Toast Barry Lowe

[The Flying Belgian]

A little snippet in the CM today about staff leaving mentions team manager Barry Lowe as hanging up the boots. Very sad IMO.

Barry has been around the club longer than anyone - has been involved at least since the early 90s - and you'd never meet a more selfless individual in footy. He was always keen for a chat with onlookers at training (and you could usually get a bit of inside mail from him too)

Luke Power: Our team manager Barry Lowe has been traveling with the team for as long as I can remember. Mal Michael tells me he saw Lowey’s picture helping out at Fitzroy in a 1900 year book, and others say he has been around even longer than that!

Lowey actually manages contract cleaners during the week, and has knocked back numerous offers of a promotion so he can travel with the team every second week. He makes sure no one misses plane flights or the team bus, does the match-ups board next to Leigh Matthews in the coach’s box, and most importantly provides lollies to the players on the team bus after the match.

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Andrew Hamilton: Barry Lowe is the longest-serving Lion. He was the team manager when Vossie was a freckle-faced teenager. His experience is irreplaceable and if there is a more decent person in footy, I haven't met them.

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Thanks for all your your hard work Barry!

 

[Chasing the Dream]

Top bloke.

Always up for a chat about footy and makes sure he always says hello when he walks past you whther it be at training or during the week at Broadbeach.

His grandson plays a decent game of footy too Look out for the draft in about 3 or 4 years time

Wonder if he is doing anything with the GC??

 

[MacMum]

Well then CtD, we must make sure no-one finds out about this kid, so that we can get him..

 

[Hollow Knight]

An absolutely ripper bloke who has given so much of himself to the club.

Enjoy retirement Barry.

Geez we are losing some salt-of-the-earth types from the club this year.

 

[Mr Ripper]

And so another quality Lion lands at GCFC.

 

[Hollow Knight]

And so another quality Lion lands at GCFC.

Really?

Something stinks.

 

[whizkizz]

Will be remembered by me as 'the whiteboard guy with the mo'.

 

[western royboy]

Really?

Something stinks.

Is it confirmed Barry is going to the Suns?

If so the biggest indictment of all in the current fiasco(s).

 

[BuntonRules]

Is it confirmed Barry is going to the Suns?

If so the biggest indictment of all in the current fiasco(s).

Will the last loyal Lion leaving the building please turn out the lights.

A great clubman, though. From Whiz - kizz 'the whiteboard guy with the mo' - he was there in b&w tv.

 

[Chasing the Dream]

Barry looked strange in a Suns shirt yesterday

 

[chopperduck]

I tink we've been hit harder with staff losses than we have with players losses to the GC. And really it is to be expected. We've been the only show in town for awhile, now that there is a 2nd option with a large amount of money to fling around, it's no surprise that staff jump ship.