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‘WE WANT TO SURPRISE A FEW PEOPLE THIS SEASON’

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The LeaguePaper Team
10 October 2021

BARROW’S PATRICK BROUGH ON NEW BLUEBIRDS ERA:
By John Lyons

IF IT only feels like this season that Patrick Brough and Barrow are really back in the Football League, then you can understand why.
The Bluebirds were promoted from the National League via points per game when Covid-19 forced a premature end to the 2019-20 campaign. At the time Ian Evatt’s men had held a four-point lead over second-placed Harrogate, who eventually went up via the play-offs, with nine games left.
Most considered Barrow worthy champions and they eagerly looked forward to returning to the Football Lea...

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