Barnsley fan

[baggieal]

I sincerely wish you the best of luck next season

There’ll be a lot mentioned about Big val’s style of football . Let me just say I for one thought it was a breathe of fresh air. Going into games home and away with an air of confidence . We were no nonsense- let’s be fair on recent England performances what would you rather have ? 20 passes or where 2 or 3 will suffice?

What I will say is everyone knew there jobs and it wasn’t so much that sides played the same as us to counter us- sides played our way because big val didn’t let their defence settle and take 20 passes around the back line because they had someone up their ar$e. This meant they had to boot it clear

Look at the games against Brentford and Bournemouth away - long ball? I think not , if teams gave us a chance to play we did.

This manager is a gem and will not only get you promoted but get you to another level as he will have the tools at his disposal and the budgets to match

Disappointed yes, but understandable . Bigger club , bigger budget and bigger pulling power. I genuinely hope we are celebrating big val getting you promoted at the end of the season - with us taking the runners up spot !

Will be there in December - always liked the trip to Barnsley and the banter with your fans has always been excellent.

[Barrera]

Seems like we have made a decent decision on the manager front ..... certainly going to be interesting to see what happens ..... will still be happier though when Lai is out of our club.

[renno]

I was going to mention as well he came to us 7 league games in - he’s got the preseason at his disposal this time around

If you look at his managerial record he only draws about 10% of matches. I know someone who works at oakwell and he’s not shy of players doing double shifts, discipline regards diet etc. Our play off spot was secure before we played PNE, we played woeful . Allegedly big val circulated an email to players and coaching staff to be in for training at 7am Sunday ! He allegedly ran them into the ground until 5 and did the same on the Monday- they were supposed to have 2 days off. Again (allegedly!) , he’s a top bloke but you simply don’t cross him !