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by thebeekeeper
29 Apr 2024, 09:20
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Solihull Moors (THTS) The Minging to Winning Match Thread
Replies: 262
Views: 13047

Re: Solihull Moors (THTS) The Minging to Winning Match Thread

Good article. This still really hurts. I don't understand how we go from having just Wynter out to being without O'Donkor and Thompson and with Pritchard virtually immobile and Brunt and Stead unfit to start. Going in to a playoff semi with one fit striker and two fit central midfielders is just dr...
by thebeekeeper
29 Apr 2024, 09:04
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Barnet retained list
Replies: 89
Views: 6802

Re: Barnet retained list

Agree we need to retain the core but the challenge is a number of the squad were not good enough meaning DB needed to supplement us with loans. If we can't retain the key loans then we may have a bigger rebuild than you would expect. Acknowledging some may be under contract and ignoring youth playe...
by thebeekeeper
18 Apr 2024, 18:42
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: No cup replays
Replies: 53
Views: 2472

Re: No cup replays

I understand why this looks bad. However I can’t name 2 clubs that have made big money from fa cup replays in recent years off the top of my head. Most of the big money made in fa cup runs has been from clubs getting results rather than replays. I suppose it depends what you define as 'recent years...
by thebeekeeper
18 Apr 2024, 10:59
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Kidderminster Harriers (THTS) The Hawkward Goodbye Match Thread
Replies: 140
Views: 7499

Re: Kidderminster Harriers (THTS) The Hawkward Goodbye Match Thread

Being 2nd or 3rd gives us a much longer rest between games, we need to go full strength to keep the sharpness and the momentum. Fine balance though. We also need to avoid needless injury. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I would imagine anyone in the 'red zone' will be rested, but most regular fi...
by thebeekeeper
17 Apr 2024, 21:52
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Big games tonight
Replies: 157
Views: 7843

Re: Big games tonight

With Altrincham playing Oxford City at home on Saturday, it now looks highly unlikely that they won't finish 4th.

So, if we're able to get the required result against Kidderminster, we'll most probably be playing either Solihull or Gateshead in the semi-final.
by thebeekeeper
17 Apr 2024, 13:22
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: (Near) Rivals
Replies: 118
Views: 8341

Re: (Near) Rivals

John Hunt wrote: 17 Apr 2024, 12:37 I hope Stevenage don't look in our direction to replace Rotherham bound Steve Evan's.
This crossed my mind, but it would represent quite a stylistic shift for Stevenage. Not to say it won't happen, but I suspect there are other options more suited to their current playing squad.
by thebeekeeper
16 Apr 2024, 14:42
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Big games tonight
Replies: 157
Views: 7843

Re: Big games tonight

Expect Bromley to win, but if they do I hope they don’t rack up the goals. If they don’t overcome our +5 goal difference over them across tonight and their final game vs Gateshead, then a draw on Saturday vs Kidderminster will suffice for 2nd place. Not a huge deal in the scheme of things, as who k...
by thebeekeeper
13 Apr 2024, 18:22
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: FC Halifax (Club Tropicana) The Milk Float Match Thread
Replies: 131
Views: 8851

Re: FC Halifax (Club Tropicana) The Milk Float Match Thread

Fantastic to nail down a top three spot today, and put ourselves in pole position for second place. What a great effort from the team this season. Looking at the broader play-off picture, I sincerely hope that Halifax can pick up one win from their three fixtures over the next week, because I really...
by thebeekeeper
11 Apr 2024, 15:47
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Chairman's statement
Replies: 427
Views: 22774

Re: Chairman's statement

Not directly related to Barnet / South Underhill, but I went down a bit of a rabbit hole looking into Oxford United's new stadium application. Though much larger in scale, there are some similarities with our plans, in that the site they want to build on is currently part of the green belt. They rec...
by thebeekeeper
10 Apr 2024, 12:41
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Bromley (THTS) The Thin Lilywhite Duke Match Thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7924

Re: Bromley (THTS) The Thin Lilywhite Duke Match Thread

The Kanu penalty decision. Looks a clear penalty to me. https://x.com/tomhwilliams23/status/1777824457513402451 The ref missed several seemingly obvious fouls against us, including this one. A very poor display. Hey Mark, you were on Talksport at 2.45am this morning. Great interview with Paul Ross,...
by thebeekeeper
10 Apr 2024, 08:28
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Halifax
Replies: 167
Views: 8575

Re: Halifax

Shame it doesn’t look like they’ll be playing the Oldham game before us, was a small advantage them playing 24 hours later than us on a quagmire. Could it not be rearranged for Thursday this week? I'm guessing that the National League won't want to risk a game on the Thursday before the final weeke...
by thebeekeeper
08 Apr 2024, 08:50
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Bring Barnet Back - Fundraiser
Replies: 24
Views: 7185

Re: Bring Barnet Back - Fundraiser

Spotted both a Bring Back Barnet t-shirt and Theresa Villiers running Oak Hill Parkrun this morning. I'd say it's likely she would have seen it. I'll claim credit for being the Bring Barnet Back Parkrunner (unless there was another that I didn't spot!) I didn't see Ms Villiers but hopefully she too...
by thebeekeeper
03 Apr 2024, 08:27
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Maidenhead travel
Replies: 25
Views: 1586

Re: Maidenhead travel

It's not that clear, but this simplified map (missing out some stations) indicates that you can use the freedom pass all the way until Reading:

https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/servi ... travel-map
by thebeekeeper
31 Mar 2024, 12:28
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Chairman's statement
Replies: 427
Views: 22774

Re: Chairman's statement

Our highest ever average attendance is 3719 when we won Division 4 in 1991/92. So we'd need to increase the fanbase by over 2000 people from that peak for a 6000 capacity stadium to become problematic. I'd love that to happen, of course, but realistically something around the 6000 mark will be more ...
by thebeekeeper
22 Mar 2024, 18:46
Forum: General Barnet Chat
Topic: Bees v Dorking 23rd March
Replies: 66
Views: 5377

Re: Bees v Dorking 23rd March

I remember the bogof season tickets, which were awfully taken up. As supporters we also have a duty too and too manny people just simply point fingers at the club Spot on. We are also a club where they gave free tickets out at the turnstiles of the classic sold out Brentford match for the following...