Former Tranmere manager John Barnes wins bankruptcy fight

Oct 28 2009 by Luke Traynor, Birkenhead News

John Barnes

FORMER Tranmere manager John Barnes has had a bankruptcy order against him rescinded.

The ex-Liverpool winger must settle an unpaid tax bill by November 9 – when his case is heard by the High Court in London – for the bankruptcy to be fully discharged.

The amount of unpaid debt has not been released but a legal source said this week that somebody else was paying the bill on Barnes’s behalf.

Barnes was sacked as manager of Tranmere Rovers earlier this month.

The football pundit was made bankrupt by a Liverpool court on October 14 because of unpaid tax.

He insisted it was an oversight and the money would be repaid quickly.

His solicitor, George Castro, said: “It was widely reported last week that HMRC had obtained a bankruptcy order against John Barnes.

“My client is delighted to announce that the Bankruptcy Order has now been overturned by the High Court.