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Stelling to sit with the Pools fans
The Journal
|August 07, 2025
BROADCASTER Jeff Stelling is to join Hartlepool United fans on the terraces amid an escalating row with the National League club’s owner.
Former Sky Sports and now Talk SPORT presenter Stelling joked that he might have to dress up as a Blues Brother to support the club after Raj Singh wrote to Pool’s league rivals, urging them not to admit him to their boardrooms this season.
The 70-year-old stood down as honorary president in May in protest at the owner’s handling of negotiations to sell the club to a local consortium after talks had stalled, and while he believes he will not be welcome at the Prestige Group Stadium, he will continue to support his team on the road.
Asked about the situation on Talk SPORT, Stelling said: "You know what? It didn’t bother me, I’m not president of the football club anymore.
“It's my football club, I’m a lifelong supporter and if it came down to the fact that I travelled and stood with the Poolies, the Hartlepool supporters, wherever they are, then that's...
This story is from the August 07, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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