The Poolie Bunker

Following on from the best players thread, we’ll have far more options on poor players.

Tim Sperrevik

Nathan Luscombe. A complete waste of a shirt...lazy fat bastard!!!

In today's performance Luke Charman

thinking about it you could probably just copy and paste the entire Bob Moncur team.

Maybe 40 years ago? at Northampton, a player came on for the second half, John Stalker, competely f**king useless.

its not the players who did nothing for the club who we expected little from, its those who were decent before they arrived but were only here for a wage to keep em in the game a little longer who annoyed me. we have had a few recently on short term contracts but a name who always comes to mind from the earlier part of the 60,s was john stonehouse. no prises for guessing what surname i used for that fraud.

Luke George that Midfielder we had one of many players who have been time wasters and robbing a salary from the club.

how many minutes did he ever play for us after all the hype signing him.

About 490 minutes equals about 8 hours worth.

Simon Walton

Mick Fagan

Sydney schmeltz

David Clegg

He later got a job as a roundabout in Newcastle.

John Gollogly - went missing mid-season.....

I quite liked John Gollogly, he took no shit. I remember him in a50/50 challenge with Archie Stephens at ayresome park. Gollogly never flinched, Archie Stephens crumpled to the floor and was stretchered off, it was beautiful.
Years later in the mid 90s we used to go the arena nightclub in Middlesbrough and John Gollogly used to run it, always had time for a chat. A really nice bloke and very funny.

Stephen Plaskett,from the Moncur era

Russell Doig- think we paid 10k to Leeds for him when John Bird was manager- he was dogshit!

John Borthwick - Like Bambi on Ice

Tommy Sword from the mid 80's - played as though he was in his 80's, absolutely woeful!

John 'sicknote' Gallagher, who had previously been at the parish of carTOON. Robbed a chunky wage in the early 90's. Remember him coming back from one of his many injuries only to run into an advertising hoarding about 5 minutes into the game (think that was against West Brom).

We had a well built hard man midfielder in late 70s called George cannot recall his sir name. Looked about 50 but was nearer 33ish. If memory serves he was a ex boro star of the past.

Wasn't George Smith was it? Looked like a long distance lorry driver?

Yes that's the man thank you bobby.

About 25 years ago.
We signed a forward from Notts County where he scored 28 goals.
Same era as Chris Freestone.
Scored the winner v Millwall in the FA Cup on a Sunday lunchtime.
Black combed back hair first name might of been Gary.

Can't think of his Surname.

Must be someone knows?

Just found it on you tube 1999.
Gary Jones.
With a famous Bunkerite on top of the Rink end Roof.

Quality

A few years later I bumped into a few Millwall fans at an England away game and they said do you know that idiot above us on the roof.


All part of life.
A good laff
Cant laff or av a beer when ya in the boneyard.

We all know politicians are cranks so not worth getting pissed of about it.

UTP.

Millwall FA Cup.

Can't believe over a quarter of a century ago.
How time flys.
But good Poolie memories last forever.
UTP.

There was a proper press conference when he signed. He ended up a flop.

How much was the fine

If memory serves he kneeled down because he was scared of heights.

Bound over.
As I was banned my solicitor argued that I wasn't actually in the Ground. He said it was like in years gone by kids would peer through an hole in the fence so technically I wasn't IN the ground.
Good result for me and a good result for Pools.
On the Tyne Tees News the Commentator said something along the lines of...Gary Jones scored the winner in the 89th minute and the fans raised the roof...queue shot of me on the roof cheering away.
I was also featured in a cartoon in the Mail's weekly cartoon.

The famous legend Mutters from Muttersville Road in Hartlepool.

That was you !!!??

I remember it well. The goal is on a youtube compilation and there's a brief glimpse of your rooftop antics.

Colin Nish and the many Sweaties that followed - Basically ALL jocks (apart from Rob McKinnon) in my forty years of thin and thinner

Hughie The hammer Robertson was class but ye not to many decent Jocks.

Here we go!

Tommy McGuigan was class but you are probably too young to have witnessed his silky skills. I am astonished to this day as to why nobody took him higher. Nice fella as well.

Great shout KPG

I knew I'd forgotten somebody decent - loved Hugh the Hammer- his show real of Pools goals on YouTube is amazing. The twice taken free kick (think it was against Blackpool - though happy to be corrected) was brilliant.

The goal against Luton was incredible and one of my all time favourites -think that's the hardest I've seen a ball struck live- and was lucky enough to be in the Town End, inline with it hitting the back of the net.

That Luton game 4 3 win is probably the best night midweek game I've ever been to.
Quality entertainment from start to finish.

A great era for sure.
I've seen the lot.
The good the bad n ugly even sub 1000 crowds
Ye I was part of that shit.

But now I've got no interest in today's acceptance of Superfanship who don't seem to have a problem with were we are today.

I guess you never saw McPhail. One of the best defenders to ever wear the blue and white. A Mackem mate of mine could not believe they allowed him to leave them to come to us. He was a fecking legend.

Aye, I liked John McPhail. I wouldn't have fancied playing against him and Mick Smith as a centre half pairing. He wasn't much of a manager mind -Not that I'd say that to him!

Only other midweek game that I've witnessed in the flesh, that matches it for drama was Tranmere away in the playoff semi final

That said, we were shite that night, gave away a 2 goal lead but thankfully one of the few times lady luck has been firmly on our side- McAteer sent off, Dimi had a blinder and Humpty.exorcised the ghost of Cheltenham . It'll be 20 years ago, this year!

Tommy Gibb