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WE'RE ON THE UP !

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No doubt about it.

There’s no other possible conclusion.

Examine the facts.

We were 5-0 down after only 20 minutes.  But like Lazarus rising from the dead we saw out a 0-0 draw for the next 25 minutes to half-time.

No flash in the pan either. The turnaround was complete with a 1-1 draw in the second half.

No question about it.

We’re on the Up.

◄ IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR

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John Coopey

Fri 28th Apr 2023 18:47

“Hot Spur” indeed, MC. But for how much longer?

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 28th Apr 2023 18:08

Thanks for the info. JC. It all seems a long way from "Roy of the Rovers"! 😃 Indeed, the only contemporary comparison might
be with Harry Kane. an almost Shakespearean hero for England.
Perhaps more so, if you think of him as "Harry Hot Spur"!!

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John Coopey

Tue 25th Apr 2023 20:03

Thanks for your thoughts, MC. You’ll be referring to Skinner Normanton of Barnsley. He traded kicking lumps of each other with Sid Bycroft of Donny Rovers.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 25th Apr 2023 19:38

And another manager gone! As for
Barnsley, I seem to recall it was Parkinson's oft-mentioned "home
team", with admiring talk of a certain fearless (subtext - dirty?) player of
his time. As a young boy I used to watch Bath City - Southern League, as
was - when they had the likes of Tony Book (later at Man. City) and Alan
Skirton (later at Arsenal) in its ranks.
I still remember Book for his spectacular sliding tackles in
defence. He'd probably get yellow cards every time now!

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John Coopey

Tue 25th Apr 2023 09:08

Thanks, Stephen G and Ghost. I used to work with a bloke at Grimethorpe who was the most optimistic Barnsley fan in the world. (Well, in Barnsley). He’d say things like “If we win our next 6 matches we’ll only be 8 points off 6th place”.
And thanks for the Like, Stephen A.

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Stephen Gospage

Tue 25th Apr 2023 07:50

Silver lining, John. You've gotta stay positive.

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Reggie's Ghost

Tue 25th Apr 2023 07:34

You are football management material John - taking the postives from it.

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