Hartlepool United will be sold for a nominal £1 - with further staggered payments to owner John Blackledge over the next 12 seasons.
Hartlepool United Supporters Trust said tonight news that the club needs to raise £200,000 in the coming weeks or face going into administration is an "incredible state of affairs".
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