Survival from relegation.....

Just been thinking about the times when we have been in a proper relegation 'dogfight' and the only one that springs to mind at the moment is 89/90 when a certain Mel Machin managed to keep us up. Mind you; come to think of it, 93/94 was a tad dodgy too!

 

2001/02

Lost at Walsall and Crewe to condemn us...

 

Okay you mean when we survived...

Sorry! (doh)

 

RE: Okay you mean when we survived...

Aye! Methinks the word survival gives it away. Good man though...... the pain still digs (Y)

 

That Norwich game ranks as one of the worst days of my life. I can still feel the upset, pain and anger. We were absolutely gutless.

The only relegation battle I've ever seen us win is when we stayed in what's now League One: the year of Parkin, Hodges, Doyle, and administration. We were never in the bottom four, though, so I don't know if it counts.

 

2002/2003. Isaiah rankin's goal keeps us up in League One. Not really a dogfight as such.

 

We never seemed in real danger but also could never seem to string 2 wins together in those last few games so that we could breath easy. If Rankin hadn't scored I believe we would have had to go to Wigan - who were confirmed Champions - in the last game of the season and get something to survive.....that would have been squeeky bum time.

Rankins reaction to that goal was strange. You would have thought he would have jumped into the Enterprise stand to lap up the fans joy. As I remember he stood motionless for a couple of seconds then looked at the crowd cupping his hand around his ear as much to say 'there you go muppets, that shows I am a good player, just saved you lot from relegation despite you giving me grief in the past'..........................................on the other hand after the shenaningans when he went on loan to Grimsby I dont think there was ever a lot of love lost between Rankin and Barnsley fans.

 

Blundell Park.....

Methinks Mr Rankin was happy to say the least over that day.

 

RE: Blundell Park.....

A player who could have played at a much higher level but has spent most of his career in the lower leagues .................a really, really bad attitude has contributed to that IMHO, illustrated no better than his antics over in Cleethorpes.

 

Like so many of the players we had at that time - their attitude was appalling. Rankin! Donovan! Lumsdon! Off the top of my head.

 

Dont forget super Mike Sheron.

 

Yes, he was another one. ******. (Him, not you.)

 

.......and what about Paul Gibbs? Gave it all the 'great to be joining a big club' baloney at first but when he left he gave the club a right slating saying he wished he had never left Brentford. Well Mr Gibbs, 10,000 others at the time also wished you had never left Brentford.

Brian O Callaghan - another wasted talented but jaysus what a dozy git when it came to trying to dribble his way out of his own penalty area.

 

Tom Williams or Paul Gibbs?

According to Wikipedia, we paid £1.5m for Sheron. Bloody hell.

 

Paal Gibbs - but the points I mentioned could easily have applied to Tom Williams too.

 

Yeah. Looking back, there's been some ***** down at Oakwell.

 

86/87 was a battle

On new year's day we won our 4th match - apparently dead and buried, only lost 4 from then till end of season, and safe by easter.