Chris Turner, the Hartlepool caretaker manager and Director of Sport has resigned from his roles at the club with immediate effect.
The decision comes after Hartlepool made a half decent start to the season, drawing their first two league games and beating Championship side Sheffield United in the Carling Cup. Pools have however struggled for the past two seasons, both times avoiding relegation to League 2 on the final day of the season finishing 19th and 20th respectively. Last season also saw the club nearly go down as a result of the deduction of three points for fielding Gary Liddle against Brighton, a game they won 2-0, this despite the striker being ineligible due to suspension.
This was Turner's second spell as manager of Hartlepool, the first spell saw him turn the perennial relegation candidates into a side fighting for promotion and indeed the club won the League 2 title even after Turner had left halfway through the season to take over at Sheffield Wednesday. After spells at Wednesday and then Stockport County Turner returned to Victoria Park as Director of Sport and after over two years in the job he was forced to take over as caretaker manager following Danny Wilson's departure from the club to manage Swindon Town, seeing the club through two tough season finales.
First team coach Mick Wadsworth will be placed in temporary charge of team affairs and will oversee the next league match away at Yeovil Town and will most likely be in charge when Hartlepool face Premier League Wigan Athletic in the second round of the Carling Cup on Tuesday.
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