Jeff Stelling insists Hartlepool United's season is '100 per cent salvageable'

Just nine games into the season Pools, who were touted as possible National League title contenders ahead of the 2026/27 campaign, are on the hunt for a new head coach following Lee Clark's explosive resignation on Saturday.

Clark, who was only appointed in May, announced his shock decision to the assembled media in the immediate aftermath of his side's 3-1 loss at home to newly-promoted Worthing, their sixth defeat in seven matches.

It would have been hard to imagine Pools, who have announced that assistant head coach Adam Clayton and first team coach Gary Liddle will take charge of the team ahead of Saturday's trip to Scunthorpe United, would have found themselves in this position just a few short weeks ago.