Hartlepool United have named a strong starting XI ahead of Saturday's pre-season game against Fleetwood Town.
01.08.26Matchday
"The environment has been really good. The performances have been positive and the results have been positive, but for me it's the environment we’re creating every day."
01.08.26News
"The people of Hartlepool have been crying out for someone like him for years, an owner who's open and wants to take the club to the next level."
Hartlepool United are set to conclude their pre-season campaign with the visit of League Two Fleetwood Town on Saturday. Here are five things to look out for as Pools bid to end a productive summer on a positive note.
31.07.26Opinion
Hartlepool United are gearing up for their final pre-season game of an encouraging summer as Pools prepare to take on League Two Fleetwood Town on Saturday. Is this how Lee Clark's side will line up?
Hartlepool United defender Campbell Darcy is set to spend the first half of the 2026/27 campaign away from Victoria Park after signing on loan for National League North side Spennymoor Town until January.
30.07.26News
With the new National League campaign set to kick-off in less than a fortnight's time, our editor Robbie Stelling has made his predictions. Will this be the season Hartlepool United win promotion back to the Football League?
30.07.26Opinion
"The key thing that Americans find so interesting is the promotion and relegation. If Wrexham put the spotlight on that process, then we have a real opportunity to engage people here. People will follow the story, they love an underdog story."
29.07.26News
"It's another tough test and we're looking to iron out a few of the issues from the Grimsby game and then go and progress again. We'll see where we end up."
"I think his experience could be essential for us this season. The National League is new to him, but he's very experienced."
Hartlepool United's commercial and operations director Rose Stoker has revealed that the club have sold almost 2,300 season tickets ahead of the new campaign.
"It's a really difficult scenario for me at this moment in time and I've got some really difficult decisions to make trying to pick a starting XI."
28.07.26News
"I remember coming to Blundell Park as a young lad and dreaming of playing in goal, so this is really special."
"We haven't been as clinical, but that'll come. We've created some great chances, our press was really, really good for the majority of the game and our fitness levels were good. Some of our creative play was really good."
"I've got a real problem picking a team on August 8, I've got a real problem even selecting substitutes because there are going to be some really good players, people who have done tremendously over pre-season, who are not involved. It's going to be tough."
"I love going back to Hartlepool. I've been back a few times, I've had to go in disguise a couple of times but with the change of ownership now, I can't wait to get back again."
"As a fan, I'd love us to go up automatically. I'm a realist, and sometimes you need to give teams a little bit of time to gel."
"All the new signings look really encouraging, I think Lee Clark's got a good staff in place. It seems right, it really does seem right this year."
"It's nice to be feeling excited leading up to the new season for a change, there's been a lot of doom and gloom over the last few years."
"The aim has to be getting the club back into the Football League, that's where it belongs."
27.07.26News
"The Hartlepool staff, Leigh Bromby and company have been great. The process of appointing Lee Clark was really smooth, I have no complaints."
"It's an absolute honour to be custodian of this club, it's the honour of a lifetime."
"I'm delighted with the response of the players, I'm delighted with the work ethic and the application of the players, I'm delighted with the character of the group, the determination, the togetherness."
"I've absolutely loved it. I'm going to work as hard as I can to give these fans the success they deserve."
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