A round-up of Barnsley FC stories coming out of the weekend.
HOURIHANE TO USE SATURDAY AS MOTIVATION
Conor Hourihane will use the experience of being booed in a nearly empty Oakwell as he led his team on a lap around the stadium on Saturday as motivation as he begins his rebuilding job.
The Reds lost their final home game of the season to relegated Shrewsbury, leaving them with a record of six wins at Oakwell all campaign.
Hourihane told the Chronicle: “We can use it as motivation. I will be.
“I don’t blame the fans for giving it out to me and the lads. I am not surprised.
“They have had a tough season, and a tough time under me.
“I am hoping over time, it can be fixed, turned and changed.”
PROMOTION-CHASING READING FINAL OPPONENTS
Barnsley now complete their season at promotion-chasing Reading on Saturday from 3pm.
The Royals are seventh, on the same points as sixth-placed Leyton Orient who have a much better goal difference and finish their league campaign at Huddersfield Town. Reading's owner Dai Yongge has reportedly been given until Monday to sell the club, who have been hit by transfer embargos and points deductions in recent years.
The Reds have the eighth best away record in League One but have taken just seven points from their last ten games on the road. They are 12th and could finish anywhere from 11th to 16th in the final table.
MARSH AND LOPATA COULD FACE EACH OTHER IN PLAY-OFFS
TWO LOANED-OUT Barnsley players could potentially face each other in the play-offs in Scotland this season.
Defender Kacper Łopatą has madę 29 starts for Ross County who are second-bottom in the top flight so currently set to drop into the play-offs against three sides from the second tier.
Aiden Marsh is at Raith Rovers who sit one place and two points outside the play-off places in the Championship, with one game left.
Jack Shepherd could be celebrating promotion with Bradford City this weekend. The Bantams will go up from League Two if they win at home to Fleetwood Town on Saturday.
Vimal Yoganathan and Oldham Athletic are certain of play-off football in the National League.
TRIALISTS STAR IN 4-0 WIN FOR U21S
Barnsley under 21s won 4-0 at home to QPR on Monday.
Trialist Jaden Williams, from Tottenham, won and scored two second half penalties then Aston Ellard, also on trial from Coventry, made it 3-0. Emmaisa Nzondo got the fourth.
It was a first win in four for the under 21s who are now due to complete their season at Brentford next Monday.
Barnsley under 18s lost 3-2 at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
They now complete their season at home to Cardiff City on Saturday from 11am.
WOMEN FINISH EIGHTH
Barnsley FC women finished eighth in their first season in the fourth tier.
The Reds, who had been promoted in the previous two years, completed their campaign with a 3-0 loss at home to Middlesbrough who won the title.
The Reds took 23 points from 22 National League Division One North games.
