The Barnet Herald
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Nicholas Lawrence is out at Barnet
Four paragraphs on the club website, none of them about football. The board thanked him, wished him well, and had the search under way before the page went up.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Robert Wilson steps up at Barnet for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
David Angibeaud’s move to Barnet collapses on the table
Fee agreed, terms agreed, and a scan that said otherwise. He goes back to Crystal Palace; Barnet go back to the market; and both will insist there is no story here.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Adam Senior goes up and wins it — 7.32
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 7.32 for the rest of it.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
No deal for Pedro Lima at that price
Barnet offered $1.8M; Wolverhampton said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Barnet
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.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Words at Barnet training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Danny Collinge is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Door shut on Kristi Montgomery
Barnet asked and Everton said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: Robert Hall joins the Barnet first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Hall 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 One of our own: Joshua Green joins the Barnet first team
- Market Barnet promote Jacob Shaw from within
- Market Stephen Collins steps up from the Barnet academy