Best ever season?

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Agreed Russell; need John Rooney back imho

Please don't try to be clever because it only makes you look a bit silly. I'm talking about the John Rooney of the promotion winning team who was certainly far better than any midfielder in the current side not the John Rooney who came back who was nowhere near the same player. Anybody who doesn't recognise the ability of the John Rooney in the NL promotion winning team does not have a clue about football IMO and the fact that Tom White played a minor, but excellent, midfield role in that team whereas he is on par with any of our current midfield players only emphasises the point.

The side Ian Evatt built with Rooney in midfeild in that promotion winning season was a better footballing and more entertaining team to watch than any side we have put out in our first 3 seasons back in the EFL IMO

[Jonty]

Please don't try to be clever because it only makes you look a bit silly. I'm talking about the John Rooney of the promotion winning team who was certainly far better than any midfielder in the current side not the John Rooney who came back who was nowhere near the same player. Anybody who doesn't recognise the ability of the John Rooney in the NL promotion winning team does not have a clue about football IMO and the fact that Tom White played a minor, but excellent, midfield role in that team whereas he is on par with any of our current midfield players only emphasises the point.

The side Ian Evatt built with Rooney in midfeild in that promotion winning season was a better footballing and more entertaining team to watch than any side we have put out in our first 3 seasons back in the EFL IMO

This has been subject of much fan discussion. Wild brand football is comfortable conceding possession and looks to get us stretching defences with a Farman or a long pass from the back to counter a high press. We just don't have the personnel to play it through the pitch especially against the better sides. It gets results.- 9th aint shabby!

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The side Ian Evatt built with Rooney in midfeild in that promotion winning season was a better footballing and more entertaining team to watch than any side we have put out in our first 3 seasons back in the EFL IMO

This has been subject of much fan discussion. Wild brand football is comfortable conceding possession and looks to get us stretching defences with a Farman or a long pass from the back to counter a high press. We just don't have the personnel to play it through the pitch especially against the better sides. It gets results.- 9th aint shabby!

9th isn’t shabby I’m not saying it is. My point is that since Ian Evatt we have not played a style of football as good or as entertaining as the side he built imo

[Hitthebar22]

This has been subject of much fan discussion. Wild brand football is comfortable conceding possession and looks to get us stretching defences with a Farman or a long pass from the back to counter a high press. We just don't have the personnel to play it through the pitch especially against the better sides. It gets results.- 9th aint shabby!

9th isn’t shabby I’m not saying it is. My point is that since Ian Evatt we have not played a style of football as good or as entertaining as the side he built imo

Don’t rule out that the opposition may sometimes dictate how you set up/play and more importantly, perform. Much tougher in L2 than in the NL. Yes, Evatt got effective players in for that level, and hats off to him, he got Barrow playing far and away the best looking football in that league, and winningly effective. That “Barracelona” YouTube bit was, and still is, tremendous, explaining how it all happened. Usually the defences in L2 are more effective than the attacking prowess than clubs can call on, making “proven strikers” [deference to Pedro] like gold dust/hens teeth.

[olbarrafancumbak]

Please don't try to be clever because it only makes you look a bit silly. I'm talking about the John Rooney of the promotion winning team who was certainly far better than any midfielder in the current side not the John Rooney who came back who was nowhere near the same player. Anybody who doesn't recognise the ability of the John Rooney in the NL promotion winning team does not have a clue about football IMO and the fact that Tom White played a minor, but excellent, midfield role in that team whereas he is on par with any of our current midfield players only emphasises the point.

The side Ian Evatt built with Rooney in midfeild in that promotion winning season was a better footballing and more entertaining team to watch than any side we have put out in our first 3 seasons back in the EFL IMO

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Was built on belief and strength, the players were in all fairness "average" what Ie did was instill a mentality that was probably above them but he managed that by making the team believe. On top of that, his methods in analysis and pushing boundaries that have never been seen before at that level.
We were very fortunate to have had that and he and that team got us back into FL.
Fast forward to today.. I like PW and am pleased with the final finish BUT I still believe we should have thrown everything we had to have pushed whilst we had this opportunity! Will we get another chance next season? Sorry but I doubt we will.. we were sussed out, and we lost our way and the results showed.
I'm happy but also somewhat disappointed too. I genuinely believe we could have done it regardless of wether we are ready or not! We could have dealt with whatever it is that unsettles folk..
We are in a good place now compared to ten years ago but we have to start believing in US, believing we have a right to be in that league! We are the mighty Barrow and we shouldn't [SwearFilter] forget that!!! Yes we lost our way, yes we suffered over the years but we can be that mighty barrow once more but we must all believe!!
Imagine this .. two years time, 15k at his playing ex prem league teams... Let's get there, let's get believing once more!!

Best ever season? No