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Leaving Oakwell? - Lord Snooty - 15-09-2020 Apparently Barnsley are considering "doing a Coventry". https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8732425/amp/Barnsley-hold-talks-EFL-clubs-shock-away-Oakwell.html?__twitter_impression=true RE: Leaving Oakwell? - themaclad - 15-09-2020 Mistake if they do, like Oakwell it's abit of a through back good old fashioned ground RE: Leaving Oakwell? - Lord Snooty - 15-09-2020 Quote:A source close to Barnsley, who have played at Oakwell for 132 years, disclosed that a number of other sides have been spoken to about hosting the club's matches, including two in Lancashire Personally I think this is nonsense and won't happen, but you never know what the motives of foreign businessman are. Apparently the land was bequeathed to the council as a sports ground and can't be sold for housing. So where do they go from here? Seems a bit of "crying wolf" if it's just an argument over maintenance. RE: Leaving Oakwell? - themaclad - 15-09-2020 Spell check didn’t work on my post RE: Leaving Oakwell? - Lord Snooty - 15-09-2020 (15-09-2020, 14:24)themaclad Wrote: Spell check didn’t work on my post RE: Leaving Oakwell? - Lord Snooty - 15-09-2020 Quote:STATEMENT: Following recent media reports about Barnsley Football Club, Cllr Sir Steve Houghton CBE, Leader of Barnsley Council, said: "We're shocked and dismayed at the comments regarding the potential relocation of Barnsley Football Club. Muck raking Daily Mail shite. Should've known better, shouldn't I. |