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Wintergreen wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 7:19 am I can't recall Cameron ever scoring a goal for us. And if a striker is going thru a barren patch it usually makes them less likely to slip a better placed team mate in when opportunities arise - so you then get double jeopardy with them being useless and greedy.

I think I've seen Cameron play more times than Murray has so maybe he will come to the same conclusion that l have In time.

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 9:06 am Having watched the game on tv and having time to reflect my view on yesterday is as follows
When the line up was announced I like many I expect was shocked to see Cameron starting. Alex Reid was Murray’s first signing and he lauded him when he signed saying the signing was a statement of intent. Apart from two goals in a pre season friendly at Lancaster Cameron offered nothing last season and quite rightly was loaned out.
According to Murray he had offers from other clubs but decided to stay. Murray should have encouraged him to go
The midfield yesterday had Smith, Williams and Harper all starting all contributed to getting us relegated last season. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and to expect different results.
Marriot should have played instead of Smith and after last seasons debacle like Cameron Harper should have been told to find another club.
We still have to many on the books from last seasons shambles imo. Cameron, Smith, Harper, three involved yesterday need to be moved on
I didn’t see much difference yesterday than last season. Toothless up front no midfield creativity and poor defending costing us goals.
I didn’t attend any friendliest but after the positivity from those that did yesterday was an almighty let down for me

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 9:06 am
According to Murray he had offers from other clubs but decided to stay. Murray should have encouraged him to go

Wintergreen wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 7:19 am I can't recall Cameron ever scoring a goal for us. And if a striker is going thru a barren patch it usually makes them less likely to slip a better placed team mate in when opportunities arise - so you then get double jeopardy with them being useless and greedy.

I think I've seen Cameron play more times than Murray has so maybe he will come to the same conclusion that l have In time.

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 10:06 am

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 9:06 am
According to Murray he had offers from other clubs but decided to stay. Murray should have encouraged him to go

Depends what the offers were and how much he's on here. Seems that quite a few were given deals too good to turn down and no other team can match them given their ability - or lack of it!

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 10:11 am

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 10:06 am

Depends what the offers were and how much he's on here. Seems that quite a few were given deals too good to turn down and no other team can match them given their ability - or lack of it!

Given all those here last season have taken a 30 to 40% pay cut we must have been paying way above the odds last season if they have turned down deals elsewhere

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 10:36 am

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 10:11 am

Given all those here last season have taken a 30 to 40% pay cut we must have been paying way above the odds last season if they have turned down deals elsewhere

Are you sure they were given that much of a pay cut? Where did that info come from?

russell_anderson wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2026 9:12 pm Awful match between 2 poor teams but maybe that is because all the teams in this league are poor. However, based on today, I would be surprised to see either team finish in the top 10. As far as I could see, we have 2 big central defenders who will win almost everything in the air and give fouls away by the dozen! Otherwise we had nothing. Not even a modicum of creativity in midfield and a non-existent attack. I don't know where all this pace was that the manager said he had brought in because only Walker on the right looked to have any for the first quarter of an hour or so.
However, I guess all the posters who come on here and think Hartlepool are going to be near the top must be blinded by the publicity that they have spent a lot of money. If they have, most of it has been wasted because they created not much more than we did other than 1 very good snap shot for the first goal by a player who did absolutely nothing else in the match. The second goal should have been saved comfortably by Winterbottom who wasn't convincing when coming for any crosses. In fact, the one player from Hartlepool who did look decent was the goalkeeper who handled very securely. Only the first match but a huge improvement is needed over that performance.

Jonty wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 11:03 am

we better cut out the petulant fouling or the only thing we’ll top is the card count table.

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 11:16 am

Jonty wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 11:03 am

we better cut out the petulant fouling or the only thing we’ll top is the card count table.

From what I've read, it's part of the manager's modus operandi!

Barrowvianbedlam wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 10:56 am First game of the season against a team fancied to be right up there with players like Nolan, Harris, Popov and hugill who wouldn’t look out of place in the league above. They’ll be fine

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 11:22 am

Barrowvianbedlam wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 10:56 am First game of the season against a team fancied to be right up there with players like Nolan, Harris, Popov and hugill who wouldn’t look out of place in the league above. They’ll be fine

Nolan and popov played in a side that got relegated from the National league last season and Harris has had one good season out of how many in his career? All good players but by no means world beaters and none have proved themselves in the EFL