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Lindsay Herron

Marvin Bartley leaves Livingston to become QOS boss as Davie Martindale loses close friend

Marvin Bartley is the new Queen of the South manager as he quits Livingston to take his first No1 position and he goes with the best wishes of Lions boss Davie Martindale

Queens had been hunting a new boss since Wullie Gibson was axed last month with the Doonhamers lying in the bottom half of League One. The full-time Dumfries outfit are targeting promotion after dropping out of the Championship last season..

Livi boss David Martindale said: “I have a mixture of emotions in terms of feeling both delighted for Marvin but sad that we’re losing him from the football club.

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“He has been with us for four seasons now and hand on heart I can say he is genuinely a fantastic person and has a huge future in the world of football management.

“I’m losing a friend on a day-to-day basis and a huge part of what we do at Livingston, but I am delighted for him at the same time. He will always be welcome back and goes with everyone’s best wishes.”

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