Welsh Premier League Football - Hartson set to lead Barry revival?

FORMER Wales striker John Hartson is set to become boss at Welsh League outfit Barry Town.
Businessman Clayton Jones is set to buy the seven-times Welsh Premier champions and wants Hartson to lead the club back into Europe as director of football.
He also sees Hartson as an ambassador for the club, who once were top dogs in the Welsh Premier, working to build a strong rapport with businesses in and around the Vale of Glamorgan town.
Former Wales, Arsenal and Celtic striker Hartson confirmed today he has been approached by Jones, who is set to become Barry’s new owner and has big ambitions for Barry.
Terms have been agreed between Jones and Barry owner Stuart Lovering on the sale of the club and that is likely to be completed over the next few weeks.
"We are meeting John Hartson’s agent in Covent Garden next week," Jones told the Western Mail.
"We believe Gavin Chesterfield and John can work together, our hope is that John would be director of football, working with Gavin.
"We have agreed outline terms with John’s agent, while we will have more talks next week."
Current manager Chesterfield, who has kept Barry’s squad together despite having little or no budget to pay players, said: "It makes sense for John to come in and I would welcome the chance to work with him.
"It is a statement of intent from then potential new owner to say that this club is on the up again."
Barry dominated Welsh domestic football for almost a decade from 1995 before slipping out of the top flight, but have stabilised in Welsh League Division One and have applied for promotion to the Welsh Premier for next season.

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