just read warnock's auto biography a very good read.he says the following about len ashurst and his time at pools.
Len Ashurst at hartlepool probably taught me more than anybody ,particularly about man management.He showed me how to get blood out of a stone at a club with no money.he showed me about generating funds himself because he was so desperate to improve things.some of the trips we did he paid for out of his own pocket.
He also reckons that he still uses the same fitness regime pre season that tony toms taught him when he was at pools.
It's a good read by the way whether or not you like warnock.

i'll keep that in mind, i like Neil Warnock says what he thinks

I started watching Pools every game in season 71/72 when Ashurst was the Manager. After about 40 games we were rock bottom and doomed (think Macclesfield pre Paul Ince) . It was common knowledge that if we finished bottom we would not be re-elected and so would have gone into the Northern Premier league and we would probably have ended up like Workington.

Ashurst and Tony Toms instilled something into a group of mediocre players which enabled them to go on a great run and end up 6th bottom.

Forget Brian Clough, Len Ashurst is a real old school Pools hero.

Who is that in your avatar Mr I?

The one and only..... Mr Jason King

and who is Jason King?

Who is Jason King !!!

He was the star of Department S.

Oh yeah, him!

Peter Wyngarde, if I remember rightly. When it was fashionable to smoke tabs on telly.