Shots v Pools

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:25 am

0-1 Kennedy

1388 with 159 Poolies

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:29 am

Pay what you want.
https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/tick ... J3CyyIe8G0

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

Nailed on win
Shots 0 - Pools 4

ptbap · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:36 am

I've paid my £2.50.

Aldershot 1 Pools 3

The boys put in a performance for Higgy! Corner turned, play offs here we come, Tony Sweeneys blue and white army......

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:44 am

At the start of the season i had forecast that this would be the game that Pools would start a 12 game unbeaten run....... :obscene-smokingjoint:

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:30 pm

I've given up predicting the unpredictable.so....
Shots 0 Pools 7

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:31 pm

I've given up predicting the unpredictable.so....
Shots 0 Pools 7

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:32 pm

So that's 0-14 then.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:54 pm

Hartleblue wrote:

So that's 0-14 then.

Will Bale score with his left foot?

thedno · **Posted:** Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:11 pm

Weather looking dodgy down there, Might be worth keeping an eye on it, if your traveling down.
3...1 pools.

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

either a 2 nil pools win or 4 nil to shots. just wonder how the players will react after hignetts sacking.

Rossmere · **Joined:** Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:41 pm **Posts:** 88

2-0 pools

kabamba toure

113 poolies

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Great work by Luke James for the 2nd.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:48 pm

Did well to control the ball and squeeze a pass in while on his arse appealing for a free kick that he didn't get.

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:30 pm

Certainly wasn't expecting a clean sheet after I seen we were playing 4 at the back! 3 goals as well. Nice work but like always we always seem to follow a win up with a defeat .. hopefully not next time

Help · **Joined:** Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:53 pm **Posts:** 30

Looks like Sweeney is bookies favourite good luck to the lad spot on start.

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

thetownendfaithful wrote:

Certainly wasn't expecting a clean sheet after I seen we were playing 4 at the back! 3 goals as well. Nice work but like always we always seem to follow a win up with a defeat .. hopefully not next time

I think the back three was getting ditched after the first half on Wednesday whoever was in charge today we were all over the place defensively and even in the games we weren’t we haven’t been keeping clean sheets. That’s a game a half without being scored against with the back four. If we want to be more consistent (and we have to be) that starts with the way we defend and surely the easiest way to improve that is playing a solid, organised back four. Raynes and Kerr are big lads we play in the National League I’d rather see them heading and clearing it than splitting to receive short passes from the keeper at the end of the day!

RAY52 · **Joined:** Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:36 pm **Posts:** 932

Help wrote:

Looks like Sweeney is bookies favourite good luck to the lad spot on start.

Bit premature after 1 game. How many other ex players have we promoted within? How many of them were successful?

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

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER wrote:

Great work by Fluke James for the 2nd.

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 12, 2019 8:32 pm

Monkeybutt you're such a prick at times

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

misterb2001 wrote:

Monkeybutt you're such a prick at times

Cheers

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:22 pm

misterb2001 wrote:

Monkeybutt you're such a prick at times

Yeah! If you'd been at bit more aware and quicker to react at Plainmoor I wouldn't have been limping for a week. Prick.

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

Oh yeah Ed, I forced 12 beers down your throat and pushed you 2 rows down into an unsuspecting old gadgie who needed treatment for Edlash :laugh:

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

misterb2001 wrote:

Monkeybutt you're such a prick at times

At times?

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

I believe in consistency.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:07 pm

Monkeybutt wrote:

I believe in consistency.

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2019 7:32 am

Monkeybutt wrote:

Oh yeah Ed, I forced 12 beers down your throat and pushed you 2 rows down into an unsuspecting old gadgie who needed treatment for Edlash :laugh:

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

question for anyone that went. did pools change their playing style and go more direct. cannot tell by a radio commentary.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:15 am

Highlights.
Dream combination of Holohan Kabamba and James.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gz-EJJ ... e1HsUu9ts4

yloop · **Posted:** Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:10 am

James has direct influence on two goals = "Fluke James".

Postage stamp.

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

yloop wrote:

James has direct influence on two goals = "Fluke James".

Postage stamp.

James in contribution shocker!

Do you still go to games?

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

Fair play to Sweeney. The 4-4-2 was brave and it's great that he wasn't afraid to make attacking substitutions when Pools were struggling to defend a narrow lead.

Still, it looks as if the biggest difference between Wednesday night and Saturday was the tactical situation. With a 2 goal lead for most of the game, Stockport were able to pack the defence and frustrate Pools' passing game by giving them no space in their half. On Saturday Aldershot were chasing the game from the 4th minute and always vulnerable to a quick counter-attack.

All we need now is an experienced National League manager to come in, ditch the passing game, encourage the team to start booting it long and give Adam Bale 45 minutes playing up front. I'd have Money on it!

ptbap · **Posted:** Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:35 am

I was there, just an hours drive from me.

Did we change our style? Yes and no, I'd say that side was tweaked not radically changed. Was a cracking atmosphere generated by the home fans with a pro drummer amongst their ranks. In persistent rain a high scoring game looked likely. Shots looked confident after their strong midweek win over Dover, but Pools looked a bit pissed off to be honest. I don't think even the players were expecting Hignett to be sacked and there seemed a fresh determination. Decent crowd on "non league day", no surprise when you could get in for £2!

Killip produced some excellent saves and there was some poor finishing, but Hawkes is direct and with the wet surface he did the right thing in driving at their defence for the first goal. Penalty was stone wall and should have been driven down the middle and put us in control at 0-2 going into HT.

Second half and Kioso made the best tackle of the season so far robbing a player just before the penalty spot as he was about to pull the trigger, and then we started to dominate down his side, the James control for the second is excellent and just when the Shots defence thought Hawkes was tiring, on comes Holohan to drive at them. His goal was nice coming from the right side, the third was beautiful, fast, first touch and direct resulting in a lovely sliding finish from Kabamba.

The goal celebrations show what a good group we have, there doesn't seem any issues with the togetherness. Perhaps the 'loss' of Noble has helped this.

I have no problem with Featherstone and Kennedy, but sometimes the directness and speed of Hawkes and Holohan can creative real problems for defences. Against Stockport we went right, right, right, then left, left, left, back and right, right, right. Always waiting for a killer ball. But they defended in numbers and deep. On Saturday there was more forward, more running and more risk taking. It worked.

Yes Shots should of had a couple of goals, but we should have scored a penalty and the final score would have been 2-4.

Kudos to Ben Killip who was on top form. Centre two looked determined to keep a clean sheet. Kioso superb, Kitching solid. Mafuta goes under the radar but is working well with Featherstone. Hawkes excellent, not a Gimme Toure day by any stretch of the imagination. Kabamba strong and Donaldson probing.

I only get to the Southern games now, the atmosphere was excellent, some old school singing in the terrace and felt like Pools of the football league days.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

Fair play to Sweeney. The 4-4-2 was brave and it's great that he wasn't afraid to make attacking substitutions when Pools were struggling to defend a narrow lead.

Still, it looks as if the biggest difference between Wednesday night and Saturday was the tactical situation. With a 2 goal lead for most of the game, Stockport were able to pack the defence and frustrate Pools' passing game by giving them no space in their half. On Saturday Aldershot were chasing the game from the 4th minute and always vulnerable to a quick counter-attack.

All we need now is an experienced National League manager to come in, ditch the passing game, encourage the team to start booting it long and give Adam Bale 45 minutes playing up front. I'd have Money on it!

Upfront on the left I hope.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

That touch from James was lush

Imagine hating one of your own players that much you can’t even appreciate when he does something really good.

It’s a shame and really really sad

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yloop · **Posted:** Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:43 pm

Monkeybutt wrote:

James in contribution shocker!

Do you still go to games?

Whale omelette.

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

Yubep wrote:

That touch from James was lush

Imagine hating one of your own players that much you can’t even appreciate when he does something really good.

It’s a shame and really really sad

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I dont hate him I dont rate him so Saturday he did what he was paid to do I'll get him a chocolate watch!

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

phil wrote:

He took it down on a postage stamp.

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

James in contribution shocker!

Do you still go to games?[/quote]

Whale omelette.[/quote]

Blowhole.

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:51 pm

Great finish by Kabamba that.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:13 pm

more highlights from a different prospective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuI14-fgoOc

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:25 pm

Great to see we won this by the same score!

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