Oakwell – Tykes Blog https://www.tykesblog.net Bring on Barnsley Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:08:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 MONCUR HAPPY TO LEAVE BARNSLEY https://www.tykesblog.net/moncur-happy-to-leave-barnsley/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:08:30 +0000 https://www.tykesblog.net/?p=192 Former West Ham midfielder George Moncur has expressed his delight at leaving Barnsley for Luton Town which he believes to be the best team in League One.

The new signing at Luton Town is very happy to have signed for the club and has been speaking highly of them, regarding the club as the best in the league.

Having turned out for another League One outfit Barnsley this term, the midfielder is in the best position to judge which of the teams are better.

Luton Town got smashed by the Tykes 3-2 earlier in the season and could only hold out for a goalless draw in the reverse fixture on New Year’s Day at Kenilworth Road but Moncur is still adamant that his new team is the better side.

Speaking immediately after his move to Luton, the midfielder revealed that he has moved to the ‘best team’ in the league insisting that they have the best players and are going for honors this season.

George Moncur amassed 22 league appearances for Barnsley this season before his exit. However, just 11 of them were starts while the remaining 11 were off the bench.

The player has now signed a deal with promotion rivals Luton Town on a two and a half year contract and will be looking to hit the ground running at Kenilworth Road.

Moncur also reserved some praise for his former club and teammates, thanking them for their support throughout his two years at the club and wishing them the best for the future.

He has been warmly welcomed at Luton Town as former club player Cameron McGeehan congratulating Moncur for making the ‘big step’ to play for the club and wishing him success.

Barnsleywelcome Rochdale to Oakwell for a League One clash on February 26.

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BARNSLEY SIGN DOUGALL ON TWO YEAR DEAL https://www.tykesblog.net/barnsley-sign-dougall-on-two-year-deal/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 02:41:11 +0000 https://www.tykesblog.net/?p=170 Barnsleyhave completed the signing of Kenny Dougall on a two year deal, as per reports. The club made Dougall the first signing of this summer having tracked the player for a long time.

Dougall repaid the investment in him by scoring two minutes into his first ever game. He featured in Barnsley’s final preseason fixture and was on the scorer’s sheet. The Australian said it was a longtime dream to play for the Reds as he grew up watching English football. He said as a kid growing up in Australia, the English leagues were popular.

The player is hoping he can help the side win as many games a possible and help them achieve their aim of promotion. He knows that the aim of any relegated side is to go back up. Dougall would need to live up to expectations, having been brought to fill the slot following the exit of Gary Gardner and Joe Williams, who returned to their employers after a loan spell.

Dougall is expected to contribute in an attacking style that seeks to regain possession as soon as it is lost. He has already started well at Oakwell, scoring with his second touch in the team shirt. He says his job isn’t to primarily score goals but then the goals help the team. He has his medicals on Thursday, his first training session the next day, and then played in the final preseason game, scoring his first goal for the club.

The club is happy to have Dougall but they are also at the risk of losing their striker Tom Bradshaw to Ipswich Town. Millwall and Ipswich are looking to lure the player in the final year of his contract. Other Championship sides are also reportedly interested in the attacker.

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