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 Post subject: Re: Kidderminster n Altrincham away Friday n Wednesday night
PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2026 8:21 am 
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Really puts scraping a home win on Saturday into perspective, doesn't it? Making Lee Clark Manager can only be the football equivalent of the old boys' network in action.

Nice fella (he's nothing like Hartley or Sarll as a personality) but other than not throwing his players under the bus in post-match interviews he's got nowt to recommend him. As his record as a manager for the last 10 years makes clear.

just wonder how long you need to be locked in a room with clark before you come out and realize he is the best football manager ever .the bloke can certainly talk and is that the reason he finds work after others sack him when they find him out.


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We haven't played a single game this season so far where I've thought we did well. Win, lose or draw, every single performance has been poor.

Tonight just took it to a whole new level. We've got a manager who responds to going down to ten men by bringing Terry Bondo on. Which effectively brought us down to 9 men. You couldn't make it up.


What is really telling is the lack of any game plan, Kidderminster are not even at any kind of level, they had a couple of tidy players but they didn't have to do anything. It is again the lack of any effort or guile from pools. I can't see a single player who I think we can look to. I can't see Pools scoring or creating anything, Clarke has to go now to even make a fist of anything. How have we got to this? Miley was getting the ball in our half facing backwards and going backwards and sideways with not one runner off him. Not one single pass and move the entire game. Its bereft of anything football, so sad to see.

you can add lack of spirit through the whole team. makes me wonder what they think about our leader and it looks loke quite a few just going through the motions already, we can knock featherstone and others who take over someone elses side but this mainly his team and the ones he wanted. i know this is a weakened side through injury but those playing looked clueless from the KO and could see no plan whatsoever in what they were trying to do,


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That’s what I want to hear….but hard to believe surely…..?

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I didn't think there was a manager that could have us playing less mind-numbing football than Feb, but we've found him. At least under Fev the players could retain the ball for sustained periods even if it was in our own half most of the time. This bloke has got more talent (on paper but yet to prove themselves on grass) available to him than Feb but is achieving less and pissing off more fans with dire tactics and awful performances.
Why in god's name is Bondo on the bench let alone the pitch at any time? Get Donaldson back and give him an opportunity. Bondo imo is an absolute waste of space.
Harris's body language says it all, he's pissed off and going through the motions. Nolan clearly is carrying an injury. Sheron's pass completion stats must be an embarrassment for a pro footballer. Miley is being dragged down to his level. Ecclestone must be brain dead with an almost identical sending off. The keeper is useless.
A talented squad is going to be fighting a relegation battle unless something changes soon.


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If that X account is genuine, then Landon is being very unprofessional indeed.
It is not what I expect from an owner and I class his comments as very juvenile.

Actions speak louder than words Landon!


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I didn't think there was a manager that could have us playing less mind-numbing football than Feb, but we've found him. At least under Fev the players could retain the ball for sustained periods even if it was in our own half most of the time. This bloke has got more talent (on paper but yet to prove themselves on grass) available to him than Feb but is achieving less and pissing off more fans with dire tactics and awful performances.
Why in god's name is Bondo on the bench let alone the pitch at any time? Get Donaldson back and give him an opportunity. Bondo imo is an absolute waste of space.
Harris's body language says it all, he's pissed off and going through the motions. Nolan clearly is carrying an injury. Sheron's pass completion stats must be an embarrassment for a pro footballer. Miley is being dragged down to his level. Ecclestone must be brain dead with an almost identical sending off. The keeper is useless.
A talented squad is going to be fighting a relegation battle unless something changes soon.

but we say this season after season only for the team to go on a little run to get just inside the top half of the season and finish a single place above where they previously finished. is this squad as talented as we thought or has the heart for the battle. they looked nowt special last night but on one game you would be hard pushed for any of our plastic super stars to get in there starting 11.


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Stocksfield_Poolie wrote:
If that X account is genuine, then Landon is being very unprofessional indeed.
It is not what I expect from an owner and I class his comments as very juvenile.

Actions speak louder than words Landon!



it's not in a million years genuine :lol: People born and raised in Minnesota don't say "y'all.' The guy responsible for this piss take must be a Dolly Parton fan :lol: Probably a Halifax supporter..


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Smith not very complimentary on his X account @LandonSmithTX, it appears to be a genuine account.
‘What a complete load of crap tonight.
I’m beyond pissed. Y’all straight up embarrassed me out there.
Every single one of you let me down. I’m looking at everything and I’m not playing around. This ain’t acceptable.
Landon Smith’


Genuine :text-lol:


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It was just god awful from start to finish! One player i feel gets away with criticism is miley. He was absolutely hopeless last night, couldn't pass 5 yards, set pieces are crap, lightweight and never gets stuck in. He, like the rest need to be doing a lot lot more.


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It was just god awful from start to finish! One player i feel gets away with criticism is miley. He was absolutely hopeless last night, couldn't pass 5 yards, set pieces are crap, lightweight and never gets stuck in. He, like the rest need to be doing a lot lot more.


Not from me. I’ve been saying he does nothing for a little while now. At least Sheron smashes into people now and then. I think people just say Miley is a good footballer because he came from Newcastle and is brother is actually good. He’s cack. Lightweight, not a good dribbler, passer, tackler, goal scorer, anything. But has been a mainstay basically since he signed for some reason.

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There is no plan, no strategy, more like kids football were they run about a lot but get nowhere.
I see no organisation on the pitch just wishful punting of the ball and absolutely dire defending.
Passing is tits tap and getting nowhere, but worst of all there’s no thing to get mildly excited about, just a team who haven’t got a clue and losing their will to live, let alone play.
This is serious, to see such a crash on take off of a season is beyond acceptable, we’re condemning ourselves to another season in this league and it’s only September.

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What worries me is we might end up in a similar position to Scunthorpe a few years ago, where they threw money at this league with Callum Roberts and the like, and made a right dogs cock of it ended up in national league north.
I definitely think there is a decision to be made very shortly by Landon.


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There is no plan, no strategy, more like kids football were they run about a lot but get nowhere.
I see no organisation on the pitch just wishful punting of the ball and absolutely dire defending.
Passing is tits tap and getting nowhere, but worst of all there’s no thing to get mildly excited about, just a team who haven’t got a clue and losing their will to live, let alone play.
This is serious, to see such a crash on take off of a season is beyond acceptable, we’re condemning ourselves to another season in this league and it’s only September.


If things on the pitch don’t shape up significantly we’ll be condemning ourselves to NLN


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Before the we used to blame Singh for some of the decisions at Pools, who does the blame lie with this time, Smith, Bromby, Clark ?


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As long as we have got an identity everything will be fine lol. Clark should go with immediate effect. At least Fevs knew the league, the club and the limitations of the players. Maynard in for Wed please.


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jamie1952 wrote:
Before the we used to blame Singh for some of the decisions at Pools, who does the blame lie with this time, Smith, Bromby, Clark ?


All of them but ultimately the person in charge.


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IF and it is a big IF that Landon Smith account is genuine, it seems Clark's days as a Pools manager are numbered. When we lose at Alty I reckon he may well be on his bike and lose we most certainly will.


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As mentioned earlier, despite 3 wins, we have not convincingly out played any opponents so far. This suggests to me that there is a complete absence of a winning style, organisation or plan. Most opponents appear fitter, better organised and basicliy keener.
If as we are led to believe, we have a better squad than last season, it must be down to the manager that we look like a team that will struggle in the lower reaches of the NL. Feather's teams may not have entertained but made it hard fot the opposition whereas the current team look to be there for the taking.

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If Landon decided to communicate personally to us fans or even the public in general and then came out and stated that he would only communicate through the club's official site and nowhere else, that would eliminate all the speculation about whether the current communications are his or not. It's quite simple really.

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IF and it is a big IF that Landon Smith account is genuine, it seems Clark's days as a Pools manager are numbered. When we lose at Alty I reckon he may well be on his bike and lose we most certainly will.


Rumours on what's app Graeme Lee to replace Clarky.

Just passing on the info!


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Same manager at Alty will result in a Deffo none win.


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Flying Hogans wrote:
Really puts scraping a home win on Saturday into perspective, doesn't it? Making Lee Clark Manager can only be the football equivalent of the old boys' network in action.

Nice fella (he's nothing like Hartley or Sarll as a personality) but other than not throwing his players under the bus in post-match interviews he's got nowt to recommend him. As his record as a manager for the last 10 years makes clear.

His interviews are getting more and more Hartley/Sarll like as the weeks go on.


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The Twitter account clearly isn’t Landon, I thought that would have been pretty obvious.


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Stotty1908 wrote:
The Twitter account clearly isn’t Landon, I thought that would have been pretty obvious.


Yes it was a very big IF


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We are 3 points from a playoff place and 3 pointsa from a relegatiopn spot. No credits for guessing which way we are heading!

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The mighty Woking lifted themselves out of a relegation spot with a 5-1 win over Altrincham.

What can we expect from Pools next Wednesday against Altrincham?

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If we let altrincham climb over us on Wednesday the noose is around his neck, has to be. If we then let Worthing climb over us on Saturday he has to be gone, surely.


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dstanley5 wrote:
The mighty Woking lifted themselves out of a relegation spot with a 5-1 win over Altrincham.

What can we expect from Pools next Wednesday against Altrincham?


Well, I am not expecting three points.


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I’ll be watching out of curiosity, hope and expectation won’t even figure, what’s the point.

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If we let altrincham climb over us on Wednesday the noose is around his neck, has to be. If we then let Worthing climb over us on Saturday he has to be gone, surely.

if we bore both to death with one nil wins does that mean he,ll get the vote of confidence from everybody. we still have to watch the shite on offer. even if it is succesdul in points you can count me out. i have bought a ticket for worthing or whatever south coast seaside resort we are playing but cannot be arsed travelling all that way to look at the clock ticking down.


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Alty got dicked 5 1 yesterday
And we were totally abysmal.

Both teams you would of thought will have to Respond on Wednesday night.

2 2 then.


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