which player have you been most gutted about leaving the club?

Martin Bullock and Nicky Eaden

Barnsley's demise coincided with Nicky's departure. FACT.

 

Macca, and Higgy

 

David Geddis + many more..

Stuart Gray
David Hurst
Mick McCarthy
Trevor Aylott
John Beresford
Carl Robinson

Most of which because we let them go for much less than their worth and never replaced with anywhere near the quality - in many cases costing us very dear in terms of final league position.

 

I cried when we sold David Currie. nt

 

Good grief , mate , where do I start ?

John Bettany , Stewart Barrowclough , Eddie Loyden , Pat Howard , Eric Winstanley , Frank Sharp , Paddy Greenwood , Gerry Stewart , Mick Butler , Anton Otulakowski , Martin Gorry , Mick Pickering , Ron Wigg , Mike Lester , Trevor Aylott , Ian Evans , Derrick Parker , Ian Banks , Alan Birch , Mick McCarthy , Ronnie Glavin , David Geddis , David Hirst , Larry May , Stuart Gray , David Currie , Paul Futcher , Gerry Taggart , Neil Redfearn , Jan Aage Fjortoft , Ashley Ward , Arjan De Zeeuw , Craig Hignett , Neil Shipperley , Chris Morgan , Dean Gorre , Steve McPhail .
There's probably dozens more , but old age had withered away my memory !!

 

It did, but

we also lost Higgy and Curtis that summer. The whole right side of the team went. We replaced those three with Alex Neil and Carl Regan. And then we wondered why we were suddenly ****.

 

RE: Good grief , mate , where do I start ?

Morgs is doing great. Credit to Barnsley

 

Jan Åge Fjørtoft

Went for a song.
Still a year or two left in him and, with a decent partner after Ward's departure, could have been the dream ticket out the right end of that league.
I am certain that his departure was not a football decision - I suspect history between him and Hendrie at Middlesbrough was the sole reasoning behind it.

At least we got a packet for Ward and a decent sum for Redders, given his age. However, Fjortoft and Liddell we gave away. Yes I know we got decent sums in a way but to put it into perspective, the combined income from those transfers scarcely paid for Dyer.

 

mcindoe this season, especiallly as he left two weeks after i had his name and number printed on the back of my home shirt....(maybe i shou have tried to get the money back off him!!)

 

Winstanley, Hirst and Barroclough

Pat howard, Ian Banks, and a whole host more, Higgy in recent years cause it meant that losing at wembley was going to cost us dearly, Ward, well he held the club to ransom, wanted a transfer and refused to play again til he got one, not missed with that attitude, Redders, good luck, he gave us his best and deserved another season (or 2 ) in the prem

 

John Beresford.....

I can remember being well peeved at him leaving the club. Another one was Anton Otulakowski - the rumour mill was rife about him leaving the club along with Martin Gorry prior and during a certain evening game. The transfer was confirmed the next morning. The most gut wrenching transfer out of Oakwell for me, however, was when Mick Butler joined Huddersfield Town -- mind you, we did get John Saunders in return

 

higgy and redfearn.

 

Glavin
Bobby Doyle
Winstanley
Alan Little

 

Alan Clarke

That night at Brentford I thought that was the end of our dreams


Shows how little I knew

 

lets be honast about matters if weve ever had anyone halve deacent in the past and other clubs with more ambition have noticed weve snatched clubs hands off for a few louzy bob, fans of other clubs would have been outraged but we bare and grudge it, to be fair i think time are changing a bit but still. i was discusted at time at people on the board that show this level of ambition especially as weve spent most of out history as a 2nd division team (lets talk old money nar not league 1 ****** etc)

 

Pongo Waring. nt

 

Neil Redfearn........

because of all he gave whilst with us on the pitch. But I understood that a million quid for someone of his age was good business for us.

 

What was the history? nt

 

RE: What was the history? nt

Did you notice that they never played together when Hendrie was manager??? it was SO obvious.... one would always come on for the other whilst goal hanger Ward was an untouchable. Really lost a bit of respect for Hendrie at that point, shame as he was such a hero... (clap)

 

Ward was over rated and got an aunrealistic write up EVERY week during our premier season... I was more gutted that Morgan went to our rivals and that De Zeeuw took a step down the leagues . How about hero Gerry? :'(