Recent content by MadJohn

Congratulations Well done lads and lasses. Obviously, Huddersfield's early goal was celebrated on our terrace at Brentford but we would have taken any scenario that saw us stay up. Once it was clear that Tranmere were going to win and Gills were going to lose it was all down to our game and...

The latest from our official site: Hartlepool United HAVE appealed against the decision of the Football League panel. Very surprised at the timing. I thought we'd have waited until after the weekend and then quietly let it drop if we stayed up anyway.

Bloody hell, I'm surprised it even warrants consideration. I'm a Hartlepool United fan so my first hope is that we stay up. After that, if you gave me the choice of Exeter also staying up or England winning the World Cup, I'd pick Exeter without hesitation. Exeter is a good day out for the...

You'd be entering the realms of guesswork. If we lose the goals as well or if Brighton were awarded goals and/or points the assumption would be that Brighton would have won or drawn if Liddle had not played. There is no way of knowing that. We have been deducted points for the rule breach...

It appears that the Northern Echo got their facts wrong. As some of you have spotted, it's going to the wire. And there was me looking forward to relaxing in west London on Saturday!

BREAKING NEWS I understand that HUFC will not be deducted any points. The club will be fined, and Gary Liddle will face a further one game ban on top of the matches he has already missed. That is all. No official confirmation on club site, but the Northern Echo site has already picked up on it.

OK, even leaving aside the notion that such a high profile player at such a high profile club could possibly be suspended without anyone realising it... Whatever happens today we will not lose "the points gained against Brighton". It doesn't work like that. That match will be not be declared...

As has been said, it would be wholly without precedent. If logic dictates that we should lose the +2 goal difference then surely logic also dictates that Brighton should gain +2. So do we give them a point as well? And we would STILL be better off than we would have been if we'd lost the...

Not sure, mate. But it appears the delay is for the panel to consider its decision... From HUFC website: The Football Disciplinary Commission hearing charges against Hartlepool United for fielding an ineligible player in their match against Brighton & Hove Albion has been adjourned. A...

HUFC met with the Football League today. The hearing has now been adjourned, and a verdict will be announced on Thursday. Not sure why there is a delay but some of our fans are taking it as good news, i.e. if it was a cut-and-dried case why not just announce today?

It was about half full. An excellent turnout, easily the best I've seen from Exeter, and if you take quality as well as quantity into account it's possibly the best away support we've had this season. Hope you had a good day. Good luck against Huddersfield.

Tranmere are showing real signs of fight, and not before time. We played out a goalless draw at Prenton Park a month ago that I'm sure will still be in the top five worst games I've ever witnessed when I'm breathing my last. For a home side to seemingly show no desire to win against a...

By the way, someone watching Soccer Saturday today heard Jeff Stelling say something along the lines of "those that think (Hartlepool) will automatically get points taken off should be aware there are SIGNIFICANT extenuating factors". Not sure quite what to make of that.

There has been some scary complacency among our fans this season regarding the threat of relegation. It's a complacency that stems from the 2006/07 season when we bounced straight back following relegation and had a stunning 19-4-0 unbeaten run in doing so. Plenty of Hartlepool fans assume we...

There is simply no way we will lose the two goals. Such an action would be entirely without precedent. I am expecting us to get a deduction. Could be a point, could be two, could be three. But the goal difference will be unaffected regardless.