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Yes it was Hobin, answering questions during the Carlisle game. “Judge the business at the end of the transfer window, not with two weeks left”

While we will still start favourites against Stevenage on Saturday, I'm apprehensive to say the least. They're in better form than us, and they 've used the transfer window to add significant EFL experience to their squad, while we've reduced the squad numbers by 7 or 8 but only brought in a...

You'll be telling us next that escape goats and thread bears aren't real. Away with you, go on, shoo...

It's hard to be too cheerful when you consider that we've only won one league game since Challinor left in October. We are unquestionably in relegation form. The two bits of comforting news are that we had points in the bag early, and that there are three teams in Oldham, Scunthorpe, and...

Maidenhead still got it then! Hartlepool's home record from December onwards last season...W13 D1 L1. I don't even need to tell you who that one defeat was against. Comfortable too, a 4-2 Devonshoeing.

We are Hartlepool United. If we're away from home we will find a way to lose. Should've won. Having failed to do so, should've made sure of the point. Shoulda woulda coulda. Didn't. Might not get a better chance again this season.

We're still shit away from home if that helps

No TV game for us so it's a Saturday 3pm kick off in that London, but Crystal Palace have made the generous offer to subsidise our official coach travel from Hartlepool down to Selhurst Park. Lovely gesture from them, much appreciated.

There were plenty of Pools fans on Twitter mocking Rhys Oates for his life choices as Mansfield slipped into the bottom two while we were sat in a playoff spot with one of our best ever managers at the helm. They are not looking even slightly foolish. It's a long old season innit.

It's the old adage... "you can only beat what's in front of you" You could equally argue that they've played most of the weaker sides away from home and still have the home game to come. As long as they continue to put away the strugglers with the ruthlessness they've shown so far, they'll be...

We go to Bristol in defence of one of the season's more quirky records. You can split the league table into three sections for us. There's the bottom five, the top eleven, and the rest. We have a 100% record against the teams currently sat between 12th and 19th. Seven games, seven wins. Our...

All looking very nice for FGR. It's not done and dusted, as we know only too well having taken a 14-point lead into March 2003 only to stumble and finish 2nd, but their progress is looking serene right now.

I've just got my ticket for the Bristol Rovers game, and I look forward to visiting my favourite English city for a few days this weekend. I'll raise a glass to the Colston Four on Friday night before heading to the Mem for what is (I think) my seventh visit. I've yet to see us win. I was at...

As the third lowest side left in the draw, and the sole representative of League Two, I'd like to think we'd get a look-in for TV, though like others I suspect that the fact that it's at Selhurst Park will count against us. We may end up with the worst of all worlds, with a 12:30 KO to...

I'd be happy for Kidderminster to get the Old Trafford tie in tomorrow's draw. We can always play them in the next round. And by "them", I mean Kiddy.

I want to get to the 5th round first, something we've never done before. Then I'll happily take the paggering.

So apparently we will play either Wigan, Rotherham, Harrogate, Sutton, Charlton, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Exeter, Chelsea U21s or Arsenal U21s. Not too bothered which one of those beats us to be honest.

It's the cup run that refuses to bastad die!

This is a very good summary of the annual election results... http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506

Yes, exactly that. The Reelection process was in place from way back in the 19th century. Seeing The Ex in a proper social club function room with formica topped tables, local IPA beer mats and polystyrene ceiling tiles (and a goddamn glitter ball!) was a pretty surreal experience.