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