'Poolies!' - Watch the scenes as Hartlepool United fans gather in Bristol ahead of National League play-off final against Torquay United

Hartlepool United fans were in high spirits ahead of the National League play-off final against Torquay United in Bristol.

Pools will be backed by 3,100 fans at Ashton Gate this afternoon and hundreds had travelled down the night before and gathered in bars across the city ahead of the big game.

Millennium Square, in Bristol.placeholder image
Millennium Square, in Bristol.

There was also a large number of Pools fans gathered in Millennium Square singing and gearing up for the big game at Bristol City’s ground (2pm KO).

You can see some of them in the video above.

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