The Barnet Herald
Squad12 Oct 2026
Real improvement from Ben Winterburn at Barnet
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Ben Winterburn is 22, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Market12 Oct 2026
Barnet promote Anthony Phillips from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anthony Phillips 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.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Barnet keep their word to Ronan Coughlan
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Wanya Marçal knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Wanya Marçal trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market12 Oct 2026
Idris Kanu told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Idris Kanu has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Barnet.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
Emmanuel Osadebe goes back to face Cambridge United
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Emmanuel Osadebe’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Barnet needing him to play as if none of it matters.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
A door opens for Jordan Hugill
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Wanya Marçal finally belongs at Barnet
The language has come, the shrug has gone, and he argues in training like a man who expects to be here next year. None of it shows up on a fee and all of it shows up on the pitch.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
Barnet travel to Cambridge United
Next up on the road: Cambridge United, position 22. The supporters who go will talk about it all week and the ones who do not will check their phones at ten to five.
In brief
- The dugout The manager comes out for Matthew Cox
- Squad Good reports on Matthew Cox