The Barnsley Gazette
Match17 Aug 2027
Barnsley taken apart
0‑3 to Wigan Athletic, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Joe Buršík keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Barnsley may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market23 Aug 2027
Reyes Cleary asks to leave Barnsley
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market23 Aug 2027
Barnsley say no — this time
The offer from Floriana for Jonathan Bland was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Barnsley
Jeon Jin-Woo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
7 academy graduates step up at Barnsley
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match21 Aug 2027
A bad afternoon for Barnsley against Stevenage
1‑3 to Stevenage, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Godoy Cruz tell Barnsley: Agustín Auzmendi is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Matthew Marshall joins the Barnsley first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matthew Marshall is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Barnsley promote John Marshall from within
- Squad Reyes Cleary falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings Georgie Gent beats them one at a time