This week John quickly passes over the retained list, Eurovision and the goings on surrounding Coventry City and the Ricoh Stadium, and focuses on his Summer Quiz. He seems to get carried away about one former player – someone whose nephew could be useful to the town and the club – shame that his Uncle Keith doesn’t have fond memories of us!

John has clearly calmed down after his Notts County efforts last week and we see him continuing with his Summer Quiz and talking about a former Pools Centre Forward who tried to teach him Maths – and failed.

Thank you to all of the members who have continued to renew their support for HUST over the past couple of months. We note that we have a large number of members due for renewal on the 1st of June and we very much value as many as possible continuing their membership of HUST.

Getting some closed season withdrawal symptoms and want to refresh your memory of Pools seasons gone by? HUST now have a range of match day programmes available.

This week John takes a less than sympathetic look at the troubles besetting Notts County FC and, during the course of one of his typical ramblings, he lists a frightening number of clubs which, in his view, are teetering on the edge. He also manages to introduce his HUFC Summer Quiz and somehow manages to engineer his column to include the phrase ‘the Markle Sparkle’: his family must worry about him.

As John looks forward to a miserable Summer it is perhaps worth reminding everyone that he isn’t a member of the HUST board and that his views and opinions don’t reflect those of any Board members, individually or collectively; we do, however, share his sadness at the happenings at Gateshead FC.