The save Hartlepool bandwagon is hitting top gear.
Tomorrows game is a sell out(1,000 Middlesbrough fans are going)
A Crowdfunding page has raised £60k
A great effort by everyone.
New owners are a distinct possibility in the near future.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42749409
While i would hate to see any club to go down the pan,Hartlepool really have made their own bed.
They had 3 winding up orders petitions against them last season,so the club obviously were not on a sound financial footing as a football league team.
Relegation leaves you with 2 options,go with kids and risk the conference North,but get the club on a sound financial footing,or go all out for promotion.
The bigger clubs like Oxford,Luton,Bristol etc,with decent crowds, will always go for option 2.
Clubs with a smaller fan base,usually opt for option 1.
Hartlepool went for bust,retaining 29 full time players !
The gamble didn't last 6 months.
I hope the clubs survives for the fans,but sometimes when you see a club mismanaged this badly,you think "you deserve all you get"
