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Hartlepool United have endured a nightmarish start to the season and now find themselves at risk of being dragged into a relegation battle at the wrong end of the National League table. Picture by Adam Cook/The Corner Photography.

Pete Wild delivers 'home truths' following Hartlepool United's dismal start to new season

"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."

19.10.26, 11:11 5 Minute Read

Robbie Stelling

Robbie Stelling

Head coach Pete Wild believes Hartlepool United are in need of some "home truths" following their dismal start to the season.

Just when fans must have been thinking that their team's nightmarish start to the season couldn't get any worse, Pools were dumped out of the FA Cup at the fourth qualifying round stage by National League North side Marine on Saturday.

While cup upsets are part and parcel of football, the fact that Pools have now failed to reach the first round proper of England's oldest and most historic competition in four successive years suggests a concerning pattern is beginning to emerge.

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