Summary
Six years after first arriving at Hartlepool United, Joel Porter is finally heading home. Before his departure Down Under, Sports Editor Nick Loughlin met up with the striker at Victoria Park and discovered it's not the first time he has contemplated flying back to Australia
IN October 2003, with his hopes of making a career for himself in English football looking slim, a 23-year-old hopeful called Joel Porter had had enough.See the full content of this document
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No Regrets As Socceroo Porter Packs His Bags
Trials at Wigan Athletic and Sunderland had come to nothing. The ambtion was all but over, so he booked his flights and was ready to head home.
A late change of mind led to Porter joining Hartlepool United, where he became a hero. He could also have gone back 12 months ago, but now, some 209 games and 65 goals later, there's no turning back.This time Joel Porter really is going home to Australia."I said my goodbyes at the training gro...See the full content of this document
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