All posts tagged Barnet

A Brief Introduction to the League Two Relegation Candidates

By on March 12, 2013 in the Category Uncategorized with 4 Comments
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With ten games or less remaining for virtually every Football League side, most supporters have a pretty good idea of what the next few months holds in store for their team: a promotion push; mid-table obscurity; or a fight against relegation.

Honing in on the bottom of League Two, a small but significant five point gap has opened up between Bristol Rovers and Barnet in positions 17 and 18 …

4-4-2 Managers and 4-4-2 Fans

By on February 21, 2013 in the Category Uncategorized with 5 Comments
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If you, as a football fan, recognise the shortcomings of 4-4-2 (the system, not the magazine), then that leaves you a few genes short of being a ‘proper bloke’ and certainly unpatriotic in the extreme. Here, we welcome back John Dobson, a regular chronicler of Yorkshire football, to point out how fan pressure must not be allowed to hold sway at Bootham Crescent.

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Things are not going …

Barnet FC: A Personal Narrative, Homing Issues and Edgar Davids

By on October 19, 2012 in the Category Uncategorized with 3 Comments
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Over three separate trips to Underhill across a period of 12 years, away days in Barnet have become something of a personal favourite. I’ve missed a few games in that time, but the trio that I have been able to make – each time supporting Plymouth – have been excellent days and reflective, perhaps, of how my life has evolved alongside and around football over these years.

A Personal …

The Ethics of Soccer Sponsorship

By on September 27, 2012 in the Category Uncategorized with 12 Comments
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Feeling queasy at the increased commercialisation of football is an experience common to us all, but a definite ‘if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em’ mood has prevailed in recent years. Indeed, sponsorship has become yet another facet of the game to get nostalgic about – a marvellous post at the Football Attic recently confirmed the fact that certain advertisers seem to ‘suit’ certain clubs. Hence, JVC will always be …

Ten Reasons to Love the Football League

By on August 18, 2012 in the Category Uncategorized with 9 Comments
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So Football is officially dead then – beside images of sideburns, NHS celebrations, Kenneth Branagh in a top hat, a Somali-born hero, David Rudisha, the lightning bolt and the tranquil surrounds of ‘Eton Dorney’, the game has lost its sheen – embattled as it was when Freddie Flintoff inspired an Embrace song in 2005 and Jonny drop kicked that ball two years before.

Well maybe – but we still …

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