CHRIS Turner has revealed his Sheffield Wednesday formula for success - turn the club into a mirror image of Hartlepool United.

Since swopping Victoria Park for Hillsborough, Turner has endured a rough time.

The Owls were relegated last season and now languish in 17th place in Division Two. They have won only three times at home this season in the League, despite an average crowd in excess of 22,000.

Lifelong Owls fan Turner, who led Pool to three play-off campaigns in succession and who left Pool ideally placed for promotion in November 2002, admits Pool are everything Wednesday need to be.

He said: "We've played them twice this season and they beat us on penalties in the Carling Cup then we drew 1-1, so I would really like to beat them this time.

"It's going to be a case of trying to beat something you created. Hartlepool have come a long way, but I always felt they could play Division One football. When people were laughing at me, I always knew it would be a possibility.

"I left a well-organised and well- financed club and the people who have taken over are doing a great job. That's what I am trying to do here with (chairman) Dave Allen.

"I am perceived to be at a bigger club now, so this should definitely be a game where we would expect to take three points.

"But Neale Cooper and Martin Scott are doing a tremendous job and they have got themselves into a very good position, so we know how difficult it will be.''

Turner's squad has been ravaged by injury this season and he admitted: "This has been my most frustrating time as a manager. I have never known so many injuries. We have three loan players who have all gone back with injuries suffered in games.

"Ninety-five per cent of injuries have been in games, which you cannot legislate for. Hartlepool have key players fit. They have five or six players who have been together for a number of seasons and that has built a team spirit which has paid off.''

* Port Vale evergreen Martin Foyle has been appointed manager of the Second Division club.

Foyle, who has spent 12 years at Vale Park in both a playing and coaching capacity, takes over from Brian Horton, who left the club by mutual consent on Thursday.

The 40-year-old was youth-team manager under Horton but will now be in charge of first-team affairs at home to Oldham today.

* Joe Kinnear hopes to inject some life into what he says is a very quiet Nottingham Forest dressing room in a bid to save the club from relegation.

Former Wimbledon and Luton boss Kinnear took the reins at the City Ground this week following the sacking of Paul Hart.