NINE weeks ago, Hartlepool United lay in ruins. Skint, relegated, managerless. Most fans feared the National League was merely the start of a deep, dark nadir.
Yet today, season tickets are flying out the clubhouse. Optimism is rampant. And the reason for the change? Step forward Pam Duxbury.
In barely six months, the Pools’ CEO has saved the club from administration, ousted a parasitic owner and done it all with candour and class. Duxbury, who has a history of helping out struggling businesses, was parachuted in to the club in January by Sage Investments. Sage had been persuaded to t...