hartlepool thread

so should we use this game to rest a few key players and play some of the fringe players in order to keep them fresh for pompey or do we go all out against Hartlepool and go for the draw?

Hard decision for DA to make, play a weakened side and scrape a win (or draw), play a full strength side to keep the team motivated and keen for the upcoming POs.

Full strength team no question

Wonder who will be injured/sent off and will miss the playoffs.
I'm going Graham Carey

Adams will want a win, momentum.

Angry wrote:

so should we use this game to rest a few key players and play some of the fringe players in order to keep them fresh for pompey or do we go all out against Hartlepool and go for the draw?

do matter who plays we will still be S@[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] angers

I'd deffo rest Carey. And Matt, actually.

The rest of them are in such mediocre form, any injuries won't necessarily weaken the side. Well apart from Luke. But that's only because he has zero realistic competition.

Prappppppper player that bhey tyler harvey he will save us i ......

Czarcasm wrote:

I'd deffo rest Carey. And Matt, actually.

The rest of them are in such mediocre form, any injuries won't necessarily weaken the side. Well apart from Luke. But that's only because he has zero realistic competition.  

his form of late has been a bit suspect...maybe give the new french keeper a run out and see how he shapes up cos you never know if LMc ever got injured

Fitting end to a season of miserable failure

Argo 0 -2 Hartlepool

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I have just read over the road there that Adams is being linked to the Dundee United job, 8/1.

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Just had a look on the DUFC forum and not one person has mentioned Adams for the new manager role as yet. Hollowords is mentioned though.

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Rest everybody.

Anybody who is even slightly injured or who could pick up a suspension should be rested.

Give all of the benchwarmers a game so that they are a) up to speed and b) Adams can assess whether they could be more useful than he thought in match conditions.

The Hartlepool game just doesn't matter a jot.

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I have just read over the road there that Adams is being linked to the Dundee United job, 8/1.

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let him go i say but he has to take brent with him though.

Anybody who blames Adams for taking us to the playoffs on a shoestring budget is mental.

anyone who thinks its all brent and no one else has any part big or small in it is an deluded idiot.

Phenomenal.

Amsterdamage wrote:

Phenomenal.

then rather than be a dick why not explain why del bhey has no part in any of this and its all down to brent. try civilised debate.

It can't be denied that since Xmas, virtually every one of the 11 that take to the pitch regularly have had periods where they've been pretty crap. Some of them alarmingly prolonged periods. Where Brent shoulders a huge amount of blame, is that the resources weren't there to maintain a big enough squad to be able to drop players who are/were playing shite.

Adams does take a proportion of blame because, for whatever reason, he hasn't been able to find a formula to keep those players ticking over at the level they were at Pre-Xmas.

Brent ultimately holds the keys to enabling us to potentially succeed. But there are other significant contributory factors.

Angry wrote:

Amsterdamage wrote:

Phenomenal.

then rather than be a dick why not explain why del bhey has no part in any of this and its all down to brent. try civilised debate.

Sorry thought you still had me on ignore. I think that Adams should be absolved of most if not all the blame because he hasn't been backed by the chairman, for a source to such a claim read your signature.

Czarcasm wrote:

It can't be denied that since Xmas, virtually every one of the 11 that take to the pitch regularly have had periods where they've been pretty crap. Some of them alarmingly prolonged periods. Where Brent shoulders a huge amount of blame, is that the resources weren't there to maintain a big enough squad to be able to drop players who are/were playing shite.

Adams does take a proportion of blame because, for whatever reason, he hasn't been able to find a formula to keep those players ticking over at the level they were at Pre-Xmas.

Brent ultimately holds the keys to enabling us to potentially succeed. But there are other significant contributory factors.  

Thats pretty much my view too so no need to repeat it other than to say i agree.

Angry wrote:

Czarcasm wrote:

It can't be denied that since Xmas, virtually every one of the 11 that take to the pitch regularly have had periods where they've been pretty crap. Some of them alarmingly prolonged periods. Where Brent shoulders a huge amount of blame, is that the resources weren't there to maintain a big enough squad to be able to drop players who are/were playing shite.

Adams does take a proportion of blame because, for whatever reason, he hasn't been able to find a formula to keep those players ticking over at the level they were at Pre-Xmas.

Brent ultimately holds the keys to enabling us to potentially succeed. But there are other significant contributory factors.  

Thats pretty much my view too so no need to repeat it other than to say i agree.

It seems to be one of your views, firstly regards your signature which seems to place the blame squarely on Brent's shoulders then secondly on the shoulders of Adams for not changing games when you also seem to blame Brent for not giving him enough players? I just can't square one with the other, either Adams has worked wonders with one of the smallest budgets in the league resulting in a playoff place ie. Underfunded by Brent or Brent has backed Adams sufficiently in which case he has dropped short of the automatic placing that such a budget should result in? You seem to be running with the fox and the hounds.

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VillageGreen wrote:

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I have just read over the road there that Adams is being linked to the Dundee United job, 8/1.

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Just had a look on the DUFC forum and not one person has mentioned Adams for the new manager role as yet. Hollowords is mentioned though.

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let him go i say but he has to take brent with him though.

Adams agent placing that one, either that or Coach Budge has a hotline to Del Bhey!

Before a ball had been kicked this season, I would gladly have settled for a play off place.

pepsipete wrote:

Before a ball had been kicked this season,  I would gladly have settled for a play off place.

What about when we were miles clear at the top of the league? Would you still have been happy with 5th or 6th then?

Another question to ask is how many teams that have been top by our margin at Christmas haven't been promoted? Not many.