Don Barker is a character in the series Dream Team, played by Jon Morrison.
Don Barker had a reputation of being a hard-nosed, tough manager, renowned for making teams achieve promotion in the lower leagues. After Harchester United were relegated, he was seen as the ideal manager to return them to the Premier League.
He was first approached by Eli Knox to become manager of the team, with Eli taking over as the owner of the team. He persuaded Knox that in buying Harchester, he would effectively be buying a Premier League team, as they would be getting promoted at the end of the year.
Don was appointed manager of the team, and brought with him his daughter, Jodie Stone and his son-in-law and hardman defender, Frank Stone.
His hard-nosed reputation was proved true when he continually bullied younger members of the team such as Clyde Connelly and Tommy Valentine. He eventually drove Connelly to suicide. Barker is widely regarded as the most unpopular character in the history of the series.
Read more about Don Barker: Demise
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