If you think this Barnsley team is kak...

You don't half come out with some reight ***** mate. No happy clapper in the world of happy clapping would ever be happy the club has been relegated. Jesus wept

 

The silence will break in a month or so when the early bird season tickets come out. Pretty sure in my own mind that they’ll have Hourihane lined up as next coach as their supposed trump card. Just don’t think folk will buy into it this time after the fiasco of him coming back as a player.
Also will Hourihane himself want the job without assurances of some backing and also a say in recruitment? After all, a bad first appointment can finish a manager/coach’s career before it’s barely started. Ask John Hendrie….

 

Yep I remember hendrie great player poor manager. If we got Warne in the would tempt me into getting one and kids.

I suppose the positive this summer is we get shut of drains on the budget like Benson, Cosgrove and I can't see Humphrys getting a extra year activated.

What pisses me off watching these is, remember when we played our 1st game in the championship under stendel we played Fulham who had just come down from the Premier League, the gulf in money, wages and player quality was massive, we won one nil. Limited players like bambo diaby and even mads throwing there bodies on the line, high five after tackles. Some of this lot Saturday just strolled through that 2nd half hardly broke sweat there embarrassing.

 

If you’re tearing up the league like Birmingham are at this level, I suppose it could be quite fun, but I really don’t want to put it to the test. I remember thinking our stay in league one wouldn’t be long when we first came down.

 

Yes, there’s zero fight in this bunch, absolutely spineless. First half at Stockport last week they lost every 50/50, every loose ball and conceded two shocking goals. Ditto this week but in the second half this time. There’s a few I’d love to see the back of, shame more aren’t out of contract in the summer.

 

I can't see his half of the conversation but based on that, blocking Scott on this forum was a great decision

 

You’re not missing owt. He’s just being a balloon.

 

Nothing's changed then, got sick of seeing posts from someone who seems to get some weird pleasure out of Barnsley not doing well.

 

Iley out !!!

 

I actually think he makes some very valid and interesting posts are times, mate. It just gets flushed out immediately with the constant barrage of ballhocks that follows with such glee.

 

It doesn't take much at all. Going from Championship playoffs where no club wanted to play Barnsley to hopeless relegation the very next season not much. Just a few careless decisions.

 

So true, look at Stockport, Bury, Scunny, Oldham the fall from L1 to L2 then non was quick.

 

And he's mostly fishing every single time Fitz, but sadly he keeps on catching tiddlers.
I do like reading those stories from proper fans though, who talk about the dark early-mid 70s, and how bad it really was for the club then (apparently).
It really puts things into perspective, as to how things still aren't that bad, at least not yet, not at the moment!.

 

That was before my time as a fan Kam lol, but those days under McSeveney and Iley out, do sound bad.
And hey even if I remembered them, I don't even think I'd want to talk about them, in one of my seasons memories threads.
However, seriously... if things don't change for the better, and soon as well. I'm also worried as to how much further backwards we're likely to fall.

 

I think for most fans now there's only recollection of decent teams and players in the main. For the last 40 odd years Barnsley have played at a decent level, often in the second tier. There have been lots of highs, premier league, Wembley, good cup runs, good players. Yes, we've had some poor players but overall the experience has generally been buoyant. Its not anymore. Its deteriorating fast. The quality on the pitch is declining. The atmosphere has drained away. The hope and anticipation has largely evaporated. Many players look poor.
Its not beyond fixing just yet if the board start making better decisions but things are getting critical. I do remember the early 70's and we are, at the moment drifting towards that again. It was dreadful.

 

Wow Kam kid lol, yeah I agree with what your saying there, and it does worry me!.
I wish we could be 'self sustainable', but it's just not possible is it, as we as a club want to be in the Championship again, and sooner rather than later.
And selling top quality, and replacing it with Pontefract colliers quality (in the hope of finding a golden nugget). That just shows what these owners are doing.
They haven't got the first idea about football/soccer, and if I'm honest, I want them out as soon as possible!.

 

But we'll not be sustainable in the Championship either; it'd be not only us getting the extra £6 million, so would all the rest.

 

Extra 15 million according to Darragh McAntony. I know he loves inflating what monies he receives from transfers but I do think it's a lot higher than 6 mate. Maybe he was including all the extra revenue over the course of the season from extra ticket sales, away fans, more food sold etc, dunno.