The Pools boss was delighted after his side returned to winning ways by beating rivals Gateshead on Tuesday evening. Hartlepool United manager Simon Grayson was delighted with his side's performance after Pools ended a run of six games without a win by beating rivals Gateshead 1-0 on Tuesday evening. Hartlepool United news: Headlines, team updates, match previews and reports - all things Pools Sign up Thank you for signing up! Tonight, we played some really good stuff with the ball, we were strong out of possession, we played a certain way to stop them from playing because they're still a good footballing team with good players. I thought it was a really good performance, the only thing that was missing, really, in the first half was a goal or two.