The Barrow AFC Post
Match16 Jan 2029
No mercy from Barrow AFC
Shrewsbury Town will want this one forgotten quickly: 3‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Barrow AFC were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Player ratings22 Jan 2029
Raoef Assady scores twice — 8.61
Two goals and a mark of 8.61 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Ben Winterbottom keeps Barrow AFC in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market22 Jan 2029
Killian Barrett asks to leave Barrow AFC
“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.
Player ratings22 Jan 2029
Charlie McCann goes up and wins it — 7.73
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.73 for the rest of it.
Player ratings22 Jan 2029
Both jobs done by Reece Cole — 7.95
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 16 actions, 7.95, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
Player ratings22 Jan 2029
Jamie Mullins has a hand in both — 7.57
One scored and one made, which is a different afternoon from scoring twice and an easier one to overlook. Marked 7.57, and involved in 2 of his side's goals.
Match20 Jan 2029
Barrow AFC find a way past Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic made Barrow AFC work for it, but the scoreboard read 3‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Transfer targets22 Jan 2029
Door shut on Josh Thomas
Barrow AFC asked and Stoke City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- The terraces Barrow AFC supporters have found a favourite in Raoef Assady
- Match Shrewsbury Town blown away early
- Squad Stephen Atkinson pulls a muscle — 14 days out