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Hartlepool (a)- League 1 29/09/07
Reports and reaction from the 2007-08 season as Walsall finished 12th in League 1
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Hartlepool midfielder Antony Sweeney has returned to training but is unlikely to be fit, while Willie Boland should make the starting line-up.
Michael Nelson is expected to continue at the heart of defence after overcoming an ankle injury.
Walsall's Ian Roper is sidelined by a viral infection, midfielder Danny Sonner has left the club and defender Paul Boertien has a knee injury.
Carlos Carneiro is out, while Allan Picken is rated doubtful
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Michael Nelson is expected to continue at the heart of defence after overcoming an ankle injury.
Walsall's Ian Roper is sidelined by a viral infection, midfielder Danny Sonner has left the club and defender Paul Boertien has a knee injury.
Carlos Carneiro is out, while Allan Picken is rated doubtful
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DAVEDEAN wrote:Hartlepool midfielder Antony Sweeney has returned to training but is unlikely to be fit, while Willie Boland should make the starting line-up.
Michael Nelson is expected to continue at the heart of defence after overcoming an ankle injury.
Walsall's Ian Roper is sidelined by a viral infection, midfielder Danny Sonner has left the club and defender Paul Boertien has a knee injury.
Carlos Carneiro is out, while Allan Picken is rated doubtful
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Getting better then might be sub, then again :?
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DAVEDEAN wrote:Hartlepool midfielder Antony Sweeney has returned to training but is unlikely to be fit, while Willie Boland should make the starting line-up.
Michael Nelson is expected to continue at the heart of defence after overcoming an ankle injury.
Walsall's Ian Roper is sidelined by a viral infection, midfielder Danny Sonner has left the club and defender Paul Boertien has a knee injury.
Carlos Carneiro is out, while Allan Picken is rated doubtful
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Doubtfull :lol:
Theres more chance of Father Christmas playing for us :lol:
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:D :D :D :D :D :DOver The Moon wrote:DAVEDEAN wrote:Hartlepool midfielder Antony Sweeney has returned to training but is unlikely to be fit, while Willie Boland should make the starting line-up.
Michael Nelson is expected to continue at the heart of defence after overcoming an ankle injury.
Walsall's Ian Roper is sidelined by a viral infection, midfielder Danny Sonner has left the club and defender Paul Boertien has a knee injury.
Carlos Carneiro is out, while Allan Picken is rated doubtful
:roll:
Getting better then might be sub, then again :?
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philthesaddler wrote:DAVEDEAN wrote:Hartlepool midfielder Antony Sweeney has returned to training but is unlikely to be fit, while Willie Boland should make the starting line-up.
Michael Nelson is expected to continue at the heart of defence after overcoming an ankle injury.
Walsall's Ian Roper is sidelined by a viral infection, midfielder Danny Sonner has left the club and defender Paul Boertien has a knee injury.
Carlos Carneiro is out, while Allan Picken is rated doubtful
:roll:
Doubtfull :lol:
Theres more chance of Father Christmas playing for us :lol:
Ho! Ho! Ho!
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philthesaddler wrote:DAVEDEAN wrote:Hartlepool midfielder Antony Sweeney has returned to training but is unlikely to be fit, while Willie Boland should make the starting line-up.
Michael Nelson is expected to continue at the heart of defence after overcoming an ankle injury.
Walsall's Ian Roper is sidelined by a viral infection, midfielder Danny Sonner has left the club and defender Paul Boertien has a knee injury.
Carlos Carneiro is out, while Allan Picken is rated doubtful
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Doubtfull :lol:
Theres more chance of Father Christmas playing for us :lol:
Who told you - I was meant to be the surprise loan signing :lol:
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geoffwhiting wrote:I predict that the meat and potato pies will be :
a) empty
b) tasteless
and the chips will be :
a) tasteless
b) tasteless
Same as last time!
As for the match, if you can call it that after yesterday :
Hartlepool Loads (minimum 5) was gonna say 4, but can't see it myself
Walsall 0 (or less)
Scorer - Roper (wrong end)
Not being negative or anything you understand, just realistic, some squads have progressed, others have gone backwards. :?
Bit Harsh on our lot
Bit harsh on your lot
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philthesaddler wrote:DAVEDEAN wrote:Hartlepool midfielder Antony Sweeney has returned to training but is unlikely to be fit, while Willie Boland should make the starting line-up.
Michael Nelson is expected to continue at the heart of defence after overcoming an ankle injury.
Walsall's Ian Roper is sidelined by a viral infection, midfielder Danny Sonner has left the club and defender Paul Boertien has a knee injury.
Carlos Carneiro is out, while Allan Picken is rated doubtful
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Doubtfull :lol:
Theres more chance of Father Christmas playing for us :lol:
Santa is a saddler :lol:
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Boss Richard Money believes there will be more than three points stake when Walsall face Hartlepool tomorrow - they’ll also be putting their League Two title on the line.
The Saddlers pipped Danny Wilson’s men to the championship on the final day of last season, with a point at Swindon enough for Money’s men to win the trophy at the expense of Pools, who lost at home to Bristol Rovers.
But while Walsall have struggled to adapt to life in League One, Hartlepool have taken to it like a duck to water, going into the weekend in third place after taking 13 points from their first seven games.
And Money reckons that will make Hartlepool all the more determined to rub salt into the rock-bottom Saddlers’ gaping wounds by putting one over them at Victoria Park.
“They have made a good start and I know that they are still smarting from the fact that they feel we pinched the title off them,” said Money.
“We don’t think that of course because we were there all year. But they’re still smarting and that will give the game an added edge.
“We’re preparing as best we can for a big performance at the weekend.
“Football shows, as we did at Millwall, that you can get your big results when you least expect it. That’s what we’ve got to try and do this weekend.”
Pools boss Wilson agrees that his side could well be fired up by the prospect of revenge, even if it’s not something he will be including in his pre-match pep talk.
“Of course we would have loved to have won the title last season,” Wilson confessed.
“Towards the end of last season a few things like injuries and suspensions caught up with us after we had a terrific run. We can’t change things but credit to Walsall, they had a magnificent season.
“We are all looking forward now, not back, and everyone is determined to get three points.
“If we can get a win on the board it would put us in a good position going into the Carlisle match on Tuesday.
“If some of the lads are motivated by what happened last season and they use that to a positive effect, then great, we will welcome everything that helps get us the victory we want.”
Money is looking for a reaction from his players after their mini revival came to a shuddering halt when they were thumped 3-0 by Oldham last Saturday.
And the Saddlers boss reckons they might benefit from the fixture being away from home.
“If I hadn’t seen some kind of reaction in training this week then we would all be worried,” said Money.
“Let’s wait and see what happens on Saturday, that’s the best way to approach it.
“I’m not going to say we’re going to do this or that but it’s a big game for us. I think our best three performances have been away.
“We’ve had a problem at home and I think there has been a lack of confidence, a lack of trust and some negativity about what has happened here this summer.
“It’s made it difficult for the players to play here. But away from home they have played with much more freedom and we could have won all three away games quite easily.”
The progress of both sides since promotion can be gauged by how they’ve fared against the same opponents so far.
While Walsall have lost to Leyton Orient and Oldham and drawn with Port Vale, Pools have beaten all three.
But Money isn’t reading too much into those results as Walsall bid to drag themselves back off the bottom of the table.
“Matches are sometimes defined by small details,” said Money.
“Hartlepool have come into this season and probably won games that we’ve lost. If we’d won at Leyton Orient, which we should have done, then the mentality is different, everybody is happier and the confidence is much higher and you’re off and running.
“The dressing room is positive - and there are still 39 games to go.”
Dangerman Former Burnley and Leeds forward Ian Moore has settled quickly into life at Victoria Park, scoring four goals in his last five games.
The Saddlers pipped Danny Wilson’s men to the championship on the final day of last season, with a point at Swindon enough for Money’s men to win the trophy at the expense of Pools, who lost at home to Bristol Rovers.
But while Walsall have struggled to adapt to life in League One, Hartlepool have taken to it like a duck to water, going into the weekend in third place after taking 13 points from their first seven games.
And Money reckons that will make Hartlepool all the more determined to rub salt into the rock-bottom Saddlers’ gaping wounds by putting one over them at Victoria Park.
“They have made a good start and I know that they are still smarting from the fact that they feel we pinched the title off them,” said Money.
“We don’t think that of course because we were there all year. But they’re still smarting and that will give the game an added edge.
“We’re preparing as best we can for a big performance at the weekend.
“Football shows, as we did at Millwall, that you can get your big results when you least expect it. That’s what we’ve got to try and do this weekend.”
Pools boss Wilson agrees that his side could well be fired up by the prospect of revenge, even if it’s not something he will be including in his pre-match pep talk.
“Of course we would have loved to have won the title last season,” Wilson confessed.
“Towards the end of last season a few things like injuries and suspensions caught up with us after we had a terrific run. We can’t change things but credit to Walsall, they had a magnificent season.
“We are all looking forward now, not back, and everyone is determined to get three points.
“If we can get a win on the board it would put us in a good position going into the Carlisle match on Tuesday.
“If some of the lads are motivated by what happened last season and they use that to a positive effect, then great, we will welcome everything that helps get us the victory we want.”
Money is looking for a reaction from his players after their mini revival came to a shuddering halt when they were thumped 3-0 by Oldham last Saturday.
And the Saddlers boss reckons they might benefit from the fixture being away from home.
“If I hadn’t seen some kind of reaction in training this week then we would all be worried,” said Money.
“Let’s wait and see what happens on Saturday, that’s the best way to approach it.
“I’m not going to say we’re going to do this or that but it’s a big game for us. I think our best three performances have been away.
“We’ve had a problem at home and I think there has been a lack of confidence, a lack of trust and some negativity about what has happened here this summer.
“It’s made it difficult for the players to play here. But away from home they have played with much more freedom and we could have won all three away games quite easily.”
The progress of both sides since promotion can be gauged by how they’ve fared against the same opponents so far.
While Walsall have lost to Leyton Orient and Oldham and drawn with Port Vale, Pools have beaten all three.
But Money isn’t reading too much into those results as Walsall bid to drag themselves back off the bottom of the table.
“Matches are sometimes defined by small details,” said Money.
“Hartlepool have come into this season and probably won games that we’ve lost. If we’d won at Leyton Orient, which we should have done, then the mentality is different, everybody is happier and the confidence is much higher and you’re off and running.
“The dressing room is positive - and there are still 39 games to go.”
Dangerman Former Burnley and Leeds forward Ian Moore has settled quickly into life at Victoria Park, scoring four goals in his last five games.
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Lots of negativity at Bescot? Thats utter rubbish, fans are always willing to get behind the team, but when the football we play is bloody negative and boring, what does Money expect?
Again he's showing that he cant handle criticism, and rather than admit the home performances havent been up to much, he'd rather come up with BS about the players being nervous to play at home.
No wonder the players are nervous if Money is telling them to not let the home fans get to them.
Again he's showing that he cant handle criticism, and rather than admit the home performances havent been up to much, he'd rather come up with BS about the players being nervous to play at home.
No wonder the players are nervous if Money is telling them to not let the home fans get to them.
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Of course there has been some negativity at Banks's about what happened in the summer.
We had just won the championship and I think that everyone was looking forward to a the new season with a very positive attitude. And then what happens? Richard Money signs Paul Hall, Danny Sonner, Tommy Mooney and Carlos Carneiro. That certainly put a damper on things - but whoever was to blame for those signings it certainly was not the fans who were so disappointed.
Since then we have played 9 matches and lost 6. We are bottom of the league.
It is not the fault of the fans if they are pretty unhappy about the way things are going.
We had just won the championship and I think that everyone was looking forward to a the new season with a very positive attitude. And then what happens? Richard Money signs Paul Hall, Danny Sonner, Tommy Mooney and Carlos Carneiro. That certainly put a damper on things - but whoever was to blame for those signings it certainly was not the fans who were so disappointed.
Since then we have played 9 matches and lost 6. We are bottom of the league.
It is not the fault of the fans if they are pretty unhappy about the way things are going.
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Bernie wrote:Yes according to WM. Well he played quite well there early in the season, and Weston has not been great, despite his sponsor's man of the match last week. His distribution is awful.H wrote:Wrack playing right back?
Subs: Bossu, Butler, Hall, Weston, McDermott
I don't think Weston played too badly in fairness but that was a proper stitch up, the sponsors voted for Sonko but it was vetoed!
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