Irish defender Brian Barry-Murphy came to Pools right at the end of Chris Turner`s time in charge, and was handed his debut at Exeter when caretaker-manager Colin West decided against playing young left-back Mark Robinson against his close friend, Exeter`s James Coppinger. Barry-Murphy kept his place under new manager Mike Newell before returning to Deepdale. He later played against Pools for Sheffield Wednesday, Bury and Rochdale.