Abernethy Saint Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 ^^ "Gies a job, Tommy". blueheaven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ScottMann Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Attendances don't matter as much in England because of their sugar daddy Murdoch dishing out ridiculous sums of money to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Teams in the lower leagues in England pay higher wages to a lower standard of player than in Scotland Their attendances probably add to that financial ability, but doesn't make them better teams, not by a mile English football has created its own unreal financial environment Nelly78, crieffsaintandy, Pat McGroin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Center Half Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 In response to the OP Hartlepool looked pretty solid at the back and would I think you will be hard to score against, However as with most teams (Saints included) the problem will be getting the goals to gain the 3 point wins rather than draws I would think to gain promotion again . As far as the rest of your questions you would be a bottom to half way in the championship this means not a lot to be honest it basically means if you are full time then you would hold your own against the best part time teams, I would think keep an eye on Raith Rovers and Livingstone this year as I think that would be a good comparison both are mostly full time but have little budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYellowBox Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) You're wrong there. You view Bournemouth as a small team but in reality it has the same sort of population as Aberdeen. It's small in English terms but not Scottish. It's all about opinions, but, I'm not wrong I say Bournemouth by way of an example. It may be the size of Aberdeen, but equally, so could Aberdeen be in the Scottish championship (should have been a couple of times). Falkirk's population is bigger than Burnley for example. My point being is that given equal money several Scottish clubs could be in fairly high positions. As for attendances, they count for very little if nothing in England. Forrest, Leeds, Wolves and Bradford all have crowds bigger than some premiership sides, yet bounce around the 2nd/3rd tiers. Edited July 23, 2017 by TheYellowBox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYellowBox Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 With crowds of 3000 we would struggle to be anywhere near championship. (If there's a decent away support) Hartlepools average gate was 4000 last season and got relegated out the football league. There's non league sides with stadiums the same size at mcd! Average gates in the English championship was just over 20k last season. Aberdeen are not a big club in the grand scheme of things. Just because they sing they are world famous. Doesn't mean they are. Yes and their is a premiership ground the same size as McD. Give any Scottish club the carrot of playing Man Utd and Liverpool every other week and crowds would soar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergiefootball Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi i thought you defended well enough...but didnt offer too much offensively. I thought your ginger ninja no24 in the middle was your best player....he tried to create and passed it about well. You should do ok in that league. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 I do think, though, that there are gems to be found in the English non-league and Saints could probably pick up one or two players from that level who could become good players for us - but it's a gamble and we'd only find those players if we had someone who really had an eye on that area of the game. You sell your CV very well Remeber to put down the champ manager 97/98 work. blueheaven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranmere Saintee Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 The best Hartlepool can hope for is the play-offs HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Keith Watson featured in a 1-0 victory away to Guiseley in the Conference Premier last night. The goal being scored by former Ross Co. player Jonathan Franks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ScottMann Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Keith Watson featured in a 1-0 victory away to Guiseley in the Conference Premier last night. The goal being scored by former Ross Co. player Jonathan Franks. Don't you mean Hartlepool won 0-1 Hoodlum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Don't you mean Hartlepool won 0-1 Hoodlum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintdunc Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 My mate is a monkey hanger and Pools have started the season pretty poorly taking time to settle into a tough league to get out of, which is full of ex league clubs. I am sure Watson will do ok at this level. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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