Dave Deacon Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 Released by TCFC, Media & Communications, Truro City Football Club. Truro City are delighted to announce the appointment of John Askey as the club’s new first team manager on a multi-year deal. The 59-year-old has a wealth of managerial experience in both the English Football League and the top two tiers of National League football. Askey, who hails from Stoke-on-Trent, also enjoyed a successful playing career with Macclesfield Town and after playing for the Silkmen 679 times, he is the club’s all-time leading appearance maker. After hanging up his boots in 2003 he moved into management and he took charge of Macclesfield in the same year. In 2004, Brian Horton took over at Moss Rose and Askey remained at the club, holding a variety of coaching positions until he became manager again some nine years later. Under difficult financial constraints, Askey guided Macclesfield back to the Football League in 2018 before he moved to League One side Shrewsbury Town. Port Vale, the club where he began his career before moving to Macclesfield, was Askey’s next destination before a spell in charge of York City, which culminated in promotion to the National League from National League North. And most recently, he managed Hartlepool United before becoming boss of Truro City, ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. “It is a new start for the club coming to a new ground,” Askey told trurocity.co.uk. “It is exciting times although it will be a challenge, but I am looking forward to the project ahead. “We are hoping that everyone in Cornwall can get behind us and we can be successful. That is what it is all about, turning this club into a successful one. “(Truro) have done well over the past couple of years but we want to push on now and keep improving. “We want conviction and as long the supporters see the players having a go for them, that is all we can expect. If you do that as a player, along with being strong, organised and fit, there is no reason why we can’t compete. “It will be tough, initially, but we have a lovely ground and the pitch will be fantastic to play on so hopefully we can play some good football and entertain the supporters, by winning games.” Askey will be assisted by Stewart Yetton, who will remain with club in a similar role to that held in previous campaigns. A club legend in every sense of the word, the Tinners’ all-time leading goalscorer revealed that being part of the club, when it returns home to the Duchy, was ‘massive’ for the 38-year-old. “It was important for me to stay and I wanted to stay,” Yetton added. “Continuity is key and hopefully I can be an important part of John coming in by helping him, supporting him and us kicking on next season on the pitch. “Selfishly, I wanted to be here when we came back home and that has been massive for me.” Meanwhile, City’s football consultant Alex Black, added: “John is someone that can bring a clear vision, longevity and a structure for the club moving forward,” he enthused. “His credentials are fantastic, having managed in the Football League, but in more recent times he got York City promoted out of Step Two – the same league we are in. “John delivered that from a difficult position and also, he won Step One with Macclesfield on a very limited budget. He gives us a good blend of knowledge and experience of the level up in the Football league, but also, he also an intimate knowledge of how non-league works. “He’s a strong and safe pair of hands for the football club at such an important time. Coming back to Truro will inspire the fans and we needed a man of a certain calibre to do that.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john black Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 Top Manager !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Martin Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 Looks like a great appointment. Welcome to Cornwall John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Both Sides of the Tamar Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 Very happy with this appointment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman10 Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 Be interesting to see what contacts he has down this way. Doesn’t seem the most popular manager at his other clubs with fans moaning he didn’t engage with anyone and was often not the the most animated i guess time will tell. Big job on his hand with a club that only just avoided going down really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Martin Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 And it's good to see Stewart Yetton is remaining as assistant manager. Will hope to see news in the coming weeks about the squad formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruroPostie Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Really good appointment. All moving in the right direction. For me the top three in the NLS are going to be Dorking, Borehamwood & Torquay. If Truro can get things together , there must be a chance of sneaking into the playoffs. Then, who knows ? Football not soccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 27 minutes ago, TruroPostie said: Really good appointment. All moving in the right direction. For me the top three in the NLS are going to be Dorking, Borehamwood & Torquay. If Truro can get things together , there must be a chance of sneaking into the playoffs. Then, who knows ? Yes, does look like a really good appointment. Keeping club legend Stewart Yetton as his assistant is a very good move as well. Hopefully John Askey will be bringing in some of his own people to bolster the backroom staff. Need more than just him and Yetton in the dugout at this level. Looking at the teams that have come into the NLS for next season, and the signings that these and the existing clubs have already made, it looks like it will be an even stronger division next time around. Agree with the teams you have picked out as contenders, would also add Weston to those names. They have gradually built both on an off the pitch, and look well placed to challenge. The play offs are probably a bit of a stretch for City (or "The Tinners"), but a bit of a mundane mid table campaign would (in my opinion anyway) do very nicely. Is that going to create enough of a buzz amongst the locals to get them into Langarth though? Thecupfootballblogger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 18 hours ago, sportsman10 said: Be interesting to see what contacts he has down this way. Doesn’t seem the most popular manager at his other clubs with fans moaning he didn’t engage with anyone and was often not the the most animated i guess time will tell. Big job on his hand with a club that only just avoided going down really. Seemed like John Askey was very popular at York, just got caught up in the politics surrounding the new owners. Always have mixed opinions on touchline shouters and screamers. People will remember that the likes of Trevor Mewton and Brian Hodge said very little on the side lines. Got good players in, coached and prepared them well. Did all the communicating on the training pitch and in the dressing room. Thecupfootballblogger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john black Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Postie...think your spot on ,if City could get to the playoffs that would be PROPER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAPPO Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Trev would save it for half time if you was having a mare Ian!!!!! Had the hairdryer a few times!! 😲😔😢. Be the first to tell you if you played well as well mind bless him 👌👍⚽️ kevin richards, mattelot, Thecupfootballblogger and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 I think if Truro survive and make mid table it will be a good season. Yourhavingalaugh, Thecupfootballblogger and Ian Pethick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Thomas Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Truro, finished 10 points clear, or there abouts, of relegation, last season. Thats with playing ' home ' games at three different grounds and general instability, etc. With the buzz of a new ground/ experienced manager and hopefully, more local support returning. Hopefully a mid table finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 7 hours ago, Bobby Thomas said: Truro, finished 10 points clear, or there abouts, of relegation, last season. Thats with playing ' home ' games at three different grounds and general instability, etc. With the buzz of a new ground/ experienced manager and hopefully, more local support returning. Hopefully a mid table finish. But now that they’re in Cornwall it will be harder to attract players to come down. The likelihood is that the minimum travel distance for any player is going to be 120 mile round trip every other Saturday! it’s going to be hard work for the new manager without the local contexts that Paul Wotton had. Survival and sustainable should be Truro’s main aim over the next couple of years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 6 hours ago, St Darren said: But now that they’re in Cornwall it will be harder to attract players to come down. The likelihood is that the minimum travel distance for any player is going to be 120 mile round trip every other Saturday! it’s going to be hard work for the new manager without the local contexts that Paul Wotton had. Survival and sustainable should be Truro’s main aim over the next couple of years What connections they have and an ability to bring players in would have been two of the questions raised in any interviews with prospective new managers. No doubt John Askey and football consultant Alex Black will be combing the lists of players released by clubs at the seasons end, and also talking with other managers regarding loan availability once the season starts. Regarding the 120 mile round trip that the Plymouth based players will now have to undertake for matches (and possibly training a couple of nights a week), new chair/co owner Eric Perez talked in his initial interviews about coming up with arrangements to help out with this. Guess this could mean overnight stays in the area. As part of them being survival and sustainable, I would like to see City developing the pathway of players from the under 18s and Peninsula League teams, potentially loaning them out to local step 4 clubs would be a big help in bridging the gap and helping them gain experience. Thecupfootballblogger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craze Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 4 hours ago, Ian Pethick said: What connections they have and an ability to bring players in would have been two of the questions raised in any interviews with prospective new managers. No doubt John Askey and football consultant Alex Black will be combing the lists of players released by clubs at the seasons end, and also talking with other managers regarding loan availability once the season starts. Regarding the 120 mile round trip that the Plymouth based players will now have to undertake for matches (and possibly training a couple of nights a week), new chair/co owner Eric Perez talked in his initial interviews about coming up with arrangements to help out with this. Guess this could mean overnight stays in the area. As part of them being survival and sustainable, I would like to see City developing the pathway of players from the under 18s and Peninsula League teams, potentially loaning them out to local step 4 clubs would be a big help in bridging the gap and helping them gain experience. Its this really. The club needs to find a way of growing Cornish youngsters good enough to compete at National League level. Ian Pethick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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