The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to Tuesday night's defeat to play-off chasing Altrincham

The Hartlepool Mail's Robbie Stelling reacts to Tuesday night's defeat to play-off chasing Altrincham.

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00:00I'm here at the Prestige Group Stadium where a miserable seven days for Hartlepool United

00:06has ended on a disappointing note, following a 2-1 defeat to play-off-chasing Old Tringham.

00:11Late goals from Regan Linney, his 15th goal in 16 matches and his 19th of the season,

00:18and Lucas Weaver, his first National League goal for the Robins, made the difference despite

00:22a 96th-minute header from Nicky Featherstone, his first goal of the season for Pools.

00:28Pools fans had hoped that their side would use this run of three home games in seven

00:32days as a springboard from which to launch their assault on the National League play-off

00:36places. In the end, it was a week in which their hopes of a top-seven finish came crashing

00:41to a conclusion. Pools were comfortable for large parts of a bitterly cold evening here

00:46in the North East, but once again missed chances, lapses of concentration and individual errors

00:52cost them. The home side had opportunities and struck the woodwork through Manny Disarue

00:57in the first half, Gary Medea went close in the second, Old Tringham survived a couple

01:02of goalmouth scrambles, but in the end the Robins' clinicality made the difference as

01:07another disappointing evening came to an end for Pools.