THEY WILL NOT BE DANCING IN THE STREETS OF HARTLEPOOL TONIGHT.

Its been a bit of a roundabout over the past few weeks with managers, coaches and players chopping and changing, as teams succeed or decline.

Jeff Stelling, the Hartlepool's President made a plea over the television for poor old Dave Jones to resign as Hartlepool's manager. Having been in charge since January 2017, Jones had not made much difference to the Monkey Hangers' performance and they eventually were relegated from the Football league for the first time since 1921.
They beat Doncaster in their final League 2 game, so that Donny lost the chance of being champions and despite this the Pools saw rivals Newport County score in the 91st minute of their final league game to condemn the Pools to the National League for the first time in 96 years.
https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/watch-as-jeff-stelling-reacts-to-the-heartbreaking-late-goal-that-sent-his-beloved-hartlepool-down-124476

Inevitably there is a clear out at the club. Jones goes along with legend Billy Paynter, coach and captain. There have been several players chopped from the roster too but Carl Magnay stays, so do Rhys Oates and Brad Walker.

I mention Carl because he was the reason for me travelling along with Jerry (a chum, who is sort of related to the young full back) to Grimsby one evening and then to Wembley to watch him play for the Mariners. I feel relieved that Carl's recent transfer to the Pool has not proved to be to bad a move. Although he is stuck in the NL now! he is in employment.

In Jones' place comes Gatehead born, Craig Harrison-remember him? Once of Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace, he has had an amazing run with The New Saints, from the Welsh Premier League. TNS were founded as recently as 1959. I have mentioned them before.
http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/tns-win-scrubs-out-ajaxs-record.html

I hear you say, isn't that just like expecting a Celtic coach to be a miracle worker? Well yes, the opposition is not startling but Harrison has kept his team winning and it is some achievement who ever it is against. They beat Ajax's winning record this season by producing straight victories for 44 games. The Saints won the League therefore, the League Cup and have had fun in Europe.

The link is that Jeff Stelling has used the phrase "they will be dancing in the streets of Total Network Solutions", the original name of the club and of course no place. The club name has since been adjusted to The New Saints.
The most recent squad has had 13 English players on their books and of course Craig.....who has since moved to Hartlepool!

Do you know why "monkey"??