Fri 26th & Sat 27th November

[valefan16]

We’ve been crap so far but luckily Hartlepool have managed to be slightly worse. 1-0
Up guess injuries are a huge loss but look miles off the side from a couple weeks back. Garrity been good he looked gutted Tuesday so happy for him.

 

[BogDaddyO]

No idea how we're losing this, bit of a sucker-punch goal that, I'm confident we'll pick it up in the second half to claim a rare away draw.

 

[EricSabin]

Orient best chances. 1-0 Cobbs. Hands cold. Short message.

 

[Casey]

Nowhere near the ground today but it seems I made the right choice.

Not a single shot from Crawley according to the beeb. One fan there said that's the worst they have seen alll season.

Casey

 

[kieran_vale]

We should have the wind behind us second half so hopefully can make that count. No team is going to look good on a day like today and quite frankly nobody gets awarded style points so fuck that and just finish the job off whatever way it takes.

 

[Soup Ladle]

Very poor from us, lots of sideways passes, fucking about at the back, crap defending, no composure in the box. Standard away shite.

 

[Indian Dan]

Harrogate should be out of sight. Could have had another 3 or 4. We’ve got the wind 2nd half but can’t see it being much use to us.

Defeat incoming.

 

[Conker]

Our goalkeeper had nowt to do all game then Crawley go score a banger just after kick off

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Started a bit shaky, got going and dominated for a good half hour and could have had more, still had to clear one off the line though and gas had a late rally after a fashion. if we can get another early I'll relax a bit but 1-0's always there to be overturned.

 

[BarraMatt]

Barrow Nil.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Uh oh, Dokes off for a second yellow, first was a silly kick away of the ball. Backs to the wall now.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Still waiting for a shot on target, any minute now Pools.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Sounded a bit soft, ball hitting man at speed, but got a handball pen and scored it which is a massive relief though we've been alright with ten.

 

[MadJohn]

Still waiting for a shot on target, any minute now Pools.

It's coming, I can feel it. If not today then soon...

 

[electrode113]

It's coming, I can feel it. If not today then soon...

You'll get a shot on target when you play us on New Years' Day.

 

[MadJohn]

You'll get a shot on target when you play us on New Years' Day.

Sweet. I'm a patient man, I can wait until then.

 

[Chief Rocka]

2-0

I'm off to stand under a tree and hope Storm Arwen does the rest.

 

[BogDaddyO]

Cobblers seen this one out well, pretty boring second half really, 0-0 probably the right result, little bit unlucky to lose.

 

[Gassy]

Sounded a bit soft, ball hitting man at speed, but got a handball pen and scored it which is a massive relief though we've been alright with ten.

Think it was outside the box as well, just to rub it in.

 

[Optimistic Poolie]

2-0 and that’s all she wrote. Another drab performance aswell, it’s a good job we started well this season getting points on the board at home or I’d be really worried. We need to get a manager in ASAP, try and get some sort of lift around the place.

 

[kieran_vale]

Ugly game but frankly I couldn’t care less about that. Result is everything and will happily take it.

Rest everyone for midweek at Rotherham in the pizza trophy. Can’t afford to risk missing any more players.

 

[Soup Ladle]

Absolute steaming pile of piss that

 

[valefan16]

Routine win with 4 key men out is pleasing. Massive win that

 

[Optimistic Poolie]

Before a ball was kicked this season I’d have taken 3rd bottom and survival. The start to the season got me hoping for more, we just need to stop the slide and change the feeling around the place soon.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Deserved that by the sounds of things even if the pen was dodge, had a really good spell first half and were pretty solid at the back after slightly wobbly start, attitude after going down to ten was really pleasing too. Mind the gap!

 

[WilsdenBantam]

A 1-1 draw against bottom Scunny this is the magic of football…

 

[Chief Rocka]

Before a ball was kicked this season I’d have taken 3rd bottom and survival. The start to the season got me hoping for more, we just need to stop the slide and change the feeling around the place soon.

I said the same and I'd be really happy with it, but I didn't anticipate this free fall, we've said it for weeks but FFS appoint a manager, Sweeney doesn't want it and very clearly isn't up to the job.

 

[Optimistic Poolie]

Yeah the squad just isn’t good enough. It’s not just the results that is worrying, the performances more often than not have been really poor, that’s my biggest concern

I said the same and I'd be really happy with it, but I didn't anticipate this free fall, we've said it for weeks but FFS appoint a manager, Sweeney doesn't want it and very clearly isn't up to the job.

 

[kieran_vale]

I said the same and I'd be really happy with it, but I didn't anticipate this free fall, we've said it for weeks but FFS appoint a manager, Sweeney doesn't want it and very clearly isn't up to the job.

To be honest in terms of Hartlepool today had the hallmarks of a team lacking a bit in terms of leadership coming from the top. Unless you are doing what we did when we changed manager last season and doing a full restructuring of the club there's really no reason that you shouldn't have a manager in place now. You should be ok in terms of consolidating though I reckon.

 

[Buxton Vale]

great travelling support from Hartlepool (357) considering the distance and awful weather conditions