Without wishing to over egg the pudding

I much prefer your post to those from people who criticise every little aspect of our team, but never seem to post with the same passion or volume when we win.
Keep up the good work, sire.

 

Good/excellent performance.
But a bit ott. Jay. I too like your enthusiasm.
"As good as I've ever seen us."
As good as when we beat em 7-1. Nah.

 

Full tank for work tomorrow then.

 

I hope you aren't my closet supervisor

 

Seethi soon.

 

Do you want to try and read again what I actually posted ? We won cos Dike scored a special goal. A goal that I doubt anyone else in our side could have scored in that position. If he hadn't, our greatest performance in the history of BFC wouldn't have resulted in a win.

 

You and me both pal. Last week has brought that to life more than ever.

I guess as the season's gone on and our progress has become more real, and more realistically capable of seeing us promoted, we all have to face the very real conflict between pride in our side punching above our weight and what stacks the odds against us. The more it goes on, the more I think I'd love to see us have a crack at the top flight again.

Maybe we could start a movement to really rock the boat if we get there on merit, and use the exposure it gives our club to vocally protest against the greed, unlevel playing fields, fan-last nature of football that we've overcome to do what we've done this year? Maybe the time is ripe to do that? Or maybe I've supped too much ale too?

Either way, whatever division, I'd better see thee in no.7 at the first game of next season. Even Boris thinks it'll happen.

 

Zh1t.

 

That was as good as you've seen us play?

I'm not knocking how good we were. I'm just trying to put all this into my own 45 year perspective of watching BFC.

 

Very good point, though different pressures in my eyes. We had nowt to lose that night, had a good go and got our rewards. There was everything to lose tonight and our kids came through like men. I give that marginally more credit.

 

I don't care much for your opinion so no. Sorry, but I don't.

 

We had nothing to lose against Brentford? You live on a different planet to me mate.

We had everything to lose tonight? That comment is not quite as bad, but it is pushing it.

 

I'm probably being a bit OTT, but I'm OK with that.

I think my analysis of Mowatt is bang on though. I think he was amazing, and he wasn't even our best player on the night. The dedication he showed I find really impressive and I want to try to emulate in my life. I'll probably never get close, but he's something to aspire to, and in a world that lets me down daily, I reckon that's a good thing.

 

Footballing wise? No
Contextually, it was a huge performance under immense pressure. Up there with the most important in many years.
Effort wise, I’ve not seen many, if any, better.

 

Bang on Mowatt`s work rate makes Perkins the duracell bunny look sluggish..

Even on a rare off day his work rate is immense.

 

I'm happy on my planet mate. It's just my perspective. Yours is equally valid.

 

This Barnsley team certainly is nowhere near playing the best 'football' I have seen for the reds - many sides have played much better in my opinion. Certainly the prem promotion team, the prem team, Basset's team, Hecky in the championship - even Keef's team for half a season.

Football isn't an exact science, and this team is the best Barnsley team I have ever seen, in any division, at doing the ugly side of the game well. Something we have traditionally been poor at. The game management today was superb.

The interesting thing about this team for me is how much we still do BADLY. We make a lot of mistakes, especially going forward. We waste possession many many times a game when an easy pass is on.

That isn't intended as a criticism, we are still a WIP. It's exciting just how good we are, and just how much room for improvement we still have. I think we have another 25-30% better to get. If it doesn't happen this season, then watch out.

 

There can be no doubt that we came up with a superb second half effort. And got as important a result as we've had all year.

We can celebrate a massively important win however without coming up with complete ****** about how we played.

We were one hell of a lot better than Huddersfield in the second half. it's happened regularly this season that our fitness and tactics have led to us overcoming the opposition by the end - it's what we do when we bring on the second half cavalry.

Over 45 years I've seen us have to come up with more pressure wins to keep us in the second division, than see us push for promotion. There have been many.

No need to get carried away.

 

Buy me a coffee in morning. See thi' am off to bed.

 

Tight arse and am not kidding its a tight arse.