Salford City - one of the pre-season favourites for the title - are currently in the play-offs. Another team tipped by the bookies as being in with shout for the League Two crown this season is Bolton Wanderers, but who sit 22nd in the table after opening the season with three defeats.
Now that the season is a month old, the bookmakers have adjusted their odds accordingly compared to when before a ball had been kicked in anger.
The Pools now have Salford as the favourites for the title, with previous number one Bolton now sitting at 14/1. Port Vale and Cheltenham are joint second favourites following their positive starts to the campaign.
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