Dunn, who led the Seasiders to glory over North Ferriby in the 1997 FA Vase final, has been in talks with the Blues about taking over the managerial hotseat vacated by Graeme Clark on Monday.

Dunn told the Whitby Gazette last night (Wed) that talks were progressing well and he and the club hoped to put out an official statement in the next few days.

Clark resigned from the Turnbull hotseat on Monday morning after a difficult reign which saw the Blues narrowly avoid relegation from the UniBond Premier with two wins in their last two games.

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Clark - who was appointed as joint manager with Phil Brumwell in autumn 2007 - said he's enjoyed his time trying to build a family with the Blues but if the public didn't want him there, it was time to move on.

"I have always said if I'm not wanted I will leave.

"There are no regrets, no tears, that's business.

"I would do exactly the same thing again."

Clark said one of the major problems was attracting players to an isolated club on the east coast with a small budget - he believes around one-third of the money some UniBond clubs have to spend.

He said many of the players in the side he inherited were "no better than Northern League standard" and the midfield had a combined age of around 130.

"I had to change things and to do that with the budget I had meant I had to get the best youth in the region, which I did.

"People are a bit blind to the fact we played 60 games last season - we got to the League Cup semi-final and were 45 minutes away from a final.

"They're young people still learning and we'd started to address the main negative which was the discipline.

"All it needed was a bit of patience and understanding.

"It's about consistency and trying to build a family."

Clark was disappointed to end his spell as manager but thanks the club and its supporters for being given the opportunity to be in charge.

And he knows the quality is at the club, despite a relegation battle, following good wins over the likes of Hednesford, Ilkeston and Guiseley last season.

Chairman Graham Manser said he wanted to thank Clark for all his hard work.

"It is not easy finding a team to play at UniBond level with one of the lowest playing budgets," he said.

You can see some of the previous stories about Graeme Clark and the Blues relegation fight here.

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