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Reliant Robin

Will Boyle is definitely a captain for the future, and it won't take him long, but at his present age I think it would be an unfair burden on him. I favour Stoz 100% - he's an absolute warrior. There are temperament risks, but players with his passion and commitment all have that risk (e.g. Wayne Ro...

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He looks like he's one of the younger Refs on the circuit - but I don't remember a moment in the game where the fans remonstrated about any of his decisions. I do remember thinking to myself straight after the game that I couldn't remember much about his impact either negatively or positively and to...

Reliant Robin

There was one loan who has stood out for me greater than anyone, and he was the signing of the season:

Scott Brown.

My thanks got to Scotty, and to Wycombe Wanderers. Scotty kept us up. No doubt about it.

Reliant Robin

Quite right RCS, and whilst us and Portsmouth are in the same boat (nothing to play for) if we do manage to win next week then we could well end up in mid table anonymity. What a season! Champions stay up despite everything going wrong. Storer out for months; GJ's horrible illness; a pitch that got...

Reliant Robin

A Harry Pell screamer is going wide and high just to the right of the goal; it hits a low flying seagull directly in the midriff, drops down onto the back of the bewildered 'keepers head and falls behind him into the net. As the 'keeper bends down to retrieve the injured seagull from the back of th...

Reliant Robin

Shade wrote:Oh, if only it wasn't too late to arrange 1000 inflatable seagulls for the fans to wave about tomorrow afternoon.

Wishing (If I had a photograph of you) Solly, in a Flock Of Seagulls

https://youtu.be/opkzgLMH5MA

Reliant Robin

So, we are agreed. Our resident fictional Hartlepool destroying avian will henceforth be known as

Solomon (Solly) Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Seems rather fitting - but then again so did my trousers a couple of years back

Reliant Robin

Our seagull's favourite Beatles album?

Rubber Sol

What else could be in the pecking order?

Anything by Noel Gallagher, or specifically High Flying Birds ?

We wouldn't want Solly to fly into a Wonder Wall, especially if Pelle is lining up to smash a free kick straight through it.

Reliant Robin

That's one in the eye for Trev if he looks up just as Solly is 'dropping' by - putting The Poolies even further in the guano

Reliant Robin

I'd like to be the seagull's agent.

I would negotiate a hefty release clause in his contract - at least five hundred and twenty thousand squid.

It's got to be better than hanging a monkey ?

A monkey is only worth five hundred.

Reliant Robin

Think you're getting confused RR - we missed out on automatic promotion on the last day of the season in 01/01 and had been no lower than 10th since November and not out of the playoff positions at all since the first weekend in February. I think 05/06 we were playing on momentum. You're probably r...

Reliant Robin

Thanks for the update Jon.

Let's hope Gary is back to full fitness as soon as possible, we all miss him.

Reliant Robin

We had some rockin' crowds back then, but what I remember most about that year was the build up of momentum after Christmas. The momentum was definitely with us as we came from nowhere to get into the play-offs. The expectation and anticipation during the Play Off semi's was electric and we kind of ...

Reliant Robin

Albatross ?

https://youtu.be/Viqr6KHwJjc

Reliant Robin

Betting on the ball hitting a seagull?

Reliant Robin

What? Are you suggesting Trev's robbed of the prestigeous RSPB award at the last moment?

Reliant Robin

Yes, an absolute shocker by Mr Carson's Standards, RCS, but he pays the price in two ways, not just with the relegation ... he's substituted shortly after the goal, and soundly boo'd by the Poolie faithful, as he solemnly trudges off the field knowing he has probably sealed their fate. But every clo...

Reliant Robin

A Harry Pell screamer is going wide and high just to the right of the goal; it hits a low flying seagull directly in the midriff, drops down onto the back of the bewildered 'keepers head and falls behind him into the net. As the 'keeper bends down to retrieve the injured seagull from the back of the...

Reliant Robin

little mo wrote:
longmover wrote:Close this thread down please
Correct. Hijacked again by the same little girls,some of you need to fecking grow up.

Are such overtly sexist comments allowed on this Forum? MoDs can you advise or intervene please?

Reliant Robin

Who'd want to take that job on? Their fans Forum is quite revealing. Lots of talk of a proposed fans takeover of the Club as they don't trust their current owners/Directors. They've pretty much accepted relegation but feel they need to secure the parachute payment for the Club and to stop the curren...

Reliant Robin

There's at least 10 of me

Without the other 9 of me this Forum would be dead

Reliant Robin

I think we need to be very careful about winding up the Ref especially in the early stages of the game. Let's at least give the bloke a chance, it's a major assumption that he's going to be pro-Hartlepool. If we make a premature enemy of the Ref, we could be down to 10 men in no time at all, and it ...

Reliant Robin

Or maybe RR you are once again basing your appraisal on an article in the Echo written by some Random? Like your glowing praise of our one match keeper who you said had shown enough to prove he is no longer an understudy, based on about a 10 word comment in the Echo. Now get back to playing with up...

Reliant Robin

RCS, take your blinkers off, that doesn't mean they were not poor. Almost afraid to criticise cranston now! F inding consistency when team mates are also U nder performing will C reate a lack of self-belief and it doesn't help K nowing fans are getting on your back either, but W hen the dust has se...

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confused.com wrote:Haven't you heard, there is no way they can beat us. It is seemingly impossible

T hen there is no point
W orrying yourself, it will
A ll be over in another week's
T ime

Reliant Robin

The roly poly goalie, some overweight ex-pro footballers, the world, and his dog were on the pitch the other night, along with a row of chairs with masses of contestants for a penalty competition sat on them, during half time in the Legends v Jockeys game in the week. The only thing missing was hors...

Reliant Robin

This site is for football NOT politics, most of you don't no about football let alone politics, the sad thing is they allow you to take part in both. Noted. Will keep all 'off the pitch' talk in non-footy. And yet again in your next post right after the one above, you carry on still further off top...

Reliant Robin

I see The Echo have now reported on the importance of Stoz to the Team, some 4 hours after my Nest posting on the same subject !!

Some would like to think it was pure coincidence

I've been hack'd

Reliant Robin

By my reckoning RCS I believe the stats are as follows: With Stoz playing we've had 10 League wins from 43, but he's only played in 20 League games, so that's a 50% win rate. We also picked up 4 points from 4 drawn games when he's played. Without him we've only won 1 League game. If he'd played ever...

Reliant Robin

Stoz for me epitomises why we should forgive 'indiscretions' on the football field. Without Stoz, what would our points tally have been? He's our most important player, a natural leader, an organiser driving the Team on, a protector, a winner, giving his absolute all for this Club - even if that occ...

Reliant Robin

In the case of Andy Wilcox and Paul Bence it's great to be talking about new directors with a genuine passion for Cheltenham Town and not some random bloke wanting to invest in a plaything. Would be superb to see further improvements to the ground and training ground which will hopefully result in ...

Reliant Robin

It's very easy to knock a 'silly' booking in the aftermath of the event. We fans get wound up on the terraces and in the stands by the antics of referees and some opposition players, and we have to accept (but not necessarily condone) the fact that our players will also get wound up over a situation...

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Adam was pretty restrained in his Blog summary, fortunately, unlike some of the other Grimsby fans. My advice to them is simple: if you can't take it, don't dish it. Although I wouldn't recommend any footballer indulge in taunting the opposition fans, I think Pelle had just about had enough of their...

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Good shout Oldun as it has been a bit quiet on the news front.

Sincerely hope Gary is feeling a lot better, and most likely the result today v Grimsby would have been a great tonic for him.

Fingers crossed he's back to watch a game soon, or even better, back in the dugout where he belongs.

Reliant Robin

I'm really pleased for Russ Milton this evening. He deserves plaudits too, as he's had some tough weeks since Gary's operation, and it's the second time he's had to attempt a rescue job at the tail end of a season for the Club. Great game today, I was entertained throughout, well done Russ and the L...

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