Former Newcastle United midfielder Jamie Miley has been a consistent presence in Hartlepool United sides this season.

Former Newcastle United midfielder Jamie Miley is hoping to make the most of the clarity he has received over his Hartlepool United future as he looks forward to his second full season with the National League club.

There are likely to be widespread changes at the Prestige Group Stadium after Pools confirmed manager Nicky Featherstone will leave his role at the club this summer and a new man will be in charge when the squad returns for pre-season training in June. However, the likes of Luke Charman, Gavan Holohan and several other members of the Pools ranks are also facing uncertain futures as they approach the final weeks of their current deal - and their now former manager has called for clarity on what could lie ahead.

Speaking earlier this month after his own departure was confirmed, the now ex-Pools boss said: “It’s left to Bromby and Partners to decide that, who comes in and who doesn’t, who stays and who doesn’t. They have a tough job on their hands now because we are slightly behind schedule now. I think it’s only fair on the lads they get a bit of clarity. I’ve had it and it’s important they do now. I’m in a position where I know what’s happening with me and that I won’t be leading the team. I think it’s important that group gets a bit of clarity.”

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Midfielder Miley is one of the handful of players that do have some clarity over their future after the Newcastle United academy product penned a two-and-a-half year deal when he joined Pools from the Magpies in January 2025. The 22-year-old has gone on to make over 60 appearances in all competitions and appeared in all of Pools’ 46 National League fixtures during the current season. Miley will head into what is sure to be another summer of change with clarity over his future and he admitted he is hoping to benefit from his situation by focusing solely on on-field matters when he returns for pre-season training.

He said: “It’s something I was really pleased with when the offer came in. It was a bit of security and it’s definitely something I don’t need to think about and I can just focus on the playing side of my game.”

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