Hartlepool manager Neale Cooper decided to offer him an 18-month contract at the end of 2003.
During Hodcroft’s reign as chairman he has appointed four managers: Chris Turner in 1999, Mike Newell in 2002, Neale Cooper in 2003 and Martin Scott.
Luscombe was excluded from Hartlepool's 2012 pre-season tour of Holland due to him returning to training overweight which left boss Neale Cooper "raging" and "unable to speak to him".
Neale Cooper (born 1963), Scottish football player and manager
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Williams’ spent the majority of the 2004–05 season on the right wing with manager Neale Cooper preferring the partnership of Adam Boyd and Joel Porter up front.