This Coming Season And The Challenges Facing The Club

[Young_Nudger]

We scored 80 goals last season. 4th best in the league behind S Weds 81, Plymouth 82 and Ipswich 101.

Also we got 26 wins. Again, 4th best in the league.

I don't get how that is cautious.

As for the 'He should've been able to get promoted with the players at his disposal' comment, i absolutely disagree. We spent the bare minimum on players, we patched the squad up with loan players and budget wise we had the 12th best or worst budget in the division- Khaled has officially confirmed that too.

Duff worked wonders with the hand that he was dealt which is why most Barnsley fans are gutted to see him leave.

The next head coach has top weight on for us to challenge the top 6 if things go to script this summer and our best players depart.

You are probably expressing the majority view there Pass.
I just thought towards the end of the campaign Duff should have thrown a bit more caution to the wind and gone for gold - when it required it by changing the formation slightly to a more attacking style.
None of our middle 3 were causing opposition defenders many problems.
Luca is the holding midfielder so you can excuse him.

Players I don’t want to see leave are Collins, Kitch and Luca - I think it could be difficult to replace those 3.
If any of the rest leave they will be replaced.
I’m hoping to see more of Cotter this season.

[SBRed48]

The continuous commentary of pending doom and gloom last January didn’t happen.
Everyone and the kitchen sink was going to be sold - it didn’t happen.
When in reality the reverse happened and it was another good transfer window.

And now we have yet another drip drip drip of tales of woe.
The club is in good hands - in the best position in my lifetime.

The question asked in Post 12, to which the above quote is your answer, was " Will Lee, Conway and Hung turn up ? They have "poured in" £2.27 million of bought shares this past year compared to Parekh's £2.18 million. What do you think is their motive for doing that ?

With all respect Prime Minister, you have not answered the question I asked.

Parekh financed the last part of the season with share issues in March and May and bringing forward Season Ticket sales a full month to the earliest they have ever been sold.

[animallittle3]

The continuous commentary of pending doom and gloom last January didn’t happen.
Everyone and the kitchen sink was going to be sold - it didn’t happen.
When in reality the reverse happened and it was another good transfer window.

And now we have yet another drip drip drip of tales of woe.
The club is in good hands - in the best position in my lifetime.

Presumably you were born after 1997 then .

[Young_Nudger]

Presumably you were born after 1997 then .

No

[animallittle3]

No

So again presumably skint , another major rebuild and in league one is a better position than competing in the most watched league in the world , millions of pounds coming in , the stadium sold out every single week watching some of the best players in the world ?.

Have a think about that YN .

If you can that is .

[Young_Nudger]

So again presumably skint , another major rebuild and in league one is a better position than competing in the most watched league in the world , millions of pounds coming in , the stadium sold out every single week watching some of the best players in the world ?.

Have a think about that YN .

If you can that is .

And that season and the ones after lead to what exactly ……
I’ll give thi a clue - it starts with ‘A’.

[pass_and_move]

So again presumably skint , another major rebuild and in league one is a better position than competing in the most watched league in the world , millions of pounds coming in , the stadium sold out every single week watching some of the best players in the world ?.

Have a think about that YN .

If you can that is .

It's a no brainer.

Laikin in league 1 and being in big debt is every football fans dream and ideal scenario

[pass_and_move]

And that season and the ones after lead to what exactly ……
I’ll give thi a clue - it starts with ‘A’.

The dreaded 'A' word will apply again soon at this club imo.

[EthelRed]

The dreaded 'A' word will apply again soon at this club imo.

And this time it wont be caused by the failure of a TV company, it will be Conman inflicted. Like feckin suicide!!

[animallittle3]

It's a no brainer.

Laikin in league 1 and being in big debt is every football fans dream and ideal scenario

Not to mention the knock on affect when for the first time that anybody could every remember we bought the cream in the championship following relegation from the PL .

Hignett , Dyer , Sheron , Shipperley , Kevin Richardson , Chettle and even fecking Geoff Thomas .

Barnard turned Southampton down flat and we were billy big b@llax in the championship .

I liked it .