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’I’VE NOT DONE TOO BAD, I SUPPOSE’

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 August 2017

By MATT BADCOCK

THAT’S the thing about eras, eventually they come to an end. Gordon Bartlett’s years in charge of Wealdstone have long secured his status as a club and Non-League legend.
But on Monday he delivered his final team-talk as Stones boss when he told his emotional squad the time had come to step down.
Last Saturday’s 2-0 National League South defeat to Rod Stringer’s Chelmsford City came on his 22nd anniversary as manager. It proved to be the last of a dynasty that started in 1995 and included three promotions as Wealdstone re-established themselves on ...

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