Beware Premership quality, says Reds boss « Previous « PreviousNext » Next » View GalleryBy Simon Meeks Barnsley BARNSLEY boss Simon Davey will warn his players to beware of Stoke's Premiership quality ahead of tonight's clash at the Britannia Stadium Davey drew attention to power striker and one time Oakwell target Mamady Sidibe but picked Lee Hendrie, on loan from Aston Villa, as Stoke's foremost dangerman. "He is a player of Premiership quality who will play behind the strikers and we have to make sure we look after him," Davey declared. "Stoke are a powerful team who are coming off a great result in their win at Derby. It will be a tough game but we're hopeful we can continue the form we showed against Southampton and Hull." Davey admitted a draw tomorrow night would be a decent result for Barnsley. "Because we're playing a team who are going for promotion and bearing in mind our away form, I'd take a point from the game but we'll be going for three." Davey shrugged off the fact that Hull's shock win over Birmingham dumped his team back to third from bottom. "I'm more interested in the number of points we have. Only one of the bottom 10 teams in the Championship won at the weekend, I'll take that. "We've gone into the bottom three and some people will say that's a disaster but it's not. We have to make the most of those other results by getting something at Stoke." Stoke are sitting ninth in the table just three points outside of the play-offs and at home have been in fine form. They may have drawn a few more than they would have liked at home, seven out of 17 ending in stalemates, but they have been beaten just twice at the Britannia Stadium and have the best home defence in the league with just nine conceded all season. Having lost just one of their last six league games and having conceded just twice in that run, Stoke are full of confidence. Barnsley head to Stoke boasting the worst away record in the division, having lost 13 of their 17 matches away from Oakwell this season. Barnsley ended a three game losing run when thrashing Hull 3-0 at Oakwell on Tuesday night, but in their last four matches they have conceded 10 goals. Davey said he saw a turning point after Barnsley's 3-0 defeat by Colchester at Oakwell. "There is a belief among the players that we're going to stay up," he said.
"we're hopeful we can continue the form we showed against Southampton..." Great. We're hopeful that we can grind out a 5-2 defeat. On Sky On a Monday night 5-2 - and Paul Reid is ***** On Sky On a Monday night 5-2 - but we'll be alright. I'd play Mattis.
FAO Site Admin We both made the same point. Can you make this a sticky please? Yours in sport, TFP (wearing that shirt that Colin had on during MOTD2 last night).
Davey is quite right... ... Being in the bottom three is not a disaster. Similarly, the Titanic going down was not a disaster either, 'cept mebbies unless you were sat on the tw@t. Come on Mr. Davey, get a fookin grip!!!!
to be fair i think he means as long as we are not in the bottom 3 at the end of the season. there is no good in being out of it all season and dropping in on the last day
Or ... ... maybe a formula in one of his dossier spreadsheets has gone pear shaped & he thinks only the bottom two go down? I think our business plan for this year looks like this: BFC 2006/7 Business Plan By Gord Shepherder (1) Sell more trinkets (2) Set on 419 different coaches (3) Hope that Southend, Leeds, Hull, Luton & QPR all go bankrupt and get a 10 point deduction (c) I'm only joking, don't sue me 2007 Ltd
Pfff. Cryne told Gord he wanted us to grow organically & through acquisition. So Gord planted his own tomatoes. Moose needs to get some cellotape over his Mum's letterbox. Oh aye.
Stakeholders I once asked gord who the clubs Stakeholders were. He said Charlesworths, if they were shut see brian on Agnes Road.
Would this be the conversation? * knock, knock, knock Gord: Are you Moose? Mrs Moose: I don't think I'm that bad for mi age Gord: Twenty past eleven Mrs Moose: Two pints Monday, Wednesday & Friday Gord: This here post abart me being pointless and that Mrs Moose: Post? First class usually Gord: Agreed Mrs Moose: I don't want any double glazing Gord: Therteh six pence Mrs Moose: The gas meter is in the pantry Gord: That's mi last offer Mrs Moose: You're welcome Gord: Offer withdrawn - get out of my office Mrs Moose: I'll put the kettle on Gord: Fighter jets * they skip, hand in hand, down the path to the theme tune to Blue Thunder
