Luke James

dykey · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:55 pm

Released by mutual consent by Barrow. Now i wonder

Poolie_on_Tyne · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:08 pm

Many will disagree & say he doesn't now score enough goals, but he's a workhorse & will create plenty of space for any other striker we get on the books. I expect that PH will get the best out of him, & back to the regular scoring he achieved in his first spell with us.

Probably my favourite Pools player after Ernie Phythian, so can we have him back please - & bring Simmo along too

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5507

3 League goals in 2 seasons at Barrow. Work rate isn't enough when there's no end product. He'd be a good signing for Gateshead or York.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37363

Nostalgia Corner signing….?

trevwoody · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:44 pm **Posts:** 386

Dammit.. I fell for the clickbait!

Eiphos_3 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:24 pm

I wouldnt be surprised if it was York or South Shields - York seem to sign 3 new players everyday - definitely one to keep an eye on next season

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37363

York….just won’t be the same without Bootham Crescent if they got promoted.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 4:25 pm

Poolie_on_Tyne wrote:

Many will disagree & say he doesn't now score enough goals, but he's a workhorse & will create plenty of space for any other striker we get on the books. I expect that PH will get the best out of him, & back to the regular scoring he achieved in his first spell with us.

Probably my favourite Pools player after Ernie Phythian, so can we have him back please - & bring Simmo along too

Agree he could be a decent addition maybe not a starter always but a good squad player.
Lets face it we aint got 11 yet!

Johnjo1 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:52 pm **Posts:** 1625

Bet Barrow are pleased to get him off their books. To say I’d be disappointed if he comes back is putting it mildly. By the way I believe Simmo has left Barrow.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37363

Bluestreak wrote:

Poolie_on_Tyne wrote:

Many will disagree & say he doesn't now score enough goals, but he's a workhorse & will create plenty of space for any other striker we get on the books. I expect that PH will get the best out of him, & back to the regular scoring he achieved in his first spell with us.

Probably my favourite Pools player after Ernie Phythian, so can we have him back please - & bring Simmo along too

Agree he could be a decent addition maybe not a starter always but a good squad player.
Lets face it we aint got 11 yet!

Whoa, he’s been here more times than the postman….. wonder why he and Barrow parted company. Now that would be of interest.

RichyHpool · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:28 pm

He lives in Northumberland so he probably has an offer nearer home (hopefully not pools) and Barrow want him off the payroll because hes not good enough.

Johnjo1 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:52 pm **Posts:** 1625

Spot on Richi. Travelling to Barrow is a lousy journey. I said this when Simmo went there maybe that’s why he’s left if that is correct

garthwd · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:23 am **Posts:** 793

Johnjo1 wrote:

Spot on Richi. Travelling to Barrow is a lousy journey. I said this when Simmo went there maybe that’s why he’s left if that is correct

Simmo has definitely left Barrow. It was on his Twitter feed a week or two back.

alybaba · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:19 pm

I might have lose the odd brain cell this week but who is Simmo.

Poolie_on_Tyne · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:44 pm

alybaba wrote:

I might have lose the odd brain cell this week but who is Simmo.

Mark Simpson, Pools & latterly Barrow's Media Manager

James signed a new contract in February which would have kept him at Barrow until June 2023. They have since changed managers twice, & have recently entered into a multi-year agreement to use a training base in Salford !

RichyHpool · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:28 pm

Phew...gone to York

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37363

Poolie_on_Tyne wrote:

alybaba wrote:

I might have lose the odd brain cell this week but who is Simmo.

Mark Simpson, Pools & latterly Barrow's Media Manager

James signed a new contract in February which would have kept him at Barrow until June 2023. They have since changed managers twice, & have recently entered into a multi-year agreement to use a training base in Salford !

Salford??? Oops, that’s where the players will be from. Imagine, the only time the team turns up in Barrow is for home games.

Poolie_on_Tyne · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:19 pm

Snowy wrote:

Salford??? Oops, that’s where the players will be from. Imagine, the only time the team turns up in Barrow is for home games.

Yes, i found it strange even though Barrow is more out on a limb than Hartlepool

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37363

Poolie_on_Tyne wrote:

Snowy wrote:

Salford??? Oops, that’s where the players will be from. Imagine, the only time the team turns up in Barrow is for home games.

Yes, i found it strange even though Barrow is more out on a limb than Hartlepool

Regular down there and drive from M6 down to Ulverston and turn down to coast road in Ulverston, but it’s a pig of a road at times. I never understood why it wasn’t widened with the BAE nuclear submarine facility based there.
Barrow could be the only team where the players home games are farther away than some of the away games.

Poolie_on_Tyne · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:04 am

Snowy wrote:

Regular down there and drive from M6 down to Ulverston and turn down to coast road in Ulverston, but it’s a pig of a road at times. I never understood why it wasn’t widened with the BAE nuclear submarine facility based there.
Barrow could be the only team where the players home games are farther away than some of the away games.

BAE are building submarines that can travel by road?

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19614

Snowy wrote:

Yes, i found it strange even though Barrow is more out on a limb than Hartlepool

Regular down there and drive from M6 down to Ulverston and turn down to coast road in Ulverston, but it’s a pig of a road at times. I never understood why it wasn’t widened with the BAE nuclear submarine facility based there.
Barrow could be the only team where the players home games are farther away than some of the away games.

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if you travel north to barrow like i do it seems a bigger ball ache than it actually is. you travel for miles north of barrow to eventually turn south and west to get there. like coming to pools up the A1, going past the sunderland turn off and eventually turn off to travel back down the coast road. this is the reason they have based their training in the labcashire area for years now just to aid recruitment.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19614

Snowy wrote:

Nostalgia Corner signing….?

surely there would be room still for cassidy, donaldson and hawkins back as once they had a good 10 minutes in a pools shirt.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:11 am

https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/ ... new-season

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37363

accrington fan wrote:

Snowy wrote:

Yes, i found it strange even though Barrow is more out on a limb than Hartlepool

Regular down there and drive from M6 down to Ulverston and turn down to coast road in Ulverston, but it’s a pig of a road at times. I never understood why it wasn’t widened with the BAE nuclear submarine facility based there.
Barrow could be the only team where the players home games are farther away than some of the away games.

if you travel north to barrow like i do it seems a bigger ball ache than it actually is. you travel for miles north of barrow to eventually turn south and west to get there. like coming to pools up the A1, going past the sunderland turn off and eventually turn off to travel back down the coast road. this is the reason they have based their training in the labcashire area for years now just to aid recruitment.[/quote]

They could get a boat across from Morecambe…… if the tide ever came in :laugh:

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7383

Snowy wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Snowy wrote:

Yes, i found it strange even though Barrow is more out on a limb than Hartlepool

Regular down there and drive from M6 down to Ulverston and turn down to coast road in Ulverston, but it’s a pig of a road at times. I never understood why it wasn’t widened with the BAE nuclear submarine facility based there.
Barrow could be the only team where the players home games are farther away than some of the away games.

if you travel north to barrow like i do it seems a bigger ball ache than it actually is. you travel for miles north of barrow to eventually turn south and west to get there. like coming to pools up the A1, going past the sunderland turn off and eventually turn off to travel back down the coast road. this is the reason they have based their training in the labcashire area for years now just to aid recruitment.[/quote

They could get a boat across from Morecambe…… if the tide ever came in :laugh:

Yep they could walk it.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37363

Poolie_on_Tyne wrote:

Snowy wrote:

Regular down there and drive from M6 down to Ulverston and turn down to coast road in Ulverston, but it’s a pig of a road at times. I never understood why it wasn’t widened with the BAE nuclear submarine facility based there.
Barrow could be the only team where the players home games are farther away than some of the away games.

BAE are building submarines that can travel by road?

You heard it here first, don’t try overtaking, they’re longer than you think

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:19 pm

Should do a good job for York.
Good luck Luke.

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