Curle will be keen to bring in his own men and add quality and experience to United’s struggling squad.
Quality and experience can often come at a price of course – unless the player is a free agent that is.
And there are still some potential bargains out there with a number of out of contract players looking to get their career up and running again.
Here are 11 such players who may be of interest and able to do a job for Pools. (*Information supplied by the transfermarkt.co.uk website)
Let us know which realistic players you would like United to try and sign, and why, via our social media channels.
You can get more Pools news, here.
And there are still some potential bargains out there with a number of out of contract players looking to get their career up and running again.