Interviewed Darren Barnard..

A few excerpts here. Full interview in a future edition of WSB and soon after that, the blog.





"Barnsley people are the friendliest on Earth"

"The guy didn't have a clue. He came in, all guns blazing and for a few weeks it worked. But once you've heard the same speech littered with the same swear words it becomes monotonous. Worst year of my footballing life."

"He took us to Ibiza for pre-season. Ibiza for **** sake. Who does that?! But it was like a military camp there. He was stalking the corridors, checking everyone was in their rooms. He treated grown men like school kids. He lost respect of the players pretty quickly."

"There isn't a day goes by that I don't think 'what if?' about that penalty."

"He had an aura about him, as soon as I met him I had enormous respect for him. He was like a father figure and if he spoke, everyone listened. He had a massive influence in that dressing room."

"He didn't move a lot. Great talent, but not a team player."

"He arranged a meeting for 8pm. Took us down the road to a pub. Said "you've got half an hour". The foreign lads in the corner drinking juice. A few of us had a couple of beers, and some had five or six, naming no names. But it worked a treat. The next day we made history."

 

Any references there to John Hendrie?


Remember also when he left us. We offered him a new deal on a reduced salary and he turned it down. Ended up at Grimsby on about £600 a week iirc.

 

Wish I had a quid for everytime I thought about that pen and thought what if.

 

And Hristovs header.

We would have probably gone on to win it.

However- Keith Brown.



Shipperley Hignett Dyer. What a strike force.

Think we have have not faired too bad had we gone up.

 

And Barnard himself.

Still think if Ipswich had of gone up in second we'd have beat City in the play offs, Ipswich were a very good side that year.


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It was a great team and a great time to be a red. Went down hill shapish after that though

 

They did indeed can remember them beating us at oakwell that year 2 nil. And think they also beat us at Portman road.

 

I also think had we faced Bolton in the final we would have beaten them.

 

Whitey, thar a reyt tease

Here's my guesses...

Spacktoid or Parkin. I'll go Parkin, can imagine him effin and jeffin whereas Nigel was always too Duran Duran smoove cockernee yupee.

Super John trying to become the authoritarian, stamp his mark as boss rather than one of the lads?

Big Eric Winnie, I hope.

Mr Shipperley, who incidentally hasn't moved since 2009.

Pre-beating Man United in the Cup at Oakwell Premiership season?

Not expecting any answers like, just a bit of fun having a wonder. Look forward to reading the full article!!

 

He talks about John, yes. And explains everything about him leaving.

 

You got one or two right.

It's up to the WSB lads regards when it's out there in full. I could bang it on the blog now but I think it's better in the fanzine which raises money for charity. Probably the last one I do though as I've run out of folk to pester.

 

Hristovs header, Darren's penalty and Keith Brown. If only.

 

my mate cleaned his windows, I think it was cubley or somewhere, he came out of the house and told him to get int corners, my mate replied " dunt tell me to get int corners after thy f.....g penalty at wembley".. I thought it was quite funny..

 

Absolutely... stuff like that post should pursuade people to buy it if they're daft enough not to already.

 

Pre-match pub was Liverpool away when Wardy got the winner.....

 

Exactly.

 

Nah that game wouldn't have made history,got to be Danny night before Bratfud

 

Correct.

 

Barnard wasn't there then.

 

Correct