Here, The Gazette looks back at Ayre’s tenure at Bloomfield Road with some of our archived photographs...
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Despite a number of players being sold, Ayre managed to keep the Seasiders in the Third Division. But he was controversially sacked by Oyston at the end of the 1993/94 season. Photo: JPI Media
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Ayre would later return to Bloomfield Road as Cardiff City manager in 2000. Photo: Rob Lock
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Tony Durkin's report in The Gazette the day Ayre was appointed Pool boss Photo: JPI Media
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A portrait of Ayre was given to his family following a tribute dinner Photo: Martin Bostock