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Chris Dunlavy: Gary Bowyer deserves credit for the way he’s revived Burton Albion

Gary Bowyer was, understandably, omitted from the final shortlist for League One Manager of the Year.
Gary Bowyer Burton Albion

By Chris Dunlavy - A fresh take on football

Gary Bowyer was, understandably, omitted from the final shortlist for League One Manager of the Year.
After all, the 53-year-old only arrived at Burton Albion eight days before Christmas.
Yet what he’s achieved in those four months is every bit as impressive as anything at the business end of the division.
The side that Bowyer inherited wasn’t so much a car crash as a write off.
Prayer
A summer of unhinged recruitment, during which the Brewers signed the equivalent of two new teams and appointed the relatively inexperienced former AFC Wimbledon b...

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