Jimmy Shan was right

[Phil]

He did say that Ryan Johnson would play in the football league one day.

And we laughed at him

[aberred]

Good for him. Can never help a player if some fans are constantly on his back.

[Harrier1994]

Huge congratulations to Johnson, well deserved after all the unfair stick he got here. Shows what a positive atmosphere can do

[harry211]

Agree totally with the above. Don't think our lot will learn but nevermind!

[harriershane]

Goes to show what a bit of belief, and dare I say it, some decent coaching can do. Was probably the biggest victim of the Gordon era, and the toxicity in and around it.

You’d like to think it will serve as a bit of proof that as fans, we can help, but as above has stated, I can’t see certain sections of the fanbase changing. Criticism is the easiest thing to offer, after all...

[Medieval]

Goes to show what a bit of belief, and dare I say it, some decent coaching can do. Was probably the biggest victim of the Gordon era, and the toxicity in and around it.

You’d like to think it will serve as a bit of proof that as fans, we can help, but as above has stated, I can’t see certain sections of the fanbase changing. Criticism is the easiest thing to offer, after all...

[Sheffield Harrier]

He was very poor at times. Yes, you can argue he was perhaps asked to do things he couldn't do but that doesn't detract from the errors he made. These things happen in the careers of footballers. At some clubs it works, at others it doesn't. They develop, they improve and yes, maybe a different sort of coach will get more out of a player and some players are much better in a winning side than a side that is struggling.

I don't think KHFC fans are particularly worse than any other supporters in terms of moans and groans when players make glaring errors.

[Jasper]

Good for him. Can never help a player if some fans are constantly on his back.

Exactly! He's certainly made some eat their words. Decent player who has achieved those famous words of Jimmy Shan. Good luck to him.

[garthrockett]

Before we all retract our previous opinions on Magic Johnson lets see what the Hartlepool retained list for next season looks like..........

[muse_harrier]

Would like to know if Johnstone was one of the 5 or 6 Shan mentioned who he reckoned could play in the league? If so i wonder who the other 4 or 5 were?

[garthrockett]

Had the result gone the other way we could be lauding the merits of Danny Wright?

[Harrier1994]

Before we all retract our previous opinions on Magic Johnson lets see what the Hartlepool retained list for next season looks like..........

He's been linked with a move to port Vale if Hartlepool hadn't been promoted. I'd imagine either way he'll be a FL player next season

[Harrier1994]

Had the result gone the other way we could be lauding the merits of Danny Wright?

Everyone knew Danny Wright was good. We just had a manager who decided to play him on the wing

[garthrockett]

Heres the squad from 2019-20 Shan was talking about- anyone care to work out who is where these days?
Apart from Ed Williams and Johnson looks like Shan was a tad optimistic?

Sam Austin KHFC
Milan Butterfield Chesterfield/no club
Ashley Chambers KHFC
Correy Davidson Braintree?
Kyle de Garis no club
Brandon Diau Pandurii Târgu Jiu(Rumania)
Dennis Digie ?
Ethan Freemantle KHFC
Bailey Fuller ?
Cameron Gregory was on loan to Nantwich from the shrews
Ashley Hemmings KHFC
Harry Higginson Coleshill Town
Ryan Johnson Hartlepool (L1)
Jim Kellermann ?
Keith Lowe KHFC
Darragh Lowth ?
Shane Lowth ?
Will Mannion on loan to Palos from Hull?
Ewan Mountjoy dual reg. with Worcester City
Cliff Moyo KHFC
Samir Nabi Hereford
David Neligwa ?
Tom Palmer KHFC
Richard Peniket no club
Alex Penny KHFC
Alex Prosser ?
Austin Samuels Bradford City on loan from Wolves
Knory Scott Hasting Utd
Jamie Sharman loan to Blyth from Chesterfield
Ollie Shenton Chorley
Reiss Taylor-Randle ?
Declan Weeks Chester
Jaiden White KHFC
Ed Williams Doncaster Rovers (L1)
Rhys Williams Liverpool

[Harry Aire]

Yes it would be nice to think the post-Covid Harriers crowd would be full of gratitude, sweetness and light and get behind all of their players all of the time but I fear no lessons will have been learned.

The East Stand where I sit always has its share of people who are waiting like knives on coiled springs to tear into the supposed failings of our own players. I have seen the confidence of good players undermined for over a quarter of a century. I remember the vendetta against Storer who went on to a decent league career. One misplaced pass and there were howls of derision. He, like many others, must have wondered if he wouldn't be better off somewhere else - and he was.