How come Sheffield United's Chinese Wing are playing at Oakwell - and who are they playing?

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  1. Mos

    MossMan Active Member

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    Chengdu Blades - I'd never heard of them but found this on Wikipedia:</p>

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_Blades</p>

    To clarify I read about them playing at Oakwell in the Barnsley Star article linked by Jaffa below.
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    Dunno why. Must be on tour. They are playing us.
     
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    The Albatross Well-Known Member

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    Playing us in a friendly - hence their visit to Oakwell nt
     
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    Sheffield United Chairman McCabe has bought football clubs all over the world

    McCabe is the richest of the local football chairmen.........worth in the region of £150 Million
    McCabe has Blades clubs in China, Hungary, Brazil etc etc
    These are feeder clubs for Sheffield United
    The Chinese club has just been promoted to the top tier in the Chinese league
     
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    Are you sure about the Brazil and Hungary connections?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McCabe_(Sheffield_United)
     
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