Premier League: Liverpool FC appoint Tony Barrett as head of club and supporter liaison

"Tony Barrett has started his new role as head of club and supporter liaison at Liverpool FC (Premier League)," announced the club on 05/07/2017.

Tony Barrett, formerly a journalist with the Liverpool Echo and The Times daily newspapers, will be responsible for coordinating the five new supporters forums and will be responsible for the annual fans summit at the Anfield Stadium (54,074 capacity) at the end of each season. In general, he will be responsible to, "establish an ongoing dialogue with supporters and supporter groups on a more informal basis through social media and face-to-face meetings to help understand the key issues more immediately," said LFC.

"The honour of being invited to take a position at Liverpool is outweighed only by a sense of responsibility in keeping with what the role entails. It is a new venture for the club and myself but it is one that I firmly believe can be successful given the desire of everyone at Liverpool to make it work," said Tony Barrett, at his appointment, on 05/07/2017.

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