First up, I can't say I'm disappointed that Stan Ternent has got the bullet from Huddersfield Town. He signed a shedload of players in the summer and only managed four wins thus far. But his loathsome demeanour and near-bankruptcy of the Tigers thanks to obscene contracts given to has-been players mean he will always be rather low in the estimation of Hull City supporters. He obtained some goodwill by saving us from relegation in 1990, then dissolved it by utterly ruining the team and morale. The fact that one was relieved to get Terry Dolan in afterwards says it all, really.
Meanwhile, John Ward's departure from Carlisle United means that Greg Abbott and Dennis Booth, bot fine Hull City players in their day, are in temporary charge. Booth is one of football's survivors, associated predominantly with Brian Horton (and not just at Boothferry Park) as the exuberant assistant and previously a fine right back, while Abbott was a ratting, stalwart midfielder in Dolan's hump 'n' lump days of darkness who was given the most undeserved free transfer in the club's history. Their continuing contact with the club probably enabled them to acquire John Welsh on loan last week, though two defeats since Welsh joined suggests the City reserve has been able to do little. Whether Abbott or Booth will get the chance to manage Carlisle permanently we'll see, but no Hull City supporter would wish them anything but well.
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