Barnes
brings a wealth of coaching experience to the club of more than 20 years,
having worked in the professional game at Chelsea and Millwall, before moving
into coaching and managerial roles within non-League football at the likes of
Welling United, Margate, Ashford United, Greenwich Borough, Staines Town,
Guildford City and Redhill, where has been the manager since February of this
year. He is also holder of a UEFA 'A' coaching licence.
Barnes
is already well-known to many of the people at the club and has a strong
background in developing clubs both on and off the pitch and the club are
looking forward to him working with the Board, in particular Dumebi Dumaka as director
of football on the evolution of all teams at Dulwich Hamlet, and also Mark
Weatherald, our Director responsible for planning on the development of our
plans for training facilities, the new stadium and expanding our sporting
provision.
Barnes
told his club’s website: "This is an amazing opportunity to be involved at
Dulwich Hamlet who have a great pedigree and history. I introduced myself to
the players during Tuesday's game with Hemel Hempstead, and am looking forward
to working with them, including some that I have had the pleasure of working
with before, and hopefully help this club move into a new chapter."
"I
love the ethos of the club, and its unbelievable atmosphere generated on match
days, the support at Champion Hill is incredible, and is easily one of the best
fanbases at any tier in non-league football. It has been a busy 24 hours
sorting things, but I am looking forward to starting". |