculation on the Davies situation totally baseless really but that doesn't stop people on here lately, when in Rome and all that!

Noble kicks off on the team bus about takeaways, gets dropped, he goes to top brass about lack of professionalism and lack of discipline in the squad. Not long after Bates gets sacked, Davies who might have already thought Noble was a bit of a bellender isn't happy as he thinks a) Noble has contributed to his mate being sacked and b) Noble is ruling the roost when he is club captain. Big bust up toys out of pram which brings us to this.

Hilarious all the people saying (mainly elsewhere) that Davies is shit and Hignett is robbing a wage. The player was pretty much top of everyone’s wish list in the summer and it felt like we pulled off a coup. It didn’t work out which is sad really. I didn’t ever think there was anything wrong with his commitment. (I was a bit worried about his lack of pace mind...)

How many times?. He never wore shinpads v Gillingham, the game were he then went off injured after 38 mins, it arguably cost us the game, okay he went off not because of a leg break but it could have been, a captain of the club not wearing shinpads, its outrageous , that was the beginning of the end for him, if not the whole reason for his departure.

I think FPA has come as close as anyone here with his assessment of the situation with Davies - putting aside Shinnygate, although he has put in several decent shifts he hasn’t exactly pulled up any trees here. Its not his fault that he is surrounded by dross having doubtless been informed by Higgy that a promotion-challenging side was being built around him. He may well end up at Dundee but I wouldn’t be totally surprised if he turns up at one of Pools more ambitious rivals (which effectively means virtually any other club in the NFL).

Let’s hope that the club can quickly come to a similar arrangement with Luke Williams agent and free up more funding for Dicky Dosh to address the major failings of the current squad - it certainly doesn’t appear that he is about to hand in his resignation despite the rumours that were rife last night.

Where's this shin pads thing come from,?

Posted on the EFL Twitter earlier: “Experienced defender Anthony Gerrard will reunite with his former Walsall manager Richard Money at Hartlepool as his Carlisle contract expires. He replaces departing club captain Andrew Davies who is understood to be taking a coaching role at Dundee”

Davies himself admitted , in matchday programme v Dagenham , he never wore shinpads v Gillingham

I've still got that programme and he doesn't say any such thing.

There's a lot of the usual guff when a manager gets sacked about staying true to "Matthew's vision" and "Craig's vision", all sticking together blah blah blah (Yeah right!).

He does say
"As a Captain, I feel I have personally let him down. A lot of players should feel like that...we're all in this together and I am sure all the lads would say that."

In other words, more empty guff. Nowt about shin pads or the lack of them.

My take on things: Davies doesn't fancy working for Richard Money and Money doesn't fancy a player who turns up and plays when he feels like it. I'm with the manager on this one.

Double post.

Yes he does, poolie index feature, last question no 14 i think

It matters to me that we are employing club captains who think its ok to enter a football field illegally, but yeah I'm pleased he has gone , wonder how much that has cost us?

Ah - I looked at his captain's column. My bad again. He does say though that the reason was he'd had 2 pairs of his own shin pads 'borrowed' and not returned by other players. Not sure how it's supposed to have turned into a disciplinary issue. With who?

I’m not either plus he started and captained the team after that, any major and irepairable bust up has surely happened after Boxing Day?

Or another conspiracy theory:

Until the Wrexham game, which was always held up as going to be a difficult one, results weren't too bad. Davies gets sent off for being a pillock, reacting to provocation, & the 10 men left on the field apparently put in a performance which deserved a draw. The club captain's poor behaviour leaves the team feeling let down, but management try to gloss over it & make little fuss.
The 4-0 debacle at Bromley follows next, & results thereafter go pear-shaped, with only the Gillingham games saving any grace

I suppose we'll never know the full truth from both perspectives but at least it's been dealt with quickly and he's not festering behind the scenes wasting a wage, both parties can move forward and I'm sure it means we have the room in the budget to adequately replace him with the type of experienced defender we need (someone like Davies )

He didn't leave because of shin pads, fucking hell!

Davies: "I'm not wearing shin pads today"

HUFC: "Yes you are"

Davies: "Fuck this then I'm off"

I hope Davies missing shinpads turn up in the Ian Thomas Moore Jacksons Landing thing along with them Tom Craddock and Rob Elliott shirts.

And that Darren Knowles t Shirt.

Gerrard has now re-signed for Carlisle.

lol nice work Pools

Phew. We need to be signing players on the way up not down. I think we should forget about signing anyone this season, lets be honest, how many decent players are available in January? lets just concentrate on getting rid of 5 or 6 before the end of the season , even if it means some games we only have 2 or 3 on the bench.

‘I want away gaffer.’
‘Hartlepool are in for you.’
‘Maybe I’ve been a bit hasty...’

Hartlepool Mail article

Is this a not so subtle hint as to why Davies has been shipped out? I tend to ignore wild speculation but for Money to make a comment such as 'Not the last resting camp for players' the day after Davies leaves can't just be a coincidence.

Not really IMO. A new manager wouldn't normally come in and bin the club captain, senior player on a 3 year contract. That aside it Money is right to say what he did, for far too long the club has been not just a resting camp but a holiday camp and that was a very convenient time to say what he did and skirt the real reasons for why Davies was shipped out, those reasons we will never know, but imagine its a bit of all the things that have previously been suggested on here.

Except Shinpadgate.


Only kidding

Davies reminded me of the time we signed Stephen Pears as goalkeeper. He always had the look on his face of someone who suddenly realised he’d made a terrible mistake and didn’t want to be here anymore. The old ‘What have I done’ syndrome.

I don’t think that was the case at all I have heard on good authority that hes gutted how things have worked out. He took a fairly big pay cut to come here because he wanted to play for Pools.

I think I read he lived in Seaton Carew and used to be ball boy here.


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I think Davies would of wanted to be here. Obviously he knew Bates and were probably good mates. The plan was to initially play ( with shinpads on like ) and then gradually move into coaching. Also if Bates got the sack, say in 2020 rather than when he did, then Davies ( now possibly coaching ) would of been in pole position for the new managers job. That's how I see it.

Signed for Dundee.

https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/ ... -1-9529915

Loving the meme Dundee have put up - it chops off the player's head and his shins, so I'm not convinced it is Davies.

So in the space of 6 months he changed his mind about playing for 'his boyhood club' and wanted to play at a higher level.

Even shinpadgate was more believable than that one. Ah well, it frees up a wage for someone/two to improve the team.

Yes, apparently the standard in the National League is even worse than the Scottish Premier League.

What an absolute wanker ! Settled for the 'easy life' in a league that gets a lot more 'exposure' than the Conference does..but apart from Celtic, Rangers, Hearts & Aberdeen, the standard of football is no better. Well done Richard Money in getting rid of the twat !

I’m assuming you are a grown man?

Why behave in this manner on the Internet it’s embarrassing. You have no idea about the full situation or the person involved yet you feel fine to wade in name calling. You obviously didn’t learn you lesson from the Lancashire player that wanted to knack you.

How what worked out? What’s to work out?
He came as a player, players play. End of.
Or in his case, intermittently.

Sorry for calling 'your friend' PJ, I take it all back, he's probably a decent bloke.

I don’t know him I just find light of recent comments from people inside the club a grown man calling someone a ‘wanker’ and ‘twat’ based on very little a tad embarrassing.

I agree, if I could delete my comment, then I would....

Fair enough!

Thanks...

Obviously thought he was too good for the National League ?
https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/ ... -1-9533721

Certainly ups the anti in light of the above, almost certainly a tw@t, more likely a c u next Tuesday than a w@nker