Comeback kings

We do make hard work of beating shit teams however fully deserved 3 points.
Hope we can sign Molyneux cracking young player.

We’re in the top half now the target should be to stay there and finish in the right half of the table for the first time in a number of years. It’s important we start to build momentum for next season.

Piss poor first half and how the hell Kitching gets his place ahead of Molynuex defeats the 30 people sat around us, he is woeful and the mackem lad was superb, ran that left back ragged and scored a beauty.

Catch me breath now and I hope the 400 kids come back after that scintillating second half.

Molyneux and Kitchen were playing in different t positions and in a different formation.

Saying that I'd prefer Amos over Kitchen, not sure what he has done to be dropped.

Brilliant second half, Molyneaux reminds me of a better Jack Barmby, a constant threat.

I said with conviction at half time we would score 3 second half. Wish I could have had money on it. Just felt with a bit of determination and the way the wind and rain would be blowing we could do it

He scored in last weeks comeback so you can see why he kept his place, getting hooked before half time suggests he won’t keep it now though!

I think that should spell the end of the wingbacks at least at home. They just get doubled up on in defense and attack by the opposition winger and fullback meaning we have to play really narrow. We looked so much better with James and Molyneaux running at them with support from our own fullbacks.

Looking forward to the highlights !!!

Agree another dreadfull performance from Kitching, well done to Higgy for dragging him off before half time. I hope we only give him a one year deal.

Agree another dreadfull performance from Kitching, well done to Higgy for dragging him off before half time. I hope we only give him a one year deal.

Hawkes is flying

Getting Molyneux on made all the difference - him and Donaldson bombing forward down the right from the start of the second half gave me a bit of hope we might get something out of the game.

The first half was pretty dire though. The next order of business for Hignett is sorting out centre midfield. Add a ball winner with some power and pace and there's half a chance that Pools could be serious promotion contenders next season. Noble - Featherstone- Hawkes doesn't work. None of them wins enough second ball and as the half wore on they were overrun by Dover's midfield. Hawkes more than compensates with his goal threat, but how often have Pools bossed midfield this season? That'd be never in the games I've seen. It would be good to get a look at Holohan at some point!

Fair play to Dover. They scored two good goals and if they'd run true to form like the other Kent sides they'd have niggled, moaned, feigned injuries and time wasted their way to a result. They didn't - which is probably why they're 5th bottom.

We used to do 3-2s quite a bit when we were dead good. This is a good foreboding.

Dover have improved after a shocking start to the season and had won 4 of their last 6 away games prior to today

This was shades of Braintree all over again when we won 2-1 eventually. Why do we have to play the defensive five across the back at home against one of the teams in the lower half. We won in the second half again because Moleneux came on and we attacked them. Ditto against Braintree when Luke James was brought on second half and we changed formation.
Five across the back is no good at home, how long will it take to sink in.

First time Dover had been back since the first game of last season in our opening match in this league.
A momentous match that first one, as it signalled two things....
1. The National League was not going to be the Victory parade back to Division 2 for us, some had anticipated.
2. It suddenly dawned on me we’d signed a load of dross and the manager was clueless.
Nice to have them back and disappoint them this time. At 2-0 I did not see that result a remote possibility. That’s footy though.

Splendid fightback-

Wouldn't like to be an opposition defender with James Molineux Donaldson and Hawkes running at you.

Great entertainment!!!!!!

Indeed it was but the utter dross that preceded the sparkling finale should in no way be dismissed. For an hour we made a distinctly average Dover side look special. There was a lack of urgency, drive, passion, conviction - call it what you like Pools were 2nd best in every department and looked positively clueless at times as Higgy effectively conceded after the game. The combination of Noble and Featherstone just doesnt seem to work, not in home games at least. Noble's distribution was quite honestly dreadful at times whilst Featherstone fare too quickly readily reverts to type when the going gets tough.

How many times has Hignett said that the side needs to play at a higher tempo - which is exactly what happened when Molyneux started to get at the Dover ful-back - and others follwed suit. Noble seemed to be more effective when he was team captain and was certainly more vocal with his teammates than he is now - tbh I've no idea why Donalsdson was made captain unless its dsigned as part of a ploy to persuade him to stay with the club - but I for one would sooner see Noble reinstated as skipper.

Great comeback lads but lets try playing like that from the off eh?

Cup half empty.

first game for me since before christmas and i certainly picked a cracker. how dover came off at half time 2 nil ahead was beyond me and thought overall pools deserved the victory which would not have happened pre christmas. still problems for me especially the lack of pace in midfield which resulted in at least one of dovers goals. noble and featherstone together in midfield is a no go for me. one or the other plus someone with real pace is needed.

That position has to be the number 1 priority surely. We are getting a nice collection of attacking players and defenders at present, hopefully plenty left in the kitty for the mobile, defensive midfielder we lack.

Yes, but as I posted on Saturday we haven't seen Holahan yet because his international clearance hasn't come through. Hignett seems to rate him, which is good enough for me.

I’m gonna rock the boat here, but Loach does not fill me with confidence.

New better keeper needed if Raj is serious about promotion next season.

He is an excellent shop stopper, if only he commanded his box, came off his line with confidence and was quicker to distribute to players in space rather than hoof it.