Graham Westley

Dino’s hurting but this will fire him up

by
The LeaguePaper Team
22 March 2026

Graham Westley
EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER

WHEN I commented in my last column that I was sure Dino Maamria would have his ups and downs as he got Barrow going, I had absolutely no vision whatsoever that he could possibly face the chop after just six games.
one point from the first two games following his departure showed that.
The rot he was stopping and what he was building hasn’t kicked on.
I can understand both sides of the situation. You have to.
Sacrifice
For Dino, he has worked tirelessly for 28 days, living away from his wife and childr...

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