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Hartlepool United head coach Neale Cooper has thanked supporters for their continued backing amid a run of nine league and cup matches without a win.

Pools remain second bottom of League One despite Saturday's creditable 1-1 draw with ninth-placed Doncaster.

"They've every right to criticise, but I'd like to thank them for their support," Cooper told 91Èȱ¬ Tees.

"But we have to turn the corner now and get results so let's take the positive of a point today against a good team."

Rob Jones' late equaliser for Rovers robbed Cooper's side of a precious three points at Victoria Park, while knocks to three players through injury was a further blow.

"We lost Evan [Horwood] to a heel injury, which was hard for us," Cooper added.

"Then Charlie Wyke came on and looked good but then he got a really bad cut above his heel, in an awkward place and he had to come off.

"Steve Howard had a bad cut on the side of his head, but he's a tough lad and said 'give it a rub and I'll go back on'.

"We said he couldn't because it was pouring with blood, and he did well against their two centre-backs, he worked his socks off."