The Barrow AFC Post
Match19 Sep 2029
Barrow AFC out of the cup
Plymouth Argyle ended it 0‑1. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Match22 Sep 2029
The drought breaks for Barrow AFC
9 without a win is the sort of run that changes how a town talks about its club, and Gillingham were the afternoon it stopped. Nothing is fixed by one result and everything feels different by one.
Squad24 Sep 2029
Isaac Fletcher out for 17 days
The medical room confirms 17 days on the sidelines for Isaac Fletcher, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad24 Sep 2029
A row about effort at Barrow AFC
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Harry Darling was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad24 Sep 2029
Tempers go at Barrow AFC
Innes Cameron 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.
Market24 Sep 2029
Barrow AFC promote Nicholas Evans from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicholas Evans 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.
Market24 Sep 2029
Barrow AFC promote Peter Brown from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Peter Brown 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.
Market24 Sep 2029
George Watson steps up from the Barrow AFC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. George Watson 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.
Market24 Sep 2029
Barrow AFC promote Jacob Russell from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jacob Russell 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.
In brief
- Match Barrow AFC find a way past Gillingham
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Ellis Litherland-Riding
- Player ratings One of those days for Jake Beesley