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Looks like it's either cancelled or being played at Holker street.

A bit more info would be helpful!

Roadrunner wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:47 am A bit more info would be helpful!

I think their ground hasn’t passed its safety grading.

Confirmed as moved to Holker St

workington town are using it while the new new pitch is installed at derwent park. nothing to do with safety certificate.

Roadrunner wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:47 am A bit more info would be helpful!

Like what info? I've told you all I know!

Link to Times and Star article "Workington Reds' only home pre-season friendly moved"

https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/177 ... 82cDm-RQvE

John McKay out

Joke of a club.

It might not be at home yethttps://twitter.com/BarrowAFC/status/1148567374775422977?s=19

Tin pot club didnt realise there new ground had been knocked back lot of work for them to catch up getting their ground ready for the new season

sambino wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:05 pm Tin pot club didnt realise there new ground had been knocked back lot of work for them to catch up getting their ground ready for the new season

Surely they would have had to do that anyway? Even if the new ground had been approved it wouldn't be ready by the start of the season - just over three weeks time!

Unless the Reds had been planning on sharing with Workington Town and this has fallen through?

Steelworks End wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 3:39 pm

sambino wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:05 pm Tin pot club didnt realise there new ground had been knocked back lot of work for them to catch up getting their ground ready for the new season

Surely they would have had to do that anyway? Even if the new ground had been approved it wouldn't be ready by the start of the season - just over three weeks time!

Unless the Reds had been planning on sharing with Workington Town and this has fallen through?

They were saying last home game of the season it was the last game at Borough park so assume they were ready to move in with Rugby whilst the new ground was built which they now have had a change of heart about

sambino wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:05 pm Tin pot club didnt realise there new ground had been knocked back lot of work for them to catch up getting their ground ready for the new season

In the May local elections many of the councillors sitting on Allerdale council lost their seats resulting in a new council with new members being formed. Given it was the previous council that approved the new build stadium in principle the newly elected councillors wanted to revisit these plans and did not approve them to be continued.

The plans were based on fantasy numbers including home attendances of 2000 for Town and Reds with 8000 for big games (Barrow friendly with Reds?) or if the clubs progressed through the leagues.