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"This might just be the right club at the right time for him."
24.09.26News
The Monkey's Uncle understands that Stuart Maynard is on a list of names being considered by Hartlepool United as the club search for Lee Clark's successor.
Where did it all go so wrong for Hartlepool United and Lee Clark, asks Harry Johnson-Clark.
23.09.26Opinion
"The question is what the club will do now to get their next manager, is it data, is it a specific sort of profile? If it's the same method the club used to appoint Clark, that would be a bit of a concern."
23.09.26News
"They've got enough football intelligence between them to put a good plan together to steady the ship and then build on results and performances from there."
The Monkey's Uncle understands that Hartlepool United owner Landon Smith is set to travel to the North East for his side's games against Harrogate Town and Tamworth next week.
"Although he never got promoted, he did very, very well with what we had at Halifax, then he did a steady job at Barrow too."
22.09.26News
"With the way he wants to play, I think he'd be well-suited to Pools and would hopefully be able to get a bit more out of some of their attacking players."
"I don't know what their plan is. What's their way of playing, what's the club's philosophy, what are they trying to do at the football club? I don't know, and I don't think anyone knows."
"I honestly think the experienced players need to step up, I really do. I think they've got some experienced players in there that aren't playing anywhere near how they can play, and aren't leading the group like they should be."
The Monkey's Uncle understands that Hartlepool United are considering signing a new goalkeeper.
The Monkey's Uncle understands that attacker Luke Charman has returned to full Hartlepool United training this week.
"It's more than a bit ambitious, it isn't going to happen. I can absolutely, categorically tell you, it isn't going to happen."
"I don't know, the obvious suggestion would be to ask whether the players were playing for Lee Clark. That's the obvious question. I've got no insight as to what goes on in the dressing room, so I've got no idea whether that was the case or not."
"I would hope that those who are making the appointment will act swiftly, but not with undue haste. It's important that they consider absolutely everything, but we do need to get somebody in place pretty quickly and start turning a corner."
"Our immediate focus is on supporting Adam and Gary as they prepare the team for Saturday's fixture against Scunthorpe United, while conducting a thorough and considered recruitment process."
21.09.26News
"I think, if anything, as the time went on Hartlepool started to look more unfit and more unsure of what their plan was and what they were trying to do during games."
"The names out there at the moment, we've heard the majority of them before. You sort of think, 'well, they'd be alright, but I'm not sure they're going to come in and do something totally different'."
"I would be reluctant when we're in the position that we're in now to risk a young, untried manager. That makes it difficult because all of those who are available are available for a reason, they've all got some failures on their CV."
"He's a brilliant bloke, he's a big, big, big character. He did fantastically well at Salford, he was so unlucky to get sacked. It was unthinkable really."
"It's sort of the logical choice, isn't it? Bearing in mind that the staff don't have a whole load of experience in terms of management, and Chris does."
"I've been at a lot of the games this season and, after the early weeks, a lot of the frustration of the crowd was pretty easy to sense."
Is Hartlepool United's season still salvageable following head coach Lee Clark's explosive resignation?
21.09.26Opinion
Hartlepool United suffered their sixth defeat in seven National League games on Saturday, losing at home to newly-promoted Worthing. Here are some of the biggest talking points, including the explosive resignation of head coach Lee Clark.
