After the Barnet game there was a so called Poolie yelling dogs abuse at the team. He was wearing a Pools top looked about 40 or 50. I wonder if it was the same bloke yesterday? I am sure the players realized thir performance was poor without some pissed up scum bag screaming at them. Embarrassing. Of course Poolies have a good right to be disappointed/angry to see such a miserable capitulation but like Mr Derwent said, there is a time ans a place anda tirade of foul mouthed abuse has no place amongst a mixed group of supporters.

Maybe our manager isnt as great as we all thought he was? I thought he did a great job back end of last season and at times this season, but he isnt sorting the defence out and the umerah situation is still rumbling on.

He can only work with what he has got available, very unlucky with the injuries to 2 of our best players then some of players apparently gave up in the last 20 minute on Saturday.

Really? After one poor match….?

a better thing to have done is once the extra time board went up all poolies fans should have showed their disgust by just walking out of the ground in silence with nobody left for the players to applaud. saying nothing can have a better impact that effing and jeffing at them.

I've never left a game early regardless of results or performances. I've no doubt the "offender" was consumed by passion and alcohol.
And, I'm sure there'll have been a lot of effing and jeffingvin our dressing room after that. JA will know which of the players need an arm around their shoulders and which need a size 10 up their jacksie.

It’s not nice, but after that collapse you’d be a fool not to expect it.

SURELY people were not applauding players at the end,FFS.

I’ll bet there was one or two…seriously!

football has got like the theatre where the cast come out at the end where people will clap as its the thing to do even if the performance was shite. then they leave the place and the moaning starts.

He seemed to get cult status with non cult status results.
Very strange.
Hopefully he can bounce back like DC after that Torquay destroyment.
Faith n Keep.
UTP.

At the rate Pools players are getting injured there must be a slight doubt. From the various Mail reports it is said that Mani Oniarise played with a groin injury and a sore knee and Lacey was carrying an injury so wasnt risked but could have come on for last few minutes if protecting a lead. That possibly explains Manny falling over and why Ferguson played at CB. No mention of why Dolan, Pruty, or Burton were not in the squad. Wallace was ill not injured. You wondering if there will be 11 fit bodies for the Woking match on Sat. Woking are no push overs by the way and as we all know they will score at least one goal.

After that great result at Grimsby been more than one.
I dont make the results but fact is fact.
But as previous managers have said it isent an easy job working under the Ownership of Sing/Stelling.

Grateful for the stop gap job of keeping us ticking over but time for the ambition levels to rise slightly.

Probably offended the old school fans again.

UTP.

But you never said that when we were winning.

Now the dust has settled- a bit of perspective

We've still had an excellent start - it's certainly been entertaining, every game with at least 3 goals.Played 8 Won 5 Lost 3 - would we have taken that before a ball was kicked- of course we would.

Win on Saturday and we'll be averaging 2 points a game- do that over the season and 92 points normally (not last season) sees you in or around the winners enclosure.

Anyway it's ONLY game 9 on Saturday - we're not allowed to make a judgement until after Altrincham away on Tuesday night!

Its done now Oxford .
That old cooper word.
BOUNCEBACKABILITY urgently required.
UTP.

4 games from now to the end of the month. by then we,ll have a better idea of how the season is going to pan out with the points we have got and any new transfer activity. then we might have to change our views on how pools might do from the ones we had before a ball was ever kicked.

Correct, the ten match review.

No the fact he doesnt seem capable of sorting the defence out, jor grey starting in front of umerah. Think he has done a great job on the shoestring he was given but still a few things that make you think maybe were putting him oN too high a pedestal.

I don’t think anyone is really putting him on a pedestal, but after the previous two seasons he makes a refreshing change.
If you’d have offered me this start to a season I’d have ripped your arm off.

Just thinking about Josh and Grey. Do you think JA feels that Josh is too similar to Mani so they cant both play? Maybe it is thought Grey compliments Mani's style better than Josh could? Not offering my two pennorth just speculating. I recall back in the 70s Everton had Joe Royle and Bob Latchtford two powerful Centre Forwards but it was discovered they couldnt play together, just didnt work.

No one can deny its been bloody good to watch, been some exciting games thats for sure, from the turgid rubbish we watched.

Maybe we could get away with all 3 in the team at times. If we cant defend we might as well attack.

I suppose the only way we’ll find out is if he lets them play together. I don’t see why he can’t give it a go.

I agree, but like I said I’m still obsessed with amassing points and not too bothered about the top for promotions sake (even though I should), but I’ve become allergic to being at the bottom and just want to be away from it, I suppose it’ll wear off, but I’m still in ‘avoiding relegation’ mode.

3 wins from every block of 5 will give us 81 points (with a spare game), which would see us in the playoffs every season back to 2000. We won 4 of our first 5 so only need 1 win from the next 2 to stay on target, while Woking and Altrincham will be tough games hopefully we should have enough.

They both started against Gateshead til Josh saw red. I wonder if anyone who saw that game noticed how well they played together?

I suspect the shock of the sending off will have been foremost in the memory, clean sheet, start again.

Admire your optimism .
If ya that ratio can be maintained under the current circumstances then the men in white coats will come n take you away.

fans always get upset about defeats. however its the draws that kill many teams. if we had won 5 out of ten drawn games and lost the others we would still be in division 2. for me since the 3 points for a win i find draws, especially at home, as dissapointing as a defeat.

Hopefully is doing the very heavy lifting on my post Mr KPG. I'm very concerned that Askey wanted 2 more players before the season started and has since lost 2 and only brought in 1. Especially as we're now being briefed that we have to move players out to bring in.

White coat men on there way.

There could be a bit of relief coming your way then Kev, that's if the white coat men target somebody else.