Tykes left locked in a Crypto Row

By Neil Harvey

Barnsley are trying to end a new front-of-shirt sponsorship agreement with a cryptocurrency site following an investigation into discriminatory and abusive social media posts.
The League One Tykes only announced the deal with The HEX.com last week but are already seeking to terminate it.
This is after the Supporters’ Trust raised concerns over online posts, which they believed had come from individuals who claimed to have brokered the deal.
Barnsley announced on Tuesday they were investigating the posts, and on Friday morning released a statement which read: “Barnsley FC v...

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