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#404274 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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#404244 Dominating The World [FM18]
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#402390 best ever tactic 3-1-3-1-2
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#401699 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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#401615 [FM17] Journeyman's Journey I
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#401092 Blog - Journeyman
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Basically match reports, what's happening the background in the league and important bits with club progression.
Look to transfer what you have in the blog onto posts here. Would make a good read, honestly it would.
#400691 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Maybe do the bigger version for the bigger games such as Cup-Ties. I'll have some updates in the next few days, bear with. Everyone else liking it?
#400533 Blog - Journeyman
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#400528 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Now I have a wee dilemma. Do we go with individual match reports (which are gonna take time to play and update) or do we summarise everything month by month?
Decisions, decisions...
#400525 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Pools are ready to go and entertain - Duell
By LIAM KENNEDY
Hartlepool United reporter
Published: 13:00
Friday 5 August 2016
At the end of June, Hartlepool United decided to take a massive gamble. They had reluctantly agreed to part ways with then-manager Craig Hignett as the Liverpudlian had "family issues" to contend with and would need his commitments. The gamble for Chairman Gary Coxall was to bring in someone that the fan base had no idea of and give him the chance to make Pools a force again after seasons of mediocrity. The man that Coxalll has placed his trust in is 44 year old local Mark Duell, lured away from a career fixing broadband and telephone systems, and hopefully a man that the Victoria Park support will identify with as "one of their own" determined to make a success out of it.
"I want to entertain." Duell starts as we sit in the August sunshine beaming down into a plastic seat in the Cyril Knowles Stand. "I want to entertain and get this club of ours back to having a winning feeling after all we have been through in the last few seasons. We're ready to go out there and entertain you!
For as long as I can remember, Pools supporters have been starved of success on a regular basis. Now is the time to change this mentality, the town deserves to have a successful club side and that's what I want to make happen. We've been the poor relation in the shadows of the big three around here, and it saddens me to say that. Equally it saddens me to walk around this wonderful town and see people wearing shirts from Newcastle, both Manchester clubs, Liverpool and Arsenal for example. You want to see people walking around, heads high and with a Pools shirt on their backs saying: "I'm proud to come from Hartlepool and I'm proud to be a Poolie!" That's the big challenge I want us to make inroads into and we can do that together, and if we have a side that entertains then who knows what we can do.
The players we have, new and existing, are a great bunch of lads. They've knuckled down from the first day I came across them and are always striving to get better. They want to be here, they want to be successful, they don't want to be seen as a bunch of players only good enough to play for poor little Hartlepool. They encourage each other when things are tough, they don't cower and surrender meekly because they know I won't stand for it. They have respect.
We start our season tomorrow at home to Colchester, and it's the first of 46 Cup Finals. Get off to a winning start and confidence rockets, lose and you have to pick each other up and rebuild. That's how we are going to treat the season ahead. As that team, we win and lose together. Nobody expects us to run away with the league, but if we give it everything we can then the Pools supporters out there will be beaming with pride. That's how I was as a fan. Let's make the town proud, this is the Town's Club, this is our time. Stick with us and cheer us on, be our 12th man. Now are you with me?"
#400167 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Hartlepool United completed their pre-season preparations with a comfortable 3-0 win at Billingham. Pools were ahead after just eight minutes on the clock, on-loan midfielder Filip Lesniak ghosting in unchallenged to slot the ball home from near on the penalty spot after some exceptional play on the left wing by Nicky Deverdics. It became 2-0 in the 28th minute, Deverdics again with the set up and this time it was Pádraig Amond who tucked the ball beyond the exposed Duncan Porter in the Billingham goal. The visitors had more chances in the game and sealed it with three minutes left, substitute Marcus Harness skipped away from his marker and tucked the ball back to fellow replacement Rhys Oates who made no mistake whatsoever.
Hartlepool United [4-4-2]: Bartlett; Richards, Donnelly © (Pollock 66), Pask, Kavanagh; Orrell (Harness 61), Lesniak (Featherstone 61), Woods (Phillips 72), Deverdics (Thomas 61); Amond (Oates 61), Alessandra (Rodney 66). Unused Substitutes: Fryer, Paynter, Baldacchino, Jones, Magnay.
Man of the Match: Josh Pask (Hartlepool United)
"That was a lot more like I want to expect from my Hartlepool United team. We controlled the game from the first whistle to the last and deservedly won the game. Sure we play at a higher level than our opponents but you really can only beat what is in front of you; there certainly will be bigger fish to contend with now pre-season is out of the way. Three goals probably doesn't tell the full story and actually flatters Billingham such was our dominance. It's always though nice to come here every season and entertain everyone. We know we can go into the league opener on Saturday afternoon with a bit of confidence behind us. And you know what that can lead to, a good start. I'm very happy man tonight, very happy indeed."
#400166 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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2016-17 Squad Numbers Announced
GOALKEEPERS:
1. Trevor CARSON
13. Adam BARTLETT
31. Ben DUDZINSKI
41. Ryan CATTERICK
42. Joe FRYER (On loan from Middlesbrough)
DEFENDERS:
2. Carl MAGNAY - Captain
3. Sean KAVANAGH (On loan from Fulham)
5. Rob JONES - Vice Captain
6. Matthew BATES
16. Ben POLLOCK
19. Jordan RICHARDS
21. Josh NEARNEY
26. Scott HARRISON
29. James MARTIN
32. Josh PASK (On loan from West Ham United)
33. Liam DONNELLY
35. Issac ASSENSO
MIDFIELDERS:
4. Nicky FEATHERSTONE
7. Nathan THOMAS
8. Brad WALKER
12. Filip LESINAK (On loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
14. Martin WOODS
17. Nicky DEVERDICS
18. Lewis HAWKINS
20. Jake ORRELL
22. Adam PHILLIPS (On loan from Liverpool)
24. Kieran GREEN
27. Jack BLACKFORD
28. Ryan BALDACCHINO
30. Marcus HARNESS (On loan from Burton Albion)
STRIKERS:
9. Pádraig AMOND
10. Billy PAYNTER
11. Rhys OATES
15. Lewis ALESSANDRA
23. Connor SMITH
38. Devante RODNEY
#400062 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Young Hammers defender arrives
The 6'2 centre half has joined Pools on a loan deal which is to last until to end of the season, and helps fill a gap left by the unfortunate injury experienced by Matthew Bates. A graduate of the famed Hammers "Academy Of Football", Pask has experience of playing at this level when he featured in five games for Dagenham and Redbridge on a two month loan spell last season so is well versed and accustomed as what to expect for the season ahead. Pools manager Mark Duell is pleased to have such a talent on board.
"It's with great pleasure that I have here with me today, our sixth new face of the season.
Losing a player such as Matthew (Bates) was a tough position on the pitch to fill but in Josh I think I have the perfect choice after all the searching we have been doing. We've looked at many players, made offers to them and their clubs but none impressed me as much as Josh and the way he conducted himself throughout the whole process. He took his time about it, and which player wouldn't do, but we're happy to welcome him here to the Vic. It's a long way from home for a young man, but he wants to make a success out of it. You can't ask for anything more than this."
The youngster is delighted to have made the switch:
"For a young player at my age if I want to make the professional ranks, then I have to take up opportunities elsewhere when it comes to be. I've come through the academy at West Ham and it's now time to get some serious first team experience under my belt. I enjoyed my two month spell at Dagenham last season but this is a season where I have a full year to show West Ham and most importantly the fans here in Hartlepool that Josh Pask is a talented footballer. It's the furthest I've had to come to play my football but you know something, you have to move away from the norm and take chances in different environments. I'm committed to Mark and the Club here, and hope the fans will appreciate what I plan to bring to the proverbial table. Bring on the challenge is all I can say."
You can listen to our new signing and the manager on Pools Player now by clicking HERE
#400058 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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31 July 2016
Group Stage Draw
"In the past I'd never say I was a huge fan of this competition but you have take chances like this when they come around. We've got a good group and I am quite confident in my own mind that we can actually go on and make some headway in it. We might not win the trophy, nobody expects us to do so, but if we can make the second phase then you quite easily progress and the further you go then you get to dream that bit more. We'll be treating each game with respect and if we do that, we can believe. It's not beyond us."
Group stages start the week commencing 30 August 2017.
#400056 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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25 July 2016
First Round Draw
Some selected fixtures:
HARTLEPOOL UNITED v Blackburn Rovers
Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
Crawley Town v Aston Villa
Cardiff City v AFC Wimbledon
Millwall v Southend United
Ties will be played in the week commencing 9 August 2016, with games selected for TV coverage to be advised in the next few days.
#400053 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Four goals in as many first half minutes saw a Sunderland Under 23 side coast to an impressive win at Victoria Park. The win was achieved despite the early loss of influential attacking midfielder Lynden Gooch, and must have impressed Elliott Dickman. After Gooch's loss with a knee injury which saw him carried off the pitch on a stretcher, Pools took the lead in the 23rd minute when former Sunderland trainee Scott Harrison's punt forward found Lewis Alessandra and he squared the ball for Padraig Amond to tuck the ball beyond Michael Woud. If the home fans thought that was the precursor for Pools to kick on, it became a horror show from the 32nd minute onwards. The equaliser came when Elliott Embleton's far post cross was volleyed home by Rees Greenwood and then floodgates really opened. Almost after the restart Pools skipper Carl Magnay was caught out by Jake Hackett and he in turn found Andrew Nelson who tucked the ball beyond Trevor Carson, and within a minute the young striker had his second; latching onto an Embleton ball forward to shrug off Harrison and finish confidently. The game was beyond Pools in the 36th minutes, Daniel Wright's floated free-kick caught out Carson and Alex Storey had the simple task putting it into the empty net.
Hartlepool United [4-4-2]: Carson (Bartlett 65); Magnay © (Donnelly 61), Harrison (Pollock 61), Kavanagh; Alessandra (Harness 61), Lesniak (Deverdics 65), Walker (Phillips 61), Thomas (Baldacchino 65); Paynter (Rodney 61), Amond (Oates 67). Unused Substitutes: Orrell, Featherstone, Woods.
Man of the Match: Elliot Embleton (Sunderland Under 23's)
"I simply have no words after that game, I really don't. For half an hour we looked okay then we just went to pieces and conceded four goals of which I think we could have avoided at all costs, they were terrible goals to let in on a Sunday morning never mind a pre-season friendly. We took our goal well but that's no excuse for what our fans have seen today, they deserve far much better than this. I'm hoping for a reaction in our last pre-season game at Billingham and on the training pitch too, we can't afford to play like that when the real deal starts in a fortnight. If some players think they're in for an easy ride, well today might just cause them to revise that opinion."
#399310 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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#398383 The Lower League Thread
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Surely Short will do the honourable thing and go? SAFC is rotted to the core with him in charge and to think I used to moan over Sir Bob Murray at times like..
#398382 Help needed with buying a new laptop to play FM
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#398381 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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#398380 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Winger Harness flies in
The 20 year old pacy and tricky winger therefore becomes the fifth new face to arrive at Victoria Park this summer under manager Mark Duell. After coming through the academy ranks at his hometown club Coventry City, Harness signed apprentice forms with Burton ahead of the 2013-14 season and made his first team bow for the Brewers at Scunthorpe in March 2014. Pools boss Duell is delighted with his latest acquisition:
"it's with delight that we have been able to acquire Marcus for Hartlepool United.
Marcus is very tricky and direct winger with excellent pace and crossing ability which is the kind of player I was looking to bring in here. He will be a further option for me on the wings as well as Ryan (Baldacchino) and Nathan (Thomas) and I am very confident he will adapt to League Two like a proverbial duck to water; having played at this level before with Burton. We've taken him on a six month loan deal and both parties are happy with this arrangement.
I'm sure we have another exciting player that will become a fan favourite here."
Harness is happy to have made the switch:
"Knowing that I was on the fringes of the first team at Burton meant I had seek some regular game time elsewhere. When Hartlepool came in for me, I spoke to the gaffer here and he made it clear I could use this to my advantage and I'm glad to join. I'll give the Hartlepool supporters some excitement when they see me in action, and am a natural winger who loves to take his full-back on and getting in a dangerous cross for the strikers. Mark has made it clear that's what he wants me to do so I'm raring to go."
You can listen to our new signing and the manager on Pools Player now by clicking HERE
#398363 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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#398362 Help needed with buying a new laptop to play FM
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#398359 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Two in and one out
Arriving at the Vic are Liverpool attacking midfielder Adam Phillips and Tottenham's Slovakian playmaker Filip Lesinak. Phillips, 18, is a promising talent who was recommended to the Club by scout Alan Moore on his travels and comes with a lot of potential. Lesniak, 20, is also a highly rated talent who is on the fringes of the Tottenham team and the grandson of former Czechslovakia national team boss Ján Kozák which shows how much of a steeped pedigree he comes with. Both will add competition to the midfield engine room which has Michael Woods, Brad Walker, Nicky Featherstone and Nicky Deverdics at manager Mark Duell's disposal.
The manager had this to say about his latest recruits, the departure of Rooney and what else is happening as regards player recruitment:
"This morning I am pleased to bring both Adam (Phillips) and Filip (Lesinak) to the Club on season long loans.
We're very grateful to both Liverpool and Tottenham to allow two very talented players to join us here at the Vic and we hope that they will settle into a competitive squad which we are building for the season ahead. Both are midfielders and increase the options I have at my disposal here. Adam is a very attack minded midfielder who loves to create things in the final third and that's an ability we hope we can see him use to our advantage this season. Filip prefers to sit back and dictate the play from deep which is of stark comparison to Adam but with the background he has; we know we have secured a player who has the ability to go on to good things. If he does, we can say we played a part in this development.
I've also taken the decision to terminate Louis Rooney's deal here and send him back to Plymouth. It's not that I don't rate the player but I just feel I can't give him the game time and first team chances he deserves. I wish him all the best for the future and hope Plymouth manage to get him something he deserves elsewhere.
I'm still looking into more options to improve the squad, and have almost confirmed a deal for a young and exciting winger to join us on a six month loan deal. We hope we can unveil him tomorrow. As for the central defender search that's still ongoing, it's all about finding the right player for the job and acquiring him at the right time. We won't be rushed into it but we're constantly searching that I can tell you for certain."
Listen to the manager's thoughts in full and from new boys Phillips and Lesinak on Pools Player by clicking HERE
#398354 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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On a summer's evening in North-East England, League One side Northampton Town came out on top in their friendly at Hartlepool. They took the lead in the 23rd minute when striker Sam Hoskins showed why he is so highly rated by the Sixfields hierarchy with an incredible strike. Picking the ball up in deep, he bamboozled his way past Pools defender Liam Donnelly before unleashing a terrific effort from outside the area which Trevor Carson had no chance of saving. Pools drew level nine minutes later, Nicky Deverdics with a superb cross and striker Billy Paynter fired the ball low past Cobblers keeper David Cornell. The visitors got the winner in the 68th minute when experienced winger Matt Taylor curled in a wicked cross to the far post and substitute Keshi Anderson nodded past Carson with Pools ball watching. The home side pushed for a second equaliser after that but ran short of ideas as time ran out.
Hartlepool United [4-4-2]: Carson; Magnay © (Richards 67), Harrison (Assenso 61), Donnelly (Jones 61), Kavanagh (Pollock 67); Baldacchino (Thomas 56), Featherstone (Hawkins 67), Walker (Woods 61), Deverdics (Orrell 67); Paynter (Rodney 67), Amond (Alessandra 56). Unused Substitutes: Oates, Fryer.
Man of the Match: Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town)
"It's always a tough pill to swallow when you've battled hard all game and come away with nothing. We showed flashes of improvement but credit where it is due goes to Justin (Edinburgh) and his team for a performance which we can learn from. There are some positives though in the sense that we can compete but need to be that bit more clinical in our decision making if we are going to get anywhere this season as we were definitely ball watching for their winning goal - you have to be alert for 90 minutes otherwise you get what happened tonight to you. Ryan (Baldacchino) had a quiet beginning but that's to be expected when he's joined up with the squad just this morning. Perhaps it was a mistake of mine to throw him straight into the firing line but he will get up to speed sooner rather than later. All in all, the result doesn't worry me as it's all about getting the team to gel and settle down as a squad before the real thing comes around soon."
#398259 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Baldacchino becomes signing number two
The 35 year old was without a club and Pools will hope that his signing will be a more than useful one on the wing this season. Baldacchino started his career as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers in 1996 but failed to make a league appearance for the Lancashire side, and joined local rivals Bolton Wanderers in 2000. Despite being a reserve team regular, he was unable to shift players such as Jay-Jay Okocha and Youri Djorkaeff from the Wanderers team and after 18 months moved north to Carlisle United where he got his first team bow. After just 23 games with the Cumbrians, the Brooks Mileson funded Gretna prised him away.
His move to Gretna proved to be a successful one as he was a vital cog which saw the team rise from what is now Scottish League Two to the Scottish Premiership where he was reputedly once a Celtic target but that never came to fruition. After Gretna's unfortunate fall from grace in 2008, the winger moved to Australia where he played for a handful of lower league sides. Now back in England, the Leicester born winger is hoping to help fire Pools back into the third tier for the first time since they were relegated from it in 2012-13. Pools manager Mark Duell is happy with his second acquisition:
"I'm very pleased today to welcome Ryan to Hartlepool United.
He's a busy and very industrious winger who has a great deal of experience behind him and that is a major asset for us here. He might be 35 but Ryan has looked after himself well, and is good condition. He still has some of that pace and trickery which he showed at Gretna, and that will be vital in our seasonal ambitions. I am sure that his signing will be an asset to the Club and the fans will soon appreciate that as much as I do."
The new signing had this to say:
"I'm very pleased to return to England and sign for Hartlepool. The manager sold this club to me so well, it was impossible to say no. I feel like I still have something to offer and will be doing my very best to help Pools this season. I am looking forward to this challenge immensely."
Duell also admitted that Baldacchino's signing will not be the last.
"Ryan is my second signing and won't be my last. I've still got my targets set on some loan deals and am hopeful I can make some inroads with them. We have a team target here this season and we will be pulling out all the proverbial stops to make sure that happens. A depth squad will achieve that and that's what I am looking to have, with competition for places all over the pitch."
Pools have received international clearance for Baldacchino and he could feature in tonight's home friendly against Northampton Town which kicks off at 7:45pm, it is a pay on the gate game.
#397966 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Double injury woes for Pools
Manager Mark Duell must do without central defender Matthew Bates and winger Nathan Thomas who limped out of Saturday's defeat, with Bates leaving the ground on crutches. Duell explains:
"Unfortunately we have picked a couple of knocks as I thought after the game on Saturday, and now both Matthew and Nathan have been assessed by our superb physiotherapists here. The news on Nathan is not as bad as we first feared. When he came off, he was in a fair bit of pain but we're lucky in the sense it's only a bruised thigh muscle which will prevent him from training for 2-3 days but will rule him out of the home friendly against Northampton Town on Tuesday night.
As for Matthew, we have been less than lucky. You saw how he left the ground on crutches, well the diagnosis has come back and he's suffered a damaged cruciate ligament - something which I did in my teens. It's going to be a long hard road back for him, and we won't be seeing him feature in the First Team for quite a while. "Buster" (Ian Gallagher), our head physiotherapist estimates that Matthew will be out of action for at least 10 months to a year with this injury. It's terrible news for Matthew, as he was definitely looking forward to the new season ahead only now to see these hopes dashed so cruelly. As a Club we will give him all the support and treatment to ensure he makes a full recovery. We're devastated for him especially as this is the sixth time he's picked up this same unfortunate injury.
I've already started to think about what to do and have made a few enquiries, getting some cover at centre half now becomes a priority for us."
#397760 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Hartlepool United slipped to defeat at Ebbsfleet in their second pre-season outing of the new campaign. The home side were ahead after just 33 seconds on the clock, experienced midfielder Adam Drury split open the Pools defence and journeyman striker Aaron McLean took a couple of touches before firing the ball beyond Joe Fryer in the visitors net. The lead was doubled in the 13th minute and once again, Pools defensive frailities were exposed. McLean this time was the provider for strike partner Danny Kedwell to slot past the exposed Fryer. Pools tightened up after this, and pulled one back midway through the second half when Michael Woods' attempted cross was deflected into the path of Billy Paynter and he made no mistake with a low finish past James Severn in the Fleet goal. Try as they might, Pools couldn't find an equaliser and Fleet held on for the victory.
Hartlepool United [4-4-2]: Fryer; Donnelly, Bates © (Jones 64), Pollock (Harrison 50), Kavanagh (Magnay 50); Orrell (Richards 72), Featherstone (Hawkins 72), Woods (Walker 72), Thomas (Rodney 56 (Deverdics 72)); Oates (Paynter 50), Alessandra (Amond 50). Unused Substitutes: Carson, Rooney.
Man of the Match: Aaron McLean (Ebbsfleet United)
"That was more disappointing than the goalless draw with Harlow to be honest. We switched off as soon as we kicked off and to concede two goals in the first 14 minutes, never mind one in the opening 33 seconds, is inexcusable to say the least. Safe to say I was far from happy at half time and I made sure the lads knew about it; call it the Sir Alex Ferguson hairdryer treatment if you want to. We competed a bit better in the second half but have to improve and tighten up. That said, results are not the important thing in pre-season as it's all about getting a team to gel and develop understandiings. We seem to have picked up a couple of knocks to Matthew (Bates) and Nathan (Thomas) respectively too. I don't know how bad they are but Matthew's looks very serious indeed. Buster says he will know more in 24 hours so let's see on that."
#397633 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Blades bag Bradley
Bradley, 28, joins the Blades as a free agent after missing the entire 2015-16 season. A once-capped Welsh internationalist, Bradley started his career at Walsall where he made 95 appearances for the Saddlers after breaking into the first team at end of the 2004-05 campaign. His most recent club was near neighbours Rotherham United where he had another 91 league outings over another five season spell but was sidelined with injury for a few periods of time.
Mark had contract offers from Peterborough United, Gillingham and Hartlepool United but we're happy he's become a Blade. Welcome to Beautiful Downtown Bramall Lane Mark.
#397549 [FM17] Taking On The World - Mark's New Adventure
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Pools make first signing
Prior to joining Pools, Lewis came through the ranks at League One side Walsall but failed to make a league appearance for the Saddlers, and now comes to Victoria Park to kickstart his career. The 18 year old is the first recruit under new manager Mark Duell. Duell had this to say about his new signing:
"I'm delighted today to unveil Kane (Lewis) as a Hartlepool United player. He has come through the Walsall academy which has produced players such as Northern Ireland internationalist Will Grigg and current Watford captain Troy Deeney. However he couldn't make the breakthrough there and is willing to make an impact here. I'm sure he has the ability to do just that and be forcing my hand sooner rather than later for a first team place. We needed another option at left-back and Kane provides us with that. He's definitely one we have plans for the future."
The new signing is equally excited to join:
"First of all, I would like to thank the manager for bringing me here to Hartlepool. It's a new chapter in my career and I honestly can't wait to get started on the training pitch. Having been at Walsall since I was 9, and come through the academy ranks it was a disappointment to be released but Hartlepool obviously see something in me and it's great to feel wanted by everyone. I just hope that I can push on and make an impression. It's a good move for me."
You can see Kane's first interview as a Hartlepool United player by clicking HERE