Pools Friendly

by Scott Thornberry - 23rd January 2012

Hartlepool United have offered Darlington the chance to play a 'friendly' match at the Arena with the football club keeping all the money taken on the day.

In a fantastic gesture by our fierce rivals it shows just what a great place football is at the moment. On the Hartlepool United Official Website their Chief Executive Russ Green said

"We'd be delighted to send a team over there and play a friendly to hopefully help them raise some funds," Green explained.

"Clearly we have a great rivalry on the pitch with Darlington but I think that rivalry is healthy in sport so there is no way we want to see them struggling or going out of business.

"We just thought it would be a nice gesture to offer to send a squad over there and hopefully the game will attract a good crowd.

"We're just hoping it's possible that we can organise something if they think it will help so we're waiting to hear back from them."