This doesn't fall under the local football umbrella but news has reached the cold end of the situation that supporters of a historic and very well known football club find themselves in.
Non-League fans up and down the United Kingdom will know who Barry Town FC are following their European matches and adventures in the 1990's and early 2000's. In fact they beat FC Porto in the Champions League in the 2000/01 season (3-1 at home after losing the 1st leg away 8-0)
One of the most famous Welsh clubs are currently up for sale as detailed in a BBC website article here. The full statement regarding the sale of the club can be found at the Barry Town official website here
The ForzaBarry website also fully details the going's on at Jenner Park of late and is well worth a read. They are running a #SaveBarryTownFC campaign on twitter.com in the hope a buyer comes forward to save the club.
Barry Town finished in 13th of 16 teams in the MacWhirter Welsh Football League Division One (step 2 of the Welsh pyramid) last season. They have been members of the league since the 2004/05 following relegation from the Welsh Premier League.
Parallels with Enfield FC's situation in the late 1990's can be drawn as a breakaway club Barry FC was formed following a time (January 2005 to May 2006) which saw Barry Town FC playing home games over 10 miles away from Jenner Park in Treforest, Pontypridd.
For now the cold end hopes the #SaveBarryTownFC campaign is succesful and football can stay alive in Barry.
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