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Pines wants 30 starts and to help ‘down in dumps’ Reds
DONOVAN Pines is hoping to hit his personal target for this season of starting 30 games while also helping to build the confidence of some of his ‘down in the dumps’ Barnsley team-mates.
The Reds have taken just a point from the last four games and slipped down to tenth in League One.
American centre-back Pines told the Chronicle: “I am a really positive guy. I don’t take things too seriously but it is our...
RESULTS
Barnsley
| 0-0 |
| 1st Feb |
Burton Albion
Wycombe Wanderers
| 2-1 |
| 28th Jan |
Barnsley
Barnsley
| 0-1 |
| 25th Jan |
Stevenage
FIXTURES
Stockport County
| 8th Feb |
| 12:30pm |
Barnsley
Barnsley
| 15th Feb |
| 3:00pm |
Huddersfield Town
Rotherham United
| 22nd Feb |
| 12:30pm |
Barnsley
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| 1 | Birmingham City | 27 | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 29 | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wrexham | 29 | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Stockport County | 29 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Reading | 28 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Barnsley | 29 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Stevenage | 27 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Lincoln City | 29 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Blackpool | 28 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Rotherham United | 28 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Exeter City | 29 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Peterborough United | 29 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 29 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Burton Albion | 29 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Crawley Town | 27 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Cambridge United | 28 | 22 | ||||||||||||
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RESULTS
Barnsley
| 0-0 |
| 1st Feb |
Burton Albion
Wycombe Wanderers
| 2-1 |
| 28th Jan |
Barnsley
Barnsley
| 0-1 |
| 25th Jan |
Stevenage
FIXTURES
Stockport County
| 8th Feb |
| 12:30pm |
Barnsley
Barnsley
| 15th Feb |
| 3:00pm |
Huddersfield Town
Rotherham United
| 22nd Feb |
| 12:30pm |
Barnsley
Killip leaves for Portsmouth
Barnsley goalkeeper Ben Killip has joined Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.
The 29-year-old has been at Oakwell since 2023, breaking into the first 11 in October before being replaced by new signing Joe Gauci last week.
Gauci and Jackson Smith will now compete for the number one shirt.
Sporting director Mladen Sormaz said: “Ben leaves Barnsley with nothing but our well wishes for the future. He has been a valuable squad member and has contributed...
Lowly but in-form Burton up next for Reds
BARNSLEY will look to end a three-game losing run when they host resurgent Burton Albion from 12.30pm.
The Reds have taken 17 points from 14 home games, the 17th best record in the division, after they followed two wins with a loss on Saturday to Stevenage who won it in injury-time like Tuesday’s hosts Wycombe.
The Brewers are 21st, three points from safety, so could move out of the relegation zone for the first time...
Nwakali focused on winning whether he starts or not
KELECHI Nwakali says he is not focused on whether he is starting or not for Barnsley, just on bringing something different to the midfield and trying to win promotion.
The Nigerian international has been in and out of Darrell Clarke’s side since signing last summer and taking several months to break into the matchday squad. He has so far started four league games but generally impressed with his passing ability.
Nwakali told the Chronicle: “For...
OAKWELL ROUND-UP: Clarke frustration, Marsh goal and u18 quarter-final
A round-up of some Barnsley FC related stories from this week.
CLARKE – THIS GAME HITS YOU WHERE IT HURTS
Darrell Clarke is frustrated Barnsley did not ‘kick on’ after getting into League One’s top six with four wins but believes the current poor form could flip back the other way.
The Reds have lost to Bristol Rovers, Stevenage and Wycombe in their last three games, which has seen them drop from fifth...
Clarke 'understands frustrations' with week left in window
Darrell Clarke ‘respects and understands people’s frustrations’ as Barnsley look to bring in key signings with a week remaining in the transfer window.
The Reds, who have so far recruited left wing-back Neil Farrugia, are thought to be looking to bring in at least a striker and goalkeeper before the deadline a week today.
They are also trying to offload some of the fringe players who are not in Clarke’s long-term plans, and send some...
Low-scorers but clean sheet kings Stevenage visit Oakwell
BARNSLEY will host League One’s lowest scorers Stevenage from 3pm but also a side who have kept five consecutive away clean sheets.
Boro are 16th, ten points off the top six and ten above the relegation zone.
This week they lost 2-1 at home to Wigan on Saturday in the league then won 1-0 at Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday.
They had the fourth best defensive record in the division, with just...
Earl: ‘we need to defend our box better’
JOSH Earl believes Barnsley are improving throughout the season but admits: ‘we need to defend our box better.’
The centre-back had been almost an ever-present for the Reds before an injury in early December ruled him out for a month.
He returned at the start of 2025 and has started the last three matches.
Fifth-placed Barnsley’s four-game winning run ended with a 3-1 loss at Bristol Rovers on Saturday when they missed a...
Clarke 'gets' calls for more firepower up front
Darrell Clarke ‘gets’ the calls to bring in new forwards after the weekend defeat and insists: 'I know where we need to strengthen.'
The Reds had 25 shots in their 3-1 loss at Bristol Rovers on Saturday, missing a series of clear-cut chances.
It is thought that the Reds could potentially make a signing this week but it is not clear if it will be a striker, although that is one of the key positions...
Reds look for fifth straight win as Clarke returns to old club
BARNSLEY will look for a fifth successive win when they visit head coach Darrell Clarke’s former club Bristol Rovers from 3pm.
Clarke was Rovers manager between 2014 and 2018, leading them to back-to-back promotions from the National League to League One.
The Reds are fifth, four points clear in the play-off places and nine off the top two – having won their last four games.
They have not played since a 3-0 home success...
‘I think I have 5 top centre halves’ says Reds boss
DARRELL Clarke says he has ‘five top centre halves’ and there is plenty of competition for the back three following the return from injury of Josh Earl and Marc Roberts.
Earl has started the last two games while Roberts came off the bench in the most recent fixture. They both missed about a month with injuries sustained early in December.
Donovan Pines and Conor McCarthy impressed in their absence.
Clarke told the Chronicle: “It’s really...
Ora Band's Oakwell story ended on a real sour note...
THE ORA Band banged the drum for Barnsley FC in their glory days of the Premiership season.
They were initially brought in for the critical match against Bradford City when Danny Wilson’s team needed to win to secure promotion in 1997.
The band’s trumpet player, Graham Pell, 60, takes up the story: “The company ORA Electronics had a box at Barnsley FC.
“Michael Spinks at the club asked us to put some...
Corey credits Conor with assists record
WING-BACK Corey O’Keeffe says he has been enjoying working with coach and fellow Irishman Conor Hourihane recently – and it’s helped him register six assists this campaign.
The 26-year-old signed from Forest Green Rovers last season and was in and out of the squad until late last year.
He’s managed to cement his place in the starting 11, ahead of Barry Cotter who started the season on the right.
O’Keeffe says he...
Talking points from win against Crawley
MORE than 300 days have passed since Barnsley last won back to back home games but the Reds will be hoping Saturday's 3-0 win against Crawley Town will kickstart their Oakwell form this season.
Six players who started the 2-1 win against Derby County in February - the last time the Reds won back to back home games - have left Oakwell.
Only the back three and Adam Phillips started the 3-0 win against Crawley...
‘We’re not going under’ says Reds captain Connell
LUCA Connell says Barnsley will no longer ‘go under’ when conceding a goal or being put under pressure.
The Reds held on to beat high-flying Wrexham on Wednesday who pulled one back late on but could not find an equaliser despite putting the hosts under tremendous pressure.
Captain Connell told the Chronicle: “In the first half, the quality on the ball was there but in the second half we dug deep. That’s maybe what’s changed...
Talking points from win over Wrexham
Analysis of Barnsley's 2-1 win at home to Wrexham on New Year's Day. Davis Keillor-Dunn and Adam Phillips put them 2-0 up on 25 minutes before the visitors came back in the second half and scored late on.
NEW YEAR CHANGES FORTUNES AT OAKWELL
THIS was a glimpse of what Oakwell should be like in League One.
The fans were totally behind a team who gave everything, showing quality and character before securing a...
2024 – a bizarre year at Barnsley FC
A look back at the Reds’ up and down 2024.
JANUARY
Barnsley started the year in seventh and unbeaten in seven league games.
On New Year’s Day, they moved into the play-off places with a 1-1 home draw against Wigan who levelled in the 87th minute. In attendance was US international defender Donovan Pines who would sign later in the month then take weeks to get up to full fitness.
They won 2-1 at...
Talking points from win at Peterborough
Analysis of Barnsley's 3-1 win at Peterborough United on Sunday. The Reds went 2-0 up early in the second half through Donovan Pines and Davis Keillor-Dunn then, after the hosts scored a penalty but had a man sent off, Jon Russell sealed the win.
FANTASTIC RESPONSE IN POST-CHRISTMAS GAMES
A WEEK before this game, the idea of Barnsley winning at Bolton and Peterborough would have been almost laughable.
But the Reds’ response to their...
Pines thrilled with first Boxing Day game
Donovan Pines was thrilled to mark his first experience of Boxing Day football with a win.
The American defender has always watched English games over Christmas and played in one for the first time when he helped the Reds to a 2-1 victory at Bolton Wanderers on Thursday.
Pines told the Chronicle: “It was a blessing to play on Boxing Day in a big venue in a pumped atmosphere. It was awesome, I was really...
