Cup form will do it - Boyd.Byline: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. STEEL ADAM BOYD This article is about the English footballer. For the U.S. Congress member, see Adam Boyd (New Jersey). Adam Mark Boyd (born on 25 May, 1982 in Hartlepool in the North East of England)[1] is confident Hartlepool will claim their first home win of the season when they host Norwich tomorrow if they can reproduce the best parts of their Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse Cup display against Burnley. Pools were five minutes away from a major upset after Boyd gave them the lead, and they bombarded the Premier League Clarets at times in their 2-1 extra-time defeat. Chris Turner's team are yet to taste victory on their own patch this term after the setback followed League One defeats to Charlton and Bristol Rovers. But Boyd believes it will be third time lucky in their own division if they maintain their performance level from Tuesday against the Canaries. "I think if you look at the Burnley game we probably edged it in terms of chances," said the Hartlepool-born striker. "We were a bit unfortunate in the end and the lads came off extremely disappointed. "But if you look back at the night I think there is a lot to be proud of and a lot of determination showed. "Burnley are a Premier League team and we matched them stride for stride. "I think a similar performance against Norwich and we will be taking three points with us." Former Pools skipper Michael Nelson This article is about the football player. For people with a similar name, see Mike Nelson. Michael Nelson (born 23 March, 1980 in Gateshead) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hartlepool United in League One. will be returning for the first time since his summer move to Carrow Road. Nelson has found it hard to establish himself in the Norfolk side since their opening day 7-1 drubbing by Colchester and the last time Boyd played against him, he got the winner for Leyton Orient. "It was nice at the time because we hadn't won for 10 games and we looked in deep trouble. "It was just nice to get the three points that day to be honest and to turn Nelse was all the better. "It would be good to twist him up again but Norwich have a good squad and you don't get labelled favourites for the league for no reason. "They are a big club and we have just got to show the same determination we did against Burnley and we've got a great chance." Pools midfielder Ritchie Jones will again play with a cast on his injured left arm. |
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