Agree or disagree but I’d like to see Curles position sorted out and put on a permanent basis. He’s inherited this squad and doubtless come the winter break, money will have to be spent to build a backbone into this ‘team’. I’d expect Curle to know what he wants and how to go about doing it, so having a manager in place to do it who can see the problem is vital. But these things take time and planning, this present interim solution is not the answer, we need stability and foundations laying for next season now, at present we’re drifting along, all very unsettling.
GET A GRIP!

There’s no need to rush into any decision. It’s true that he has inherited a poor squad but his team selection yesterday was highly questionable. A midfield four which includes Crawford, Oduor and McDonald will always be outbattled in this league and gives the back four absolutely no protection. The sooner Featherstone is back the better.

he has eyes and a brain so i doubt we,ll see a mid field like that put out again. Still far more positives than negatives about the bloke and we need a good version of Featherstone coming back and not some pail immitation of him just seeing out his contract and EFL career with us.

He’s been here a couple of weeks, he’ll learn, but you can only work with the tools you’ve got and he inherited someone else’s toolbox.

It’s a bit unfortunate our league is not being suspended for the World Cup to kill a bit of time between now and January and give us a bit of breathing space.

I have never liked the idea of any position thats called "interim".
The person is always looking towards themselves moving on and with only short term solutions to long term problems.
It means we are not really sure about you and you may be not up to the mark.
Bit like a trial marriage i suppose?

yes, and that toolbox is rusty with specialist parts in it for another model.

As long as the job’s interim, there’s uncertainty, we need commitment and certainty.

my only worry with this temporary appointment like caretaker managers is that many do well, get the job and then seem to rest on their laurels or lose a bit of the early days interest. Sheridan is the perfect one in this by bringing early success but never does it carry on long.

It might have been Curles decision to take the job as interim only, it means he can walk if he feels he has nothing to work with.

Trouble is, if he does we’re back to square one with a new manager having to start again and there’s no guarantee they’ll be any good.

I’m composing my new song in anticipation ….

When we get relegated
This is what we’ll sing,
We are Poolies, pissed of Poolies,
In the shit again.

Altogether now …

One of your best, in my opinion.

I’ve got a contract with …….Landfill Music plc …..Kev’s doing the vocals

What do you mean AGAIN, lol

I would say Agree.
If the players know he,s the gaffa, It may focus them.

I think that’s a very good point, if the players think Curle might be of soon why take any notice of him.

Feel game at Harrogate is vital and will also show if there is still any desire left in the squad. Now is the time for the team to show a NEVER SAY DIE attitude.

Crikey, plenty of desire was shown only on Tuesday night against Donny. The difference on Saturday was Pools were missing a key defender and Carlisle exploited that to the hilt second half.

I've just got my ticket for Harrogate (one of the last 6 left) and to be honest I think I'll have a good idea of how its going to go when the team is announced at 2 o'clock. We are missing 4 players in defence and midfield who are much better than those who started on Saturday - Menayese, Sterry, Featherstone, Sena.

Curle has said in interviews that he wants the job. He has huge belief in his own ability and is desperate to get back into football. At 58 he won't get many more chances.

I think it’s a case of battling through till the transfer window and strengthening the team, cash must be spent.
Curle’s situation must also be sorted, the idea of an interim manager reeks of fragility.

Better check the ko time hogans first. this is going to be a big match for both sides and managers. a bad defeat for them could see another manager out of a job by allowing pools to beat them and the same for curle if he wants the job full time. didn,t see the game on saturday but possibly pools might have got away with the team selection if they had a different bench and a few more out as well.

Cheers for the warning. Was an early kick off last season as well but I might have forgotten that

we will flirt in and out of relegation until about xmas id suspect - then the team who actually pull away and earn their right to stay in this league will start to gather pace off of us - thats when the shit hits the fan big time and the dog fight starts - lets hope we are not too far away by then and its becomes and impossible task come end of Jan when we can at least recruit some decent loan players etc ...

Agree no amount of desire can paper over the shite Hartley signed in defence

Having Curle at the healm in a permanent position is a must though - quite rightly as stated above, he knows the crack and whats needed. Why punt him come next summer (regardless of where we are ) to do it all again ! lets just hope we never repeat this summer ever again - an unknown manager appointed from a recommendation, to have blagged an interview then signed a load of out of depth scottish sunday league players - only at Pools !

We are where we are, now it’s time to start organising to secure our status as a league club and that means a permanent manager to knock this lot into some sort of shape, not the uncertainty of this interim business, it also means reinforcements in the transfer window and money being spent. If we can get this season secured we’ll have a base to work from.