Johnson Busts On His Gamble ; Rovers Chairman Left with Little Option Over Barnes
Liverpool Echo › October 10, 2009
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PETER JOHNSON called a halt this week to his big Tranmere gamble. The Wirral multimillionaire businessman is a veteran among football club chairman with 22 years of experience behind him, so he knew he was taking a leap into the unknown when he put John Barnes in charge of team affairs at Prenton Park this summer.
Dismissing the former Liverpool and England midfielder little more than four months into a two-year contract, Johnson lost confidence in his wager - and his man"s ability to deliver results on the pitch.See the full content of this document
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Johnson Busts On His Gamble ; Rovers Chairman Left with Little Option Over Barnes
The stakes were growing uncomfortably high after Rovers lost eight of their opening 11 League One games under Barnes" control.
The prospect of relegation to the Football League"s basement division became a bigger mark on the horizon with every passing defeat.A 5-0...See the full content of this document
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