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Hartlepool FC Club statement

Hartlepool FC Club statement

JOHN WARD17 Feb 2018 - 21:41
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Hartlepool FC Club Statement Hartlepool FC, of the Wearside League, would firstly like to place on record our thanks for the number of positive comments and posts on various social media platforms over the last few weeks from fellow football enthusiasts within the town. In relation to some of these posts stipulating a desire to see Hartlepool FC take over at “The Vic” should Hartlepool United not survive - or heaven forbid drop even further down the Football League pyramid - we would like to confirm that this is not something Hartlepool FC has any desire or appetite for. At Hartlepool FC we are fully behind Pools and, along with the rest of the town, have taken part in a number of fundraising initiatives already set up; including our own Little Kicker section donating some of their weekly subs and also a bucket collection at one of our first team home games. We share the rest of the town's hopes that Hartlepool United finds a way to get through this dreadful situation so they can move forward and get back into the Football League at the earliest opportunity. The Hartlepool FC first team currently sits at Level 7 on the football pyramid and if the worst should happen with Hartlepool United we have no doubt that any phoenix club would be placed several places higher in the league structure and be better placed to return Hartlepool to the Football League. That said, Hartlepool FC has an exciting vision. We believe that there is a place within the town's footballing family for a strong community non-league football club and we are ambitious to improve and develop both on and off the pitch. Youth football in the town for both girls and boys appears to be in good shape with a number of fantastically ran clubs who support the grassroots of the game. Our own youth section at Hartlepool FC is going from strength to strength with some exciting plans for the future. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for non-professional adult football, not just in Hartlepool but regionally and nationally. At Hartlepool FC we already receive some fantastic support from the local community and businesses to allow us to play within the FA pyramid structure. Our players and volunteers will often finish a day’s work and then travel at their own expense as far north as Prudhoe, over to Windscale and Cleator Moor, Cumbria, and down to North Yorkshire for which we are very proud. Hartlepool FC has a fantastic reputation for being a well run, competitive club. On more than one occasion we have finished high enough to apply for promotion to the Northern League but have been unable to due to the lack of facilities and current ground grading. Over the years Hartlepool as a town has had several very good clubs at this level which have struggled for various reasons, like we have, to improve the facilities to take the next step up the pyramid and play at a higher level. Playing in the Northern League would open up an opportunity to compete in the preliminary rounds of the FA Cup and also take part in the FA Vase. We are ambitious in our own right and have a meeting with Hartlepool Borough Council in the near future to discuss how we can develop and be in a position to take that next step forward - and be something the town and the area can rightly be proud of. Hartlepool FC has believed for years that the town deserves and can sustain both a Football League club at the centre of the community and also a very good non-league club too. The higher up that pyramid the better because it will provide opportunities for the town to retain the vast number of very good non-league players who have left every Saturday to ply their trade at places like Billingham, Bishop Auckland and beyond. Hartlepool FC will continue to do all it can to help Hartlepool United in whatever way it can, while pushing on with our own plans to develop and grow. With that in mind we would appreciate any support by following us on social media, sharing our message or attending any of our games instead of shopping when Pools are away. Regards Hartlepool FC
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