Last season saw former manager Graeme Lee bring in stars from both Middlesbrough and Newcastle United on loan as Pools ensured their EFL status for another year.
Isaac Fletcher joined from Boro, while Joe White came in from the Magpies, to help bolster the midfield ranks with both featuring regularly in the second half of the campaign.
And with Hartley suggesting the club will continue to be busy this summer ahead of the season opener at Walsall, could he look to utilise the academies of Pools’ North East neighbours?
Here, at The Mail, we look at some of those young players with potential from St James’s Park, the Stadium of Light and the Riverside who Pools could potentially look to bring in on loan to make a difference this season.
And with Hartley suggesting the club will continue to be busy this summer ahead of the season opener at Walsall, could he look to utilise the academies of Pools’ North East neighbours?