Robbie Stelling on Matthew Bondswell's spell at Hartlepool United

Robbie Stelling assesses former Newcastle United defender Matthew Bondswell's time at Hartlepool United on the latest episode of the Poolie Podcast.

Transcript

00:00Matthew Bonswell's had even fewer opportunities than Kazenka Luangwa.

00:03One late cameo in the league against Songhael Moore's when actually he looked pretty bright,

00:08to be fair. And then he had, he started the FA Trophy game against Tamworth when he did

00:13well enough. He sort of went under the radar. He wasn't hugely effective at

00:18either end of the pitch, but certainly he was solid, albeit a bit unspectacular. So he's really

00:24had limited opportunities. That's thanks in large part to the impressive form of David Ferguson,

00:29who's played in 27 out of his 28 games this season. He had a difficult start to the season,

00:38but has really improved since Lenny Lawrence took over. And I think there are some people

00:43that might say that he's benefited from the competition that Bonswell provides.

00:47And of course, Pools, if they were to let Bonswell go, would not have another natural left-back.