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BOYER’S EXIT MAY BE LAST STRAW FOR FANS

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The LeaguePaper Team
12 August 2018

DECENT: Gary Bowyer

GOOD luck to Gary Bowyer. He was always too decent a man to act as a stooge for Owen Oyston.
The former Blackburn boss delivered a promotion, refused to criticise stay-away supporters and even paid for training facilities out of his own pocket.
But his dignified presence served only to distract attention from the canker at the heart of this famous club.
Now he has quit, pushed over the edge by an owner reportedly unwilling to retain key players or even refurbish a derelict training ground.
Short-term, it is a blow for supporters.
For two years, Bowyer held their club ...

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