Perhaps I'm being unduly nostalgic

But I've really loved this video from the Reds In The Community team, taken from the club's official Twitter page. It features Barry Murphy, reminiscing of his time at Barnsley. For me, Spud epitomises why I love our club, even during a dark week such as this. He is a truly classy gentleman.
https://barnsleyfccommunity.co.uk/our-club-our-ground-our-past-our-future/barry-murphy-memories/

 

Just before anything I can remember but I loved it anyway.

 

Love for our club is not the exclusive domain of the elderly such as me, old mate. Fans of all ages have it.

 

Love listening to these, the others with Ronnie Glavin and Eric Winstanley are good listening too. We've a remarkable ability as a club of retaining links with old players, even into more recent times with Bruce Dyer for example who's never moved from Oxspring as far as I know.

I'm not old enough to remember Barry as a player but his love of the club was built through some dark days in Division 4. Patrick has been a part of the club coming out of more recent dark days. Real football clubs still have a place for real football people, they perhaps show that whilst things are rarely perfect at BFC, not for long anyway, they're also not as bad as we sometimes think. Unconditional love I guess!!

 

A record number of appearances for the Club, something, unless the culture of the game changes, that is unlikely to be beaten. I think I've forgiven him for moving to Leeds when Clarke took over as manager there.

 

Biglil might remember this or correct me if I'm wrong. One of my abiding memories of Barry is towards the end of his playing days in an FA cup tie at Grimsby. Scores were level, he took a corner for us, miscued it almost to the centre circle and their striker picked it up, ran downfield and scored the winner.
In those days we lost year after year at Blundell Park so I guess Barry was the one cursed that day.

 

Do you mean the 2-0 defeat in the FA Cup 2nd Round, December 1977? I must be honest and admit the only things I remember are that Gary Copley made his debut for us in goal & Terry Donovan (Keeley's Dad) got both of Grimsby's goals. I can't recollect how either goal came about, though.
Barry retired at the end of that season.

 

That would be the one. I thought it was the winner but I'm sure you're right mate.
I think I went to about six games at Blundell Park before I even saw us score let alone pick up a point.
I'll never forget Clarke getting clattered and carried off in the first few minutes the following season. One of the most premeditated hatchet jobs I've ever seen.

 

Yup, by a talentless, dirty git called Bob Cumming.

 

Loved listening to this. Thanks for flagging it up!

 

You're welcome, old mate.

 

I was lucky enough to see Barry score one of his rare goals, from the penalty spot against (I think) Rochdale. We were ecstatic cos he was someone who just never scored. The next home game (Newport?) we got another penalty and up stepped Barry again. We were rubbing our hands together at the thought of two Murphy goals in two games... but then he smacked it against the crossbar. Great days... even the penalty misses!

 

Absolutely.

 

My favourite memories of spud was when he used to sit on the paddock wall against the half way line
( brewery stand ) and ask me if I had any chewing gum ... it never failed every home game .then he would start talking to us all.. ...many an occasion when the ball went out of play he'd shout keep it there a minute or too and then sit on the wall to catch his breath....i also recall one particular incident when we were having problems with movement of players at throw ins...i caught the ball and being caught up in the game threw the ball down the line shouting come on bsly start taking them quickly get a bloody move on .... all of a sudden I felt a firm hand on my shoulder and as I turned spuds voice echoes in my ear.... now then son... you are right ... save your breath
I've been telling them that for ages in training to no avail.... if they don't listen to me what chance have you got son and bye the way stop swearing lol ruffles my hair and says stick to doing what you know best ....have you got any chewing gum left....happy days

 

I remember that well. Me and mates knew Barry was coming to the end of his career and in our young daft eyes he was 'limited' to say the least (loyalty and dependability aren't words in a teenagers vocab), so when we got the pen we were calling for him to take it because we'd never seen him score. We were rolling about when he smashed it against the cross bar. Happy days

 

Happy days indeed. Me and my mates had sauntered round to the Spion Kop end, cos that's the way we were kicking, and so we had a cracking view. Weird thing is, if I close my eyes I can still see it all as plain as day. That crossbar didn't half rattle!

 

Ha ha remember that too - also a throw in move between John Peachey and Brian Joicey that I thought was a trick - they would sort of change places as the ball was thrown in and Joicey would run down the wing and X it for Peachey - my dad said it was magic and I believed it !!! Still do....

 

Brian Joicey. 30 goals in a season.
I'm misting up.

 

Can you recall what they did with the throw in it still baffles me ?

 

I can't mate but when I read your post it did stir some dim, distant memory somewhere. I'll bet biglil can remember.