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Barnet staff made redundant

BARNET made all non-playing staff redundant today as the club dealt with the fallout of the coronavirus, causing the owner to slam the government for its unclear decision-making.

With all leagues suspended for the foreseeable future, club owner Tony Kleanthous said that the non-league side “could see what was coming” and he apologised to those he had to let go.

“My head is spinning with it, to be honest,” Kleanthous told the Guardian. “I believe in doing these very difficult things properly and have had personal meetings with all the staff across the club and group to put them on notice.

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