Amond move to Hartlepool (merged)

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

Previous manager at Sligo Rovers, where he scored 17 goals in 27 games.  I bet he's off there.

Would make more sense than Hartlepool.

99% of us want him to stay, quite rightly, 37 goal strikers don't come around very often, but if he wants paying the alleged figures mentioned then it's a case of see you later! 2-3k per week would / I assume / be a big chunk out of budget.

Quality players have come before. Quality players have gone before. Don't get too disheartened if he leaves us..

According to The Bunker, Hartlepools forum, someone had heard that Amond was signing for them as early as last thursday16th, I just wonder if his agent had been holding out for a better offer from somewhere else,if not us. .
One poster on there has major doubts about Toto.

The way I see it is we have the players who have re-signed who are committed to the club and will give thier all( macca and dis )and if Hartlepool want to sign conference players that is obviously what they aspire to be. We will sign L1/L2 players because that's what we aspire to be

Not too bothered if he goes. Omar needs a good strike partner as I see him being the top striker now we are in L2. Podge wasn't too impressive at the business end of the season. I realise he scored a lot of goals, but this was in the conference. Players come and go.

All the best to the bloke..
Scored a excrement load of goal for us, was only on a years contract (that's not his fault) so can do what he thinks best for him..

Good luck Podge but not against us though.

By furthering his career, i was referring to his L1 offer.

Well out of them all Podge was the one most likely to leave but never did I think Hurst was going to have to do a virtually total team rebuild. Hope this week we get some decent incoming this is starting to look like the "leaving sinking ship syndrome."

reality is not many are privvy to information of what contracts have been offered and after initial player refusal if a second or third offer was reviewed by player and agent or given by the club.
Amond stock has never been higher and he is out of contract. So realistically there can be no surprises.
how many times have we seen a player have one good season , achieve a move and then become no more than a squad player? but his back pocket and mortgage payments become easier before drifting out the game
it does not mean that our budget is low it mean PH has £x and has suggested contracts based on players who finished behind a semi professional team in the conference. A team that never particularly challenged for the top 2 spots.
we are told there is little difference between conference and L2 and we attracted enough ex league players to come to conference Grimsby so the contracts must be attractive enough.
The euphoria of promotion is still around but remember this was also a team at the back end of the season had a huge inconsistent period.
As always in the managers judgement we must rely and would a transition season of flirting with the play offs be that bad?
within the next 2 weeks there will be more players looking for contracts then contracts available.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

This post just sets up the "Hurst Out" brigade before the season is out, get a grip FFS. On Tuesday Twitter was saying Podge was signing for Cambridge.

If he goes to Hartlepool the fine they will have Magnay, Toto, Oates and Podge all good players in non league football. That possibly underlines Hartlepools ambition. Please don't lets get hung up on this lot like we have done other teams in the past. Focus on getting behind our new signings when they arrive.

I love Podge he was great for us last season but penalties apart how many goals did he score against the top 6 or so sides in the National League? What does that tell you? Also he had to come down to non league for a reason.

How does anyone know what we are offering? Maybe we are offering deals that agents don't expect rather than players. These deals could be toned down to protect the club. Why would you offer massive pay rises to players after all those years in the wilderness it would be stupid.

The manager has a good record at spotting talent and indeed he brought in the 3 mentioned above who's departure (or potential in the case of Podge) has triggered such emotion. PH has done it before and he will do it again.

Like I have said in previous posts there will be better players than we finished the season with who currently have deals about to finish, just watch this space we will get better than what we have for reasonable money.  

That, and it's not just you saying things like that, just smacks of Jilted John to me. Not that Hartlepool are cool and trendy (and certainly not better looking).