article_snippet.sent: the grand-sounding new title for the Conference but don't be fooled – may partly be down to Prenton Park legend and ex-manager Ronnie Moore, sacked by the club last season for a minor betting offence, and now masterminding Hartlepool's unlikely survival.
article_snippet.sent: And it could all happen under the ownership of former FA Chief Executive Mark Palios, knowledgeable football man and esteemed former Tranmere player who took over the club late last summer.
article_snippet.sent: A staggering 52 have been called up to first team duty this season.
article_snippet.sent: The latest loan signing has been young Everton winger George Green who, when pulled off on Saturday after 60 minutes, could be seen haranguing some of his team-mates on the bench.
article_snippet.sent: It was not long after full-time that you could catch assistant manager Alan Rogers, part of a distinguished list of former Tranmere players who graduated to a higher level, stripping the paint from the dressing room walls.
article_snippet.sent: Marc Laird, well-travelled journeyman and among those fighting for his career, did not try to shift the blame onto the management.
article_snippet.sent: his just about summed up the sense of disbelief saying: 'It's a big club, when I joined in the summer I never imagined that we would be where we are.'