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"I said this the other week, in six to eight weeks you'll start to get a real feel for us. It's going to be a bumpy road, footie's a bumpy road."
24.10.26News
"I've had 90 per cent of the squad in here individually and I've told them exactly where I think they're at, what I want from them and what I need from them. Now it's up to them to go and try and show me that on the pitch."
23.10.26News
"I've never been bothered about a difficult conversation, I'd rather people understand where I come from. I'm not bothered if they agree with me, I'm bothered about them understanding what I think."
22.10.26News
"There are a few of them who need to have some home truths around where they're at, and where they think they're at."
19.10.26News
"That's generally what wins lower league football matches, not good play, not brilliance. It's generally desire, effort and who's better in both boxes."
"We have to show character, there's no other way around it. We're at a point now where we can't really afford to not have big characters, not have people step up."
18.10.26News
"The reality is, we've got no chance at the moment unless something changes. Staying in the league's the first thing we need to think about."
Hartlepool United failed to reach the first round of the FA Cup for the fourth season in a row after Pools were beaten 2-0 by National League North side Marine.
17.10.26Opinion
"I just feel like everybody's not giving enough. Whether it's staff, players, everybody's not giving enough. That's winding me up more than anything."
17.10.26News
"There's a real challenge at this football club to get it to where it needs to be, to get it then to be able to compete."
"That's the story of the football match, the longer it's 0-0, the more susceptible you are to getting hit with one at the other end. That's what's happened to us again today."
17.10.26Matchday
Hartlepool United were condemned to another humbling FA Cup exit as Pools were beaten 2-0 by National League North side Marine on Saturday.
Hartlepool United have named a strong team ahead of their FA Cup fourth qualifying round clash with National League North side Marine.
Hartlepool United are looking to banish recent bad memories of England's most historic cup competition when they kick off their FA Cup campaign at home to National League North side Marine on Saturday.
"It's a special competition, we want to do well in it and we'll have our full focus on it."
"We're ready to go. We understand how tough it's going to be, but I'm desperate to win another game of football and keep showing that we are moving in the right direction."
16.10.26News
"If you can't get up for the FA Cup, what can you get up for? Managers who maybe play different teams in the FA Cup because they don't see it as a priority, it's madness."
15.10.26News
"The boot's on the other foot a little bit because we've got to try and be the aggressor and they're going to try and be the underdog, we've got to be ready for that and we've got to stand up to what comes with that."
13.10.26News
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