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"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."
22.09.26News
"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."
"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."
21.09.26News
"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."
Club president Jeff Stelling has called for "drastic action" following Hartlepool United's "dismal" defeat to newly-promoted Kidderminster Harriers on Friday.
14.09.26Analysis
Hartlepool United's miserable recent run continued on Friday as 10-man Pools were beaten 2-0 by Kidderminster Harriers. Here's what club president Jeff Stelling made of the Pools players.
14.09.26Opinion
Hartlepool United President Jeff Stelling will be back in town this month - but this time not to watch Pools.
07.09.26News
"People know how much this football club and the town means to me, it's lovely to feel like a proper part of it."
19.08.26News
"The time when he raced off his line to head the ball clear, superb. There were times when you thought he wasn't going to get there, but he always, always got there."
"I'm looking at our options, McNally and Kouogun or Gibson in the heart of the defence, Cam John on the left and either Jay Benn or Neo Eccleston on the other side. Who's going to score against us, especially with the goalkeeper we've got?"
18.08.26News
"If you'd said to me at the end of last season that Sheron and Hunter would have been our central-midfield two again, I'd have said, 'no chance, that's not happening'. Credit to them, they did brilliantly."
"I would have looked at those two games last season, and we might well have ended up with one point from them. We seem to have a completely different mentality this season, there's a different mentality around the whole club."
15.08.26News
Hartlepool United made a winning start to their new National League campaign on Saturday, beating Barrow 2-0. Here's what Jeff Stelling made of the Pools players.
09.08.26Matchday
"It's brilliant, it puts us on the world map and showcases the club to a new audience. Then again, we are the team Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney really wanted."
19.07.26News
"There was even time for a couple of choruses of 'I feel good' courtesy of James Brown. I hope that's something we can be saying and singing a lot during the season ahead."
03.07.26News
"Quite clearly, Landon has put his hand in his pocket, he's come up with a fistful of dollars. We are quite clearly paying really competitive wages to bring, hopefully, really quality players to the football club. That is absolutely music to everyone's ears."
29.06.26News
Hartlepool United president Jeff Stelling has had his say on the club's retained list.
22.06.26News
Hartlepool United president Jeff Stelling believes new owner Landon Smith has "made a lot of the right steps" since taking charge of Pools.
Jeff Stelling has been discussing his role as Hartlepool United's honorary president.
20.06.26News
"How do you sum it up? He saved the club, started well and then he lost the plot."
18.06.26Features
Hartlepool United club president Jeff Stelling believes Pools can challenge for the National League title next season after an encouraging start to their summer business.
12.06.26Features
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