The Barrow AFC Post
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Barrow AFC
Dan Sweeney was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Killian Barrett is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words at Barrow AFC training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ayman Benarous is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match5 Sep 2026
A bad afternoon for Barrow AFC against Swindon Town
1‑2 to Swindon Town, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Dan Sweeney gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market7 Sep 2026
Talks stall between Barrow AFC and Dan Sweeney
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- Player ratings Franco Umeh runs at them all day
- Market The market said no: Angus MacDonald stays put