I really liked him as a person, but he was let down by too many players - Broughton, Pearson, Chillingworth, McCafferty etc - and there were tales of bust-ups behind the scenes as a result.
http://www.thediamondsfc.com/page/Stats ... 85,00.html - his signings are players numbered from around 204 to 231 - plus the re-signing of Broughton.
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Re: Barry Hunter
No he wasn't.Sara Pascoe wrote:He was a great manager, great team spirit. He was just unlucky.
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Re: Barry Hunter
Great guy, however he should have been replaced way before the end of the.season, I know there was a lot of pressure for him to go but the players wanted him to stay.
Still Say that Van Der Veldan had the most amazing ball control of any player at our club.
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Re: Barry Hunter
Wasn't that when we was winning 2-1, and he brought Okuonghae on as a lone centre forward??!! :lol: :lol: :lol:Everyweeker wrote:There was great team spirit no doubt - perhaps the most unified I've ever felt with some of the players giving their all with their backs against the wall.
For those memories, despite the heartbreaking finishes every single week, I shall always think fondly of BH.
However, he was not a great manager - various odd decisions with selections, substitutions and formations ultimately cost us dearly - see Lincoln away I believe.
Always liked him as a player and a manager though. Could never fault his desire for the cause, and as said before, brought a sense of unity to a team that was not technically gifted in all areas.
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Re: Barry Hunter
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... her-890295
I loved Barry Hunter as a player.
I liked him as a manager, and I reckon he had the potential to be a decent manager.. but he was thrown in at the deep end massively, and I still reckon his stint in charge of diamonds probably ruined his ambitions to become a manager!
Some of his decisions were naive, but I also thought he was desperately unlucky with some of the results. He had a poor squad aswel, just look where the majority of his squad ended up...
I loved Barry Hunter as a player.
I liked him as a manager, and I reckon he had the potential to be a decent manager.. but he was thrown in at the deep end massively, and I still reckon his stint in charge of diamonds probably ruined his ambitions to become a manager!
Some of his decisions were naive, but I also thought he was desperately unlucky with some of the results. He had a poor squad aswel, just look where the majority of his squad ended up...
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Re: Barry Hunter
This is scouting remember, not managing. And I believe he has built quite a reputation for himself doing just that. Good luck to him.ChorltonV wrote:According to reports, Liverpool are looking to Barry Hunter as Brendan Rogers looks to overhaul his scouting network. You couldn't make it up. He was dangerously out of his depth at the foot of the football league let alone the Prem!
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