The Barnet Herald
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ryan Glover
Successful dribbles: 28. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market31 Aug 2026
Rohat Matyar hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Barnet can pretend not to have heard.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Matthew Cox 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 Barnet this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Barnet training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jonathan Hogg 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.
Match29 Aug 2026
Barnet find a way past Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley made Barnet work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad31 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Nikola Tavares
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Nikola Tavares, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Player ratings Nick Powell takes the honours
- Squad Britt Assombalonga dropped after a run of poor form
- Market The shop window has Nikola Tavares in it