We caught up with Hugh Robertson prior to our game against Luton Town in February 2008.
When you think about clashes against Luton Town in recent seasons there is probably one game that stands out more than most.
The 4-3 win over the Hatters on 6th April 2004 was made famous not just because of the topsy-turvy nature of the game - but also because of THAT strike by Hugh Robertson.
"It could have gone either way during the game, we were one down, then up and then it was level and they had a goal chalked off in the last minute. It was one of those games that had everything," Robertson recalled when we spoke to him earlier this week.
"Night games always have a different sort of atmosphere and it was definitely a different sort of game, with Mike Newell back at the Club."
Robertson's goal in the game put Pools 3-2 to the good and was later crowned Goal of the Season - not surprising really as his thunderbolt effort nearly ripped the net of out of the Town End goal!
"The ball came to me and I never really had time to think about what to do and fortunately for me, it went in or it could've ended up in the car park across the back!," he joked.
"Everyone was running towards me and I thought I better get rid of this and it ended up in the back of the net.
"When you hit a ball like that, it has a good chance of going in and luckily for me there was nobody in the way to stop it."
"I think the Luton goal was definitely the best one I scored, especially with the importance of the game and we got on a little run after that and I think we won four out of five games."
It was for goals like that one that Robertson became known as The Hammer and the quietly-spoken Scotsman became a cult hero with fans at Victoria Park.
And 'Shuggy' says he still looks back on his stay at Pools with warm memories and just wishes he could have played more and increased his tally of six goals to repay the fans for their backing.
"I don't know how it happened, the game with Blackpool, which was my home debut and even when I was taking corners, I was getting a standing ovation - it was unbelievable support. Even when I was coming back from injury, they really got behind me.
"I really enjoyed my time there; it was just unfortunate I was injured for quite a bit of it. It was frustrating that I spent more time watching the games than playing.
"The first season I came down, I scored four goals and it was really enjoyable, we got to the play offs and were a bit unlucky to get beat by Bristol City.
"Then I missed out for a while through injury, came back into things but kept getting injured so I was disappointed with that side of it but I definitely enjoyed the playing side of things."
After leaving Pools in 2005, Robertson headed back North of the border where he re-joined former side Ross County. Rather than slotting in at left-back, the 32-year-old has been operating in the centre of midfield - although the old injury curse has struck again this term.
"I tore my cartilage in September and had to have an operation but I played last week and set up a goal with a free kick that the keeper didn't hold so I was pleased with that," he explained.
"I'm playing central midfield now, since I have been back up here, I have not played left back at all since coming to Ross County.
"Things are not looking bad for us at the moment - we won the Scottish Challenge Cup last year, which is a bit like the LDV but we also got relegated unfortunately.
"But his year we are top of the league with games in hand so hopefully we have a good chance of getting promoted and going straight back up again."
This article was first published in the Club's Matchday Magazine, Never Say Die.
