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Article: Pools will raise Iron Curtain.
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- Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England)
- Article date:
- September 13, 2007
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HARTLEPOOL United will reinstall the iron curtain defence that was the hallmark of last season's promotion, Ian Butterworth insists.
Assistant boss Butterworth, a Premiership defender in his playing days with Coventry and Norwich, is confident the Pools backline can return to the form which saw them keep an amazing 25 clean sheets last term.
Pools have made a strong start to the season with three wins from the opening five matches and impressive displays even in the two defeats to Luton and Leeds.
But they have only managed to keep one clean sheet - in the 2-0 win at Port Vale - in eight league and cup matches as a new-look rearguard finds its ...