Ipswich Town 1, Barnsley 0 (SkyBet Championship) It is ironic that Mick McCarthy’s last game in charge of Ipswich Town should have seen him oversee a victory which struck another blow to the chances of his home-town team escaping relegation. The Oakwell legend (pictured) had planned to leave the Sussex Club by mutual consent when… Read more »
Sixty-four-years-old Birdwell Wheeler Paul Heggie broke his own club age record by 14 seconds when he rode in the VTTA (Yorkshire) 25 Mile Open Time Trial at Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, last Saturday. His time of 1h 1m 53s also placed him 26th our of of 48 on age handicap. Heggie riding to new club… Read more »
Barnsley 3, Sheffield United 2 (SkyBet Championship) In an intriguing tale of three strikers Barnsley not only earned the pride that comes with a South Yorkshire derby victory, but also, more importantly, clinched three precious points in their fight for Championship survival. The triumphant triumvirate of Tom Bradshaw, Kieffer Moore and Oli McBurnie combined with… Read more »
Barnsley 2, Bristol City 2 (SkyBet Championship) A stoppage time goal robbed Barnsley of a deserved – and desperately needed – three points at Oakwell. To make the outcome even more unpalatable, it was scored by a former player for a club managed by a former manager, and it meant that the Reds have now… Read more »
Last Saturday saw Birdwell Wheelers Trevor Mayne and Paul Heggie open their 2018 season. Mayne rode in the VTTA (North Midlands) 10 Mile Open Time Trial at Staveley near Chesterfield, where his time of 23m 56s placed him 15th overall and 8th on age handicap. Heggie rode the Harrogate Nova 15 Mile Open Time Trial… Read more »
Sunderland Flames 24, Barnsley Ladies 22 Fielding a side lacking several regular first team members, Baarnsley Ladies went down to their first league defeat of the season in this re-arranged fixture. Although Barnsley had won the previous two encounters against Sunderland they knew it was going to be a difficult match as their hosts… Read more »
Barnsley 0, Millwall 2 (SkyBet Championship) Barnsley’s new head coach Jose Morais keeps ringing the changes with his team selections but results remain depressingly the same. Defeat by Millwall means that the Reds are now without a home win since November 4 – an unwanted club record run of 11 successive matches. Add away fixtures… Read more »
Barnsley 1, Norwich City 1 (SkyBet Championship) The wait goes on. It is now 10 successive home matches without a win for the Reds. Another failure to pick up three points against Millwall on Saturday and it will create an unwanted club record. They have, in fact, won only two of their last 21 fixtures… Read more »
Middlesbrough 3, Barnsley 1 (SkyBet Championship) This game merely confirmed what we already knew – that Middlesbrough are serious promotion contenders, while Barnsley face an almighty fight to avoid relegation. The first half demonstrated the gulf in class between these two teams and it was not until Boro had coasted to a 3-0 lead that… Read more »
Cardiff City 2, Barnsley 1 (SkyBet Championship) It may have been another defeat, but Barnsley can surely take hope from their performance against second-from-top Cardiff City, who were on a run of four successive victories. Two-nil down a minute after the break, the Reds rolled up their sleeves to produce a rousing second-half fight-back which… Read more »
