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Cheltenham 1 Hartlepool 1

A SUPERB Joel Porter goal secured a rare away point for Pools as they secured a draw at Cheltenham. Read

Carlisle fans left out in the cold

NOT for the first time in recent seasons, Carlisle fans made a fruitless away trip as their game was controversially called off an hour before kick-off due to a frosted pitch. Read

Defensive duo to do battle

DARLINGTON defensive duo Ryan Valentine and Tim Ryan will have to fight it out for the left-back slot when Ryan returns from a knee injury. Read

Testing times for Darlo boss

DAVE PENNEY reckons that Darlington’s current run of games is testing his managerial powers to the limit. Read

Darlington 1, Barnet 0

TWO moments of magic – one at either end of the pitch – brought Darlington the points as the promotion race hots up. Read

Southend 2, Hartlepool 1

HARTLEPOOL’S awful run of results away from Victoria Park shows no signs of abating as they lost yet again. Read

Port Vale 1, Carlisle 1

CARLISLE avoided their sixth successive away defeat, but a point against a side looking doomed to relegation is hardly a platform to build a successful promotion push. Read

We'll win any way says Penney

DARLINGTON manager Dave Penney wants his side to play with style and flair in the remaining games of the season - but accepts that ‘winning ugly’ could hold the key to promotion. Read

Wrexham 2 Darlington 0

PROMOTION-chasing Darlington were sunk in the Wrexham mud by their former manager Brian Little. Read

Hartlepool 4, Luton 0

HARTLEPOOL rediscovered something like their best form with a classy performance that swept aside crisis club Luton. Read

Vallentine returns to Darlo

RYAN VALENTINE, back at Darlington for a second spell with the club, has issued a plea to the Welsh national team selectors – ‘don’t forget me’. Read

Pools boss will strengthen

DANNY WILSON, like most managers, is in for a busy few days as the transfer window closes. Read

Pools 1, Cheltenham 1

POOLS suffered a late setback in their promotion bid as a last-minute equaliser from the visitors gave them the advantage going into the second leg of this League Two play-off semi-final. Read