THE last thing a 30-year-old Craig Harrison wanted to do was get back into football. Nearly five years earlier, his playing career that boasted promotion to the Premier League with Middlesbrough had come to an abrupt end.
RELEGATION can be devastating for any football club. Try telling someone “It’s just a game.” when they are losing their job due to the necessary cuts being made to cut their cloth accordingly.
HARTLEPOOL UNITED striker Padraig Amond admits it will be a “tough ask to bounce back” after Pools’ 96-year stay in the Football League came to an end.