Singh video message to Pools fans

Hartlepool United owner Raj Singh has conducted a video interview to discuss the club's takeover and the vote that saw him return as chairman, among other topics.

- Robbie Stelling

Paul Frost, a former Tyne Tees Television presenter and ITN reporter, sat down with Singh, among the most contentious figures in the club's recent history, following backlash in the wake of the latest takeover debacle. Singh announced his decision to resign and sell the club in March but suggested negotiations had stalled last month before being restored to the chairmanship following a bizarre vote among season ticket holders.

On the takeover, Singh told Frost that one party, believed to be Hartlepool-born business woman Shelley Hammond's Herd Group, had been close to a deal but that several groups remained interested.

"With one party, we were at a stage where due diligence was nearly complete," he said.