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BBC News
17-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Farsley Celtic seeks help to survive until end of season
A football club has said it is "facing a battle to get through the rest of the season".Farsley Celtic, who play in the sixth tier of English football, has launched a campaign to raise £25, club's board said the funds would be used towards running costs until the end of the current season, and to help re-lay the pitch at its a statement, they said: "We've played the past 10 months without any home games due to delays on installing a new pitch. As a result we have had very little revenue, which has led to severe financial challenges." Last week the National League North side confirmed chairman Paul Barthorpe had stepped down, with directors Paul Glover, Josh Greaves, John Stubbs and Jon Wickham taking over the running of the Brighton, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper David Stockdale was also confirmed as Farsley's new manager ahead of Saturday's 3-0 defeat at season the club has yet to play a fixture at its home ground, the Citadel, and currently occupies a relegation place after nine games without a installing a new 4G pitch have resulted in Leeds-based Farsley playing home fixtures almost 70 miles away in Buxton, board said the club's financial challenges "leaves us facing a battle to get through the rest of the season"."We need help with our running costs to help get us through the season and ensure a bright future for Farsley Celtic," the statement of Monday morning more than £1,300 had been raised to help the club."We're confident we can get there if we all – supporters, the wider community and local businesses – come together to make it happen," the club "long-term goal" was still to lay a 4G pitch, but in the short term "the board's aim is to get a playable pitch down as soon as possible to get football back at The Citadel and ensure the club's immediate future".Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Football club chairman resigns after death threats
A football club chairman has announced his intention to resign after "months of criticism and negativity" directed towards him, including death threats. Farsley Celtic chairman Paul Barthorpe released a statement on Tuesday evening in which he said the abuse had had a "significant impact" on his health. The managerless National League North outfit have been playing their home games almost 70 miles away from Leeds in Buxton, Derbyshire due to delays in installing a new 4G pitch at their stadium. "Having put in so much hard work and money over the last six years for it to be like this really hurts," said Mr Barthorpe. The statement continued: "I hope this act means there will be more support and more positivity towards the club and the board, as they are all like me volunteers, all good guys and all have the club at heart, and we are all desperate for this to work out." Mr Barthorpe, who has been heavily criticised amid the club's plight on and off the pitch, said there had been a "social media campaign" against him which had included death threats, assaults and criminal damage to his property. In the statement, he also claimed he had been "predominantly" funding sixth-tier Farsley for the last five years. Former Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn was appointed as Farsley boss on 17 January, but told the BBC he left the club on 6 February after just 20 days in charge. This season the club has yet to play a fixture at its home ground, the Citadel. Home games are currently being played in Buxton, which Farsley said was the "only option" after its previous groundshare at Bradford Park Avenue came to an end. Its return to the Citadel has been pushed back on numerous occasions due to delays in resurfacing the pitch, which the club previously said were "unforeseen and unavoidable". Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. Fan group's fears for football club's future
BBC News
12-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Farsley Celtic chairman resigns after abuse from supporters
A football club chairman has announced his intention to resign after "months of criticism and negativity" directed towards him, including death Celtic chairman Paul Barthorpe released a statement on Tuesday evening in which he said the abuse had had a "significant impact" on his managerless National League North outfit have been playing their home games almost 70 miles away from Leeds in Buxton, Derbyshire due to delays in installing a new 4G pitch at their stadium."Having put in so much hard work and money over the last six years for it to be like this really hurts," said Mr Barthorpe. The statement continued: "I hope this act means there will be more support and more positivity towards the club and the board, as they are all like me volunteers, all good guys and all have the club at heart, and we are all desperate for this to work out."Mr Barthorpe, who has been heavily criticised amid the club's plight on and off the pitch, said there had been a "social media campaign" against him which had included death threats, assaults and criminal damage to his the statement, he also claimed he had been "predominantly" funding sixth-tier Farsley for the last five Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn was appointed as Farsley boss on 17 January, but told the BBC he left the club on 6 February after just 20 days in season the club has yet to play a fixture at its home ground, the games are currently being played in Buxton, which Farsley said was the "only option" after its previous groundshare at Bradford Park Avenue came to an return to the Citadel has been pushed back on numerous occasions due to delays in resurfacing the pitch, which the club previously said were "unforeseen and unavoidable".Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
