Not predicting again............. Ah Bollocks!!!

Bradford 1 Pools 3

1-1 Josh

2-1 Jennings

Bradford City 1 Pools 1 Josh Umerah. Big crowd and loads of Poolies. AFC Wimbledon 1 Crawley 0 and Rochdale 0 Swindon Town 0.

Anutha draw.
2 2.
1007 lunatics in away section.
Nothing non league about our exceptional fanbase.

A funny one this, Bradford, a team of which so much was expected by their own fan base and pundits, hover on the edge of the play off places and yet despite this have never really proven themselves to be what was expected of them despite their resources.
I can see a 1-1, depending on which team turns up and the fact they cam sometimes lose it, a funny one to predict.

Why is it a 1 o clock ko?

To stop the Poolies getting to pissed and avin a Relegation Riot.

it is as you have know idea if pools or them will turn up. they must be the most unpredictable team in the league and real underperformers. still going for my regular defeat 2-1 having to play against 12 men like last saturday.

I suspect Bradford’s problem was falling for the old soft soap routine of recruiting a ex Premiership player with some ‘managerial experience’…..

Pretty sure Hughes managed different teams for around15 years in the Prem.

Problem is, he'd never managed league two and had been out of the game for a long period.

He managed a few, but apart from Blackburn and Stoke, he never lasted anywhere more than a year… I stand by the old maxim that a good player doesn’t necessarily make a good manager, but there’s always a mug with money who thinks otherwise.

Hes in a tough spot as even if they go up, its tainted by not romping home with ease.

I think if we frustrate them in the first half their crowd could begin to get frustrated big time.

Heres to hoping!

Fingers crossed….and everything else too.

will it be streamed live legally as its not a 3pm ko.

Like everyone else, I am desperate for a Pools win but after three draws I suspect we are due a loss. 2-0 to the Bantams.

Not according to the Pools and Bradford official sites - audio commentary only.

I think it’s difficult to get a stream on lower league games, hesgoal was ok but it got shut down.

on paper the next two games are the hardest we have left but with crawleys catch up game being home to doncaster next tue sday we could be well and truly in the brown stuff by 5pm next saturday night if we pick anything up in these 2 matches.

1-2 brace for King Kempy

Bradfords last 10 home games W4 D3 L3 goals for 13 goals against 11. So scored 1.3 goals per game and conceded 1.1 goals per game. If we can keep them to 1 no reason why we could not get a point or three

Another interesting stat is Bradfords last three home games W2 L1 total shots on target 7 goals scored 4 total shots on target against 6 scored 1. In the 2-0 win over Colchester City had 3 on target and scored 2 but Colchester had 4 on target scored 0. Against Barrow lost 0-1 City had 0 on target barrow 2 on target scored 1. Tranmere game City won 2-0 with 4 on target Tranmere 0 on target. To score 4 from 7 is deadly finishing but the away teams only got 1 from 6. Bradford had around 66% possession overall so looks like they not great at breaking teams down but are vunrable on break. I thought this was interesting but you lot probably think its totally irrelevant.

Look and take hope from the away game in February when we got our first away win of the season at Bradford and their fans were complimenting our support. Keep the faith NEVER SAY DIE

I had a free day so spent a couple of hours going through all the games at the bottom and reckon only Pools will get a result Rochdale / Creepy / Harrogate and Colchester will all lose.

I believe it was October when we won at Bradford last season.

Why is this match not being streamed. I have paid my money. I feel cheated

There’s probably something going on at their plethora of mosques later

We've drawn last 3 games and I reckon the 4th one is coming up - With a score of 1 - 1 and odds of 13 - 2

2 horse race great price and about 5/1 for a pools win.

Murray in front of Foran ?
Askey needs to give his head a shake

Cheeky bastard Bradford commentator!!

“Is this a game where we should have rested important players?”

pitch looks massive

sick of teh attempt to rewrite history about Murray--hes been as poor as ever since back in teh side, just surrounded by less shite

Missed this did you?
https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/ ... de-4066057

You obviously know better than Askey, Tony Sweeney and 5,000 home fans you want to try actually coming to a game sometime.

I didnt miss it I thought it was shite..as I pointed out last game Murray made several mistakes--hopefully he improves but would like us to play our best team and he isnt part of it.

great having Dodds back, hes started well, looks a proper player

Opinions of the manager and a coach are shite? Send your cv in to Raj

they are hardly going to say he is shite are they....they have to encourage him....but i think we need some realism.

absolutely brillinat ball by Sterry who Kyle has decided to pick on today--shame Kemp couldnty do much with it

All Bradistan up to now

i think we have done ok but been caught a couple of times in transition--this lt obviously a good side at this level
Longer it stays 0-0 the more pissed off they will get

Get in!

Best goal of the season!!

How ironic the returning player scores for us for a change! GTFI !!!!!

Lovely goal for Pools

Great defending by.........Murray! having a good game so far

Bradford commentator..

That was a great goal at any level. Lovely build up play, interplay and a great finish.

Sylla is f'ing brilliant at this level!

There is another goal onf or pools on the break...having a bunch of players who can aactually link and play footabll makes a huge differnce

If only Askey had been brought in before Curl, If only!!!!!

Good to see good link up by Pools. Definitely an improvement. Final ball could be better but great goal. Sylla breaking up play as usual and Murray continuing where he left off. Strangely Kempy giving the ball away too often. But but it would be fantastic if we could carve out a result. There fans are getting pissed of with their team which is only good for us.

yeh Kemp, sterry, cooke, dodds link up is great

Sylla been excellent as well--Umerah strangely quiet

Hope we keep playing and don t just retreat like we did against Northampton as Bradford have some good players if we let them play

Great we have the HT like we did against Tranmere and Northampton. Wonder if the outcome will be the same? Bradford change their shape, Pools cant respond and the home side get at least one goal. Hope I'm wrong.