Ancient & Loyal wrote:Beltin!
But it's a bloody long way
A long way !?!?!?!
It's less than 2 hours minutes from Wigan which is as long as it takes for us (I'm a Barrow fan) to play a 'derby' match vs Haven or Workington !!!
The A590 is a much better road than it was when you last visited (late 80's ??). Our Chairman and main sponsor Des Johnston is quite matey with Nobby apparently, so everyone's a winner.
It'll be like the good old days for Barrow fans and you Wiganers to some degree. The 'real' Craven Park (Barrow) will be like stepping back to a time you played at Central Park. The club has big plans to redevelop Craven Park (a ground we own), but at present it's changed little since it was built. On the plus side it is covered on all 4 sides and creates a fair bit of noise with a decent crowd in.
Hope you all have a great trip and we give you a game.