The Barnet Herald
Squad12 Oct 2026
3 goals for Jake Beesley
The match ball belongs to Jake Beesley, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Joe Kizzi keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Barnet may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match10 Oct 2026
Nobody wants to play Barnet right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at Barnet
Ryan Glover and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match10 Oct 2026
Barnet find a way past Chesterfield
Chesterfield made Barnet work for it, but the scoreboard read 3‑2 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
A masterclass from Jake Beesley
Marked 9.40 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
The terraces12 Oct 2026
One of their own: Damola Ajayi
He is 20 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market12 Oct 2026
Barnet promote Mark Fisher from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mark Fisher has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market12 Oct 2026
Christopher James steps up from the Barnet academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Christopher James has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Barnet
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Britt Assombalonga
- The dugout John Carter: “That is the standard”