Barnsley

[EverHopeful]

On a canny run at present. 1-0 up tonight v Stoke and if the results stay the same 1 win away from play offs with game in hand on 6th and 7th.
If they can threaten top 6 no reason why if we go up this year we couldn’t be challenging to go back to Premier by end of 2022/2023 season.

 

[Drexl]

I’m ever hopeful

 

[The Rat]

On a canny run at present. 1-0 up tonight v Stoke and if the results stay the same 1 win away from play offs with game in hand on 6th and 7th.
If they can threaten top 6 no reason why if we go up this year we couldn’t be challenging to go back to Premier by end of 2022/2023 season.

Not quite mate, Barnsley are a really well run club, with a fantastic recruitment policy, contacts everywhere and dont sign someone over a certain age, happy to sell on too.

Its not just a plucky team that went up and are on a good run.

 

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

On a canny run at present. 1-0 up tonight v Stoke and if the results stay the same 1 win away from play offs with game in hand on 6th and 7th.
If they can threaten top 6 no reason why if we go up this year we couldn’t be challenging to go back to Premier by end of 2022/2023 season.

Mick Mac would be a canny manager if you could poach him.

 

[gipetto]

On a canny run at present. 1-0 up tonight v Stoke and if the results stay the same 1 win away from play offs with game in hand on 6th and 7th.
If they can threaten top 6 no reason why if we go up this year we couldn’t be challenging to go back to Premier by end of 2022/2023 season.

Of course with the right recruitment we could challenge, no reason why not. Sheff Utd did a few years back, I suppose their recruitment policy was spectacularly unique and ground breaking as well.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Just had a look and surprised Boro are only 3 points off a play off place

 

[Shandy drinker]

Just had a look and surprised Boro are only 3 points off a play off place

Boro have tried to screw play offs as much as possible

 

[EverHopeful]

Not quite mate, Barnsley are a really well run club, with a fantastic recruitment policy, contacts everywhere and dont sign someone over a certain age, happy to sell on too.

Its not just a plucky team that went up and are on a good run.

The point l make is that with the positive changes currently being put in place at SAFC we should at least be equally well run and with more financial clout so should be able to at least match what they have achieved so far in a second season in The Championship.

I’m ever hopeful

Aren’t we all? KTF!

 

[The Great MES]

Not quite mate, Barnsley are a really well run club, with a fantastic recruitment policy, contacts everywhere and dont sign someone over a certain age, happy to sell on too.

Its not just a plucky team that went up and are on a good run.

Didn't they get taken over a few years ago? I'd like to see us going down this road of self sufficiency and a good recruitment policy rather than just throwing money around aimlessly like we have in the past.

 

[EverHopeful]

Didn't they get taken over a few years ago? I'd like to see us going down this road of self sufficiency and a good recruitment policy rather than just throwing money around aimlessly like we have in the past.

Looks like that is the plan.

 

[Eric gates hair]

Good club Barnsley.
Proper club.
Good pies .

 

[The Great MES]

Looks like that is the plan.

Aye it seems to be. I just hope people are patient and don't demand instant success. It's taken Barnsley a few years to get where they are now.

 

[Silly Point]

Don’t mind Barnleh. Dickie Bird’s club

 

[Johnny on the spot]

Good side to watch. Young, energetic team. Play the high press well and get a lot of late goals. Relatively new owners who have a good recruitment policy and have made brave (but successful) managerial appointments. I'm hoping that with KLD we'll be following a similar upward trajectory.

 

[The Rat]

Didn't they get taken over a few years ago? I'd like to see us going down this road of self sufficiency and a good recruitment policy rather than just throwing money around aimlessly like we have in the past.

Yeah they are absolutely loaded in terms of wealth of the owners, have a plan and are sticking to it though

 

[RascaI]

Don’t be in too much of an hurry to be run like us, next season we’ll be in a relegation battle again, we’ve been like it for a few seasons now. Good season, then a bad one, fortunately this time the good season as come in the championship, due to Wigan being docked points in our shit one.

 

[Arfa Sleep]

Yeah they are absolutely loaded in terms of wealth of the owners, have a plan and are sticking to it though

There was talk Billy Beane was going to be involved, not sure if that actually happened @RascaI ?

 

[The Rat]

Don’t be in too much of an hurry to be run like us, next season we’ll be in a relegation battle again, we’ve been like it for a few seasons now. Good season, then a bad one, fortunately this time the good season as come in the championship, due to Wigan being docked points in our shit one.

That not as you just flog everyone?

You seem to have a pretty good routine of signing young lads, including lots from th lower leagues for 6 figure fees

 

[RascaI]

That not as you just flog everyone?

You seem to have a pretty good routine of signing young lads, including lots from th lower leagues for 6 figure fees

Yeah we’re brilliant at finding players and developing them, unfortunately we regularly develop them into players we can no longer afford, because of the way we play it takes new players 6 months just to get to the fitness levels required to play for us. The first half of next season is a right off. We’ll get a new head coach towards the end of the year, he’ll come in lift everyone and we’ll have a good second half of the season.

 

[The Situation]

Teams that go up from League One tend to do okay the next season. At least they used to although it has tailed off a bit in recent years.

On paper our squad needs absolutely massive improvement though. Aside from McGeady and Sanderson (who isn't ours) I'd want every single player improved on.

We're a million miles away from being at playoff level in the Championship as things stand, IMO.