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Joey’s lucky to net chance at Cod Armyh3 says…
WHEN clubs appoint managers who have been long-term riders on the managerial merrygo- round, as they often tend to do, they get plenty of stick.
So when they do something different, we can hardly complain, can we?
Fleetwood have certainly done something different by appointing Joey Barton as their new manager, starting on June 2 when his 13-month ban for betting on matches comes to an end.
Barton has no previous managerial experience, but that hasn’t bothered Cod Army chairman and friend Andy Pilley who reckons...

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