This week John again returns to the Swansea 16 and makes a suggestion for Mark Maguire to consider. In fact he makes a number of polite suggestions for Mark Maguire to consider.
Against a background of positive developments at Blackpool and, possibly, Bolton Wanderers, John is very downbeat in his views on the future of Gateshead and uses these examples, and developments at Rochdale and Grimsby, to again emphasise the importance of our Supporters Trust.
He is also rude, again, about certain HUST Board members and, if this continues, his weekly article may be cancelled (along with his membership).
As ever, comments/ observations/ corrections are welcomed.

Someone has clearly put something into John’s beer! This week he’s almost nice about everyone and has only the slightest of digs at Mr Maguire; he does have some harsh words for HUST chair Richard Ward, however, and has now done his research on The Swansea 16 and apologises for his errors about Willington FC.

Happy Saint David’s Day! This week John looks at the background to this Welsh celebration and uses it as a foundation to look at Pools in Wales, to suggest that Greggs introduce Taffies to their range of savouries, and to again remember Eifion’s two goals at Darlington.

This week John uses a speech by John F Kennedy to provoke thought about the relationship between the club, its employees and we the fans – and then swiftly moves onto to talk about a club which our Honorary President once managed – Willington AFC.

This week John agrees with the Eric Cantona saying, “You can change your wife, change your politics, change your religion. But never, never can you change your favourite football team!”, muses if Pools fans are really as bad as they are made out to be, and ponders dividing his allegiances between two clubs….

This week John all but suggests that we Poolies have had a relatively easy life – the basis of his argument being the history of Berwick Rangers FC – and the help that club has needed from its supporters to merely survive.