Craig Hognett the modern day .....

balltofeet · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:10 pm

... Billy Horner. We always turned to Billy when other managers failed. For Harrison Bates and Money read 1980s' Duncan or Docherty or 1990's Busby.

Come on Craig get us out of the mire. Billy always brought a small improvement. At least Mr Hignett will try to play football, but are the players capable of it - I doubt it!

Now can we find a Northern league version of Dobber or Hogan.

Billy played both Linghans at an young age if this lad Lucca Murphy has not gone throw him in and have a look at Cunningham too I say! Why or why was that not done in the FA trophy?

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

Craig Hognett.......absolute Boar

Monkeybutt · **Joined:** Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:22 pm **Posts:** 2428

unruly poolie wrote:

Craig Hognett......absolute Boar

We get you won`t be popping round to his gaff for a beer but give the guy a chance to prove himself, in 3 months if he fucks up then knock yourself out!

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

Why 3 months? Some fans gave Money 3 weeks.

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

fucking hell was a pig pun that is all. I haven't slagged Hignett anywhere.

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

Monkeybutt doesn't do puns. He may well do pigs though.

horden · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:42 pm

balltofeet wrote:

... Billy Horner. We always turned to Billy when other managers failed. For Harrison Bates and Money read 1980s' Duncan or Docherty or 1990's Busby.

Come on Craig get us out of the mire. Billy always brought a small improvement. At least Mr Hignett will try to play football, but are the players capable of it - I doubt it!

Now can we find a Northern league version of Dobber or Hogan.

Billy played both Linghans at an young age if this lad Lucca Murphy has not gone throw him in and have a look at Cunningham too I say! Why or why was that not done in the FA trophy?

Great comparison ! Will Hignett become the modern day Billy Horner? :laugh:

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:20 pm

He can't be a modern day Billy Horner unless he takes the lads down to Twins after doing whatever they did till 11 o'clock before going to Twins. And unless he tells the likes of me not to be so fucking daft, like he did when I suggested we might beat Leeds in THAT match.

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

Montpoolier wrote:

He can't be a modern day Billy Horner unless he takes the lads down to Twins after doing whatever they did till 11 o'clock before going to Twins. And unless he tells the likes of me not to be so fucking daft, like he did when I suggested we might beat Leeds in THAT match.

Poolies knew where they were when Billy was manager. About 16th in the Fourth Division as a rule. Won more than we lost at home though.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:57 pm

Don't get me wrong. I have a lot of respect for Billy Hogner, who is a fully paid up member of the Pantheon of Pools legends as far as I'm concerned. The Twins stories are true but they are a demonstration of the bloke's solidarity with the players. It's not like he was encouraging them to get pissed out of their minds. It was all very low key.

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

My comments were a bit tongue in cheek. 'Hartlepool United manager Billy Horner' felt so permanent it might have been carved in stone, the players were mostly local lads and hard as nails and they almost never threw in the towel (0-5 home to Crewe does come to mind...) but the ground was a tip, there were a couple of re-election applications and 'investment' was an alien concept.

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2475

Richard Money, a modern day Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9567

I always knew Dobber would go on to play for Pools.
Was class when we used to have kick about on Clavering field.
Quite a few hartlepool lads went on to play for Pools back in the 80s.
Do our scouts know how to get to grayfields or the rec.
There must be some talent there!

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19773

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

My comments were a bit tongue in cheek. 'Hartlepool United manager Billy Horner' felt so permanent it might have been carved in stone, the players were mostly local lads and hard as nails and they almost never threw in the towel (0-5 home to Crewe does come to mind...) but the ground was a tip, there were a couple of re-election applications and 'investment' was an alien concept.

wish those bad old days were back right now. ground might have been a tip but it was our tip. never bothered me as i go to watch the match and not the wonderful surroundings i,m eating my chips in. like halifax away where the fans needed a bath or shower after the game with the dirt around.

balltofeet · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:11 pm

Agree with all the comments about Billy getting some fight into his teams and it started with a strong spine Graeme Richardson, Ayre Hogan Newton - good enough for me!

Then his 'tanner ball' players: Nigel Walker, Mark Lawrence and Paul Bielby

Craig needs to get that strong spine it is ...........

Loach

Raynes

Situation vacant in centre mid

Kum By Ya, the new striker fella or whatever he is called!

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:41 pm

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

I always knew Dobber would go on to play for Pools.
Was class when we used to have kick about on Clavering field.
Quite a few hartlepool lads went on to play for Pools back in the 80s.
Do our scouts know how to get to grayfields or the rec.
There must be some talent there!

A guy I work with is involved with a very good amateur side in the North East and he said the talent in the Teesside area at the moment is class, also said Pools scouting is pathetic and lazy, which very much make sense.

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

accrington fan wrote:

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

My comments were a bit tongue in cheek. 'Hartlepool United manager Billy Horner' felt so permanent it might have been carved in stone, the players were mostly local lads and hard as nails and they almost never threw in the towel (0-5 home to Crewe does come to mind...) but the ground was a tip, there were a couple of re-election applications and 'investment' was an alien concept.

wish those bad old days were back right now. ground might have been a tip but it was our tip. never bothered me as i go to watch the match and not the wonderful surroundings i,m eating my chips in. like halifax away where the fans needed a bath or shower after the game with the dirt around.

I'm not on about the scenery. The bogs on the Millhouse side were disgusting back in the day- swimming in piss most of the time because the drains were always blocked. These days they don't stink, the taps work and there's even soap!

Fings ain't wot they used to be? The only reason we didn't finish up non-league decades ago was all those successful re-election applications.

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

I always knew Dobber would go on to play for Pools.
Was class when we used to have kick about on Clavering field.
Quite a few hartlepool lads went on to play for Pools back in the 80s.
Do our scouts know how to get to grayfields or the rec.
There must be some talent there!

his sister tracy was a better footballer than him she used to knock spots of him at keepy ups

Smokin Joe · **Joined:** Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:13 pm **Posts:** 1114

It is 100% nailed on that Craig Hignett will turn Pools season around - as long as he has learnt lessons from the dubious exercise of making unnecessary substitutions purely to run the clock down. 'In Higgy We Trust'.

kebab & chips · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:34 pm

verbalkint wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

I always knew Dobber would go on to play for Pools.
Was class when we used to have kick about on Clavering field.
Quite a few hartlepool lads went on to play for Pools back in the 80s.
Do our scouts know how to get to grayfields or the rec.
There must be some talent there!

his sister tracy was a better footballer than him she used to knock spots of him at keepy ups

And knock shit out of anyone who set their lip up.

Monkeybutt · **Joined:** Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:22 pm **Posts:** 2428

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

My comments were a bit tongue in cheek. 'Hartlepool United manager Billy Horner' felt so permanent it might have been carved in stone, the players were mostly local lads and hard as nails and they almost never threw in the towel (0-5 home to Crewe does come to mind...) but the ground was a tip, there were a couple of re-election applications and 'investment' was an alien concept.

wish those bad old days were back right now. ground might have been a tip but it was our tip. never bothered me as i go to watch the match and not the wonderful surroundings i,m eating my chips in. like halifax away where the fans needed a bath or shower after the game with the dirt around.

I'm not on about the scenery. The bogs on the Millhouse side were disgusting back in the day- swimming in piss most of the time because the drains were always blocked. These days they don't stink, the taps work and there's even soap!

Fings ain't wot they used to be? The only reason we didn't finish up non-league decades ago was all those successful re-election applications.

Is that even soap in them green containers?, I use it but it is really thin like water, I like a viscous liquid

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:24 pm

Yes i remember the old bogs you needed a canoe to get in humming the tune to Hawaii five O
But the Mill House side is still badly presented and maintained with bad catering, bar etc etc i think the Leaders/CEO etc need to spend some time over there.
Oh "how awful" i can hear the cry!

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

kebab & chips wrote:

verbalkint wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

I always knew Dobber would go on to play for Pools.
Was class when we used to have kick about on Clavering field.
Quite a few hartlepool lads went on to play for Pools back in the 80s.
Do our scouts know how to get to grayfields or the rec.
There must be some talent there!

his sister tracy was a better footballer than him she used to knock spots of him at keepy ups

And knock shit out of anyone who set their lip up.

you know our Tracy then

Smithy1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:33 pm **Posts:** 570

Either a 1-1 Draw today or a loss unfortunately, Our confidence is rock bottom like Braintree in the league but they had a good result last Saturday 4 nil against Barnet so I imagine they will take this game to us.

Craig Hognett the modern day .....

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