Irish Sunday Mirror

Cook is just Disney dizzy POMPEY ON UP AND UP

- By JOHN MAY at Fratton Park

Cook celebrated 100 matches in charge with a fourth win in five games as his side moved six points clear in the race GARY BOWYER played down promotion talk following another Blackpool win. Goals from Kyle Vassell and Bright Osayi-samuel earned victory after Lewis Alessandra had put Pools ahead.

“You can’t get ahead of yourself, the moment that starts you get a big slap around the face,” said boss Bowyer.

Hartlepool manager Dave Jones said: “The equaliser is the goal that really killed us.” for a top-three finish. The victory came days after it was revealed American billionair­e Michael Eisner, once chief executive of the film-making giants, is in talks to buy the club.

Eisner even tweeted his congratula­tions after tuning into the game on the radio from his base in the States.

Cook (left) said: “There are seven games to go and a lot of points to play for but we are in a good position. There are plenty of clubs who would swap places with us. We can

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