Jack Hunter outlines what Hartlepool United fans can expect from ambitious Pools squad this season
New captain Jack Hunter says there is a strong ambition running through the Hartlepool United squad.
Jack Hunter says there is a strong ambition running through the Hartlepool United squad ahead of the new campaign, which kicks off with the visit of Barrow on Saturday afternoon.
Hunter, this week named the new club captain, says Pools fans can expect to see ‘front foot football’ this campaign and he is excited to lead the team out when Barrow visit. Meanwhile, defender Reiss McNally has been named as vice-captain as new head coach Lee Clark names his leadership group. Hunter signed a new deal this summer, extending his contract to the summer of 2027.
Hunter, speaking to the Mail at the club’s Maiden Castle training base, said: “We're an ambitious squad. We want to do as well as we can and win as many games of football as we can and see where that takes us come the end of the season. I think there's a real good energy about the players that have been brought in.
“They're all really hungry to improve and I think that's a massive thing. I think you see that every day in training, that everyone's working really hard and there's a lot of competition for places this year, I think you'll see that in training and people are fighting for that place and I think that's healthy, it's been really positive.” Hunter was this week named club captain and he is excited to pull on the armband and lead the team out against Barrow this weekend - and help lead the team to success this campaign.
He added: “Yeah, it would be amazing. Obviously, that's what you dream of is sort of achieving things and I'm going to try my hardest to drive the club on and hopefully that can take us somewhere special at the end of the season. I'm always quite calm about things, to just bring a calmness to the lads and hopefully I can give a little bit of advice if it's needed for some of the younger lads.
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“But yeah, just we've got to take care of business and hopefully start off strong. I think you want to be in front of the home fans as quick as possible so hopefully we can show them what we're about starting on Saturday and we're going to really kick on. It's going to be front foot football, I think, from what everybody's seen that we've produced already in pre-season.”
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