The Barnet Herald
Match21 Nov 2026
The wait goes on for Barnet
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Kane Smith says Barnet went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Barnet
Britt Assombalonga and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Kabongo Tshimanga
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad23 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Barnet
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Idris Kanu was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Nicholas Moore was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Barnet dressing room was either.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Harry Smith 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 Harry Smith trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Idris Kanu runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match21 Nov 2026
Barnet and Walsall cancel each other out
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Walsall came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
In brief
- Looking ahead A reunion for Harry Smith
- Player ratings Nothing got past Danny Collinge
- Squad Matthew Cox speaks, and the room listens