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Andy Whing goes as Barrow’s patience runs out

Barrow say they sacked Andy Whing because performances failed to justify the owners’ investment.

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The LeaguePaper Team
14 December 2025

EXIT: Andy Whing

By Chris Dunlavy

Barrow say they sacked Andy Whing because performances failed to justify the owners’ investment.
The League Two side signed 16 new players in the summer, including ex-Preston North End forward Tom Barkhuizen and former Nottingham Forest striker Tyler Walker.
But they won just five league games this season under Whing, with Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at home to Tranmere Rovers extending the Bluebirds’ winless run to six matches and leaving them just four points above the relegation zone.
That result prompted the dismissal of 41-year-old Whing and his assistant Craig Pead, who arri...

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