Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. “How do you watch that every week?” was a question posed by many friends of the Ashton household who, for whatever reason, ‘enjoyed’ the Barnet debacle via the powers of television. As I said to Mrs A, “I bet that’s the first time thatRead More →

Have we all booked our hair appointments ahead of Sunday’s televised clash with Barnet? I’ve waited months to use that pun. And was told not to…. In recent weeks I’ve been focussing on recent events at Bolton Wanderers and, outside of some references to the ‘glory days’ at Pools (commentsRead More →

The Supporters’ Trust (HUST) has again linked up with Hartlepool United and the club’s Community Sports Foundation (HUCSF) to organise a collection for Hartlepool Foodbank ahead of the home match with Dagenham and Redbridge on Saturday 1st December. Supporters wishing to back the initiative can donate non-perishable food items suchRead More →

That phrase they use, ‘in living memory’ – as in, ‘the worst floods in living memory’ or ‘the weakest subs bench in living memory’ or ‘the worst home performance in living memory’ – just how far back does it stretch? Because at my age, my ‘living memory’ goes back toRead More →

Members, Our forthcoming AGM will be held on Thursday 6th December 2018 at Hartlepool College of Further Education, Stockton Street, Hartlepool TS24 7NT at 6.30 pm for a 7pm start. We very much hope to see as many of you there as possible, but we appreciate this is not alwaysRead More →

Well, Halloween week has been a horror show of sorts! There was a time when I enjoyed our regular visits to Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground, but I’d prefer to forget this week’s trip and go back to the amazing 2004/ 05 season – most folk will remember the dazzling 5-1 winRead More →