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Double blow for poor Barr.


FORMER Albion Rovers midfielder
For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules).


In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram).
 Bobby Barr was left reeling reel·ing  
n. Maine
Sustained noise, as from hammering: "Hark that reeling, now, you'll wake the baby!" Anonymous.
 this week after losing two jobs in the space of 48 hours.

Last season's Scottish Third Division player of the year was shown the door at Coatbridge after a half-time row with Rovers No 2 Todd Todd , Sir Alexander Robertus 1907-1997.

British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures.
 Lumsden.

The 21-year-old then discovered he would be made redundant as part of a cost-cutting exercise at the roofing company where he worked when not playing football.

Barr said: "To say it's been a bad few days for me is the understatement of the year.

"Rovers have told me I will no longer be considered for selection and I will now try to get back playing and proving myself somewhere else at another club.

"The roofing company insist it's down to the economic downturn Downturn

The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one.


downturn

A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity.
, so I'm just going to have to look for another job."
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Publication:South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Date:Nov 6, 2009
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