ASKEY STRIKING GOLD WITH KEMP

GOLD JOHN Askey is hoping Dan Kemp can continue his good form for Hartlepool after his hat-trick helped them to a resounding victory at Grimsby.

- Sam Allen

Askey, whose side host Stevenage tomorrow, said: “Dan’s goals were brilliant and Wes (McDonald) has come on and made a huge difference.

“It was great to come away with the win with the support we had - they can go home happy.

“When Dan gets in the box with space, he is a really good finisher and to have him in the team with that quality is brilliant, but we’ve got a lot of players with that level of quality on the ball.

“I had a go at him last Saturday because he was coming deep for the ball which was not where we wanted him.

“The higher up the pitch we can get him, the more goals he is going to score and the more problems he is going to cause the opposition.”