The Poolie Bunker

only bit missing was "Your Fired"

The X Factor comes to Hartlepool!!!

can't believe he didn't plug the season ticket offer

I hope Russ flogged the rest of the panel members a couple of season tickets each!

Your fired...is from the apprentice, what the X factor got to do with it.

4 out 5 got jobs so that should be 4 more season tickets they've got no excuse now

Were is the footage from pools the chunts!!!!

can't agree muttley, even though i expected to hate the programme. thought it was excellent and showed the group in a decent light. difficult to say how much was staged but i thought it was moving and positive.

it proved that even complete no mark rarfs can get a job with a bit of focus and desire.

I dont think that. I really liked the character of that bloke with the shaved head, Scott. The amount of passion and desire he showed to get a job there - that's the Hartlepool I know and I love!!!

Also possibly shown that ageism is still a problem, only one who didn't succeed in getting employment was the over 50. Or am I just looking into to deep.

he only went in for 1 job and the younger lad was clearly the better candidate

Got to agree with Aido, I was dreading it a bit but I thought the people looking for jobs came across very well. Felt sorry for the older bloke as his age clearly counted against him.It will have been as staged as most TV is- I didn't like seeing everybody waiting for the phone call- but the producers chose to highlight the positives. Russ Green did the club proud.

A set up surely they would still be looking for jobs if not on that program

it was a pretty positive programme. I know that of the 5 man panel in the iviews 2 of them were receptionists from the grand!

The young lad Scott is my nephew, I had no idea he was on. To be accurate, he's my cousin's son whatever the legal definition is.

He's your first cousin once removed

That show last week was in Scouseland and I forget the actual number that got jobs from it they did no where near as well as the guys from Hartlepool did.

While it is a shite reason for the town to be on TV at least the people who were being helped seemed genuine and did well. None of them had that I want to choose my job chip on their shoulder that lots of young unemployed people show on these types of programme either.

He's a good lad, Mr I.

I wouldn't go that far but he's not all bad.

his mate who appeared at the top of Osborne Road is my lodger's son

Scott has had his moments, he spent a month or two in Nottingham but it all went a bit pear shaped. I can't help thinking that inside theres a decent lad trying to get out. Jackie, his mother has been driven to distraction but its hard not to like the lad.

His choice of football shirt in the opening scenes was very fooking bad and no mistake!!!

Joking apart though, the programme wasnt as bad as i expected

Have to say I feared the worst, but the result was fairly inspiring. Hopefully companies may finally wake up to the fact that we have some very spirited and resourceful people in the town. I also thought that Scott came over really well. Sometimes, all people need is a chance. Proud to be a Poolie