and just totally stay away, maybe then the leeches that are our owners might get the gist as to what the fans feel.
January is the test. They either learn from their mistakes and naivety and sign some experience and give us half a chance or continue on the current path which is heading straight to league one. The fact they’ve apparently spent a bit on this new coach suggests they are serious about success. But I have a nasty feeling it’ll be Woodrow out a couple of highly rated youngsters in
FFS, how quick people forget and turn. There is no doubt that the Summers transfer window was not a success, but last time we was in this league, they spent what must have been some serious coin on experience and loan players. Everyone deserves the opportunity to correct a mistake so let’s wait and see what Jan brings. If there’s a refusal to remedy the situation then let’s look again. Almost to a person on here people say the players are trying, so I just do not understand any consideration to not support the players when they need it the most.
The last time we were in this league they sold our captain. Weakened the defence and consigned us to relegation as we shipped goals This time they've sold our captain, weakened our defence and we ship goals
They won’t accept they’ve made any mistake to rectify. Theyve never even accepted that their best transfer window in our history comment was misjudged. They do not perceive there to be a recruitment problem and all of the carefully manipulated statements out of the club and managers allude to it being a management issue that can be resolved rather than a playing squad issue. In reality I think they don’t give a toss if we’re relegated as some of these players will shine in l1 and the sale of Woodrow will pay for this new manager they’re hoping will buy into the investment strategy.
So last time they sold Angus who wasn’t in the team and played a whole 11 games at the time anyway and was allegedly sold as a result of off field activities, so how did they weaken the side? You conveniently forget all the other players signed including Moore and Mcburnie. You dont know that, the only way that can be confirmed is in their actions in Jan. So I ask you both, how does staying away help the current crop of players?
Nobody suggested staying away except a Cardiff season ticket holder that had too much to drink (again).
What a load of ballax !!!!!! Does it continually need knocking in - these guys are NEW to English football !!!! They got it wrong with Morais. And they didn’t understand the costs of competing in the Championship. Give them a bit of breathing space FFS !!!
Correct, they are just naive little lambs who got caught up in something they didn't understand I'm just glad we weren't bought by people with a long and colourful history of owning holding companies, investment companies and hiding their pasts. I'm glad they haven't told any lies or done anything even slightly wrong since they came here. If it wasn't for these god's we wouldn't have a club
It's an awful situation and one very similar to which I have went through with DUFC and a very greedy and utterly incompetent owner. Only now 5-6 years later are we starting to recover, although we are still in the Scottish Championship. We went through a couple of dodgy chairmen, a few poor managers, we sold off all talent and poorly replaced them with dross. Club was falling apart. Supporters were fighting among themselves. Supporters groups going in different directions. It was awful. We went as supporters to refuse to buy season tickets if the owner was still in charge. He did step down but remained and appointed a puppet to replace him. Nothing changed. But fan power in the end did win. Old board all replaced by an American consortium who seem to have the club at heart. They have ploughed decent money in. Got a feel good factor around the place again. New owners are very open to the fans. Last game they were over fom America and took the trouble to come into the stands and meet some fans. Great bit of P R. We now seem to be going places. Hope something similar will happen at Oakwell. My own advice would be for all fans to stick together somehow at confront the owners through meetings with all supporters branches. Won't be easy and what you watch might be very sore on the eyes.
They got it wrong last time we were in the championship but they were new to the game then. This time they have made the same mistakes and are not new to the English game. I won't be withdrawing my support however, not yet, but January has to be the time they put things right because if they don't I am done with them.
Mario how many good players do you think will jump at the chance of joining a struggling Barnsley side which looks destined to league one? January is an awful window. I would not pin my hopes on much coming in.
It's more a case of hope over expectation and fading hope at best. I think we'll struggle to sign any decent championship standard players but if we change our plan we might get a few loans in who might make a difference. To be honest I think we'll be too far adrift to have a realistic chance of surviving anyway so what we do in January will be a signal of intent for next season. If we see Mowatt and Woodrow sold and young kids from the Conference brought in we'll know that nothing is changing and we'll have a decision to make in May when season tickets need renewing.
Ive been going over 40 years and it has been a lot worse than this, atleast these young players are giving there best. The gap between league 1 and the championship is massive and that last thing we need to do is stay away or our club could collapse.
