dont think I have ever felt as low as this in 30 years supporting Barnsley, the years we slogged it out in the alehouse league capped off by that memorable day in Cardiff and we are now back to square one. To cap it off two of our former captains playing for our neighbours are probably looking forward to trips to Old Trafford and The Emirates whilst we contemplate Brentford and Yeovil. To see Howard in the Sheff U shirt scoring the winner made me sick to my stomach, it was like seeing a former lover with her new bloke. I dont mind admitting I welled up listening to football heaven thinking of our day in Cardiff and what beckons next season.
...it's painful, but no more so than the last time we got relegated. Just this time, I think there is an extra twist because we know that our side is good enough to survive in this division, it's just the manager that is incompetent.
RE: ...it's painful, but no more so than the last time we got relegated. and we see Doncaster maintaining Championship status whom we did the double over.
I feel sick this evening, I can't believe this has happened to us, before now I could always see us getting enough points but not not. A point vs Cov and a point vs Plymouth is all I can hope for and we are down with that
It really doesn't hurt anything like as much as I'd imagined. I'm not even particularly angry - what will be will be. I'll still go next season, it just means I'll be watching inferior opponents. Perhaps I'll be more upset when it's confirmed.
I know how you feel pal. I've been watching the Reds for 30 plus years too. When Colgan saved that pen at Cardiff I hugged my young lad tight and wept tears of joy. It was like winning a cup final, something I'd never seen before. Obviously promotion to the Prem was special but to actually lift a trophy in a stadium like that was unforgettable and very emotional. The realisation that we are now back to square one is indeed depressing. Days like today make you wonder why you put yourself through it all. I fear it could be a while before we get back but I hope I'm wrong. Some big decisions beckon this summer. Patrick Cryne urgently needs a board of directors to assist in running our club. No one man can sort out the mess we are in.
My first relegation was in 1972 Only been going a couple of seasons it really hit home first match of the next season when we were a 4th division side. I dont want it to happen again but odds are it does without the relegations we'd never get the promotion pushes thats football. As said above the really depressing thing is the team shouldnt be in this position.
Because our squad should be in mid table If we genuinely had **** players with no hope as we were skint, then fair enough. We are vastly underachieving with the squad we have.
RE: Because our squad should be in mid table Yup, thats the really frustrating thing about this time. When we last went down, you could see that the players we had were **** and relegation was on the cards for a while before it happened. This time I've always thought that we'd be fine because we have decent players, but they've been ruined by incompetence at management level. So last time it was inevitable, this time it was avoidable. And isn't it a little bit ironic that the club against which we succeeded in Cardiff to bring about that memorable promotion should now be the same club that assists in virtually sending us back.
RE: ...it's painful, but no more so than the last time we got relegated. Think yourselves lucky you played us in the middle of our dire run, twice, those 6 points we gave you might just save you, if you pull your fingers out. You shall then be eternally gratefull to Doncaster Rovers