Barrow’s board of directors have issued a club statement following their loss of Football League status.
Their six year stay in League Two ended with Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat to Newport County which meant they finished bottom of the table.
At the end of the game supporters expressed their frustration and anger at the way the team has functioned this season, and at how the board had gone through three managers during the season.
The board statement said: “To all fellow Bluebirds, what an awful season. The only words we can say to you all is how sorry we are.
“As a group of owners our intentions have always been in the best interests of the club.
“Every decision made was with the aim of improving our beloved club. Some have been successful, many have not.
“Our EFL journey has been a wonderful experience, yet increasingly difficult to compete despite significant and continued investment from the owners.
“Losing our EFL status leaves us hurting and let down, just like you are.
“That said, ultimately the buck stops with us. It would be easy for a statement full of soundbites like ‘root and branch review of the season’.
“We are acutely aware of what’s gone wrong and we are well down the road ensuring the club is heading in the direction we need to go forward and grow.
“Words are easy to say so let us be judged by our actions. Over the coming days and weeks, we’ll be making a series of announcements as we restructure and fully reset the club.
“To do this we need your support more than ever. Relegation has a stigma which can linger, we can only break this united together.
“We want to build up a club we are all proud of again.
“It’s not going to be easy but you all have been amazing following us both at home and all over the country. We need that support more than ever.
“Relegation doesn’t define us, it’s just a moment in time, and we’ll come back stronger.”
