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Talking points from loss to Wigan
Analysis of Barnsley's 1-0 home loss to Wigan Athletic. They slipped down a place to sixth in League One.
BARNSLEY A DAMP SQUIB IN WET CONDITIONS
A MULTI-HAZARD event.
That was the description given to Storm Bert which brought snow, winds and very heavy rain across the country, briefly threatening this game before the Oakwell pitch passed two inspections.
But it could also be used to describe this extremely disappointing match from...
RESULTS
Barnsley
| 0-1 |
| 23rd Nov |
Wigan Athletic
Cambridge United
| 1-1 |
| 16th Nov |
Barnsley
Barnsley
| 2-0 |
| 8th Nov |
Rotherham United
FIXTURES
Barnsley
| 26th Nov |
| 7:45pm |
Reading
Barnsley
| 30th Nov |
| 3:00pm |
Bristol Rovers
Wrexham
| 3rd Dec |
| 7:45pm |
Barnsley
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| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 15 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wrexham | 16 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stockport County | 17 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 14 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Barnsley | 16 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lincoln City | 16 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Reading | 15 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Exeter City | 15 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Peterborough United | 16 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Stevenage | 16 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Northampton Town | 16 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Rotherham United | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Blackpool | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Crawley Town | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Cambridge United | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Burton Albion | 15 | 8 | ||||||||||||
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RESULTS
Barnsley
| 0-1 |
| 23rd Nov |
Wigan Athletic
Cambridge United
| 1-1 |
| 16th Nov |
Barnsley
Barnsley
| 2-0 |
| 8th Nov |
Rotherham United
FIXTURES
Barnsley
| 26th Nov |
| 7:45pm |
Reading
Barnsley
| 30th Nov |
| 3:00pm |
Bristol Rovers
Wrexham
| 3rd Dec |
| 7:45pm |
Barnsley
Wondergoal scorer wants to net poacher’s goals
STEPHEN Humphrys says his wondergoal at Cambridge United on Saturday was one of the best he’s ever scored but wants to start netting ‘poacher’s goals’ as well.
The 27-year-old forward has four goals for the Reds in ten league appearances, six from the start, after signing as a free agent on deadline day in the summer window.
He has scored in his last two games, firing home emphatically to seal a derby win over Rotherham...
Clarke praises away fans and explains system switch
Darrell Clarke praised the 919 Barnsley fans who travelled to Cambridge to watch the 1-1 draw at the weekend.
The away end was noisy throughout and clapped the players off, after Stephen Humphrys’ superb individual goal cancelled out an early opener.
The head coach told the Chronicle: “A big thank you to the away fans. They gave the lads a right reception at the end. That tells you what they thought of the performance.”
Clarke...
Reds look for sixth win in eight away games at lowly Us
BARNSLEY will look to continue their excellent away record when they visit third-bottom Cambridge United from 3pm.
The Us, under former Barnsley player Garry Monk, collected just one point from their first nine games of the season.
That point was from a 4-4 draw at home to Blackpool, having been 4-1 down, but it was followed by six straight losses in which they scored just twice to leave them last.
But they beat Wigan, Stevenage...
MATCH PREVIEW: Cambridge v Barnsley
A preview of Barnsley's game at Cambridge United on Saturday.
LIKELY LINE-UPS
Cambridge (3-5-2): Stevens; Okedina, Morrison, Andrew; Brophy, Bennett, Smith, Cousins, Kachunga; Njoku, Nlundulu
Barnsley (3-5-2): Killip; de Gevigney; Roberts, Earl; O'Keeffe, Phillips, Craig, Russell, Gent; Keillor-Dunn, Watters.
TEAM NEWS
Barnsley: Out injured: Gaga Slonina (finger). Doubts: Sam Cosgrove (back). Internationals: Vimal Yoganathan. Suspended: Luca Connell.
Cambridge: O
Clarke backs squad players to replace banned skipper
Darrell Clarke is confident he has the midfield options in his squad to replace the suspended Luca Connell in Barnsley’s next league game.
The Reds captain picked up his fifth booking of the season late on in the 2-0 win over Rotherham United on Friday, so will sit out the trip to Cambridge United on Saturday.
Tottenham loanee Matty Craig came on for Connell in injury-time and could start at Cambridge.
With Vimal Yoganathan away...
BARNSLEY FC COLUMN: Honouring memory of ex-Red Wilf
On November 8, 1918, Wilfred Bartrop was killed in action on the Western Front with the British Army, losing his life just four days before the Armistice.
A popular outside-forward who played in two FA Cup finals for Barnsley before joining Liverpool in the months leading up to the World War One, Bartrop was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire on November 22, 1887.
He was the first of 13 children raised by timber yard worker Benjamin Bartrop and his wife,...
MATCH PREVIEW: Barnsley v Rotherham
A preview of Friday night's South Yorkshire derby from 7.15pm at Oakwell.
INJURY NEWS
Barnsley: Doubts: Sam Cosgrove (back), Barry Cotter.
Rotherham: Out: Jamie McCart (calf). Doubts: Mallik Wilks (hamstring), Jonson Clarke-Harris (hamstring).
OPPOSITION VIEW
Paul Davis, Rotherham Advertiser
It’s a huge game for Rotherham who are in need of a win to calm the unease caused by a disappointing League One start and the manner of the home loss to League...
Talking points from FA Cup win
Analysis of Barnsley's 3-1 win at Port Vale in the FA Cup second round. After Marc Roberts' goal was cancelled out, Davis Keillor-Dunn and Adam Phillips won it.
SOLID AND PROFESSIONAL WIN
SANDWICHED between Halloween and Bonfire Night, there were few scares or fireworks in this game - just a solid, professional performance by a Barnsley team who seem to be slowly finding their way.
Having taken seven points from the last possible nine in...
DARRELL CLARKE: No room for sentimentality
Hello Reds. It’s good to be back talking to you all via this column as we prepare to take on Port Vale in the FA Cup tomorrow. The work in training this week once again has been productive as we look to build on an unbeaten week of three games in seven days.
We faced some very tough teams all in different situations themselves and posing different threats, but we came away with seven points...
Goalkeeper Flavell happy to repay club’s faith with debut
GOALKEEPER Kieren Flavell was delighted to make his senior debut for Barnsley in midweek and repay the club for sticking by him throughout years of injuries.
The 21-year-old from Pontefract, who has been at Oakwell since he was eight, played in the EFL Trophy game with Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday which ended in a 3-1 loss.
He has injured the ACL ligaments in his knee twice, missing a total of two and a half years. ...
Staff can learn about squad from trophy losses – Devaney
Martin Devaney says Barnsley’s losing EFL Trophy campaign has given the staff a better idea of the depth of their squad but added of the youngsters and fringe players: ‘generally, they have to be better.’
The Reds lost 3-1 at home to Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday, a third loss out of three group games. They went 2-0 down before Conor McCarthy pulled one back.
Devaney said: “A couple of the young boys did OK but...
Clarke thrilled with 7-point week
Barnsley boss Darrell Clarke was delighted to finish a ‘good week’ with a comfortable 2-0 win at Shrewsbury Town on Saturday.
Jon Russell and Max Watters netted either side of half-time in a game the Reds controlled. The victory followed a win at Blackpool a week earlier then a midweek draw at home to Charlton.
Clarke said: “It’s been a good week of three good performances and seven points. We were disappointed not to win...
Max happy to be back in team and goals
MAX WATTERS is delighted to be back in the Barnsley team and on the scoresheet after a ‘tough’ experience last season.
The striker, who signed permanently last year on a three-year deal after an initial loan, endured a poor first full season at Oakwell – being dropped to the under 21s for the second half of it having struggled to make an impact.
But he has featured much more regularly under Darrell Clarke, netting twice...
Connell and Phillips doubts but Benson back in training
BARNSLEY may be without several of their usual starters when they visit Shrewsbury Town as defender Josh Earl is suspended while midfielders Adam Phillips and Luca Connell are both injury doubts.
Captain Connell came off with an injury during the 2-2 home draw with Charlton Athletic on Tuesday.
Top-scorer Phillips returned on Saturday at Blackpool after missing three games with a toe problem but came off with an ankle injury and missed the midweek game. ...
OAKWELL ROUND-UP: Injury update, a stunning volley and a six-goal 1st half
A round-up of some Barnsley FC related stories coming out of the weekend.
WATTERS COULD RETURN WITH PHILLIPS A DOUBT
Max Watters could return from injury to play against Charlton Athletic on Tuesday while Barnsley are assessing Adam Phillips’ fitness after he hurt his ankle on Saturday.
Phillips, the five-goal top-scorer, returned for the win at Blackpool at the weekend following a foot problem then was taken off with a different injury....
Reds look to end winless run at Bruce's Blackpool
BARNSLEY will look to end a four-game winless run in all competitions when they visit Steve Bruce’s Blackpool from 3pm.
Both the clubs have 15 points from their first ten games but Blackpool are one place ahead, in tenth due to a goal difference of plus one whereas Barnsley’s is zero.
Neil Critchley – who had returned for a second spell having previously taken Blackpool to the Championship – was sacked after losing the first...
Top-scorer Phillips back in training
ADAM Phillips is back in training and could feature at Blackpool on Saturday.
Phillips, the Reds’ top-scorer this season with five from midfield, has missed the last three games with a toe problem.
Head coach Darrell Clarke said: “He has been doing some training. It’s nice to have him back on the grass. It’s been a frustrating injury and we will see how things develop.”
Meanwhile, another midfielder Josh Benson limped out of Barnsley’s EFL...
‘Stick with us’ says skipper Luca as he vows to give fans more
BARNSLEY captain Luca Connell has urged fans to ‘stick with us’ during a difficult run but admits the team must perform significantly better.
The Reds have not won any of their last three league games, with disappointing performances, and have faced criticism from supporters and their head coach Darrell Clarke.
They now have two weeks without a league game until they visit Blackpool on October 19. The 23-year-old skipper told the Chronicle: “The message to...
