Alastair Rae

Retired Hartlepool Council PR Manager. Avid Pools fan and Dad to two fantastic daughters, Holly and Kirsty, who keep me in check.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@poolieshrew Great news Andy. Hopefully, Fin will be part of a bright new dawn for @Official_HUFC after several years of disappointment and stagnation

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

Well done Sir Geoffrey for highlighting this local fiasco and forcing the authorities into action

[Sir Geoffrey Boycott @GeoffreyBoycott]

So when I return on Father’s Day hope it’s up at Middlesbrough football club @Boro with all the other great players 🤞and I will go see it

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@GoffyMedia @Official_HUFC @Official_HUFC certainly need to rekindle the links with the local community. They were great times at Pools. I’d often get a call from Baggsy when I worked at the Council and I’d always try to help out

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@Phillwalker7 Some great players on that photo Phill. Ernie Moss was certainly a goal machine. Last time I saw you was when you were doing football coaching for the kids at Centre Parcs in Nottingham about 30 years ago

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

Well done @GoffyMedia and @GeoffreyBoycott for accelerating this issue. Hopefully a happy ending for Cloughie

[Paul Goffy Gough @GoffyMedia]

Huge movement on the Brian Clough statue in Albert Park today (Tuesday at 3.30pm) as the tribute was dismantled by council workmen and taken away.
A massive well done to @GeoffreyBoycott for his huge role - we’ll all be watching this space closely @Boro @NFFC #Boro

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@Mark_Carroll3 @MarkSimpson1980 would help to reconnect @Official_HUFC to the fans. Also he knows what success looks like as per IOR era.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

An alternative route into teaching with @AdAstraTrust Ten great schools across Teesside, County Durham and Hartlepool

https://t.co/io4YuButDJ

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

Promises to be a cracking weekend with proceeds going to @AliceHouseHosp

[Hartlepool CC @HPoolCC]

Bumper Bank Holiday weekend.. #Pitchero
https://t.co/Arqz0ijqVh

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@StellingRobbie @Mark_Carroll3 At

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

Well done to all involved @AyresomePrimary on this brilliant achievement. Another success story for an @AdAstraTrust school

https://t.co/szpDozAyVH

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@RobLawTees Chris Turner had little managerial experience but did well with sound backing from IOR. Hopefully, it will be a similar scenario with Cattermole with Landon putting the appropriate structures and financial backing in place.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@Official_HUFC We needed a big clear out. I would have added Hunter to the released list but would have kept Reid.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

This was one of many monumental mistakes made by @Official_HUFC in recent years. I’m sure our new owner values the roll the media has to play in strengthening fan communications. Keep up the good work @RobLawTees with your @BBCTeesSport colleagues

[BBC Sport Tees @BBCTeesSport]

We hope you've enjoyed our Hartlepool United coverage as much as we've enjoyed bringing you it 📻

Your support has been massively appreciated throughout what has been a very challenging season 💙🤍

Bring on 2026/27 💪

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[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@RobLawTees @Mark_Carroll3 Think we need to show huge ambition and push the boat out to get a top manager. Tony Mowbray, Andy Woodman, Darryl Clarke and Luke Garrard would be top of my list. Time to speculate to accumulate rather than the cheap options that continue to set us back.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@BBCTeesSport Would be a fantastic appointment for @Official_HUFC He’s got a brilliant track record, lives locally and his No 2 Mark Venus is Hartlepool born and bred.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@StevenBramley Mam loved her time at West View Advice and Resource Centre. DM me your wife’s details and I’ll let Mam know as she has an incredible memory even though she’s almost 94.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@StevenBramley That is so sad Steve and that’s why I’m so lucky that Dad lived until almost 92. If you need a chat or want a walk out to help you, just DM me.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@StevenBramley Thanks Steve. Dad had a great life and was almost 92 which gives us great comfort. One thing is for sure, he would have been on the touchline when we played against each other four or five decades ago.

[Alastair Rae @ARae61]

@kennylowe10 They’ve got your good looks Kenny.