Robbie Stelling assesses Hartlepool United's current form and play-off hopes on the latest episode of the Poolie Podcast.
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00:00I think playoffs have felt like a stretch for some time, Rich.
00:05I think now they're beginning to feel like a pipe dream,
00:08and fans are right to be frustrated.
00:11Fans pay good money to support their team.
00:14The team, as we've discussed before,
00:16it is at the heartbeat of the town in a way
00:19that a lot of clubs aren't.
00:20It is central to the community.
00:23When the team does well, the town tends to do well,
00:26and vice versa.
00:27As I said, supporters are paying more for their season ticket
00:30than they have done in previous years.
00:32In the last 17 seasons, Rich, Pools
00:34have finished in the top half three times.
00:37Two of those were 12th place finishes.
00:39That is simply not good enough.
00:42For a club of Hartlepool United's size,
00:44we know the National League is a competitive league.
00:46We know it's an extremely difficult league to get out of.
00:50Pools simply have to be doing better.
00:52For 95% of their history, Pools have been a football league.
00:57They have potential.
00:58They have a big fan base,
01:00and they are just not living up to it at the moment.