Dave Challinor on why he hasn't ruled out further transfer activity at Hartlepool United

Challinor believes he currently has good competition for places at The Vic but is constantly keeping on top of the transfer situation in case the need arises for the club to move quickly following an injury.

And he insists if the club needs to strengthen then the opportunity would be there to do so.

Pools have just had a free weekend but are now gearing up for a very busy December heading into the festive period, a month that will see Pools play 10 games in all competitions.

On the transfer situation, Challinor told the Mail: “We’re always on the lookout and you have to be proactive in terms of what you do.

"We’re probably at the stage now with our squad and our budget that some of it will have to be reactive in that if we did lose a player to injury or something, we would have to look at bringing someone in.

"There are certain positions where we have more cover than others, which is obvious.

"We need to look to continue to improve, we’ve got good competition and we need to make sure that remains.

"We want to make sure we’re competitive and have the best chance with what we’ve got.

"If we can strengthen, if something becomes available then we’d absolutely look to do something.”

Pools were set to host Stockport County at Victoria Park on Saturday gone but the match has been rearranged to take place on Tuesday, December 22 (6pm kick-off) due to The Hatters’ FA Cup second round commitments at home to Yeovil Town.

Challinor, ahead of the Tuesday night trip to Solihull Moors, was keen to make the most of the free weekend ahead of a gruelling spell of fixtures.

He added: "Over the next month with 10 games, I’d be very lucky to be able to name the same team every game.

"People will have to step in and they’ll have to perform like I know they can and hopefully take their chance.”

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