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Cobblers defeat means Pools' prospects improve
By Clarence Rode
April 29 2009
Hartlepool got one of their best results of the season on Tuesday night … without even playing. Northampton’s 1-0 home defeat against MK Dons means that the picture for the last day of the season is now much more clear, and looking a lot brighter for Pools. By the way, before we go any further, the latest in our new season of Leeds-baiting features is at the end of this article.

All the teams in the danger zone now have one game left, with Northampton, Brighton and Carlisle the only three below Pools who can catch them.
Carlisle need to beat Millwall at Brunton Park while Pools lose at Bristol Rovers, with a six-goal swing in Carlisle’s favour, for them to get past Pools.
Northampton also need Pools to lose and to avoid defeat at Leeds  – the third worst away record in league One against the best home record.
Brighton, like Northampton, are a point behind Pools, but they have a better goal difference and they finish their season at home against a Stockport team with nothing to play for pointswise, and a lot of financial problems hovering over the club.
Daft things can happen on the last day of the season, but Northampton’s defeat against the Dons has made Pools’ prospects of survival a lot brighter.
The simplest way to end the crisis would be to avoid defeat at Bristol Rovers, but it takes a brave gambler to bet on Pools getting anything in any away games this season.
But the chances of Northampton getting anything at eland Road appear to be slim, while Millwall will also be going flat out for a win because they have a chance of finishing above MK Dons in third place, which would earn them a more favourable play-off game. The team that finishes third plays the team that finishes sixth (Scunthorpe or Tranmere) while fourth plays fifth and Dons would probably want to avoid Leeds in the semi-final.
It’s looking better than it did for Pools, but it's not over yet … cross everything.

 

LEEDS BAITING (part 2)  – in response to an overwhelming outcry from Leeds to our previous mention of their fans, we would now like to ask a couple of questions.

Are they going to bottle it in the play-offs again, like they did last season?

Are they good enough to survive if they do go up, or will they do a Nottingham Forest and struggle in the Championship?

Does anybody outside Leeds care?

Probably not.

  

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Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: PoolsOnline.tk (IP Logged)
Date: 29/04/2009 10:21

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: lufc1 (IP Logged)
Date: 30/04/2009 21:38

Are you good enough to survive in this league if you stay up?
If you do go down have you the bottle to get back up?
Does anybody care in Hartlepool?
Proberly not(Sm150)

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: Fids (IP Logged)
Date: 01/05/2009 07:08

(Sm22) @ Clarence

I don't see many Leeds fans writing about Hartlepool (Sm6).
I think the word is obsessed.

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: Rift House (IP Logged)
Date: 01/05/2009 11:34

Reel 'em in Clarence.

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: lufc1 (IP Logged)
Date: 01/05/2009 19:28

Who taught monkeys to fish ffs(Sm22)

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: Rift House (IP Logged)
Date: 02/05/2009 11:46

No, you appear to be struggling to get a grip on the concept here ... we are "Monkey Hangers", not actual monkeys. We hang them, you see. Now have a sit down and a think and see if you can sort it out in your head.

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: lufc1 (IP Logged)
Date: 02/05/2009 18:18

Well you all looked like monkeys to me last saturday(Sm66)



congrats on staying up by the waythumbs down

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: Rift House (IP Logged)
Date: 04/05/2009 18:16

If you are lufc1, does that mean there are another 20-odd thousand like you? Still, I remember when you had 40,000 mates.

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: lufc1 (IP Logged)
Date: 05/05/2009 19:55

Still just the two of you then(Sm120)

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: Rift House (IP Logged)
Date: 06/05/2009 13:44

Yep ... nice and peaceful. Just like bowls or croquet.

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: lufc1 (IP Logged)
Date: 06/05/2009 20:40

No, you appear to be struggling to get a grip on the concept here ... we are "Talking Football", not bowls or croquet , you see. Now have a sit down and a think and see if you can sort it out in your head.(Sm163)

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: Rift House (IP Logged)
Date: 07/05/2009 11:04

Right ... oh nurse, can I have my medicine now? That nice lufc1 says it's time.

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Re: Cobblers defeat means Pools prospects improve
Posted by: lufc1 (IP Logged)
Date: 07/05/2009 16:12

Do as the Nurse says and take the medicine things will get better trust mesmoking smiley

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