Lynn 0 Pools 5

I’d be cuffed with 3 points and hope we can get a relatively comfortable 2-0 with 11 men on the pitch and no injuries

A win tonight is the minimum requirement. Despite all their problems King's Lynn aren't usually a soft touch at home. I'm another one who'd be very happy with a 2 goal winning margin and no red card. Not for King's Lynn either - the poor buggers are struggling as it is to put an 11 out.

ToTheHartlepool2-0. Holohan and Oates.

2/0 pools Armstrong and oates.

I'm supporting Chesterfield tonight.

6.30 bar opens for pre match refreshments.

£12 to watch the stream. Still, I suppose it's cheaper than driving down there... not much of a night though

Jorden Richards?

Why no mixlr?

I predict Lyyn 1 Pools 0

Whoops ! 1-0 behind.

Hell's teeth. Liddle caught out in a foot race - would have thought he should have been Cooper's man. Very sloppy.

LOL what was the keeper doing as well. No man's land. Where is Oates? I've lost count of teh times Molyneux has lost the ball.

Doesn't sound as if we can get a kick at the minute.

And again. Seems incapable of doing the simple things sometimes.

Better now he's switched sides

Yessss

Classic Armstrong!

Classic Pools losing a game we should and need to win.

Making hard work of this. Where is my hero, Oates - missed the teams is he on the bench?

So Hartlepool United

Hardly heard a mention for either Sterry or Featherstone. Arguably our two most influential players at the present time.

I don't think we need 2 holding midfielders here. Bring on a super sub and sacrifice white I think

In Sterry's case that's the fault of the radio commentary - he's been on the ball loads and is playing well.

Shambolic defending all half. For the second goal Cooper is done far too easily by the winger for the cross but there's still what feels like an age to boot it out of the 6 yard box before it's turned in.

Johnson doesn't look fully fit, the young lad is struggling and the only 'defender' on the bench is Donaldson! I think Pools are screwed tonight.

Oates the messiah required.

Sterry is seeing quite a bit of the ball but is being closely marked. Featherstone is having a poor game and having little influence. We seem very open when they knock the ball up front. I would have thought Oates would have had quite an impact closing down their defenders.

DC obviously check the advice of the bunker at half time.

Messiah scores!

Told you so!

Oates mint.

Got the run on the right back every time.

Sub molyneux now he's not in the game?

Saying that so he'll score......

Not good enough!!!!!!

corners were better....

Well you have got to hand it to KL with the issues they face. Probably only playoffs for us.....Russian roulette.

We are suffering from the fact that we have a centre half as a manager.

I wish Pools could get Williams fit! King's Lynn controlled the midfield for a lot of the game, which considering it's a team of players on loan from the likes of Cleethorpes says it all about our lack of real quality in that area.

We might have grabbed the winner in the last 10 minutes but 2-2 was a fair result.

Quite like 7 pm KOs. Seem to remember years ago 7.15 KOs if not earlier?

Yep. Sutton are now 6 points in front of Pools with 3 games in hand. I don't think there's enough of the season left even if we hit a purple patch fairly soon.

Pools look a tired side at the minute. A couple of reinforcements and reverting to a game a week from this Saturday could make a big difference.

We are too occupied with not conceding against poor opposition which is
the classic demonstration of a manager putting too much concentration on defence, which is the trait of a lifetime defender. When I win the euromillions I will address the problem by chasing Challinor. It won't be long before Raj agrees with me.

If you mean playing Featherstone and White together isn't working I agree with you. Otherwise,

And on the bright side, Torquay are losing 4-0 at Maidenhead. They've blown up completely.

Derwent - on behalf of 99% of the pools fanbase can I please tell you, you are chatting different levels of sh*te!

We are 2nd top. Years of dross in our recent memories. If we grind out 1-0 wins and draws which eventually lead us to the play-offs and promotion then sign me up straight away.

Tonight was poor. Team has lost its spark and he needs to get the 4-3-3 offensive style back. All too predictable right now in terms of how we play. Ball to Sterry / Fergie - ball in - hope for best. I thought we’d get the job done tonight though.

I think we miss Cass at right back, the whole back line looks nervous. We need to start taking early chances such as the two Molyneaux had tonight.

Disappointing performance again. Molyneaux was really poor not just missing the early chances, but constantly losing possession. Im not sure if Featherstone was carrying a knock but he looked so sluggish tonight.

In our defence we are working with a patchwork defence, Cass and Odusina suspended, Johnson probably not fully fit, Killop making mistakes, a static midfield, White doesn't look a goal threat, Holohan out of form, we keep the unbeaten run going, onwards and upwards.

We were playing a patchwork TEAM that only had one point from their previous four games and occupy a relegation spot.

A draw was not good enough. It seems to me that teams have more desire to avoid relegation than the desire of ours to achieve promotion.

We simply aren’t good enough to win this league. Once again a midfield with featherstone struggles away from home against relegation strugglers. Challinor has done a fantastic job, but we are lightweight attacking wise, we’re probobly a good keeper a quality midfielder who can pass the ball forward and chip in with goals and another striker from being right up with Sutton.

2 weeks ago I said Sutton good as won the league.
Now it's unofficially confirmed.
Mathematically a top 3 still on but after that dogshit performance will settle for a top 5 finish.
UTP.