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by BillyBlue
Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:17 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: THE FUTURE OF AFC and HOLKER St
Replies: 54
Views: 45162

Re: THE FUTURE OF AFC and HOLKER St

Be very careful what you wish for. I attended a council meeting at Vickerstown school in the l990’s where the Soccer and Rugby tried to get a joint stadium on the old Rezza site. The Labour council knocked it back and nothing solid has ever been proposed again. York City and York Knights share a sta...
by BillyBlue
Fri Jan 23, 2026 10:10 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Rugby move to Holker Street
Replies: 39
Views: 52579

Re: Rugby move to Holker Street

Frazer was asked the question tonight and talks have been happening and are ongoing but a new stadium is not on the cards. York City are paying £150K a season and only have part match day income to finance them, they receive 17% from the match day food outlets
by BillyBlue
Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:56 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Gallagher - confirmed
Replies: 91
Views: 154583

Re: Gallagher - confirmed

Play Anderson alongside Raglan with Jackson on the right and Shipley on the left 🤔
by BillyBlue
Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:54 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: BARROW 125 - Barrow AFC's 125th Birthday
Replies: 50
Views: 59027

Re: BARROW 125 - Barrow AFC's 125th Birthday

Brilliant read. Thanks for posting. I think Billy Gordon, although not an electrician may have worked alongside them on the Vickers Engineering side in the 1980s. He came across as a genuine lovely bloke who always had a smile on his face. I knew he’d played for Barrow, I just wished I’d asked him ...
by BillyBlue
Thu Dec 18, 2025 11:12 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Locations? Locations! Location 125
Replies: 55
Views: 47049

Re: Locations? Locations! Location 125

Still need someone to find the location of the Ainslie Street ground, snowdog71 seems to be the best person to find it.
I’ve looked at old maps of Barrow and my best guess would be towards the Abbey Road end as there used to be railway lines running further up
by BillyBlue
Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:37 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Whing replacement?
Replies: 398
Views: 276304

Re: Whing replacement?

We've kinda gone for young and up and coming managers/coaches, do we perhaps look to someone who isn't wet behind the ears? Someone who has had lots of league experience, promotion or promotion pushes? Read an article a few years back where Ian Holloway stated he was in for the Barrow job but it wa...
by BillyBlue
Tue Oct 21, 2025 5:03 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Survival
Replies: 49
Views: 40356

Re: Survival

Can anyone else remember seeing the plans for Holker Street drawn up in the mid to late sixties? The pitch was to be turned round 90 degrees with the popular side knocked down and rebuilt nearer the pond which would have been filled in. These plans were still in the club shop in Cavendish Street in ...
by BillyBlue
Tue May 20, 2025 10:11 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Obscure preseason venues
Replies: 13
Views: 15204

Re: Obscure preseason venues

Once played a Scottish non-league team away on a pitch no better than a local park one.
Guessing early 70's but can't remember the team.
by BillyBlue
Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:24 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Fleetwood Town v Barrow, match thread
Replies: 55
Views: 47859

Re: Fleetwood Town v Barrow, match thread

behind the goals wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:09 pm What was the attendance and how many Barrow fans attended.
From the Fleetwood Forum
Attendance 3256 with 811 Barrow fans
by BillyBlue
Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:32 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: January Signings?
Replies: 587
Views: 386778

Re: January Signings?

Kyle Cameron not in St Johnstone squad today, maybe he’s moving on?
by BillyBlue
Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:59 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Bradford Next
Replies: 35
Views: 16104

Re: Bradford Next

Went past the ground about an hour ago and you’d never have thought it had rained for 15 hours yesterday.
Pitch looks perfect and testament to the new drainage system installed in the summer.
by BillyBlue
Tue Oct 01, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Take A Bow, Volunteers
Replies: 6
Views: 6345

Re: Take A Bow, Volunteers

Reading PJDalys post makes us realise that well over 90% of the work we do is never seen by most supporters. If anyone wants to see what we’ve been doing for the last few years then pop down on a Sunday morning and one of us will gladly show you round. The new players family room and passageway unde...
by BillyBlue
Fri Sep 20, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Sponsored by - S Rodgers, J Goodwin, B Millburn, PC Lettings, NSC, S Leonard, Give ‘em Beans, NSC & Surrey Barrovian
Replies: 4471
Views: 2141638

Re: GMV - kindly sponsored by Dandy’s, Steve Leonard, Stu Rodgers, John Goodwin & Surrey Barrovian.

Big thank you to Colin Beach for his kind donation after winning on the 1901 draw, this will further enable us to fund more projects
by BillyBlue
Fri Sep 20, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Sponsored by - S Rodgers, J Goodwin, B Millburn, PC Lettings, NSC, S Leonard, Give ‘em Beans, NSC & Surrey Barrovian
Replies: 4471
Views: 2141638

Re: GMV - kindly sponsored by Dandy’s, Steve Leonard, Stu Rodgers, John Goodwin & Surrey Barrovian.

Big thank you to Colin Beach for his kind donation after winning on the 1901 draw, this will further enable us to fund more projects
by BillyBlue
Fri Aug 23, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: James Bailey
Replies: 28
Views: 32035

Re: James Bailey

When we signed Cowps he was playing in the same league as us