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by eek
Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:35 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: JG sacked
Replies: 65
Views: 25334

Re: JG sacked

Sadly Gowling has already caused too much damage for whoever is appointed. I hope I am wrong, but I think we are in too deep with how much we backed him. The accommodation, paid analyst, Asante’s wages, selling Hazel etc. Alun left us with an unbalanced squad. It wasn’t ideal, but with the resource...
by eek
Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:49 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Scunthorpe Away 15/08/23
Replies: 50
Views: 11321

Re: Scunthorpe Away 15/08/23

Last night was not brilliant, but not as bad as some paint it, the majority of the team worked there socks off against a good team that has recruited well with a big budget,(which they may not have had as I was told they were delayed in paying there players this month). In the first half we matched...
by eek
Wed May 31, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Chorley
Replies: 53
Views: 8047

Re: Chorley

I do wonder if Hartlepool's ground forms part of the buildings / land Ben Houchen is trying to transfer to / steal for his Hartlepool Development Corporation.
by eek
Sun May 21, 2023 7:32 pm
Forum: The Terraces
Topic: Gateshead
Replies: 19
Views: 6520

Re: Gateshead

The East Coast Mainline has been broken all day - so most people trying to make the trip in the day won't have been able to get there.
by eek
Wed May 17, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New players and targets
Replies: 148
Views: 32387

Re: New players and targets

Anyone from Spendymoor? I can see them wanting to reduce their wage bill asap.
by eek
Fri May 12, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Meeting with board
Replies: 121
Views: 20231

Re: Meeting with board

Yeah kind of agree with the above. What was the point? The stadium vagueness is particularly tedious. Presumably they now have to find time to concoct an excuse because the town didn’t vote as instructed. No - it just adds a slight delay until the new leadership is elected. And the comment on playe...
by eek
Wed May 10, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Pools for sale
Replies: 52
Views: 10496

Re: Pools for sale

In sure most knew what singh was like when he first came to hartlepool, but what was the other option, bankrupcy. Well the options were immediate bankruptcy, bankruptcy delayed or a miracle occurring (someone willing to spend £x on a club that doesn't own it's ground). They escaped the immediate ba...
by eek
Wed May 03, 2023 4:40 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Stephen Elliott
Replies: 7
Views: 2608

Re: Stephen Elliott

Going to pastures new Would it be too much trouble to say where? :roll: Oh your are nosey 👃 I wouldn't call it nosey - it's an incredibly strange statement - almost identical to one I've seen in the past when a teacher had been suspended for criminal investigation reasons Note - not implying anythi...
by eek
Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Pools for sale
Replies: 52
Views: 10496

Re: Pools for sale

MCFCDarlo3 wrote:
Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:09 am
Do Hartlepool or the council not own the ground?

If so I suppose that will limit the damage this time around.
Upside is they won't end up playing games in Bishop or Spennymoor

Downside is that without the stadium few people are interested which is why they ended up with Raj last time round.
by eek
Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:01 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: So Faverdale or Skerningham
Replies: 133
Views: 26450

Re: So Faverdale or Skerningham

Maybe there’s some local assets he can give away for £100 like the teesport… if a change of council endangers the plan, it seems to me that it either might not be a good plan, or it’s tied up in dodgy mates rates deals. You mean like labour did with the sale of Teesside Airport to Peel? Citation ne...
by eek
Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Singh's started thinning down squad.
Replies: 27
Views: 5593

Re: Singh's started thinning down squad.

Not that I pay loads of attention, but it did seem their league position had improved since Curle came in, so this looks a strange decision from the outside. I see now that this is perhaps more down to Crawley, Gillingham and Harrogate all having a considerable number of games in hand. Lets hope th...
by eek
Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Singh's started thinning down squad.
Replies: 27
Views: 5593

Re: Singh's started thinning down squad.

Not that I pay loads of attention, but it did seem their league position had improved since Curle came in, so this looks a strange decision from the outside. I see now that this is perhaps more down to Crawley, Gillingham and Harrogate all having a considerable number of games in hand. Lets hope th...
by eek
Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:38 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Mark Beck
Replies: 127
Views: 16120

Re: Mark Beck

I've just read the Echo piece, so it looks like the story is true. This is annoying, A.A. said previously we had no need to sell anyone, so if we keep on shooting ourselves in the foot by selling off our silverware then watch the crowds start to dwindle. Although we "don't need to sell anyone", at ...
by eek
Sat Jan 14, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Dan Dodds
Replies: 22
Views: 4851

Re: Dan Dodds

I can partly see why he signed but I hope he realises that it’s very likely Hartlepool will be a National League team next season. Today is a definite 6 pointer match as it’s bottom (Gillingham) against 2nd bottom (Hartlepool) today and Gillingham have new owners spending money to try and keep them ...
by eek
Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:43 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New stadium funding
Replies: 244
Views: 53447

Re: New stadium funding

Just read this on Echo web site https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20269720.darlington-garden-village-must-included-development/?fs=e&s=cl Hope new ground isn’t there it’s way out of town having said that so is the Skerningham development. If it was there parking would be a great idea with a ru...
by eek
Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:42 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New stadium funding
Replies: 244
Views: 53447

Re: New stadium funding

Very interesting comments in York Press about their new LNER Community stadium. Biggest complaints were about half-time queues & price of a pint (£6.50)! Also a lot of grief about putting in a section of safe standing in South stand - cost of £250k. Wonder why this wasn't designed in the new build....
by eek
Wed May 11, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: BTB - It's back
Replies: 114
Views: 36508

Re: BTB - It's back

Darlopartisan wrote:
Wed May 11, 2022 1:20 pm
Up to 48 K seems to be cracking on this year, anyone know how we were doing at this stage last year?
Think we were ahead of that last year http://darlofc.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.ph ... &hilit=btb - not by much though and the important period is the final push towards the end of the month.
by eek
Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:39 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Tracey Crouch says
Replies: 13
Views: 4924

Re: Tracey Crouch says

If that’s the plan, or a plan, it could be viewed as almost a demotion for all the league two clubs. Having to mix it in a regional league with all the has-beens and wannabes who find themselves in the EFL without really earning it. :o It’s not improving the League structure, it’s kind of weakening...
by eek
Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:15 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Tracey Crouch says
Replies: 13
Views: 4924

Re: Tracey Crouch says

I think the plan was /is to take division 2 and the national league and create from there two 24 place regional leagues with promotion to division one with demotion to the appropriate national league north or south. So the first national league would be division 1 and beneath then division 2 north a...
by eek
Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:06 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Survey time
Replies: 6
Views: 3517

Re: Survey time

Another Survey but it will take longer to fill in. This one is more important as its the one the Goverment's Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance will use. https://dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5naM6vGayWbBJLE Having now done the survey - it's probably best to talk about another clu...
by eek
Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:13 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: TRIVIA. Edit.
Replies: 14
Views: 6207

Re: TRIVIA

25% of the starting keepers left in the euros made their professional debut for Darlo..... :clap: :clap: In Pickfords case does playing for a non league club in 2012 count as your "professional debut" or am I just being PICKY....! His first team match within the football pyramid while employed by a...
by eek
Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:37 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Survey time
Replies: 6
Views: 3517

Survey time

The Football Supporters Association are looking for the views of non-league fans on ideas that have been raised during the Government's Fan-led Review, around regionalised leagues and National League governance. If you can spare 1 minute for a few quick questions, they would appreciate it https://ww...
by eek
Sat May 08, 2021 7:17 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: George Reynolds - Time to let it go
Replies: 16
Views: 7787

Re: George Reynolds - Time to let it go

Great read, at least the stadium is being used for positive purposes at the moment with the vaccine roll out! What’s frustrating for me is that there is lots of dead space in and around the town centre and I’m sure private money could be found for a 8,000 capacity stadium with the councils support....
by eek
Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:48 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Pool(s) If You Think It's Over
Replies: 24
Views: 14949

Re: Pool(s) If You Think It's Over

Why on earth is he pushing for agreements with the council when there are about to be council elections.

Anything agreed now could be contradicted come May 9th.
by eek
Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:47 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: George Reynolds
Replies: 41
Views: 20922

Re: George Reynolds

quakersfan wrote:
Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:38 am
If only we had won against Plymouth on that rainy Friday night at Wembley things could have been very different.
Peterborough, Plymouth was in 1996.
by eek
Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:42 am
Forum: The Off Topic Room
Topic: Darlo's High Street
Replies: 47
Views: 53155

Re: Darlo's High Street

Northgate House on the ring road is desperately in need of refurbishment and looks big enough to accommodate a large workforce near the town centre but I doubt will ever be used for offices again. Looks ripe for redevelopment for apartments. That would have been one of my preferred options - it's n...
by eek
Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:22 am
Forum: The Off Topic Room
Topic: Darlo's High Street
Replies: 47
Views: 53155

Re: Darlo's High Street

Northgate House on the ring road is desperately in need of refurbishment and looks big enough to accommodate a large workforce near the town centre but I doubt will ever be used for offices again. Looks ripe for redevelopment for apartments. That would have been one of my preferred options - it's n...
by eek
Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:54 am
Forum: The Off Topic Room
Topic: Darlo's High Street
Replies: 47
Views: 53155

Re: Darlo's High Street

theoriginalfatcat wrote:
Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:58 pm
The Northern Echo building? It certainly looks the part.
Far to small - the building they need is roughly 3 times the size of the new Feethams office block.
by eek
Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:03 pm
Forum: The Off Topic Room
Topic: Darlo's High Street
Replies: 47
Views: 53155

Re: Darlo's High Street

So no idea then. Don't get me wrong there will be positives either way. Either they will be entry level roles in which case there will be more new job opportunities locally or there will be senior roles in which case there will be the multiplier effect benefits. Be interesting to see how it plays o...
by eek
Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:57 am
Forum: The Off Topic Room
Topic: Darlo's High Street
Replies: 47
Views: 53155

Re: Darlo's High Street

So no idea then. Don't get me wrong there will be positives either way. Either they will be entry level roles in which case there will be more new job opportunities locally or there will be senior roles in which case there will be the multiplier effect benefits. Be interesting to see how it plays o...