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@implausibleblog Tories believe their mistake was Major stabilising the economy only for Blair & Labour to benefit from it. They know the next election is lost & so are busy ensuring Labour inherit an absolute mess. Making ££ for their mates while they're at it. @MarinaPurkiss @campbellclaret

@BarnsleyFCOTD @neil_redfearn8 Top of the Premier Leagie at the moment of that photo

On this day in 1998, after relegation from the PL and a dispute about wages, the brilliant @neil_redfearn8 left Barnsley and signed for Charlton Athletic for £1m. Since joining in Sept '91, ‘Redders’ had made 338 appearances and scored 83 goals for the Reds. He was top scorer in both the '96/97 promotion season with 19 and '97/98 PL season with 14. Redfearn left Charlton after just one season and joined Bradford City, again in the PL. #BarnsleyFC #NeilRedfearn #CAFC

@HLTCO Great scenes but Matterface can't help but talk throughout the entire clip instead of actually letting the crowd noise actually tell the story

The scenes all over the pitch there at full-time from Ecuador’s players and coaches are class. Pure emotion. Long live the World Cup.

@OakwellHub @Steve2015649681 It was reduced to one but has since been restored to two.

@Steve2015649681 Barnsley FC must navigate a tighter transfer market following a reduction in post-Brexit visa allocations, which has cut the number of Elite Significant Contribution (ESC) slots available to League One clubs from two down to just one.

Reports from Australia suggest Barnsley are closing in on Newcastle Jets winger Clayton Taylor. The 22-year-old has emerged as one of the A-League's brightest young attacking talents and is understood to have agreed a three-year deal with the Reds following the expiry of his contract with Newcastle Jets. Taylor enjoyed an impressive 2025/26 campaign, scoring 9 goals and registering 4 assists in just 23 appearances, earning recognition as an Australia Under-23 international and attracting interest from clubs across Europe. Capable of playing across the front line, Taylor is known for his direct running, creativity and eye for goal — qualities that would certainly add another dimension to Daniel Stendel's attacking options. Having made 72 appearances for Newcastle Jets across three seasons, this would represent a significant step in his career and potentially one of Barnsley's most intriguing additions of the summer. 👇 Would Clayton Taylor be a good signing for Barnsley? #BarnsleyFC #COYR #ALeague #Transfers #OakwellHub

@dougokane88 Jedinak scored the Palace to Peterborough while Barnsley played out the famous 2 2 draw with Huddersfield

A few Barnsley favourites assistant coaches at this World Cup. Dean Gorre for Curacao and Mile Jedinak with Australia

Robert, I think you and much of the Westminster media are looking at this entirely from the wrong end of the telescope. The real issue is not whether ministers could nominate Andy Burnham whilst remaining in government. Nor is it whether Sir Keir Starmer would face a difficult political choice. The real question is what such a challenge would do to the Labour Party itself. For many members, this would be an existential moment. Sir Keir Starmer led Labour from opposition to government and delivered a landslide victory after years in the political wilderness. If, after barely two years in office, sections of the Parliamentary Labour Party sought to remove him, they should not assume that members and voters would simply accept it. The danger is not that Starmer loses authority. The danger is that Labour loses its coalition of support altogether. I have spoken to many members who make it clear that they did not join or remain in the party to facilitate an internal coup against a leader who won a General Election. Many would leave. Some say permanently. Once that trust is broken, it is exceptionally difficult to rebuild. Westminster often assumes that leadership contests are simply matters of parliamentary arithmetic. They are not. They are also matters of legitimacy, loyalty and public perception. The electorate tends to take a dim view of politicians who use one leader to secure power and then move against them once they have obtained office. If those advocating a challenge believe the public will applaud such behaviour, I suspect they may be making a profound miscalculation. The consequence may not be a stronger Labour Party under new leadership. It may be a fractured party, a collapsing membership base and the loss of support from voters who conclude that Labour has once again become more interested in itself than in governing the country. That is the risk. Not for Starmer, but for Labour itself.

@oakwellgrovest @The_Mannster Aye alright. And since January? And the whole team set up so poorly the CBs are isolated, the full backs so dysfunctional and no midfield protection. And this has been consistent all season no matter who he picks. We've conceded most in L1 cos we aren't organised

@Philg2012 @The_Mannster That's garbage, we didn't have one half decent CB with good efl experience until O'Connel came in January, Shepherd & MDG are a lg 2 standard pairing. We got to play off final with mads, kitching & thomas, Hourihane's defenders are a long way off these players.

The thing is who of any clout is going to come in and work under this shower of shite above them. Yes, CH has not covered himself in glory this season and it has been a baptism of fire, but he has the club at heart and I think he’ll do well in his next job given the right support

@oakwellgrovest @The_Mannster A defence Conor has built and rebuilt with players who have had plenty of clean sheets playing for other teams. He hasn't worked out how to set a team up

@Philg2012 @The_Mannster Didn't have a chance with one of worst defences in league.

@GabSutton Think Gab its a combination of Conor being given the job too soon, not surrounding himself with more experience and the Barnsley job being tougher than anticipated. I feel his coaching philosophy has hit L1 reality and he's not been sure how to adjust his methods

Big question mark for me is whether there's enough footballing nous upstairs at Oakwell to get this next appointment right. Neerav Parekh's background is in AI and data analytics, Jon Flatman's is in rugby and Julie Ann Quay's is in fashion. And of course, James Cryne isn't his father - he's his own man and he's exercised his perfect right to carve his own path by not having a full-time role at the club in addition to his stake (as far/recently as I know). With that in mind, I question whether there's enough footballing intelligence at the top. If you look at the clubs who have exceeded expectations in League One this season, they've all had it. Contrary to criticism from some quarters, I actually think everyone at board level and in senior positions at Barnsley are ambitious, and do want what's best for the club. At the same time, they need a more refined and consistent process for how to get there. Restructuring this summer is a must. #BarnsleyFC 🔴

@LeonWobYP Think a combination of Conor being given the job too soon, not surrounding himself with more experience and the Barnsley job being tougher than anticipated. I feel his coaching philosophy has hit L1 reality and he's not been sure how to adjust his methods

Hourihane will be speaking after the game. #barnsleyfc

@The_Mannster Think a combination of Conor being given the job too soon, not surrounding himself with more experience and the Barnsley job being tougher than anticipated. I feel his coaching philosophy has hit L1 reality and he's not been sure how to adjust his methods

@The_Mannster I agree he has the club at heart n it's sad it's not worked out. But I struggle to have faith he will improve when seen 6 months of tactics, set up and individual players going backwards. And no sign of Conor owning his own mistakes

@RedsReport_ Obviously had discussions this week about budgets n not been able to agree on aims for next season. If not announced today, post match interviews about next season would have meant Conor having to lie or announce it himself

THE TIMING OF THIS BAFFLES ME

@LeonWobYP Barnsley have been poor for 12 months under Hourihane and are getting worse by the week. He shows no signs of knowing how to set up a team, his in game tactics a d subs are repeatedly poor. And his selections of square pegs in round holes is the stuff of legend now!

🔴🔴RATINGS: One nightmare mark and some very low scores for Barnsley players against Plymouth Argyle. #barnsleyfc #pafc yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football…

@drfc_ross To be fair, he probably went down with shock after making a save!

Is this the third different team he’s done this for against us?? genuinely embarrassing #drfc

Barnsley submit 24/25 accounts, where the club finished 12th in League One. 🔑figures ⚽️ Revenue £10.3m ⬆️ 15% ⚽️Wages £11.5m ⬆️2% ⚽️ Wages 111% of revenue ⬇️14% ⚽️ Underlying loss £7.4m ⬇️24% ⚽️ Player sale profits £0.9m ⚽️ Pre tax loss £6.6m ⬆️135% ⚽️ Player purchases £1.2m ⚽️ Player sales £5.3m ⚽️ Total cost of all signings £2.7m ⚽️ Total losses over the years £25.2m ⚽️ Amount invested by owners in £5.4m

@dougokane88 'Usual defensive frailties'. Conor hasn't got a clue how to make us solid

A scrappy weird game on a bobbly pitch. Peterborough have probably had the best of it, they have missed several big chances. Barnsley have put a few good moves together but not totally clicking in attack and usual defensive frailties there. Fine goal by Connell

@dougokane88 I think you sum it up perfectly here Doug: 'there is such a sloppiness about the team and so many regular errors by players who have been relatively solid elsewhere in their careers that you have to question the coaching and the overall approach to defending'.

Talking points from Bolton: - Game that sums up season - first half as bad as it gets - early goals continue poor set piece record - second half much better but too late - Midfielder Phillips onto 40 Reds goals barnsleychronicle.com/article/34578/…

@dougokane88 And 35 conceded in the last 13 games. Barnsley are getting worse not better defensively despite changing personnel. That's on Hourihane completely

Well I was wrong to dread it. Much better after the break, showed character which is bare minimum. But should have been buried at half-time. This team has some real attacking ability but defending costs them time and again. 72 goals conceded in all comps this season.

@joshathertonn I agree. In July he was certain that Okeefe wasn't a RB and MDG & Earl weren't CB's. Now look at us. I feel Conor's coaching ideas have hit something a brick wall with an average Barnsley L1 squad and he's scrambling round for ideas on how to correct it. Yet not finding any

@Philg2012 I see exactly where you’re coming from. That’s the one thing that confuses me about Conor. The start of the season we looked great and then one day he decided to change our style and we’ve been wildly inconsistent since then

@joshathertonn I hope you're right Josh. We are only clear of relegation because of our good start to the season. And my worry is that I'm not watching a Barnsley that are improving at all

@Philg2012 I reckon we’ll finish around 12th come the end of the season. Yes we’re points off 22nd but we do have those games in hand - need to win them mind but I reckon we’ll finish around take 6 points from 12 and but a bit of daylight between us and bottom 4