The Barnsley Gazette
Squad31 Aug 2026
Cieran Slicker keeps Barnsley in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market31 Aug 2026
Aaron Atkinson puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Barnsley, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Reyes Cleary in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Barnsley this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match29 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Barnsley
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
Barnsley supporters have found a favourite in Cieran Slicker
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Cieran Slicker has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Barnsley training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kieran Green is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Barnsley
- Player ratings Off the pace: Tennai Watson
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Kelechi Nwakali
- Match No goals between Barnsley and Wycombe Wanderers