SEASON 1999-2000

HARTLEPOOL UTD

1: A) Hartlepool UTD V Manchester City 4-1 (c14s4m01.hil - a top, top match to start the season)
2: A) Hartlepool UTD V Nottingham Forrest 1-2 (*)
3: H) Hartlepool UTD V Leicester City 0-0 (x) (Barron s/o)
4: H) Hartlepool UTD V Middlesborough 2-1
5: H) Hartlepool UTD V Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
6: H) Hartlepool UTD V Colchester UTD 3-0 - League cup Rnd 2 Leg 1
7: A) Hartlepool UTD V Manchester UTD 1-0 (Wicked!  Man. U. had only 1 shot all match - wasn't even on target)
8: H) Hartlepool UTD V Wimbledon 1-0
9: A) Hartlepool UTD V Colchester UTD 4-0 (7-0 on agg.) League cup Rnd 2 Leg 2
10: A) Hartlepool UTD V Blackburn Rovers 1-0
11: H) Hartlepool UTD V Liverpool 1-3 (*) (****ing impossible, they have 5 packed into the defence and Fowler and Berger are unstoppable.  I'll ****ing s**t on them at Anfield!! B******ds.)
12: A) Hartlepool UTD V QPR 2-0
13: H) Hartlepool UTD V Liverpool 1-1 (x) League cup Rnd 3 (c14s4m13.hil - Looks like the Anfield match will be sooner than expected.)
14: H) Hartlepool UTD V Leeds United 1-0 (Now I lead Liverpool at the top by just 1 point)
15: A) Hartlepool UTD V Coventry City 6-1 (Nelson on fire!)
16: A) Hartlepool UTD V Liverpool 0-2 (*)(c14s4m16.hil - I'll ****ing kill'em at Anfield - I'll play "end Fowler's b***dy career" tactics - "Same old Scousers, always cheating") (I think the reason I didn't score was 'cos I forgot to change to my most attacking tactic in fear of exposing my shite, crappy, useless 'keeper)
17: A) Hartlepool UTD V Westham United 3-0
18: H) Hartlepool UTD V Arsenal 1-1 (x)
19: A) Hartlepool UTD V Chelsea 1-1 (x)
20: H) Hartlepool UTD V Aston Villa 2-0
21: A) Hartlepool UTD V Everton 1-0
22: H) Hartlepool UTD V Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 (*) (Their one shot in the whole match)
23: A) Hartlepool UTD V Newcastle United 0-1 (*) (Halfway through the season Newcastle's win against me leaves them 3 points behind in 2nd place.  Man. U. and Arsenal 1 behind, both with 35 points, and then my arch enemies Liverpool and also Villa with 33.)
24: H) Hartlepool UTD V Manchester City 3-1
25: H) Hartlepool UTD V Nottingham Forrest 2-2 (c14s4m25.hil - damn! I thought I was on a winning streak 'til they scored a shite goal in the last minute.)
26: A) Hartlepool UTD V Leicester City 1-0
27: A) Hartlepool UTD V Leicester City 4-0 FA Cup Rnd 3 (Yes, that's one team I won't mind playing again next season.)
28: A) Hartlepool UTD V Middlesborough 1-0
29: A) Hartlepool UTD V Tottenham Hotspur 2-0
30: H) Hartlepool UTD V Manchester UTD 0-0
31: A) Hartlepool UTD V Chelsea 2-1 FA Cup Rnd 4 (c14s4m31.hil - A good match with two blinding goals - Nelson's winner was class!)
32: A) Hartlepool UTD V Wimbledon 2-0 (Good Win - still only 2 points ahead of Man U though.)
33: H) Hartlepool UTD V Blackburn 0-0 (Man U beat Coventry to level the points at 55 each.   Arsenal close in on 53, Newcastle are on 51.  I lead the table with a superior goal difference of +24.)
34: A) Hartlepool UTD V Liverpool 1-1 (c14s4m34.hil - **** it! - I thought I had revenge but after a string of unbelievable saves from James, Berger scored with 4 minutes to go, and they injured Nelson - just wait 'til next season Liverpool! Luckily Man U drew aswell.)
35: A) Hartlepool UTD V Leeds United 1-0 FA Cup Rnd 5
36: H) Hartlepool UTD V QPR 5-0 (could've been 8 or 9)
37: A) Hartlepool UTD V Leeds United 1-0 (Man U draw, I have a 2 point adv.)
38: H) Hartlepool UTD V Coventry City 2-1
39: H) Hartlepool UTD V Manchester City 2-1 FA Cup Q-Final (Winner from Knowles - Liverpool KO'd by Man U)
40: H) Hartlepool UTD V Westham United 3-2 (c14s4m40.hil - Tip - don't make my team mad by scoring first, 3-1 was a quality piece of play)
41: A) Hartlepool UTD V Arsenal 1-0 (4 points clear with 5 games left)
42: H) Hartlepool UTD V Chelsea 4-0 (c14s4m42.hil - Fantastic! A wicked 4th goal from McDonald)(I am now 6 clear at the top)
43:      Hartlepool UTD V Manchester UTD 1-3 (*) FA Cup S-Final (c14s4m43.hil - B*****ds! I will have to add Cantona and Schmeichael ... in fact, the whole of Man U to my list of enemies - along with Liverpool and Fowler)
44: A) Hartlepool UTD V Aston Villa 2-0 (5 points ahead)
45: H) Hartlepool UTD V Everton 1-1 (still 6 clear - If I win or draw either of my next two matches I will be Premiership champions)
46: A) Hartlepool UTD V Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 (Man U drew against QPR - Whehey!)(Lovely chip from Knowles for 1-0)
47: H) Hartlepool UTD V Newcastle 2-0 (A match which saw constant pressure on the Newcastle goal finishes with the ball rolling to a halt on their penatly spot as the Hartlepool team celebrates their outstanding achievement.)

PL 47; W 31; D 10; L 6; F 83; A 29;

Players/goals

Steven Pears 0
Stuart Ingram 0
Micheal Barron 0
Glen Davies 0
Mark Devine 0
Chris McDonald 1 0
Mark Cooper 0
Mick Tair 0
Steve Halliday 3
Craig Nelson 31
Darren Knowles 37
Sean McAuley 0
Darren Watkiss 0
Steve Howard 11
Leo Gerrard 0
Keith Houchen 0
Joe Allon 0
Ian McGuckin 0
Graeme Lee 0
Steve Jones 0
Paul Lomas 0
Muzzy Doncel 0
Juninho 0
Stuart Johnson 0
Gary Bjornebye 0
Chris Beech 0

£ Seasons Buy/Sell £

none

+ Long term injuries +

none

Competitions won:-

FA Carling Premiership

Comments: A season which was a bit strange.   Hartlepool UTD - winning the FA Carling premiership?  Well yes, in this SWOS career that is exactly what happened.  I won it quite convincingly in the end, but it was a strange feeling because there were so many bitter dissapointments along the way.   Liverpool seem to have become by bogey team, they knocked me out of the FA cup last season.  I won a match against them just two seasons back with some style, but now I just seem to seize up and then Fowler or Berger get a free shot and -boom- that's it.

I have to be reasonably happy though, I don't know If anyone else has started a career like this and then achieved their goal.  I haven't bought a single player and next season I hope to conquer Europe in the ultimate challenge.