Why Pools face another season of struggling

In the immediate term, the club will have to decide whether or not to stick with head coach Anthony Limbrick amid rumours of interest in former Halifax boss Chris Millington.

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One thing's for sure - Pools will need to move fast to avoid a potentially painful campaign next term.

At this stage, the club have just 10 players under contract while Mani Dieseruvwe, Joe Grey, Nathan Sheron and David Ferguson are all in discussions, although all except the latter look likely to leave unless the current prospects improve.

Young goalkeeper Josh Mazfari became the 10th player to depart this summer, announcing his departure on social media on Sunday. Although a number of the departures had been expected for some time, it will surely come as a blow to have lost defender Billy Sass-Davies, while fans were divided over the decision to part ways with popular midfielder Anthony Mancini.