And here at the Hartlepool Mail, there was only one place to start – putting the game into auto pilot mode and simulating the 2020-21 National League campaign to see where Hartlepool United finished in the table.
For a bit of fun, scroll and click through the pages to see where Pools and their fifth tier rivals ended up:

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Hartlepool United Football Manager 2021. Photo: HUFCMail

. 23rd - Weymouth - 38 points (relegated)
P44 W10 D8 L26 GF37 GA62 GD-25 Photo: Steve Bardens

. 22nd - Maidenhead United - 43 points (relegated)
P44 W10 D13 L21 GF50 GA64 GD-14 Photo: Richard Heathcote

. 21st - Dagenham & Redbridge - 48 points (relegated)
P44 W11 D15 L18 GF40 GA52 GD-12 Photo: Pete Norton


. 19th - Dover Athletic - 50 points
P44 W12 D14 L18 GF55 GA68 GD-13 Photo: Jordan Mansfield





1. 23rd - Weymouth - 38 points (relegated)
P44 W10 D8 L26 GF37 GA62 GD-25 Photo: Steve Bardens

2. 22nd - Maidenhead United - 43 points (relegated)
P44 W10 D13 L21 GF50 GA64 GD-14 Photo: Richard Heathcote

3. 21st - Dagenham & Redbridge - 48 points (relegated)
P44 W11 D15 L18 GF40 GA52 GD-12 Photo: Pete Norton
