Obviously many of you will know I don't go to many games. However, I've played with players that showed more ability and confidence then I saw today. Individually, these players are leagues ahead of any standard I've played, but they certainly don't believe in themselves and it shows whenever we're in posession. We were absolutely awful on the ball, I think Davey has had a 7 iron fixed to each players boots, because there were only 2 or 3 occasions when we tried to keep the ball on the floor and when we did, we looked okay. 2 goals flatter us. Our team had no idea what they should be doing for each other, who to pass to, there seemed to be no plan at all. Davey should without any shadow of a doubt throw the towel in, that is possibly the worst Barnsley team I have ever watched. Southampton will not get promoted, they weren't that good. The ref was awful and biased, it was obvious from about the 5th minute that he wasn't go to come down hard against Southampton. They took out Devaney and Nardiello in the first 10 mins, when we were in a promising attacking position and the ref did nothing, the first foul against and he showed his card. I have no idea why Nardiello was sent off, when the card was shown, I cheered because I thought it was the Saints player taking a walk. Davey can blame the ref all he wants, we would have lost that game regardless, he knows it, Shepherd knows it, the fans know it. But who's going to have the balls to admit it. Apart from that, it was good day out and I had a couple of beers.
Oh dear I was hopingI had missed something, that perhaps there was light at the end of the tunnel. Accuse me of being drunk but I reckon we are shafted.
RE: Oh dear Well, you have met me. I'm Barnsley through and through and I generally only comment on the footy side of things if I've seen a match. I've played and managed at an amateur level and know when a team have no direction or understand their roles. This team are clueless on that front, but individually we're good enough. Never, will Davey ever get that from them. Ps. spoff and monkey aids and stuff.
