Prominent lawyer Watkins steps down as Barnsley FC chairman
The sports lawyer who defended then Manchester United star Eric Cantona following his infamous ‘kung fu’ kick on a Crystal Palace fan in 1995 has resigned as chairman of Championship football club Barnsley.
Maurice Watkins, is also a former club solicitor of Manchester United and was on the club’s board. He is currently joint senior partner of Brabners’ Manchester practice.
In a statement Watkins said of his Barnsley departure: “It was just over four years ago that the owner Patrick Cryne asked me to become chairman of... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
