The Barrow AFC Post
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Franco Umeh
Successful dribbles: 39. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad14 Sep 2026
George Maris in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Barrow AFC this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
The crowd has taken to Brandon Powell
At 20 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Squad14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for MJ Williams
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to MJ Williams, and the manager let it.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
The afternoon belonged to Brandon Powell
A mark of 7.39, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
Market14 Sep 2026
Barrow AFC buy the years ahead of Steven Young
He is 14, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market14 Sep 2026
A long bet from Barrow AFC on Jacob Hall
He is 14, and nobody at Barrow AFC signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Dan Sweeney 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 Dan Sweeney trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Match12 Sep 2026
Point won or two lost for Barrow AFC?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Oldham Athletic? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Barrow AFC and Joe Anderson
- Squad Angus MacDonald left out for tactical reasons at Barrow AFC
- Player ratings George Maris spends the afternoon fouling