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Barton in blast at Stanley chairman

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The LeaguePaper Team
31 March 2019

By Dany Robson

FLEETWOOD manager Joey Barton was angry at Twitter remarks by Stanley chairman Andy Holt and was overjoyed to be celebrating a win over Accrington. On-loan defender Harry Souttar celebrated his first League goal after 50 minutes, which settled the contest.
But Barton was keen to make his feelings known about Reds owner Holt.
“He talked about our budget, that’s disrespectful and I told him that it lacked respect before the game,” said Barton.
“I do not talk about his finances – perhaps he wanted more followers on Twitter.
“He needs to ...

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