Originally Posted by
MAD_MAGPIE
That’s my thoughts and perhaps it will work out well for both Liam Noble and Hartlepool. They get FGR’s former captain at that level who was instrumental in helping them get them get promoted to the football league, and he will likely be a happier player if he’s nearer to home, plus at a lower level he will be a bigger player than maybe in a league Two side if that makes sense.
I think it’s a strange time instead of at the end of the season, but maybe it’s something he’s had chance to think about over the summer and has returned back to training and tell the club. Let’s face it he could have rode it out for a season and been miserable or his heart not in it, so at least he has been honest and straight which for me means he has a dignified departure.
It also leaves us with time to find a replacement because with O’Connor leaving and whilst these new players maybe good enough we do need some experience in the centre of midfield. I don’t see a Bishop or Ravenhill type or someone who will command midfield in the squad at the moment. However I’ve not seen any of the new players in action.