[Haggis316]

The free kick was one of the best I have seen and was thwarted by a brilliant save. But Hartlepool could have been 5 - 2 up by half time.

It was too much to hope that Hartlepool's shooting would remain so wayward and eventually they got it right though I was very disappointed that Ritchie Humphreys should have got so close without an effective challenge.

The crowd and lack of atmosphere were a by - product of the results since Gary Roberts left and the weather.

Even if the club picks up a decent fee for Gary the club has a difficult cost benefit exercise over the roof bearing in mind that even with the club's remarkable volunteer backing over the years they do not come cheap and the old ASFC was brought down by a ground improvement.