Tom Crawford joins

[Oldstripy]

Hartlepool United are delighted to announce the signing of Tom Crawford.

Tom joins us after the expiration of his contract with fellow National League side Notts County.

The 21-year-old midfielder joined Notts County from Chester in May 2018 for an undisclosed fee having progressed through their Academy, he featured nine times for County last season, netting once, with Notts winning eight of those nine games.

Manager Dave Challinor knows Tom very well as he spent time on loan at AFC Fylde during the 2018/19 season and he spoke about his delight of getting Crawford into the club:

“Tom is a player I know very well and someone we have been looking at for quite a while, he is still a young lad but he is a great talent and fits in really well at what we are trying to do here. I am excited for him to get started with the rest of the squad”.

Tom Crawford spoke to the club about his excitement of joining up with the Pools squad:

“I’m eager to get going and show what I can do, I’m excited to not just sign for a big club but play in front of such a great fan base. I have played at The Vic before and it is always bouncing so I’m excited to link up with the rest of the squad and get ready for the start of the season”.

https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/p...-tom-crawford/

[DaveSmithRules]

He'll be a decent signing for them. Hope Booty gets a chance with someone too - although injuries might hamper him.

Crawford is good enough for most teams at this level (as was Pierce Bird) but you've got to hope that Sloth and Rodriguez are the step-ups we were hoping we'd get in to lead us to the title.

[queenslandpie]

He'll be a decent signing for them. Hope Booty gets a chance with someone too - although injuries might hamper him.

Crawford is good enough for most teams at this level (as was Pierce Bird) but you've got to hope that Sloth and Rodriguez are the step-ups we were hoping we'd get in to lead us to the title.

I spent a good thirty seconds thinking that you were referring to a nickname for an existing player when you mentioned Sloth.

[the_anticlough]

I spent a good thirty seconds thinking that you were referring to a nickname for an existing player when you mentioned Sloth.

Good luck to him.
Pools are a threat, no doubt about it

[nw6pie]

Good luck to him.
Pools are a threat, no doubt about it

Agreed about the monkey hangers. And Crawford’s the only player I would have offered a new contract to from the released list, especially as he’s still only 21 and will hopefully keep improving.

Oh well, more money down the drain from the Hardy years. Talking of that vintage, I wonder if Will Patching has found a new club yet.

[SwalePie]

....Talking of that vintage, I wonder if Will Patching has found a new club yet.

I seem to remember he made his debut for a team in Ireland last week. Will have a check.

ETA: It was Dundalk. I don't think he played in their Champions League game but now they're out he could be playing in the Europa League!


I hear the Dundalk fans are gong bananas for those Will Patching shirts this season.

[nw6pie]

Thanks for the info. Taking the Graham Burke route back to English football? Patching could hit a good dead ball (banana shot?), but he seemed to struggle with the physical side of the game the few times I saw him. The problem of only playing under-23s development football?

[irish_pie]

I seem to remember he made his debut for a team in Ireland last week. Will have a check.

ETA: It was Dundalk. I don't think he played in their Champions League game but now they're out he could be playing in the Europa League!


I hear the Dundalk fans are gong bananas for those Will Patching shirts this season.

A friend of mine here is a Dundalk fan and said he is decent as hell... when I told him he couldn't even get into a bad Notts side he wasn't impressed