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David Baldwin – The pilot flying to the Football League’s rescue

PA Images | Some might say that this, like Bradford City in 2007, and like the Football League now, is a hopeless task for David Baldwin. Is there a better man for the job? His track record would suggest not.

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Baldwin was living in retirement in Spain in 2007 when he took on a voluntary six week role at Bradford and never went back.

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Baldwin and EFL chairman Rick Parry face huge challenges in keeping the Football League alive after Covid.

16 September 2020 - 7:00 PM

By James Corbett, Senior Correspondent

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