The Barnsley Gazette
Match12 Sep 2026
No end in sight to Barnsley's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Barnsley has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Real improvement from Luke Alker at Barnsley
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Luke Alker is 19, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Barnsley
Jack Shepherd was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match12 Sep 2026
Tawanda Chirewa’s goal not enough for Barnsley
Tawanda Chirewa scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Stockport County, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Luca Connell
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Barnsley lose Kieren Flavell
27 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Barnsley and Kelechi Nwakali
- Player ratings Reyes Cleary runs at them all day
- Player ratings Charlie Lennon changes it off the bench
- Market Window shut, Connor Barratt still here