Pools legend Micky calls for change

Hartlepool United legend Micky Barron has called for change at the club.

- Robbie Stelling

Pools are, it would seem, on the edge of a new era, although the sale of the club by enigmatic owner and chairman Raj Singh has dragged on much longer than most fans would have liked.

Singh, who took charge of Pools in 2018 and staved off the threat of financial ruin, announced his sudden resignation in March.

Although Singh has divided opinion amongst fans, with many supporters turning against him after the club's relegation back to the National League in 2023, the news of his impending exit thrust Pools into a race against time to attract new investment and secure their future.

Singh initially vowed to pull his funding of the club at the end of the season, with Pools bringing the curtain down on another underwhelming campaign following a 1-1 draw at home to promotion hopefuls Forest Green Rovers on May 5.

However, more than three weeks have now passed and talks are still ongoing; the latest club update, published on Saturday, conceded that "an agreed deadline for full deposit of funds" had been missed.

One positive to emerge from the latest update was that Singh had agreed to "additionally fund certain critical items that are imminently essential to preparations for next season".