November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Barnsley cabled an offer the previous day to the Chilean club & it was thought were prepared to pay £30,000 to secure the brothers, who left Barnsley for Newcastle United in 1949 before joining Colo-Colo in 1953. Footnote: the club were unable to conclude the deal. 2/2 #BarnsleyFC #GeorgeRobledo
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Barnsley cabled an offer the previous day to the Chilean club & it was thought were prepared to pay £30,000 to secure the brothers, who left Barnsley for Newcastle United in 1949 before joining Colo-Colo in 1953. Footnote: the club were unable to conclude the deal. 2/2 #BarnsleyFC #GeorgeRobledo
Newspapers reported that on this day in 1955, rather than travel with the team for the game at Nottingham Forest, Chairman Joe Richards remained in Barnsley, ready to fly to Chile to negotiate the transfer of old boys George & Ted Robledo from Colo-Colo. 1/2 #BarnsleyFC #GeorgeRobledo #JoeRichards
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Newspapers reported that on this day in 1955, rather than travel with the team for the game at Nottingham Forest, Chairman Joe Richards remained in Barnsley, ready to fly to Chile to negotiate the transfer of old boys George & Ted Robledo from Colo-Colo. 1/2 #BarnsleyFC #GeorgeRobledo #JoeRichards
George Robledo lit up Oakwell before rewriting history at Newcastle and the World Cup. This is the story of a true pioneer.
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#BarnsleyFC #Icon #GeorgeRobledo
George Robledo: The Chilean Comet Who Lit Up Oakwell (and Beyond!)
George Robledo: the Chilean-born trailblazer who lit up Oakwell, led the line at Newcastle, and redefined what a foreign star could be.
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June 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
George Robledo lit up Oakwell before rewriting history at Newcastle and the World Cup. This is the story of a true pioneer.
#BarnsleyFC #Icon #GeorgeRobledo
#BarnsleyFC #Icon #GeorgeRobledo