Robbie Stelling discusses Mani Dieseruvwe and Anthony Mancini moves to Rochdale

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On the latest Poolie Podcast episode, Robbie Stelling and Rich Mennear discuss Mani Dieseruvwe and Anthony Mancini after their moves from Hartlepool United to Rochdale were confirmed.

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00:00Obviously, Manny D left last week.

00:04Arrival of Danny Johnson was announced

00:05and then obviously Manny's exit,

00:08which, fair to say, I think was probably widely expected.

00:12He's head off to Rochdale with Mancini.

00:15What did you make of those two heading to Rochdale?

00:18And just in terms of Joe Gray as well,

00:21I suppose he'd be the big Pulse player

00:23or former Pulse player because he'd be out of contract at the minute,

00:25but Pulse fans would like to see a resolution on him quickly.

00:28Do you think he'll stay at the club

00:30or do you think he'll follow Manny D in leaving this summer?

00:34I'd be very surprised if he stayed.

00:36I think, Richard, I think that he will feel as though

00:41his time has come potentially to explore an opportunity elsewhere.

00:45That would clearly be a shame.

00:46He probably didn't have his best season last year,

00:49had an injury, had to have surgery,

00:51only scored six goals,

00:53three of which I think came in the first three matches.

00:55So he was probably a little bit disappointed

00:57that he wasn't more prolific in front of goal,

01:01but nonetheless is a real asset to Pulse.

01:03Still young, but has got really good experience for someone of his age.

01:07So it will be a real shame if and when he leaves.

01:10But Pulse do look to have recruited pretty well so far.

01:13Jermaine Francis, obviously we didn't see him on Tuesday night,

01:17but looks to be pretty impressive

01:19and gives Pulse another option out wide.

01:23Didn't really feature for Barnett at all last season.

01:25I think just five substitute appearances,

01:27but did really well during the loan spell.

01:30Braintree was really highly rated.

01:32They're scored against Pulse last season

01:34and I think caught the eye with his performance as well.

01:37So Pulse will feel as though in terms of incomings,

01:39I think they're doing pretty well so far.

01:41Clearly there's plenty of work still to be done.

01:43It was obviously a blow to lose Manny Disirouet, wasn't it?

01:46I don't think it was a massive surprise.

01:49It started to feel inevitable.

01:51Rochdale are a club obviously with big ambitions.

01:54They had a good season last season,

01:55finished fourth and then were beaten in the playoff semifinals.

01:59Unlike Jimmy McNulty, he's done a really good job there.

02:01I think he's a promising, forward-thinking young manager.

02:06Obviously had a successful playing career as well,

02:09a large part of which was spent at Rochdale.

02:11So you would maybe back them to disrupt a couple of the sides

02:15who are inevitably going to be tipped for the title,

02:17like York and Karlan.

02:20And I think most Pulse fans will certainly,

02:22I think all Pulse fans really, Rich,

02:23will wish Manny Disirouet really well.

02:26He clearly loved playing for Pulse.

02:29He was obviously an impressive goal scorer.

02:32I think he scored 43 goals across two seasons,

02:3525 in his first season and 18 last term,

02:39but was more than a goal scorer as well.

02:41I think he was really dynamic for someone of his size.

02:44Could hold the ball up, could link play, could win flick-ons.

02:47A capable footballer, really threatening in both boxes,

02:51aerially, and I think Pulse will certainly miss that.

02:54And of course, he'll link up now with Anthony Mancini,

02:56who was released by Pulse at the end of last season.

02:59I was a little bit disappointed by that decision,

03:01but I can understand it at the same time.

03:03He obviously just couldn't quite get himself fit.

03:06There were obviously some physical hurdles to overcome.

03:09He had that terrible hamstring injury just after he'd first signed

03:12when he made such an impressive start.

03:14And then he had a couple of recurrences of that in the second half

03:18of the 2023-24 campaign and struggled a bit in the second half of last season

03:23as well, had various groin problems.

03:25Perhaps there's a little bit of a psychological barrier to overcome as well.

03:29I wonder, Rich, it seems as though he's fit one week and then he drops out.

03:34But I think if you can get him fit and firing and believing in himself,

03:37enjoying his football, then he's certainly talented enough

03:41to play higher than the National League.

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