'Same old story,' ' budget exposed,' 'what's going on?' Hartlepool United fans react to 1-0 defeat to Wrexham at Victoria Park

The 1-0 loss at home to Wrexham saw Pools stretch their winless run in the National League to four matches as they dropped to 11th in the table.

The match saw the hosts squander several chances at Victoria Park before Wrexham’s Elliot Durrell scored the decisive goal 10-minutes into the second half.

Pools made a storming start to the 2020-21 campaign with four wins and a draw in their opening five games, scoring 14 goals and conceding two.

Since then, Dave Challinor’s side have struggled, scoring just once and conceding nine.

And many fans are losing patience with the side following Tuesday night's defeat…

David Bruce said: “Wrexham had one chance and scored. We had 759 corners and never looked like scoring.”

Lewis Clarke tweeted: “Rubbish yet again...big problems in front of goal.”

@hallydesigns commented: “This as bad as anything we've served up since we've been in the National League. Slow, ponderous and boring. What's going on?”

Season ticket holder @cstarmedia8 wants his money back: “Changed my mind. Do you offer refunds for season tickets? Can’t even bring myself to watch anymore games on stream.”

Others feel that recent matches have highlighted issues with Pools’ transfer business with Michael Spindloe commenting: “I’m afraid Dave’s budget is getting well and truly exposed.”

@paulkeay didn’t mix his words as he posted: “That was pathetic. Who scouted Parkhouse? He’s dreadful. This squad is getting nowhere near the play offs. Wrexham were quite possibly the worst side we’ve played since being relegated, they were really bad.”

Ryan Payne agreed: Same old story... instead of spending small amounts on 3 BAD strikers we should have got one proven goalscorer. Some players being found out!”

And @adobson1417 responded: “What happens when you spend all your transfer budget on injury-prone players and wingers,”

@MonkeyHanger3 wants more additions: “I really hope DC gets the support and players off Raj that we need to improve as tonight for me showed we have too many who are not good enough, and we can’t afford to lose DC and JP due to their frustration.”

The North West Corner showed their support for the Pools boss by tweeting: “Challinor is the man. Keep the faith.”

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