Last weekend’s defeat at home to Crawley is the latest in a long line of disappointments for Hartlepool.

A penalty from former Pools midfielder Simon Walton and another from Rhys Murphy condemned the North-East Club to a 2-1 defeat and a seventh home defeat in all competitions this season.

Things don’t look like improving any time soon either, with Pools travelling away to Wimbledon this coming weekend, who are buoyed from an impressive away win at York on Saturday.

Their win at York was also ultimately the final nail in the coffin for Minstermen Boss Russ Wilcox who was soon dismissed from Bootham Crescent following the game. Could Wimbledon claim another managerial scalp before the end of the month?

Pressure has been mounting on Ronnie Moore in the last few weeks following a string of poor results and abject performances.

Hartlepool have already conceded 21 goals this season giving them one of the leakiest defences in the division, an issue that is unlikely to improve in the near future.

Star defender Scott Harrison is to serve a three match-ban following a straight red card at the weekend and defensive midfielder Carl Magnay is mid-way through a six game ban, for spitting at opposition fans a month ago.

Harrison won Hartlepool’s Player of the Year award last season and with Magnay winning the equivalent award at Grimsby as well, its unsurprising that the duo have been key players for Pools’ this term.

Moving away from the club’s defensive frailties, going forward the situation isn’t much better.

Despite this, Ronnie Moore has plenty of options up front, but none of them have really cemented a place in the starting XI so far.

Club captain and top-scorer Billy Paynter has provided a steady stream of goals this season but is still yet to convince many fans.

Fan favourite Scott Fenwick has spent most of the season on the subs bench despite some impressive performances earlier in the campaign, and winger Rakish Bingham is perhaps the most frustrating player in the squad, with his knack of creating chances and getting into promising positions, but often failing to find the back of the net.

FIve months ago in May, Victoria Park was a hub of positive energy following last season’s miraculous escape from relegation thanks to Ronnie Moore’s amazing work after his appointment in December. But those days seem long ago with Hartlepool looking to be spending yet another year battling relegation.

Pool’s have averaged a manager a season over the last five years which proves to the fact that the club ownership aren’t afraid to make radical changes if necessary.

For the time being Moore remains popular with the Poolie faithful, but the tide is definitely turning on the North East coast.

If performances don’t improve soon don’t be surprised to see Moore being forced to pack his bags and sail off into the sunset.

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