Can anyone tell me if the donny match report is still on the official site?

Where are old reports moved to when a new one replaces them in the match reports section? thanks

 

It's been changed

http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/BreakingNewsDetail/0,,10309~718132,00.html

FULL TIME FROM OAKWELL
BARNSLEY 0

DONCASTER ROVERS 2 (Green 13, Mulligan 82)

A CONTROVERSIAL display by referee Uriah Rennie ensured the official was the centre of attention yet again and left the Reds down to nine men ending all hopes of a contest at Oakwell.

Barnsley boss Andy Ritchie rang the changes following the midweek defeat at Burnley with Nick Colgan, Paul Reid, Matt Carbon, Paul Hayes and Barry Conlon all returning to the starting eleven. Bobby Hassell made his first start of the season at right back as the Reds looked to extend their recent good league run.

Rovers included former Reds youngster Ricky Ravenhill and ex-Oakwell trialist Sean McDaid in their starting eleven with David Mulligan relegated to the subs bench.

Barnsley started brightly but it was Rovers who went closest to opening the scoring on three minutes as Jonathan Forte raced away from Neil Austin's miss-timed challenge to cross but Gareth Roberts could only fire wide of the target from the edge of the area.

The Reds' early dominance almost paid off on ten minutes as Conlon showed great strength in the area to hold of a challenge before finding Jacob Burns but the midfielder's curling shot dropped the wrong side of the post.

Rovers grabbed the opening goal totally against the run of play on 13 minutes as Jamie Coppinger managed to break free down the right before crossing well and Paul Green slotted the ball home from 18 yards.

A powder keg start to the game finally flared up on 17 minutes after a tussle between Austin and Coppinger ended up with the Rovers player flying over the pitchside wall. Referee Uriah Rennie showed he had lost none of his desire to be the centre of attention and ruined a good contest by showing Austin a straight red card even though it was Coppinger's initial reaction that started the whole incident.

A foul on Conlon gave the Reds a great chance on 24 minutes but Hayes rushed his free kick and powered the ball high into the North Stand.

Barnsley struggled to get a flowing passing game going and found themselves dragged down to Rovers level of niggling fouls, feet left in from behind and long balls forward although Antony Kay almost got thing right on 29 minutes when he let loose from 30 yards but his volley flew high into the stand.

Rovers, redundant as an attacking force throughout the first half, almost got a second and probably inevitably it came from a set piece as Forte managed to get his head onto Coppinger's corner but Hassell was in the right place to clear from near the goal line.

Martin Devaney almost created a half chance on 37 minutes as he tricked his way through the Rovers back line but over ran the ball after breaking into the area.

Barnsley were almost rightly level on 39 minutes as Burns' free kick from the right was met powerfully and purposefully by Carbon in the air but Jan Budtz managed to tip the ball over the top.

More great play by Devaney and Hayes set Chris Shuker away on 42 minutes and this time the winger picked out a great cross for Conlon but Budtz somehow managed to claw the striker's header away for a corner. From Burns' inswinging kick skipper Reid was inches away from putting the ball in the back of the net with a great glancing header that flew just wide.

At the other end Rovers finally threatened through open play as both Forte and Green brought comfortable saves from Colgan with deflected efforts. Roberts could have doubled the lead on 44 minutes as he volleyed goalward after the Reds had struggled to clear a cross from the right but again Colgan was well-placed to make the save.

The visitors again went close in stoppage time after more dumbfounding refereeing by Rennie as this time Green found a yard of space on the edge of the area but hammered the ball well over the top.

Again the Reds came out of the blocks flying at the start of the second half and were finally aided by Rennie who eventually spotted one of many elbows into the back of Conlon. Burns' 47 minutes free kick caused all sorts of problems but the Rovers back line managed to clear as Shuker, Hayes and Conlon lurked.

Rovers again could have doubled their lead a minute later as Gareth Roberts' knock down sent Green in on goal but the midfielder fired horribly wide with just Colgan to beat. A mistake by Ravenhill then gifted Conlon a shooting chance on 49 minutes and the striker curled his effort goalward but his strike was straight at Budtz.

Colgan showed his international class on 52 minutes as he raced to the edge of his box before calmly taking the ball out of the area without handling under pressure and clearing his lines.

A free kick by Burns caused more problems for a poor Rovers defence on 54 minutes and Ravenhill was very, very lucky to escape punishment after the ball struck his outstretched arm in the area. Devaney then swung the ball back into the danger area but Kay could not get his header on target under pressure from the flapping Budtz.

Rovers again threatened from a set piece on 59 minutes after Kay had harshly been adjudged to have tripped Coppinger. The winger got up and sent a deep free kick to the back post where McIndoe managed to get his foot to the ball but his rising volley clipped away off the top of the bar.

McIndoe then showed the less savoury side to his game three minutes later as he threw himself over Hassell's leg in a bid to cheat his way to a free kick. Rennie gave nothing but refused to show the diving Rovers' winger a yellow card for his theatrics.

As the Reds pressed, Rovers were always likely to find space at the other end and Forte did just that when he beat Shuker down the right on 66 minutes before driving at goal but his well-struck shot flew yards wide.

Coppinger then almost got in on goal two minutes later as he took advantage of two fortunate deflections to find space by Kay was in the right place to make a simple block. Forte again got through on 71 minutes but this time ignored the shouts of two unmarked Rovers attackers in space and fired woefully wide of Colgan's goal.

Rennie again ensured the second half was all about him on 73 minutes as he dismissed Kay for a late challenge on Coppinger. Kay's foul was late but once again the official opted for a red card instead of using common sense and cautioning the Reds defender.

Former Red Mulligan dragged a shot wide on 76 minutes as Rovers looked to make the space and extra men tell although it was Conlon who went closest to a goal on 80 minutes with a glancing header under pressure from a great Burns corner.

Rovers went straight down the other end and should really have scored as Phil McGuire met Coppinger's cross just eight yards out but put his header into the turf and over the bar.

The second goal came just a minute later as the ball fell to Mulligan on the edge of the area and the former Oakwell regular hammered it home past Colgan to finally make the game safe for Rovers.

BARNSLEY: Colgan, Hassell, Reid, Carbon, Burns, Hayes (Nardiello 65), Conlon, Austin (Sent Off 17), Kay (Sent Off 73), Shuker, Devaney (Richards 76).

Subs: Flinders, Wroe, Williams.

DONCASTER ROVERS: Budtz, S. Roberts, McGuire, Albrighton, N. Roberts, McDaid, Ravenhill, Green (Mulligan 55), McIndoe, Forte (Heffernan 82), Coppinger.

Subs: Fortune-West, Fenton, Richardson.

 

Just looked and noticed that one...

Ignore Dirk though eh?

 

If you go to fixtures/results. there are links to match reports there.

Why wouldn't the Donny one still be there?

 

A match report is still on.

You have to click on match, fixtures/results and when the table comes up click on MR in the final column.

http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Match/MatchReports/0,,10309~30020,00.html

 

RE: Just looked and noticed that one...

It's been changed ? Thank goodness for that. Whoever changed it, thankyou very much. xxx

 

it has been changed on request

 

Of?

 

it was going to be investigated by the big man so i can only guess

 

Out of all proportion!

Do you not think that this has been blown out of all proportion lads, i mean a match report on OUR official site should be able to say whatever it wants, who cares if it offends other supporters. Im sure you all have read match reports written by opposing fans on BFC games that have been nothing near the truth but im sure officials from there club arent pursicuted this way, some people really need to take a chill pill!

 

RE: Out of all proportion!

Well said Chris.

 

No..it's called

"Bringing the game into disrepute"

 

Why is it...

Its got nothing to do with the actual game itself, its a report on a match, it influences nothing apart from a certain group of people who like to moan about anything to do with the club.
Like Journo said, it was probably wrote in the heat of the moment by a barnsley fan and promptly changed when reflected on with a cool head.

 

RE: Why is it...

I didn't exactly use those words, but yes I know what you mean.

 

He virtually called the referee a cheat

"a disgraceful performance" he called it

If we consider the performance of the referee to be "disgraceful" there are proper ways of telling the footballing authorities

Andy Ritchie managed to keep his cool.

Unprofesional

 

To be honest

I didn't think the report was a fair reflection of the game and I didn't think it was a particualrly good way to represent the club, but I don't think it brought the game into disrepute.

 

RE: He virtually called the referee a cheat

It was a disgracefull performance! and im sure 9500 barnsley fans all said worse than that when they left the ground on saturday, it was changed quickly enough to be more diplomatic, wheres the problem.

Can you honesty see anything coming from this, i cant exactly see us getting fined by the F.A for a match report can you?

 

It could have...

Referees are better protected than keepers

 

Maybe not...

but he is paid by the club to report on the match in a professional manner. That report was not professional

As a professional he should be able,if he is a Barnsley fan, to put his feelings aside.

 

RE: Maybe not...

A reports a report, its not going to land us in trouble unless its majorly over the top harrasing the officials which it wasn't.
It hurt no one and caused no damage, why the big fuss?