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Never under-state the role of the fans

by
The LeaguePaper Team
2 April 2017

FIRST the good news: Dave Jones is having an impact at my club Hartlepool United.
The last few games, particularly at home, have been a lot better. We also had a good win at Cambridge United a couple of weeks ago and were very unlucky at Blackpool last weekend.
It’s a hard job. The squad is very young indeed. As an example, we’ve got a young loanee goalkeeper, Joe Fryer, and a 17- year-old right-back called Kenton Richardson who looks a lot younger than 17. I hope he can forgive me for writing that.
So it’s a young side, but they’re listening and learning. With reaso...

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