ERIMUS1876
Full Back
Salford stopped trying after half an hour, they didn't need to push themselves and had their mind on the weekend. Hartlepool keeper made several good saves, I don't recall a save made by the Salford keeper. Very concerning what I saw last night. For a side "fighting", to stay in the football league, there wasn't a tackle in anger or any sort of aggression shown all night. Stats are very deceiving and it was a classic case of Salford just ticking over last night. Very frustrating
That all stacks up. Fighting for the cause is an absolute minimum requirement as we know in football and for a team that is in a relegation battle and clearly lacking quality, it is one of the very few areas that they can gain an advantage over teams higher placed in the division. I noticed Hartlepool only picked up two bookings and both in the second-half (which is sometimes a good gauge about the level of commitment / fight) by which time the game was as good as lost by the sounds of it. Some say 2-0 is the worst lead in football which is bull**** ... Salford wouldn't have been able to just tick over at 1-0!
The signs are not good. Bookies have Pools at 2/7 to go down. The main hope on Saturday is Crawley's dreadful away record. Pools fans won't put up with a lack of commitment from their team, especially at home. "Must win game" is a term vastly over used in football but on Saturday that is exactly what Pools face.
Final word to you and your fellow Hartlepool fans who went to Salford last night. 500 (nearly 25% of the attendance) is outstanding support, all things considered. Top effort!