[Lord Snooty]

Barnsley v Huddersfield Town
Sky Bet League One
Saturday February 15th - 15:00 ko
at Oakwell

Huddersfield Town travel the short distance to Oakwell to the John Smith's Bitter Stadium on Saturday afternoon for a game of football.

Michael Duff will be returning to a ground where he had some success not so long back, taking the Tykes all the way to Wembley, where they lost out in the League One Play Off Final, to a 120th minute goal from ex Town junior, Josh Windass. Judging by the reaction of the Barnsley fans when they came to ours earlier in the season, they don't like him for some reason, probably him walking out on them to go to Swansea might have some bearing on that.

In his press conference on Thursday afternoon, he mentioned that that was his favourite season in management so far, so he will be looking forward to this one. He also mentioned what the players had been training on this week. Getting into the right places to score goals. Yeah, that might help.

Matty Pearson got a mention in the presser. The observant reporter noting that the Keighley Caravanner was missing on Saturday against Reading and asked if that was a tactical decision. Obviously didn't listen to the post match interview. Duff repeated that Matty will be out for at least six weeks with a mysterious calf injury. Mysterious, as in, he's no idea when it happened.

Both teams have now gone five games since their last win, but Town are on an unbeaten run of one, after that exciting 0-0 draw on Saturday.

Barnsley had a couple of deadline day deals incoming. One of them will know half of our team already, coming on loan from the Wolverhampton Wanderers, is left wing back Dexter Lembikisa. He came on as a second half sub at Stockport on Saturday. The other signing is a French striker called Clement Rodrigues. He's on loan from SC Bastia and started the match at Edgeley Park, which the Reds lost 2-1, but was hauled off at half time.

Won't be going to this one. We live within walking distance of the Barnsley ground, but we certainly won't be forking out any hard earned dosh to watch the dross we have been served up in recent weeks. If you don't feel the same way, here are the ticket prices for your perusal......

Tickets: We have been given the full allocation of 5,018 tickets for the fixture the prices for which are as follows.....

Adults - £27
65s and over - £20
Young Adult (19-21-years) - £20
Under 19s - £12
Under 14s - £7


Head to Head



Town lead the head to head with 36 wins to Barnsley's 29, with 16 draws.

The wins total in that has had two added on already this season as we beat the Tykes twice in a week back in October, both at the JSS and both by the score of two-nil. First up was the league match. It came on the back of four straight defeats for the Terriers, but we completely dominated the game. We left it late though and with the Barnsley fans taunting Herbie Kane, who had come on as sub, he set up the first goal for Ben Wiles in the 83rd minute. We were well into injury time when David Kasumu added the second to secure what would be the first game of an unbeaten run of 16 games.

Three days later, we had game number two of the unbeaten run when Barnsley came back for a Bristol Street Motors Trophy match and we won again. It was goal less at half time again, but then on the hour mark our two main strikers combined to make it 1-0. Bojan Radulović unselfishly set up Freddie Ladapo for his first goal in the bright blue n white.

We totally outplayed them on the night, but at 1-0 anything could happen. A draw would mean probable elimination for both teams. Thankfully it was us who scored in injury time when two subs linked up with Tom Iorpenda sending in a perfect cross for Danny Ward to poke home.












Barnsley in popular culture: We can't talk about Barnsley without mentioning the classic film Kes. Directed by Ken Loach in 1969, it starred David Bradley as the young schoolboy Billy Casper, who taught himself falconry after stealing a kestrel chick from a nest and a book from the library.

Not the most promising plotline for a family friendly film, but never mind all that, here is the most memorable part of the film. Brian Glover as the big bully sports teacher thinking he's Bobby Charlton in the football match.








Recent form - last 6 matches:

Town 0-0 Reading
Northampton 3-2 Town
Town 0-1 Birmingham
Town 0-1 Bolton
Blackpool 2-2 Town
Wycombe 0-1 Town

Stockport 2-1 Barnsley
Barnsley 0-0 Burton
Wycombe 2-1 Barnsley
Barnsley 0-1 Stevenage
Bristol R 3-1 Barnsley
Barnsley 3-0 Crawley


Town are 6th in the League One table with 49 points. Barnsley are 10th with 43.

[WakeyTerrier]

Don’t blame you for missing it, I’m swerving as well and have decided to watch Wakey over at Headingley instead. I’ve also returned my Shrewsbury tickets today, I just can’t get enthusiastic about it right now.

The only hope on Saturday is that Barnsley play like they did at our place earlier in the season

[Baggiebob(BBB)]

Another enjoyable read, and know that we all enjoy your professional expertise in writing this each week... Good on yer.

[theo_luddite]

Has to be Snoots's shortest match thread ever. There's me thinking he'd be waxing lyrical about glass blowers, goin' darn t'pit, Dickie Bird. Good 'un tho' init?

Went in t'wrong end at Barnsley once, they fished us out soon after Town scored.

I've got a Shrews ticket but can't make my mind up whether to take the car and find a place nearby to park or go on t'train. The long hike goin' ain't the problem. It's the long hike back with the chance of getting lost (I've done that before) and missing the last train back that is. That's assuming the bloody thing actually runs. Yes there's a bus to the bus station but how many are going to get on it? It's a bloody long hike back down the A5.

[Lord Snooty]

I did a ridiculously long one a couple of seasons ago, theo.

[jjamez]

Are we at a must win stage for us or duff?

Also is anyone having issues getting on the site, when I use WiFi it won't allow me but it does for data

[Lord Snooty]

I did for a while this morning but it all seems fine now.

[theo_luddite]

I couldn't get on either way but obvs OK now. It seemed to come up faster than it has for a while.

[Lord Snooty]

TOWN’S TEAM TO FACE BARNSLEY (A)

1. Lee Nicholls
2. Lasse Sorensen
7. Callum Marshall
8. Ben Wiles
15. Dion Charles
16. Herbie Kane
17. Brodie Spencer
18. David Kasumu
24. Radinio Balker
27. Tawanda Chirewa
32. Tom Lees ©

SUBSTITUTES

Jacob Chapman; Josh Ruffels, Jonathan Hogg, Josh Koroma, Freddie Ladapo, Ollie Turton, Joe Hodge

[Lord Snooty]

Get in. KOROMA!!