RIP Tommy, I remember him coming to the club in a blaze of publicity, it never worked out. I remember going to Droylsden or somewhere similar with a synthetic pitch and we were appalling, not long after he departed.
Saturday, 19th December 1987.
We scraped a 1-0 victory in an FA Trophy tie at Hyde United.
We had signed Trevor Ross, once of Arsenal and Everton, from Hyde just before that match, although he didn't play, probably as he wasn't signed in time, as he did play for us in a later round.
A couple of years later I worked with someone who knew Trevor Ross, and the latter had told him that "the Doc's" plan was for him to arrive in a helicopter and land on the artificial pitch before the match to be introduced to the away supporters. Not surprisingly, Hyde rejected this idea.
It was certainly one of the most unusual managerial reigns we have had - I can remember him still presenting his show on Piccadilly Radio before matches - but RIP to one of the great football characters.