Wadsworth to stay until May

01 December 2010 17:30
Caretaker manager Mick Wadsworth is to remain in charge of Hartlepool for the remainder of the season with a brief to safeguard the club`s position in League One. Wadsworth took control in August following the resignation of director of sport Chris Turner. "Mick will remain as first-team coach. His brief will be to secure League One status," said chairman Ken Hodcroft. "It will be at the end of this season that the club will prepare for the 2011/12 season." In his statement to the club's annual general meeting, Hodcroft continued: "We have now re-organised and eliminated the position of director of sport, primarily to save money." He also revealed that the club's turnover fell by 9.5% to the figure £3.04 million in 2009, which he attributed to a drop in sponsorship income.

Source: PA