Chris Turner

Jan_Ove · **Joined:** Tue May 02, 2017 6:00 pm **Posts:** 53

.... has apparently applied for the job. Just seen this on Twitter from the Mail

http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/f ... -1-8545956

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tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

A little bit of sick just came into my mouth.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 3:28 pm

Unfinished business at Pools. Maybe he forgot to flush last time he left?

Seriously though, I can understand why he fancies chucking his hat in the ring when he is out of work but a polite, "Thanks Chris but it is still a bit too soon," reply should do.

Jan_Ove · **Joined:** Tue May 02, 2017 6:00 pm **Posts:** 53

Yeah. It says he thinks he has 'unfinished business'. Maybe he'd not have unfinished business if he'd not walked out twice?

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pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

He did ok when we had money then bang average when we had barely any. What makes him think he'd do any better now we have feck all? Unless he plans on bringing them dodgy investors that we linked to him and Russ Green.

Mctee1908 · **Joined:** Tue May 15, 2012 7:51 pm **Posts:** 630

Turner as Chief Exec / Director of Football. Ritchie Humphreys as Manager.

You heard it here first....

Brian Honour's Left Foot · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 4:20 pm

Mctee1908 wrote:

Turner as Chief Exec / Director of Football. Ritchie Humphreys as Manager.

You heard it here first....

And, is it time for the return of Big Stevie?

ptbap · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 4:23 pm

YEEEESSSSSS

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22671

Never go back.

alibarthez · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1072

I despair.....Collins now 1-5 ODDS.....looks a done deal to me.

Jan_Ove · **Joined:** Tue May 02, 2017 6:00 pm **Posts:** 53

alibarthez wrote:

I despair.....Collins now 1-5 ODDS.....looks a done deal to me.

It does but I wonder why the delay in announcing? Interviewing more people, negotiating terms? Whatever happens, the safest bet is that there will be a lot of people disappointed with the choice, whoever it is! I wish they'd just get on with it now.

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yloop · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 5:49 pm

He's 2/5 innhe? No change for 3 days.

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

Collins may well get the job but I can't understand why anyone would be naturally happy about it.

Of course he may do a good job but so could anyone.

He has been part of the clique for years and things never got better whilst he was here.

Am I missing something?

It's the chance for aunt pam to show us she means business and yet some seem happy to go back to the future.

If he gets it he will obviously get my best wishes but I just don't get it.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22671

Collins is nailed on because they're already paying him and he's as good an option as anyone else.

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

You seen the list of applicants like?

Or are you saying its a good option merely based on the fact he is still being paid?

I genuinely hope that is not a valid reason, or it tells us all am awful lot about anyones ambitions.

ptbap · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 6:31 pm

The Colonel wrote:

It's the chance for aunt pam to show us she means business

Isn't that what Gary Coxall (he who shall never be allowed to start another bobbins company without his ineptitude being pointed out) did with Dave Jones? Full backroom staff, clean sweep like we wanted, look how that ended up.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Surely if Collins had got the job he'd be in place now? Players are getting signed for next season and we're in exactly the same position as we were ten days ago, oh no sorry we've sold a player for next to nothing that's the one thing we are good at.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22671

The Colonel wrote:

You seen the list of applicants like?

Or are you saying its a good option merely based on the fact he is still being paid?

I genuinely hope that is not a valid reason, or it tells us all am awful lot about anyones ambitions.

I'm saying that Pools are run by an accountant.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Chris Turner is the type of person who in some capacity I'd like to see involved in the club, not as manager to be fair but the more people like him who have an affinity with and genuinely care about the club the better. The fact he's even applied shows he cares.

poolietim · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 7:28 pm

PJPoolie wrote:

Chris Turner is the type of person who in some capacity I'd like to see involved in the club, not as manager to be fair but the more people like him who have an affinity with and genuinely care about the club the better. The fact he's even applied shows he cares.

Correct.

He cried salt tears of relief, anger and frustration after we stayed up in Brentford after the Liddle points deduction. What ever people say about him he does actually care about Pools. I know this as I have spoken on numerous occasions to him and he's a decent fella.

I want to see Sam Collins get the job, but Chris would be better than most of the other people mentioned imho

horden · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 7:48 pm

PJPoolie wrote:

Chris Turner is the type of person who in some capacity I'd like to see involved in the club, not as manager to be fair but the more people like him who have an affinity with and genuinely care about the club the better. The fact he's even applied shows he cares.

Me as well. CT brought helped bring some professionalism to the club, obviously easy with IOR bankrolling him, but nevertheless, he did it, and that professionalism that he helped instill , has all but left the club. Maybe not a manager but deffo in the background in some capacity. Nice bloke too imo, always had time to speak, and never patronising.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

It amazes me that when players and managers from the era are mentioned on here it is often met with a reply like Tree With Hamsters. People like Turner, Humphreys, Barron. Christ we could have done with a couple of characters like that around the place over last year or two.

Jan_Ove · **Joined:** Tue May 02, 2017 6:00 pm **Posts:** 53

PJPoolie wrote:

The fact he's even applied shows he cares.

That's a really good point, I hadn't thought about it that way. It's not exactly the most attractive job at the moment and I doubt he needs the money so maybe it is because he genuinely cares. And I guess if the club needs anything at the moment, it's people who care.

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horden · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 8:10 pm

PJPoolie wrote:

It amazes me that when players and managers from the era are mentioned on here it is often met with a reply like Tree With Hamsters. People like Turner, Humphreys, Barron. Christ we could have done with a couple of characters like that around the place over last year or two.

I always thought the whole idea of having someone like Humphreys and Barron at the club for so long, was that they would then step into management If IOR hadn't spiritually pulled the plug around 2006 + this should of happened and we could of done a Swansea or Bournemouth, but then again maybe not

horden · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 8:11 pm

Jan_Ove wrote:

PJPoolie wrote:

The fact he's even applied shows he cares.

That's a really good point, I hadn't thought about it that way. It's not exactly the most attractive job at the moment and I doubt he needs the money so maybe it is because he genuinely cares. And I guess if the club needs anything at the moment, it's people who care.

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Shows he cares , shows he is up for a challenge, and shows he still thinks Hartlepool has a decent nightlife, the latter which casts some doubt over the state of his mental health .

Jan_Ove · **Joined:** Tue May 02, 2017 6:00 pm **Posts:** 53

horden wrote:

Jan_Ove wrote:

PJPoolie wrote:

The fact he's even applied shows he cares.

That's a really good point, I hadn't thought about it that way. It's not exactly the most attractive job at the moment and I doubt he needs the money so maybe it is because he genuinely cares. And I guess if the club needs anything at the moment, it's people who care.

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Shows he cares , shows he is up for a challenge, and shows he still thinks Hartlepool has a decent nightlife, the latter which casts some doubt over the state of his mental health .

Having being out in Chesterfield, Hartlepool just *might* be an improvement

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poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 8:47 pm

As has been pointed out, you didn't see Turner for dust when he was offered something better. Twice. His record is is:
POOLS first spell - did ok after a few years of good funding
Wednesday - failed
Stockport - disaster
POOLS second spell - negative, lacked ambition, narrowly avoided relegation, as soon as he left we lifted
Chesterfield - not sure how much influence he had there but they didn't pull up any trees while he was there did they?

If he had that sort of record but with a different club apart from Pools would anyone want him?

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

I don't anyone has said they'd want him as manager.

yloop · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 8:54 pm

Chris Turner signed Armann Bjornsson, Jamie McCunnie, Joe Gamble, Billy Greulich, Jan Budtz, ALB and Denis Behan.

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PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Gamble and McCunnie weren't bad players. Danny Wilson signed Janice cock fingers and the hologram. Bjornnsson wasn't a bad footballer he had a good touch it's just he wasn't cut out for English football, he didn't like the thought that he might get hurt.

I have warned people about mentioning Denis Behan in the past though, I spent a fortune on the counselling to try and forget many of his performances. I bet I wake up screaming in a cold sweat again tonight now.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

When people talk about the worst players we've ever had Behan rarely gets a mention, I reckon he's right up there!

yloop · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 9:07 pm

We only signed him because he came with Colin Healy... then Healy didn't even come ffs.

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 9:08 pm

I was there that night at Oldham. Behan was outstanding

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 9:08 pm

yloop wrote:

We only signed him because he came with Colin Healy... then Healy didn't even come ffs.

The funniest thing is that is actually true :laugh:

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Does he actually qualify as a player? Him and Tim Sperrevik would of looked out their depth in the Scottish lower leagues.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

misterb2001 wrote:

I was there that night at Oldham. Behan was outstanding

Two words; Sean Gregan.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

If you had placed an inamite object where Bjornnson was and crossed the the ball to it, ten times out of ten it would have scored.

Behan did actually start ok but he'd been playing over the summer in Ireland so was match fit from the first game. He did play well that night at Oldham and scored a beauty but Gregans performance for them :laugh:

We were 3-0 up and decided to take things into his own hands and took the ball from the keeper and set off to dribble out of defence like Alan Hansen. He got about five yards before tripping over the ball when he got back up James Brown had the ball so tried to boot him and fell over again like a punch drunk boxer.

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

PJPoolie wrote:

If you had placed an inamite object where Bjornnson was and crossed the the ball to it, ten times out of ten it would have scored.

Stevie Howard would of scored? I'm not convinced!

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

He'd have been forty yards away arguing with the referee.

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

I had the misfortune of playing against Sean Gregan all through my junior football days. He made it as a pro because he was as physically big as he ended up by he time he was 14 and wild blunder through games dominating because of his size. A sad indictment of scouts for English football clubs those days. He was always a big thick plank who wasn't particularly talented.

4 lads I was in the same team also made it as pro. Jamie Pollock, our own Phil Gilchrist (his man used to drive us to training), Simon Shaw and Andy Collett. Interestingly all of them were pretty much being watched from being about 12, Pollock in particular but I always thought he relied on size and physicality as well really. Rambling now but point is the big lads were being picked up rather than the talented, skillful ones most of the time

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

Dalton'sHaircut wrote:

I had the misfortune of playing against Sean Gregan all through my junior football days. He made it as a pro because he was as physically big as he ended up by he time he was 14 and would blunder through games dominating because of his size. A sad indictment of scouts for English football clubs those days. He was always a big thick plank who wasn't particularly talented.

4 lads I was in the same team also made it as pro. Jamie Pollock, our own Phil Gilchrist (his mam used to drive us to training), Simon Shaw and Andy Collett. Interestingly all of them were pretty much being watched from being about 12, Pollock in particular but I always thought he relied on size and physicality as well really. Rambling now but point is the big arrogant lads were being picked up rather than the talented, skillful ones most of the time

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

Was meant to edit some spelling there not narcissistically quote myself there. Oops

yloop · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 9:46 pm

Namedropping allover then quoting yourself... Jeeeez!

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

What a diva, anything to get some attention

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

I was better than all of them.

shilts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:32 pm **Posts:** 1573

Dalton'sHaircut wrote:

I had the misfortune of playing against Sean Gregan all through my junior football days. He made it as a pro because he was as physically big as he ended up by he time he was 14 and wild blunder through games dominating because of his size. A sad indictment of scouts for English football clubs those days. He was always a big thick plank who wasn't particularly talented.

4 lads I was in the same team also made it as pro. Jamie Pollock, our own Phil Gilchrist (his man used to drive us to training), Simon Shaw and Andy Collett. Interestingly all of them were pretty much being watched from being about 12, Pollock in particular but I always thought he relied on size and physicality as well really. Rambling now but point is the big lads were being picked up rather than the talented, skillful ones most of the time

Still happens now where I live. The lads my lad plays with who are signed to professional clubs are all that bit bigger/more developed for their age than their peers. Every one. All the opposing teams are the same. The big lads are all signed to clubs.

Bit shortsighted if you ask me. There are a couple of lads who are properly good but small and they don't get a look in.

But I'm not a scout so what do I know?

shilts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:32 pm **Posts:** 1573

Don't know if I'm allowed to name names but the best player I've seen at youth level is a lad called Thomas Havler who is signed to Hull. He plays/trains with the age group above his own. If he continues to develop as he is, he will be a fantastic player.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Began was one of our worst 'left footed' strikers

horden · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 10:20 pm

shilts wrote:

Don't know if I'm allowed to name names but the best player I've seen at youth level is a lad called Thomas Havler who is signed to Hull. He plays/trains with the age group above his own. If he continues to develop as he is, he will be a fantastic player.

Thanks to your recommendation , he has just signed for Gateshead banghead

shilts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:32 pm **Posts:** 1573

horden wrote:

shilts wrote:

Don't know if I'm allowed to name names but the best player I've seen at youth level is a lad called Thomas Havler who is signed to Hull. He plays/trains with the age group above his own. If he continues to develop as he is, he will be a fantastic player.

Thanks to your recommendation , he has just signed for Gateshead banghead

Wouldn't surprise me. He'd get in our first team now and he's only 14.

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