Change has been the flavour of the month in Hartlepool.

Moore is leading a revolution at Hartlepool
Moore is leading a revolution at Hartlepool

After long-term chairman Ken Hodcroft finally relinquished control of the club after 18 years in December 2014, Hartlepool United were at their lowest ebb in their 106 year history.

Firmly rooted to bottom of the table and without a win since early september, a mysterious firm TMH seemed to offer a beacon of hope to the beleaguered north-east club.

Quickly appointing experienced coach Ronnie Moore as manager things seemed to be on the up for Pools.

Fast forward a month and TMH had disappeared as quick as they came and Hartlepool were in no better shape on the pitch.

Slowly but surely performances and results improved and Hartlepool somehow pulled off the impossible and stayed up. It was truly a remarkable achievement.

Following tradition, it has been a somewhat turbulent summer in this particular corner of the north east.

At the second time of asking Hodcroft has succesfully sold the club and now Pools are under the management of Essex-based firm JPNG Recruitment.

Things have been no more stable on the pitch either with 9 first team players leaving the club including former Premier League regulars Marlon Harewood and Stuart Parnaby departing after disappointing spells with the club.

Long serving players Scott Flinders and Neil Austin have also left after spending 12 years at the club and playing over 500 games between them.

Controversial winger Jack Compton has joined Yeovil and both Jonathan Franks and Darren Holden have left English football together and have signed for Scottish Premiership side Ross County.

Pools have been very active in the transfer market when it comes to incoming players too. Moore wasted no time in signing up former loanee Rakish Bingham along with last season’s Grimsby Player of the Year Carl Magnay.

Popular forward Scott Fenwick has signed a contract extention and will be partnered up front by former Leeds and Hull striker Billy Paynter. Irish defender Jake Carroll has also signed alongside Harry Worley who will both play in front of ex-Cheltenham keeper Trevor Carson.

League Two is a very unpredictable league but history may play into Hartlepool’s favour.

Wycombe finished 22nd in 2014 but ended up in the play-offs the following year. Plymouth were in a similar predicament in 2012 when they finished 21st but despite a remarkable improvement the following season the Pilgrims ultimately fell short of the play-offs finishing tenth.

For once things seem positive at Hartlepool but as we all know, it may seem strange but things they change.