Posted April 28th, 2009
by Rahoul Baruah
In case you hadn’t noticed, Reading did us a bit of a favour last night.
Norwich now cannot catch us, making the final relegation spot a battle between them and Barnsley. Also meaning that Sunday’s game is now stress-free!
So congratulations to Billy and the players, congratulations to everyone associated with the club. I said at the start of the season that I would take 21st place and it looks like we will do one better. OK, it was a bit of a roller-coaster but we’ve seen some beautiful football, some absolute dire football and I actually started to like Colin Calderwood (and then he was gone).
And now we have big-mouth Billy Davies, who, if nothing else, has a big job on his hands over the summer. More on that over the next few days …
Tags: barnsley, billy davies, colin calderwood, norwich city, reading Posted in Opinion
Posted March 18th, 2009
by Rahoul Baruah
As Gary Megson (who no-one likes) would say, “we’re right in the cart now” (whilst also complaining about player’s lifestyles and dark forces working against him).
Why?
Because Barnsley have just dumped us back in the relegation zone. It’s OK though – the club are offering anyone who went to Burnley a £1.90 per goal conceded refund. So that makes up for the humiliation then.
Meanwhile, Chris Cohen still believes we can stay up, despite the ever-growing injury list, while Marlon is desperate to come back and fire us to safety.
Despite the doom and gloom, at least two of our players have been selected for international duty, whilst one of our ex-players is being lined up as the next England boss.
Lastly, Chris Cohen (again) reckons we can beat Wolves on Saturday – not sure the bookies think so, but they will offer you a free £10 bet if you’re willing to risk it.
Tags: barnsley, burnley, chris cohen, chris gunter, gary megson, marlon harewood, martin o'neill, rob earnshaw, wolverhampton wanderers Posted in News
Posted December 1st, 2008
by Rahoul Baruah
Bricks thrown at Barnsley fans in the Meadows, whilst Doughty still has Davies and Allardyce lined up to replace the bronzed one. And Citeh fans are simultaneously worried and confident about meeting us in the FA Cup.
Colin Calderwood
Tags: barnsley, billy davies, manchester city, nigel doughty, sam allardyce Posted in General, News
Posted December 1st, 2008
by Rish
Hello and welcome to this episode of Calderwatch. It has now been confirmed that the Bronze-crested Calderwood is an endangered species in the Nottingham area, so we are privileged to have some wonderful footage of it.
The first piece of footage is from just before 2pm; the Calderwood is playing with some marbles, and appears to lose them. At the same time, it passes on a piece of paper, and due to our telephoto lens, we can make out that it says:
Camp
Moloney Morgan Wilson © Lynch
Perch
Anderson McGugan
Garner
Earnshaw Tyson
The Calderwood’s greatest foe is man – more specifically the frequently hostile environment to be found by the River Trent every second Saturday. The atmosphere does seem to become notably more hostile when the subject of that piece of paper becomes public knowledge, with our microphones picking up comments such as, “Wat the bloody ‘ell’s ‘e doin?” and, “Berra put on yer ‘at else yer tabs’ll get cowd”.
By 3.30pm, the Calderwood is patrolling its domain beside the lush grassy area, seemingly unnerved by the antics of the game of football; with its arms folded and a tense expression, the Calderwood soon barks out instructions at the team in red. Shortly afterwards, the number 9, now playing on the left wing, puts in a cross which is headed home by the number 16, now playing upfront. Relieved cheers spring out on three sides of the grassy area, although one young woman sitting high up in the Trent End was heard to say, “I’ve got mixed emotions – if we win then he keeps his job”.
Just after 4 o’clock, the Calderwood looks more relaxed, especially as the number 8 produces a wonderful mazy run and pass, and then smacks the crossbar with a shot from distance. Half an hour later, the Calderwood looks agitated again, as the team in white mount prolonged assaults on the team in red; the goalkeeper and number 27 make particularly telling contributions in protecting the Red goal. At 4.50, the Calderwood goes completely mental, jumping up and down and making wild gesticulations towards the man in black, who ignores the Calderwood’s pleas to replace the number 16. Shortly afterwards, the team in white hit the ball against the bar and bring another save from the goalkeeper, before the man in black blows the whistle, bringing on another wave of relief.
After reviewing this afternoon’s footage, we were able to assess the Calderwood as a creature of dignity with a generally calm demeanour, albeit prone to moments of irritation and sometimes struggling to make key decisions (although this footage shows that the Calderwood is capable of getting such things right after reviewing the evidence). However, the threat is not over for the Bronze-crested Calderwood, as it may well continue to face hostility from locals in the East Midlands, and there is an unknown level of threat from the boardroom on the banks of the Trent. Personally, this Calderwatcher would like to see the Calderwood continue its existence in this habitat, although there are rumours of a more hospitable environment in Wiltshire. However, its motivational skills and decision-making abilities will be sorely tested over the next few weeks and months.
Tags: barnsley, calderwatch, colin calderwood, nottingham forest Posted in Match Reports, Opinion
Posted November 30th, 2008
by Rahoul Baruah
A stay of execution for our beleaguered manager – at least till the next crisis.
We lined up in some zany 4-3-3/5-0-5 formation, with Campo in goal, a back-four of Moloney (recalled from Rushden), Morgan, Wilson and Lynch, Perchio in the holding role with Anderson, McGugan, Tyson, Earnshaw and Garner as attackers.
Not the greatest game, but certainly a great three points. And a clean sheet to boot!
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Tags: barnsley, nottingham forest Posted in Match Reports
