Marc Roberts on the radar of a couple of second tier clubs

It has finally been admitted by the Barnsley management that Marc Roberts, who led the team in the second half of the previous season, is on the radar of a couple of second tier clubs which have placed bids to take away the 26-year old Englishman. Roberts has long been rumoured to be the target …

JAMES BREE THE FUTURE OF BARNSLEY

Barnsley has continued to groom youngsters that are taking the league by storm. John Stones and Mason Holgate are two players who started their football career in Barnsley and have today gone on to play in the English top flight. With Wakefield-born James Bree improving in a similar fashion, it would not be long before …

WEST HAM BEAT BARNSLEY AND LEEDS TO SIGN YOUNGSTER

English Premier League side West Ham have defeated Barnsley and Leeds United to the signature of Red Devils youngster Ashley Fletcher. The 20-year old player played the second half of the last campaign at Oakwell where he scored in the play-off final match against Barnsley. Barnsley won the game and were eventually promoted to the …

Paul Heckingbottom has been able to win the manager of the month award

Paul Heckingbottom has been able to win the manager of the month award within one month of his arrival at Barnsley. He was appointed as the manager only in February, but the club was able to pick up an astonishing 13 points from just six matches in March. A solitary 2-0 defeat against Southend was …

Players shouldn’t get too carried away from social media

Barnsley’s Lee Johnson says that even though social media has certainly helped in closing the bridge that existed between players and fans, it’s something that can turn into a big risk for certain players, especially for the young ones as they can get more easily influenced by the opinions of other people. “Social media is …