The Poolie Bunker

Has to be a win.
No ifs buts or silly excuses.
LLs already said there can be no more excuses.

But a few delinquents may disagree.

Away banker it is then because its one of these non top 5 games ye.
UTP.

Totally agree it's now or never for Pools.

1-1 draw.


Excuses: "Lads were a bit ring rusty." " A long time since we last had a game." " If we could have just got that second goal we would have been home and dry."

I am going for a 0-3 win. If this manager is serious about the playoffs then 3 points is a must. We are Hartlepool United playing Wealdstone for fooksake stop the negativity and excuses Burnsey and provide 3 points it really is that simple.

I think this will be a turning point in the season when we win and mount a real playoff push.


Yes really!

I have always kept believing and saying we will make the playoffs. Now it's time for the club to get everyone believing because it really is now or never time.

Wealdstone 1 Pools 1.

Pools 1 down at half time. Go on to rally, equalise on 70th min and go agonisingly close to a winner at the end.

Wow do you have tonight's lottery numbers aswell dog.

What a bonus Solihull lost tonight.
UTP.

As others have said- got to be winning this game, and about time we clattered somebody

Going for an away win

0 - 5 Mancini, Madine 3 & ManiD to score

Crowd 1285
320 Poolies in attendance

It's only a real bonus if we take advantage

yes. feel nothing but a win will do now even if there are still 20 games to play after it. i,d guess other play off challengers would not be happy dropping points there.

Any truth in it Mutley's planning a face off with the Wealdstone raider,Kev??..

Nah...he'd do me.

If the season is not going to be a write-off we must start winning these games.

I hope that we can win 2-1 but won't be surprised if we find a way to drop points.

A must win game indeed - and one that this Pools side is well capable of winning. Unfortunately the squad as it stands is equally capable of drawing or - God forbid, losing. Trying to be positive here so I’m going for a 3-2 win but with a fallback of 2-2, a scoreline which Sutton Utd (more or less on a par with Pools at present) had to settle for in midweek

and if we do it needs following by a minimum of 13 more victories before the end of the season and sod the draws.

Mancini and Gray out injured, Madine starts with Manni D. We shall see but I dont feel optimistic

BBCstill have Sarl as manager, no idea what the actual line up is as there is just list of players in no particular order.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cvg8ev59nyqt

Happy with the 4 4 2 system.
Bench looks a bit weakish.
What will be will be.

This is going to be. A slog with no Mancini, grey or Campbell

Fancy lua lua to have a good game and make the difference

2-1 pools

Absolutely no skill or guile in that team going fwd unless lualua rolls back the years….will be Sarll ball today I think

What the fuck is the line o doing?
Let’s smith and there centre fwd contest a dangerous 50 50 before flagging for offside…is the daft get waiting for var?

Get in

Madine again. We’ve deserved it on balance, better side without creating much so good to get in front

Quality finish.
He made it look so easy.

Well done, got a lead now ffs dont try and defend for the rest of the game. Push on.

Pools looking very solid against admittedly poor opposition but we do seem to have a bit of muscle around the team. That’s usually an important factor at this level. Madine looking the part now he’s fit and not getting brushed off like some of our more lightweight forwards.

Wow, Braintree doing us a favour at the moment beating Solihull 1-0

Need another goal, wealdstone v poor, Madine very good, probably one of the best walking footballers in the country

Charman playing a lot higher than lualua (who somehow hasn’t been booked yet) I worry about Dodds and charman side both pushing up and could get caught out

The performance is solid but no one really looks v creative and glad we playing wealdstone with all these attacking injuries

How have they collected injuries when we haven't played for weeks?

Madine looking a league or two above the rest up to now.

Couple of beautiful touches from Madine that charman and mani D waste…beginning to show why he played his career ata higher level

Hard to overstate how shite wealdstone are…when waterfall and Sheron are playing through your pressing game you know your shite


Surely we have a better option than Charman on the bench?

My thoughts exactly re Charman, he's awful.

Looked like a pen on mani d but he didn’t complain much so maybe not

Fairly poor game. Wealdstone poor. Just need a second goal and it’s game over

Dodds having a poor game, Madine showing the rest up in terms of touch and ability

Can see this ending 1-1 if we don’t keep our foot down

Another goal should do it...

10 players totally committed.
Need 11 second half.

Charman is simply playing above his skill level. Should be turning out for our Sunday league teams.

Literally the bench would probably be a better option.

Superb save from Smith from a certain goal

Brilliant save by Smith!

Lack of pace going fwd is embarrassing…Charman came close just now….to putting out one of the floodlights !

Wealdstone goal is coming

Wealdstone seem to be creating chances. Is it only a matter of time?

The penny has dropped with them they can all push up 10-15 yards and we have no one with the pace to keep them honest


Stupid sub by Lawrence lua lua for hunter ffs

If Wealdstone get one they'll get another.

Wealdstone score but ruled offside

League table looking good.
Favours are unreal.


Hope that's not the kiss of death!!

UTP.