August 2009
Oops, it's all going horribly wrong. The team have got together once more, almost live from The Full House at Monk Bretton in Barnsley to attempt to make sense of it all.In this Episode, we review the recent games and discuss a new book which On The Ponty End's listeners have been invited to contribute to. Mick discusses the Pies at the `well and it wouldn't be a complete episode without reference to the departure of Mr Davey, recorded in an unplanned but not necessarily unexpected extra segment of this edition of the podcast.
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Media organisations are currently going in to overdrive, reporting on an official statement from the club.
It reads:
"It is with regret that Barnsley Football Club and first team manager Simon Davey have mutually agreed to part company. We would like to place on record our sincere thanks for all the hard work Simon has put in during his two-and-a-half tenure as manager and wish him every success in the future."
It reads:
"It is with regret that Barnsley Football Club and first team manager Simon Davey have mutually agreed to part company. We would like to place on record our sincere thanks for all the hard work Simon has put in during his two-and-a-half tenure as manager and wish him every success in the future."
The Football Supporters’ Federation is now offering free membership to all fans from across the UK and beyond. We’re offering free membership because we’re geared to creating a larger, more vocal campaigning force for fans of all clubs up and down the country. If you’re worried about the direction the game is heading, whether it’s the way that fans are policed week-in, week-out, ticket prices being prohibitively expensive or club ownership issues, then join our existing 140,000+ individual and affiliate members and stand up for fan interests.
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All newly joining members are entitled to a free issue of The Football Supporter magazine delivered straight to your door, absolutely free of charge, as well as receiving a £5 discount from TOFFS, the UK’s largest retailer of retro football shirts, just as our thank-you to you for getting involved. You can use the code as many times as you like between now and the end of the year, too. You can’t say fairer than that, surely?
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These are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of deals and offers that you’ll receive as an FSF member, but we know that you’re not in it for the freebies, but because you’re interested in the issues which concern fans, and want to make sure that someone is looking out for you and your interests – remember the ‘No to Gam£ 39’ campaign from 2008, or the Stoke fans who won compensation from the police after they illegally served them with Section 27 notices earlier this year? The FSF are instrumental in fighting for fans’ interests in these, and other campaigns - LINK >
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There has never been a more important time to ensure your voice is heard, and it’s never been easier to get involved. All you need to do to become a member is give us your name and email address – it’s that simple.
JOIN HERE >
All newly joining members are entitled to a free issue of The Football Supporter magazine delivered straight to your door, absolutely free of charge, as well as receiving a £5 discount from TOFFS, the UK’s largest retailer of retro football shirts, just as our thank-you to you for getting involved. You can use the code as many times as you like between now and the end of the year, too. You can’t say fairer than that, surely?
Everyone who signs up before 31st August will also be entered into a free prize draw to win a retro shirt of their choice, so you’ve really got nothing to lose.
These are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of deals and offers that you’ll receive as an FSF member, but we know that you’re not in it for the freebies, but because you’re interested in the issues which concern fans, and want to make sure that someone is looking out for you and your interests – remember the ‘No to Gam£ 39’ campaign from 2008, or the Stoke fans who won compensation from the police after they illegally served them with Section 27 notices earlier this year? The FSF are instrumental in fighting for fans’ interests in these, and other campaigns - LINK >
Get involved today – visit and give us 30 seconds of your time, and become part of something. Feel free to pass this on to family, friends, colleagues or other messageboards, blogs or email lists.
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The inaugural meeting of the Official Full House branch of the Barnsley FC Supporters Trust will be held on Thursday 27th August 2009, starting at 7:00 p.m.
This is a general meeting open to members only. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officials and set any follow up agenda amongst it's members.
Mick Lewis, organiser, informs me that the meeting will be held in "Jokers" at the Full House, Monk Bretton. Guests may include Alan Bloore, the current Chairman of Barnsley FC Supporters Trust.
Barnsley FC Fans, add your comments HERE > | Submit your Barnsley News to this site HERE >
This is a general meeting open to members only. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officials and set any follow up agenda amongst it's members.
Mick Lewis, organiser, informs me that the meeting will be held in "Jokers" at the Full House, Monk Bretton. Guests may include Alan Bloore, the current Chairman of Barnsley FC Supporters Trust.
Barnsley FC Fans, add your comments HERE > | Submit your Barnsley News to this site HERE >
OnThePontyEnd's community have been invited to contribute to a new book called "Around the Grounds: The Essential Fans Guide to the Clubs of the English Football League” to be published Christmas 2009 by Footprint Books.The book aims to gives a unique insight into the life and personality of each team and those who support them. There's loads of questions which they want us to contribute answers for. For ease, I've posted them on our Podcast Facebook Page in the discussions section, which you can reach via this link >
If you would like to contribute to this project, simply add your comments to the various discussion topics that have been posted there.
After an encouraging pre-season for the Reds, is it starting to go horribly wrong down at the `well?Barnsley fans have not been treat in the league to the standard of performance that many may have been drooling over after the confident draw against the Billionaires from Eastlands.
Transfer activity has been thwarted by red tape and protocol (and possibly by one old lady within the Italian FA, if press claims are to be believed).
Simon Davey could be forgiven by being unable to play his "improved" first eleven. Do you agree?
In the meantime, the Podcast is back. Get involved with OnThePontyEnd.com and join the magnificent Super Reds debate. Tell your mates about it, listen to the latest episode now. This is for and all about YOU !!
In this Episode, we get straight to some of the comments our listeners have been feeding in to the team. We look at the pre-season performances and our recent encounter with our arch-rivals in S6. We talk about a new system where clubs and societies can build stronger links with fans of the club, before we start a thorough review on the season to date and how SD and the Reds may fair.
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Perhaps after last nights result, fans and commentators will obviously have Barnsley under the microscope, seeking to answer whether the Reds are prime fodder for the drop this season.
The following clip ought to provide some caution to those people who may be looking into things in far too much depth. IMHO - It's three games in and SD has yet to field his best eleven.
For those of you who are less supportive, you may feel that this example is an action replay of Coventry all over again. I can assure you, it isn't !!
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The following clip ought to provide some caution to those people who may be looking into things in far too much depth. IMHO - It's three games in and SD has yet to field his best eleven.
For those of you who are less supportive, you may feel that this example is an action replay of Coventry all over again. I can assure you, it isn't !!
Barnsley FC Fans, add your comments HERE > | Submit your Barnsley News to this site HERE >
Match Report by WILKY
Whether the scoreline should really read Referee 1 - Coventry 1 - Barnsley (minus) 1, I don't know, but Oakwell was a glum arena for Reds fans once again and there were hardly any signals that things will get better.
First, Barnsley Captain "Fozzy" was judged to have brought down Coventry striker Clinton Morrison, just outside of the area. In reality, Foster had reached the ball with his head, but his momentum knocked Morrison to the ground. It was a bad decision on the referee's part and probably sparked the beginning of a frustrating afternoon for the Oakwell faithful and Reds players.
The resulting free-kick was fired with pace and precision in to the Barnsley goal with Steele having no chance of getting anyway near it.
Barnsley enjoyed plenty of possession in the first half, but they failed to really do much with it, the midfield were wayward in their passing and their was a disappointing lack of quality in their final ball with poor crossing being the consistent problem.
The second half didn't fair much better for Barnsley. Rob Kozluk receiving a second yellow card in the space of just two minutes on the back of a seemingly one-way refereeing performance, but perhaps that's the view you take when performances were poor right across the park.
Luke Steele toiled with his distribution today, almost from every re-start the only shirt he could find was sky blue. Possession was never built from the back and as a result Coventry continued to retain possession for long periods and were constantly threatening in the second half.
On a brighter note, Iain Hume finally made a return to Championship action but the Reds were always going to struggle at the stage he made his appearance.
With just 10 minutes or so left, Coventry wrapped up the points with a goal from Morrison. The Reds were easily brushed aside in this encounter.
It's just two games in to the season. Barnsley have just one point from a possible six. They occupy 22nd position in the Championship with Preston ahead in two days time. Is this early season Deja Vu? Let's hope not.
Simon Davey and the lads have got a further opportunity to put it right very quickly at the `well. Tuesday night can do a great deal to put the season on the right footing. The Reds simply must improve at home.
Barnsley FC Fans, add your comments HERE > | Submit your Barnsley News to this site HERE >
Whether the scoreline should really read Referee 1 - Coventry 1 - Barnsley (minus) 1, I don't know, but Oakwell was a glum arena for Reds fans once again and there were hardly any signals that things will get better.
First, Barnsley Captain "Fozzy" was judged to have brought down Coventry striker Clinton Morrison, just outside of the area. In reality, Foster had reached the ball with his head, but his momentum knocked Morrison to the ground. It was a bad decision on the referee's part and probably sparked the beginning of a frustrating afternoon for the Oakwell faithful and Reds players.
The resulting free-kick was fired with pace and precision in to the Barnsley goal with Steele having no chance of getting anyway near it.
Barnsley enjoyed plenty of possession in the first half, but they failed to really do much with it, the midfield were wayward in their passing and their was a disappointing lack of quality in their final ball with poor crossing being the consistent problem.
The second half didn't fair much better for Barnsley. Rob Kozluk receiving a second yellow card in the space of just two minutes on the back of a seemingly one-way refereeing performance, but perhaps that's the view you take when performances were poor right across the park.
Luke Steele toiled with his distribution today, almost from every re-start the only shirt he could find was sky blue. Possession was never built from the back and as a result Coventry continued to retain possession for long periods and were constantly threatening in the second half.
On a brighter note, Iain Hume finally made a return to Championship action but the Reds were always going to struggle at the stage he made his appearance.
With just 10 minutes or so left, Coventry wrapped up the points with a goal from Morrison. The Reds were easily brushed aside in this encounter.
It's just two games in to the season. Barnsley have just one point from a possible six. They occupy 22nd position in the Championship with Preston ahead in two days time. Is this early season Deja Vu? Let's hope not.
Simon Davey and the lads have got a further opportunity to put it right very quickly at the `well. Tuesday night can do a great deal to put the season on the right footing. The Reds simply must improve at home.
Barnsley FC Fans, add your comments HERE > | Submit your Barnsley News to this site HERE >
Score prediction. Play with pretend cash - just for fun.
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