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by Moonwatcher
Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:56 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Barrow v Walsall match thread
Replies: 155
Views: 56442

Re: Barrow v Walsall match thread

Agree with most of what's been said here, but for me, that was the most significant performance and result I've witnessed since our return to the EFL. League 2 is a hard, unforgiving league in which industry, organisation and ruthlessness dominate. In two and a bit seasons, I've watched our team pla...
by Moonwatcher
Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:58 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Pete Wild on R5
Replies: 18
Views: 7524

Re: Pete Wild on R5

Great interview, and comes across as a genuinely likeable fellow. His philosophy reminds me in so many ways of Ray Wilkie's. I'm trying to heed the advice he is giving to the players, in not getting carried away at this very early stage, but there's a very different feel around the place at the mome...
by Moonwatcher
Tue Aug 02, 2022 9:49 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: 'We are Barrow'
Replies: 225
Views: 128834

Re: 'We are Barrow'

The wall at the Crossbar/Steelworks end is toe-curlingly awful, and will make the club a laughing stock. However bad it looks from inside the ground on match day, you can bet your life it'll look even worse on the TV highlights show, or, perish the thought, if we get selected for a live cup match. I...
by Moonwatcher
Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:49 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: GOING UP
Replies: 204
Views: 111412

Re: GOING UP

Never felt as proud to be a Barrovian as I do tonight.
by Moonwatcher
Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:08 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Worst player ever to play for Barrow ...
Replies: 163
Views: 82888

Re: Worst player ever to play for Barrow ...

I think a few of the players mentioned in this thread fall into the "disappointing for us" category rather than being out-and-out garbage, and some of them had mitigating circumstances like not being given enough of a chance to prove themselves, carrying injuries etc. One that springs to m...
by Moonwatcher
Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:54 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Proud to be Barrow AFC.
Replies: 11
Views: 5014

Re: Proud to be Barrow AFC.

Great post. Stirring stuff indeed.
by Moonwatcher
Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:46 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Is it just me ?
Replies: 27
Views: 8924

Re: Is it just me ?

All fans, even long-term diehards, have to start somewhere. Every one of us has an entry-point, in whatever era or decade, and has served time as a Johnny-come-lately bandwagon-jumper, until we got a few seasons under our belt. Prior to 1981, I'd only been vaguely aware of Barrow's fortunes since lo...
by Moonwatcher
Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:56 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Dixon & co
Replies: 24
Views: 8883

Re: Dixon & co

Great to see Joel fulfilling the potential some of us always said he had. His decision making, distribution and general command of his area have all improved tenfold. For me, he's pretty much the full package now and up there with the best keepers in the NL. This club's most improved player.
by Moonwatcher
Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:29 pm
Forum: Match Thread Archives
Topic: Barrow v Salford Thread (KICK OFF 12:35)
Replies: 118
Views: 73804

Re: Barrow v Salford Thread (KICK OFF 12:35)

Wintergreen wrote: Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:14 am Got all the makings of a classic encounter this...
Erm......not a bad call, that.
by Moonwatcher
Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:45 pm
Forum: Match Thread Archives
Topic: Barrow v Chesterfield match thread
Replies: 149
Views: 48263

Re: Barrow v Chesterfield match thread

sambino wrote: Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:34 pm
Bluebird_john wrote: Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:30 pm

+1 the moans and groans when the ball went back did my head in they are non league footballers not supermen get off their backs!

By the way Andy Firth signing of the summer
Firth was immense when he goes for the ball you know he is going to get it
Looked Farrelly-esque tonight.
by Moonwatcher
Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:58 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Your Feelings
Replies: 67
Views: 21602

Re: Your Feelings

Everything at the club seems somewhat half-hearted to me. The owners seem half-hearted. Many supporters, including myself, have become half-hearted, and it's obviously filtered through to the players. Even this forum seems to have lost the heart for passionate debate. The atmosphere on the terraces...
by Moonwatcher
Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:33 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Your Feelings
Replies: 67
Views: 21602

Re: Your Feelings

Everything at the club seems somewhat half-hearted to me. The owners seem half-hearted. Many supporters, including myself, have become half-hearted, and it's obviously filtered through to the players. Even this forum seems to have lost the heart for passionate debate. The atmosphere on the terraces ...
by Moonwatcher
Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:44 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Time to get serious
Replies: 54
Views: 17748

Re: Time to get serious

Club 'most professional it has been' according to in-form striker Harry P. http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/barrow-afc/article/Panayiotou-praises-more-professional-Barrow-AFC-under-Pennock-db15a992-e295-4568-9d08-0f8a8096feae-ds Sounds very encouraging; Cox's departure looking increasingly like a ble...
by Moonwatcher
Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:28 pm
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: Attractive Football? OR Hoof-Ball?
Replies: 36
Views: 8521

Re: Attractive Football? OR Hoof-Ball?

Attractive, expressive football every time for me. In my thirty-odd years as a supporter, creative and adventurous football has been the expected norm until relatively recently, and I believe the Barrow public would once more be engaged and excited by skillful, intelligent football, and more flamboy...
by Moonwatcher
Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:48 am
Forum: Barrow AFC
Topic: The Next Barrow Manager
Replies: 462
Views: 133304

Re: The Next Barrow Manager

The Grant Holt option is interesting. He admitted on live telly that he would fancy the job if offered it, and from his perspective Barrow would be a good place to start his managerial career. Would he be right for us? In some ways, yes. Paul Casson will see an opportunity here to excite and re-ener...