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BARTON FEELS PAIN OF DEFEAT

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The LeaguePaper Team
5 August 2018

By Rosie Swarbrick

IN THE NET: AFC Wimbledon striker Joe Pigott beats Fleetwood Town goalkeeper Alex Cairns to score the winning goal

Cairns makes a fl ying save as AFC Wimbledon striker James Hanson rushes in

JOEY BARTON was phil- osophical after his fi rst League One match as Fleetwood boss ended in de- feat to AFC Wimbledon.
Joe Pigott’s 60th-minute close-range effort was the difference at Highbury as 35-year-old Barton oversaw his first game in the dugout. But the new boss was left cursing Lady Luck as Town started the new season with a defeat.
Barton’s mantra is &lsqu...

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