Whing came to prominence at National League Solihull, having guided them to both the National League play-off final and the FA Trophy Final at Wembley in the space of six days in May 2024, although Moors lost both games on penalties.
So moving up into the EFL to take over at the SO Legal Stadium was the next step for a man who had started in the Southern League with Banbury United with both head coach and club happy to play the ‘underdog’ role.
Barrow were 18th and falling down the table, on a run of one win in 15 games, when he arrived and his side delivered 31 points from 21 matches to stabilise their situation, including a run of only one defeat in their last 13.
Although there was disappointment when they lost the derby at home to Carlisle United.
However, there was a big churn in the squad over the summer with 16 arrivals and 17 departures with a number of key players who were out of contract moving up to League One clubs.
They began the campaign badly with six losses in eight games, but an unbeaten run of seven games looked to have steadied the ship.
But four of those were draws, meaning they have never really got away from danger. With three defeats in their last four games, only two home league wins out of 10 and just 18 goals in 19 games, the decision was taken to dispense with Whing’s services.
