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Brian Barwick: I’ve had some tough jobs – this one was right up there

Brian Barwick will hand over the National League promotion trophy this afternoon and, for the final time, make a dash in a vain attempt to avoid his suit being drenched in champagne.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 June 2021

Brian Barwick:

THE NLP TALKS TO OUTGOING NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAIRMAN BRIAN BARWICK
By MATT BADCOCK

BRIAN Barwick will hand over the National League promotion trophy this afternoon and, for the final time, make a dash in a vain attempt to avoid his suit being drenched in champagne.
It will be the final act of his six-year chairmanship of Non-League’s top two tiers and comes at the end of a difficult period for the competition.
Some among the 66 member clubs say Barwick’s reign has overall been fruitful for this level of the game, the former Football Association CEO and TV executive’s contacts and commercial ...

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