Guest neesy111 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 To think we used to have 6 professional teams in the football league in the NE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 To think we used to have 6 professional teams in the football league in the NE. Just the two now ...........sad days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 To think we used to have 6 professional teams in the football league in the NE. Boro, Sunderland, us, Hartlepool, Darlo and who am I missing? Gateshead? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 To think we used to have 6 professional teams in the football league in the NE. Pretty shit like. Sunderland and boro aside I do like to see north east teams do well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Swansea 1 Everton 0. It's in our hands now, so hopefully we'll have two games against you guys next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 To think we used to have 6 professional teams in the football league in the NE. Boro, Sunderland, us, Hartlepool, Darlo and who am I missing? Gateshead? Heed? But that's going back a long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Swansea 1 Everton 0. It's in our hands now, so hopefully we'll have two games against you guys next year. I freaking hope so Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Truely amazing story for Newport if scores remain when you look at how far behind they were at the turn of the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Hartlepool down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Gutted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Poor Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Get in Newport! Bye Bye monkey hanging bastards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Good to see Pompey are champions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Get in Newport! Bye Bye monkey hanging bastards I've got a load of picnic furniture going to waste if your lot wanna use it to spruce up your ground next year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Absolutely gutted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 They have to look at what their aims are and what they are doing wrong. For too long they have been near the bottom, and for too long have they been scraping it at the last minute. They need a good clear out, obviously there are too many players at that club who are not good enough, not appointing the right managers etc. The are near Boro and not all that far from Sunderland who both have decent academies. They need to be looking at the players there who are not good enough to break into the first teams and see if they are good enough for lower level football and offer them first team football. A couple of seasons in the conference building with good quality youngsters could be the making of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I normally agree that relegations can be a necessary evil if it helps teams clear the decks and rebuild. But going out of the Football League is truly a nightmare. Since the professionalization of non-league the top end National League sides are stronger than the bottom half League Two teams, and you always have a couple of well-backed clubs making their way up the League system. With only 1 direct place to go up (compared to 3 in League Two for example), it can be extremely difficult to get out of. Luton are a much bigger club than Pools and they were stuck down half a decade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Real reserves going to punish Tony badly here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Gutted for Hartlepool and Jeff, like. Hopefully they can bounce straight back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 They desperately need to get rid of their owner. When the Norwegians were in it they might not have had loads of money but they tended to have a good eye for a manager and always seemed to find one player to sell on to give them money to survive on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Tony Adams has no business managing against Real Madrid like. Reserves or not. Just like that time Des Hamilton played at Camp Nou. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Tony Adams has no business managing against Real Madrid like. Reserves or not. Just like that time Des Hamilton played at Camp Nou. Every time it goes to him he's just dancing on the sidelines. He's having the greatest coke session of all time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I normally agree that relegations can be a necessary evil if it helps teams clear the decks and rebuild. But going out of the Football League is truly a nightmare. Since the professionalization of non-league the top end National League sides are stronger than the bottom half League Two teams, and you always have a couple of well-backed clubs making their way up the League system. With only 1 direct place to go up (compared to 3 in League Two for example), it can be extremely difficult to get out of. Luton are a much bigger club than Pools and they were stuck down half a decade. I'm not going to dispute that it's a disaster, however the club have not taken notice of previous warnings. They have continued to exist purely to survive, and not taken their chances to rebuild. Now disaster has struck, they have to face it, they have to re-evaulate their options and aims. Do they want to be a team who moves up the football ladder? or do they want to simply be a cheaper option to Boro/2nd club to fans in Teesside? If they answers is the first one then they need to rebuild, if the answer is being a 2nd option then they can settle as being a non-league club, ultimately going semi-professional. They have to face this relegation head on, they aren't owned by a rich man as clubs like Forest Green Rovers, they don't have the fanbase as the as the likes of Luton, so they can't offer big wages to big names to bring them back, so their only option is to dip into the local talent pool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I'd love to think Exeter deliberately threw that game because they knew they'd do Carlisle in the Play Offs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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