Hignett and Money have swapped jobs!!?

On the official site now.

20 pager looms.

I blame the media departments

It sort of makes sense though;

https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news ... epartment/

I wouldn't be surprised if Money was about to walk and they've convinced him to stick around (a good move) and swap. He even says it was a far bigger task than he expected and alludes to the fact he wasn't comfortable with it.

I'm fully behind it.

Makes sense it what they are doing and even better it pisses off a few Hignett obsessed morons.

Singh isn’t even the owner


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Putting it simply Money is far more qualified for Hignetts role especially when the club needs to change from top to bottom it’s almost a bigger and more important job than the managers right now if we get those things right in that regard then maybe we can finally put an end to the sack and blame the manager culture and see a turnaround in fortunes.

Shouty Facebook outrage already in full swing.

First classic comment;

“So is it Hignett or Money picking the team?”

I honestly question if some of these people can even read.

We played some good football under Hignett, some of the transfers were out of his hand when we had Coxberg in charge.

BuT hE iS fRoM MidDLeSBeRrEr!!!

Is Hignett allowed to sit on the bench now? Asking for a Facebook friend obvs.

Like and share people, like and share.

the dressing room wins yet again...ffs

It does?

Reveal your information then.

Richard lasted slightly longer than in his last managerial job !

Davies returns.
Noble fit.
Magnay fit.
Luke Willians starts on Saturday

So the same people that were convinced that Money was the right man for the job after a week long hunt led by 3 people with a questionable track records in football are now convinced this makes perfect sense?

And to think Fetish Bob was called a club man

I said in a post after the harrogate game that raj needed to bang a few heads together and good on him he has done just that.
Results tell you everything in football and sometimes you are better changing quickly rather than letting it drag on and pissing off supporters.
So good on raj no one has lost a job, hignett is now manager lets move on.

He’s the unruly Poolie to stir things up. What a rebel.....

I think he’s the right man to be at the club now it’s invaluable that we have someone of his experience at a critical time for the clubs future. I’m just glad he’s not been forced out altogether by the toxic state of the club.

This is a more senior role than manager.

This should be interesting.
"Pools Fans will have the chance to hear the plans in more detail this week when the Chairman joins us on The Hartlepool United Podcast to discuss the changes alongside Mark Maguire. Richard Money and Craig Hignett."

Good move I reckon. Hopefully Higgy will be able to get a proper grip of them now.

Glad that Money is no longer involved with the first team, but I hope Raj hasn't instigated this as he knows nothing about football and we need him supplying cash only. He wanted experienced manager and the same bully boy tactics as other teams in the league which is why we got Money.

I'm not sure we need Money in the DOF job, made more sense with Hignett and I trusted his eye for a player.

The problem with the podcast is most people are unable to critically analyse them and believe everything that anyone says on it.

I honestly dont think Money will be around in a few months.

I said Money was ready to walk and I'm glad the club have persuaded him to stay. It makes sense to reverse the roles of him and Hignett. Hignett hasn't really got the experience for the DoF role that Money has, or should have.
Now complete the job and get some proper Poolie passion on the coaching bench. Step forward Sir Tony of Sweeney.
Tony one day will be manager, get him involved now. If it doesn't work what have we lost?????????????
It falls in line with both Raj and Money's view of continuity going forward.
I suggested this when Bates left. I sometimes wish people would try and keep up with me !!!!

Just my opinion but I reckon the conclusion has been reached that Money's too "old school" for today's players. Just hope Hignett likes the cut of the 4 that were signed last week !

Brilliant news and well done to the club. I'm looking forward to games again! It was obvious to anyone who didn't have pickled onions for eyes that Money wasn't the answer as manager.

Love the football we play under Hignett. Happy days!

Just hope he doesnt stand with his hands in his pockets.

So basically Hignett was in charge all along then, or at least that's what the players wanted. Reshuffle my arse, while on the face of it, it may make sense to have Money as a sort of DOF, though they could of recruited to that effect in the first place, this is the beginning of the end for Money, the reshuffle is just face saving, what a clusterfook of a football club, a shambles, an absolute embarrassment.

Seen it many times at places i have worked. It just an interim fix to save face and then in the near future do some other flip and hes gone.
The end of the season is only 3 months so it probably makes sense.

Wonder if our new DoF will sit on the bench like the previous one.

Something about this doesn't seem right to me.

Let's get some myths for the podcast to rule out:

They've stuck Dickie Dosh upstairs to save on paying him off.
Money wanted the DoF's spot in the car park as the manager's one is too far to walk from at his age.
Hignett wanted to spend more time on the training pitch to allow Bruno more of a run out.

This. No fancy rationales as to why it all makes perfect sense or conspiracy theories that Hignett was 'always' in charge of team affairs.

Whoever said Money won't stick around all that long is right too.

Worrying comments. Do not ignore the word 'must'

My first thought was how amateurish it seemed. Who knows, it may work out?!

Dunno. If results continue as they are Pools will finish up in National League North. What chairman wouldn't say it's imperative to avoid that?

Another crazy day in the life of Hartlepool United, could things get worse unfortunately yes, could thing get better maybe, Could we get relegated properly.

It all seems a bit odd,out of 60 odd applications for the managers job they said they'd chosen the outstanding candidate then a few weeks later he's been moved upstairs. Normally the DOF is a role for older football men so it makes sense that way with hignett being younger and enjoys the coaching side of things. The question for me is why didn't they just do this in the first place ?. It was blatantly obvious hignett would end up manager here again one day but it's come a lot sooner than I expected, he did ok under difficult circumstances last time round and being mates with raj I'd imagine he'd get a much easier time of it. I will certainly look forward to the podcast and just hope for the honest reasons behind all this.

Oh and I wonder who wanted the 3 new lads, hignett or money?!

Mark Maguire Chief Executive explained: “Richard Money joined us because we felt he had the experience and skill set to help restructure the Club effectively. BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN HE HASNT THE EXPERIENCE, WHICH MAKES US LOOK A BIT STUPID EMPLOYING HIM DOESNT IT?

“Craig Hignett got the players playing in a dynamic fashion, on the front foot and in a style which fits with the philosophy we wish to pursue during his period in caretaker charge earlier this season. WON 1 LOST 1, DYNAMIC, GIVE OVER, IMPROVED BUT DYNAMIC, YOUR HAVING A LAUGH

Richard Money added: “It’s safe to say that when I took the role I knew that there was a significant challenge ahead, but the size and scale of that has been even greater than I could have anticipated.
“After a short period of assessment, I feel that my experience will be more beneficial to the Club in the coming months in areas off the pitch. I AM TOO OLD FOR THIS, THERE IS A POWER STRUGGLE HERE AND AT MY AGE I CANT BE ARSED

“The size of the task is too big to both manage the First Team and help deliver the strategy to rebuild the Club. It is in the Club’s best interests for me to focus my experience where it is needed most. IS IT REALLY. THE INFRASTRUCTURE AT HUFC IS MINISCULE COMPARED TO COMPARITIVE CLUBS WITH SIMILAR SUPPORT. WE HAVENT EVEN GOT A RESERVE TEAM.

Craig Hignett said: “When I encouraged the Chairman to invest in the Club last year I did so because I have an affection for Hartlepool United which goes deeper than my association with most clubs in which I have been involved. I was determined that this was a great club deserving of better. I PREFER LIVERPOOL OR THE BORO THOUGH , BUT IN THE SHORT TERM HARTLEPOOL WILL DO

“After very honest discussions over recent weeks with Richard, Mark and the Chairman I feel confident now, that with the support of all the above mentioned, and of course Ged and Ross, it is not only a privilege to be Manager but also a role that I am determined to commit every ounce of energy to in order to deliver success for the Club.” SHAME HE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS IN NOVEMBER, COULD OF SAVED THE CLUB A LOT OF WASTED TIME.

MONEY WILL QUIETLY SLIP AWAY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, WITH HIS REPUTATION AND DIGNITY INTACT, IF HE ISNT THE RIGHT FIT THEN HE SHOULD OF BEEN SACKED, THIS RESHUFFLE IS AN INSULT TO FANS AND IS JUST A SMOKESCREEN. CLEARLY AS THOUGHT THERE HAS BEEN A POWER STRUGGLE WITH THE PLAYERS REFUSING TO BACK THE NEW MANAGER. MONEY WAS BROUGHT IN TO CHANGE THINGS AND THEY COULDNT HANDLE THAT.


THIS WONT END WELL, THERE MAYBE A HIGNETT BOUNCE THIS SEASON, BUT BELIEVE ME THIS BLOKE WILL TURN OUT TO BE NO BETTER THAN BATES . FFS WE GOT A GLIMPSE OF THIS LAST TIME HE WAS MANAGER. IF HE IS THAT GOOD, WHY WASNT THERE A STRING OF CLUBS QUEUING UP TO OFFER HIM A JOB BEFORE HE WORMED HIS WAY BACK INTO POOLS?.

Is Bradbury a free agent in the summer.

This could only make sense if it had happened after 6 -18 months or so, after 6 weeks , it reeks of something far more sinister than just a reshuffle for the reasons stated in the club statement.

I would have thought he was more qualified to be manager than Hignett, But then you probably know better.

The podcast will just turn out like a jolly boys outing, few laughs, few facts and a portion of bullshit to confuse the mushrooms, perhaps if they had someone who wasn`t on the books asking the questions it would be more believable.

The match Hignett took charge of, disaster at the end apart, was entertaining.
I don’t think Money was making any headway at all. Keep him in the East Wing to terrify the players with.
We’ll see. We may be pleasantly surprised, we may not, but that’s the way it is.

I have my reservations down to the fact Hignett constantly and on the podcast said he wasn’t interested in the job however, fair play to the club for acting fast and trying to halt the disastrous slide we’ve been on for a few month now

I was actually looking forward to the game on Saturday, as I thought with the 3 new lads we were about to turn the corner. With 11 player rather than 3 committed to the cause no reason why the outcome shouldn't be a good one. I did think though if we got beat off Braintree that it would be groundhog day, and Moneys position would be made untenable,similarly though if we get beat under Hignett what will that say?

I wouldnt trust Hignett as far as I could throw him. Agree about the club acting fast, but really , if he isnt good enough for manager he should of been sacked. The upstairs bit is just playing for time until the dust settles then he will quietly leave through the back door. I would be amazed if he was still here at Easter. A DOF like Money upstairs and a Bradbury downstairs would IMO of been ideal initially, but not like this, this stinks.

This makes perfect sense to me to be fair even if it’s only until the end of the season. I don’t understand the hate against Hignett and this season the best performance I’ve seen is when we played Dagenham.

That being said hignett is only another inexperienced manager which I don’t think we need but money has shown all the experience and past records don’t mean anything.

The three new additions have made us a much better team. Would like another in the centre of midfield even just to cover noble. Looking forward to Saturday now!

I don’t think I do know better I’m not someone constantly shouting for people to lose jobs, Money and Hignett have forgotten more than I know about running football clubs and managing teams unlike some of the keyboard experts out there.

Money is more qualified than Hignett to be manager but normally the structure of a club is the less experienced manager/coach works below a more experienced director of Football operations we were doing things the other way around. Maybe this could be the tweak required as it’s fairly clear problems within the club stretch beyond who is manager, the person who time and again becomes the fall guy.

I’m not into wild baseless conspiracy theories either I try stay logical the performance of the team and club as a whole suggests things haven’t been right but this season was always going to challenging. I’m not going to get bothered about this view getting attacked on a daily basis by faceless people who read your user name and not what you are actually saying though so you crack on.

In total agreement with Horden big post.
But we've had plenty of warnings from the darlo fans about how clueless Sing is at trying to run a football club.
Game over.