Lee Clark linked with Hartlepool United job amid Rotherham United uncertainty
Lee Clark linked with Hartlepool United job amid uncertainty over his future at Rotherham United
Lee Clark has been linked with the managerial vacancy at Hartlepool United amid uncertainty in the Rotherham United dugout.
With the Millers plumetting towards League Two, Clark was installed as Matt Hamshaw’s replacement at the New York Stadium in March.
He was handed a short-term deal and tasked with arresting the club’s alarming slump. The 53-year-old, who has also managed the likes of Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City, was unable to save the South Yorkshire club from the drop.
It remains to be seen who will lead Rotherham into the 2026/27 season, as there has not been an official announcement over Clark’s future.
Lee Clark linked with Hartlepool United job
According to Football Insider reporter Pete O’Rourke, National League outfit Hartlepool are looking to make Clark their next boss.
Posting on X, he said: “Understand Hartlepool have made a late move for Lee Clark to become their new manager ahead of Lee Cattermole. Clark ended the season as Rotherham manager and was expected to stay with the Millers.”
Hartlepool finished ninth in the fifth tier of English football and Nicky Featherstone vacated his post when the club’s season came to an end.
The Pools had been linked with former Middlesbrough midfielder Cattermole, although it appears he may not be the only option.
Rotherham United uncertainty
After the final game of Rotherham’s season, a 3-2 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, Clark admitted he thought his situation would have been “cleared up” by the end of the campaign.
As reported by the Rotherham Advertiser, he said: “I thought it would have been cleared up. My contract finished after the game. There have been conversations - a face-to-face conversation and two over the phone. It was indicated to me that I had to start making plans as the manager.
"I've done that with decisions on the retained list, the released list, the players we have options on and whether we're going to take up those options, etc. But, because there's not been any progress, I'm not now the manager of the club.”