Spot on good teams win when bad

Poor Hangus

The Umerah booking was an absolute joke, even their commentators said so. Then toward the end of the game he goes past defender right in front of lino who flagged when the defender dragged him back, no yellow card wtf.

That's more like it. A win and a clean sheet.

Not exactly an advert for the league that one!. However, that's probably the most comfortable we've looked defending this season apart from the 10 mins of stoppage time. Definitely think we sat a bit deeper than normal making us harder to break down. I'd take poor games and 1-0 wins all day especially with the creative quality we have missing just now. We are certainly down to the bare bones as far as creative midfielders go. Thought the back 3 did well today, heading and blocking things so we need to see more of that, other than that it was a fairly subdued performance which can be expected with all the travelling done this week! Tough game on Tuesday night now.

How the Daggers didn't score I don't know.

The Lacey is crap gang, he did excellent today, just another cut to his head.

Dolan played well when he replaced Wallace.

Spot on Richy

Team looked very jaded today, but we got stuck in at the back and apart from last 10 minutes daggenham looked just as bad as us. Away from home you take anything playing as poor as we did today, to win is a massive bonus and gives us something to go on for this week.

On another day their chances go in and ours don't, we've played better and lost but that's football.
3 points in the bag and the table doesn't recognise how we got them, hopefully follow up on Tuesday with another 3 points.

A terrible game of football. Considering this one as football is a stretch. Was dogged, poor quality affair from both teams.

Clean sheet, 3 points (that’s all that matters as we hear all too often) - but by god, this Pools side is in dire need of the Armstrong mould signing - but in midfield. We take it and move on, Solihull a far bigger test for us than a rank bad Daggers side.

Surprised to see the new lad get a minute again. A month loan but a cumulative 5 minutes so far. Clearly not the answer!

4 points on the road this week and 2 home games next week- would take another 4 now if offered. We've broken the clean sheet hoodoo - so onwards and upwards hopefully.

Solihull will be a tougher opposition - but reckon they'll be more worried about us under the lights. A win against them and we will be in a very good place, and the Vic will be rocking again!
Their support is shite- and will be even more sparse midweek away. Let's intimidate the fuck out of them!

Solihull are undefeated so far this season and will be no push overs. If we couldn't lay a glove on Woking at the Vic, I have my doubts about taking points off Solihull.

Not disagreeing, but every game is different, looking forward to it.
(That’s the kiss of death then)

Hopefully Lacey and Hendrie are fit to play Tuesday.

End of the day, if someone had promised me this result before the match I’d have been very happy, in fact I still am, because points are precious.

Why change a winning team ?

There’s actually an awful amount of points to play for in this division. Askey’s challenge is establishing what Pools 2.0 looks like this season. It’s like the reset button has been clicked since Dodds, Mancini and now Cooke got injured. Based on what we’ve seen from the NL this season, there’s not that much quality. We can and should be getting play-offs.

The big loss so early is a body blow, but I’ll reluctantly settle for battling for the points till the tide finally turns, trouble is we don’t know how long the tides out for.

Agreed. 1 win in 4. I take your point, but the gaffer has a big job on his hands if our tactic is to play poorly and win all the time. We’ve started well now, time to keep the standards high and go and achieve something.

If I was a Dags fan, I’d be worried.

I’m not happy with the situation, but until reinforcements arrive it’s a backs to the wall job, but every one should be reassessed because sometimes that useless player suddenly clicks under a new system or manager.
Take Dolan for instance, experienced player, could that experience on the field be put to use, not sure myself, but again it’s an option, but we have to steady the ship and up the work rate to compensate for talent lost…hopefully temporarily

Makes you appreciate what you have when you watched that yesterday, a ramshackle of a ground , hardly any fans and a non existent atmosphere.

4 points out of our last 2 away games was unexpected but welcome. Play bad and win. How many times have you heard that in football. now we have 2 games on the bounce at home but i,m afraid the injuries and turedness could be the deciding factor of the results more than how the teams will play. is it really necessary to play 4 league games over a spell of 14 days where results can be a lottery and favours the teams with a big squad and those who are lucky on the injury front.

One of my theory’s has always been that if you put the ball into the penalty area often enough you will eventually get on the end of one and score, wellDagenham put that theory to bed. Sixteen corners and numerous free kicks and we cleared the lot.(somehow)

One bright thing from yesterday, Finney seems to be coming to full fitness.
And carries influence, Should have scored when Gray set him up.
Gray also had a tidy game overall.

Once remember Carlisle battering us all game at their place, sure they had over 20 corners on an ice rink of a pitch, we held out and held out only for the sods to get a late goal.

Is Hendrie injured? Thats all we bloody need!

Now Finney is fit he will do well. What I like about him is his movement into opposition box reminds me a little of Gav & Mancini and he will score & make more goals.