I emailed the Hartlepool United reporter on the Hartlepool Mail newspaper and asked for his comment on possible signing of Joel Porter. Here is what he had to say:
I think your CEO might not be far off. The comments that I've read from him seem to be a fairly accurate assessment of the situation. Joel,meanwhile, is keeping quiet on the issue. He's in fantastic form at the moment though so I guess Hartlepool will be keen to keep him if there is an option. The only problem with Joel is that he has been injury prone for the last two years. He seems to have put that behind him in the last three months though and is playing the best football he's played in probably three years.
the profile on joel porter. sounds injury prone to me.