National League Fixtures - 27/11/2018

[Mark kavanagh]

Wow, i thought we were shaping up for a good season but we've completely imploded.

All that good work in pre season, new owners who cared, good signings, good season ticket sales. Maybe we'd finish in the top half of a league for the first time in ten fucking years. Is that not so fucking hard at this level where we are one of the bigger and better supported clubs? Well actually everything is hard for Hartlepool United.

Last season taught me that down here what you need to go up is a physical side with leaders who work hard for each other and someone to finish the chances. We get in Nico Muir who's scored about 200 in the last 4 seasons, we get Luke James who once made us 500k and scored 1 in 2 at a woeful Barrow side. So we think about leaders - We get Liam Noble, widely regarded as one of the best midfielders this league has ever seen. We get Andrew Davies, a big centre half who is renowned for his no nonsense defending and is highly regarded at Bradford whose fans still fucking talk about him. We have the best keeper in this league (as voted by you on 1FF), we have Magnay, Donaldson, two players who have won promotion out of this godforsaken shit pit. We have several promising young players. Yes yes yes I thought we'd finally have the fucking ingredients of a decent team but no.

Bates got off to to a good start and we played 343, we created loads of chances but too open at the back.' Fucking hell Bates, tighten up' the fans demanded, he did and went 352, which I agreed with but it resulted in the most turgid soul destroying football from a good group of players (for this level). I'm a fan of 352, it's a great formation for passing football, triangles, keeps the centre solid and has outlets out wide. A good choice especially with our two short arses up top and no obvious wingers. No, we bang it long and doesn't sodding work. We get raped down the flanks time and again. He's ditched it now and gone 442 as demanded by the fans, in fact we look even worse. Things have got so crap that I can't put myself through going to another game. In fact things are so bad for the club that it's not only me not showing up.

We had our lowest crowd in more than 30 years tonight and I wonder what the board reckon to that. It's that shocking, it's less than 50% of our last home attendance. I've never seen our support fall off a cliff like that. The weather's shite, that's fine, we haven't won a game for 2 months but genuinely stunned at how low the crowd is. I feel for Bates, he probably needs more time, but it's clear there's issues in the dressing room and performances on the pitch show he isn't up to the task of taking us forward.

I don't know when this club will ever get its shit together but it won't be soon.

C U R S E D

ta for reading if you made it this far

Why dont you take bakayoko, caprice, jennings and mcnulty from us? All great in national league but out of their depth in the football league

 

[E10rifle]

Why dont you take bakayoko, caprice, jennings and mcnulty from us? All great in national league but out of their depth in the football league

Our third choice right back not quite as brilliant as you all thought after 4 games...?

 

[Mark kavanagh]

Our third choice right back not quite as brilliant as you all thought after 4 games...?

Done exactly what you lads said he did at your place started off superbly but now looks like he couldnt give a fook, just like you called it .

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

But, but, I thought people on our forum were lauding how well Caprice was doing as an "I told you so?"

 

[Mark kavanagh]

He started off superbly but hes constantly getting caught out of position

 

[B2TF]

Come on Chesterfield, you're taking the piss now.

 

[E10rifle]

He started off superbly but hes constantly getting caught out of position

Sounds familiar. He probably wasn’t superb; you just all got taken in by his flashy stuff. We did as well. Have the oppo worked out that he tries to cruyff turn inside his man 95% of the time he attempts to dribble yet?

 

[Mark kavanagh]

Yes and they pinch the ball off him

 

[The Terminator]

Crowd at Salford last night for the big top of the table clash at £10 per ticket: 1,206 with 174 away fans.

You all support Man U

 

[karlready]

Very grateful for the point at Orient last night. Lambs to the slaughter, I had predicted. Bloody-minded determination, a good deal of luck, and a great performance from on-loan keeper Will Mannion.Serious problems now, with injuries and suspensions; run-in to Christmas a critical time, will soon be flirting with the big drop. Couldn't score in a brothel...

 

[B2TF]

Crowd at Salford last night for the big top of the table clash at £10 per ticket: 1,206 with 174 away fans.

You all support Man U

Piss poor away support too for a game 90 minutes away, when you're 5th in the table. #MoneyCantBuyMeFans