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 …

WEST HAM ACADEMY PRODUCT JOINS BARNSLEY

West Ham academy product George Moncur has decided to join Barnsley after agreeing to a three-year deal, according to the club. The player completed the switch from Colchester as the terms to join the Reds were agreed last week. Moncur now gets set to join in the pre season training with Barnsley looking to get …

COLCHESTER UNITED FORCES BARNSLEY TO A DRAW

English League One side, Colchester United forced Barnsley to a draw over the weekend. Colchester United is second to the bottom on the table but was able to hold the Barnsley squad to a surprising draw, especially as the season inches to an end. Barnsley had hoped to turn around their fortunes especially having had …

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 …