The Express and Star have revealed that the player Richard Money is intending to bring in on loan is Derby County’s Richard Jackson.

The former Scarborough trainee was believed to be lined up as cover for the defense, following the long term injury to Ian Roper, but, unfortunately, picked up a knee injury in training last week. If this is confirmed as medial ligament damage, then that will put paid to any move, as Money was hoping to bring in central defensive cover before the trip to Darlington.

Richard Jackson was signed by Derby from non-league Scarborough in 1999 after 2 years with the club. He made only two appearances for the club in his first season-both as a sub - and he didn’t break into the first team until 2003, when he won the clubs young player of the year award making 21 appearances. Jackson was a regular in the side over the next couple of years and he made his 100th appearance in August 2005.

Yes, the fantastic run that Hartlepool have been on looks like ending this week, as Danny Wilson seems to be a nailed on certainty for the Divisional Manager of the Month.

‘Pools have won all five games in February, including wins against their promotion rivals, in the shape of the Saddlers and Swindon away. The MoM award this season, however, has been even more of a poison chalice then ever, as it seems to have been followed by a major or minor slump in form for every recipient.

Wilson is up against Darlington boss Dave Penney, Stockport’s Jim Gannon and Shrewsbury’s Gary Peters and the winner will be announced on Thursday morning by Chris Kamara.