January
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| v Aldershot (01.01.13) |
Players
in
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Adam Thompson (Watford)
The 20-year-old arrived on a
month’s loan, having made only two appearances for Watford and previously had a
spell on loan at Wycombe. The young defender made one appearance for the Bees
before returning to Vicarage Road, having dislocated his shoulder in training.
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Ibra Sekajja (Crystal Palace)
Another signing on a month’s
loan in January, Sekajja previously played under Mr Davids at Selhurst Park.
The 20-year-old scored the goal that secured the Eagles Championship survival
back in 2011, but he didn’t manage to net in any of his four appearances in black
and amber.
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Harry Crawford (Dartford)
Arriving on a three-year
deal, Crawford came from Dartford, the club he joined at the beginning of the
season. Averaging at a goal every other game while with the Darts, he was apparently
on our radar for a while and scored his first for the Bees within a month.
Players
out
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Liam O’Brien (Hastings)
The 21-year-old keeper left
on loan for a month, in favour of first team football. Making his debut that
weekend in their televised FA Cup game against Middlesbrough, he saved a
penalty before conceding four...
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George Barker (Brighton & Hove Albion)
The striker returned to his
parent club having made just one solitary appearance for the Bees – the 1-1
draw against AFC Wimbledon
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Jon Fortune
He may have been made
captain at the beginning of the season by Mark Robson, but Fortune soon fell
out of favour with the management. He only made a handful of appearances and
joined Chatham Town the following month.
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Melvin Holwijn
The Dutch winger made only
one appearance and left the Bees as his contract expired. Rejoining the club he
left: Blau Wit, does anyone remember him?
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Collins John
Epitomising ‘flop’ – the former
Fulham and Holland striker left after a string of poor performances and
injuries. A nightmare from start to finish. Upon leaving, the sack of spuds
claimed a two-year deal with a Polish side, when he was in fact, only training
to regain fitness – say no more!
News
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Andy Iro extended his loan spell by an extra
month. The Stevenage defender made a handful of appearances as well as bagging
a 97th minute equaliser against Exeter City.
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The typically bad weather of January saw the
home game against Fleetwood Town postponed. Despite efforts to ensure the game
could go ahead, the frozen pitch meant game off!
Results
01.01.13 – Barnet 0-1 Aldershot Town (League Two)
05.01.13 – Barnet 2-0 Bradford City (League Two)
12.01.13 – Rotherham United 0-2 Barnet (League Two)
26.01.13 – Burton Albion 1-0 Barnet (League Two)
Played 4 – won 2 – lost 2 – goals for 4 – goals
against 2 – points 6
February
Players
in
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Craig Beattie
The 29-year-old left St.
Johnstone in January and joined the Bees following International clearance.
Arriving on a free, the former ‘million pound’ man joined in order to “bolster
attacking options”.
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Dani Lopez (Stevenage)
The Spanish striker joined
on loan from our local rivals, Stevenage. No stranger to League Two, as he
previously had a spell with Aldershot. Unable to make the first team at
Broadhall Way, Lopez arrived on an inital month’s loan and soon became a hit
with fans.
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Bondz N’Gala (Stevenage)
Part of a trio of signings,
N’Gala joined his Stevenage teammate on a month’s loan in February. The
defender hadn’t played for Boro for over a month and was hoping to get the
minutes in as he returned to match fitness.
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Chiro N’Toko
Another signing from
Holland, N’Toko hadn’t played for a while due to a knee injury – his last club
was Den Haag. The deal saw the defender on the club’s books until the end of
the season and he made his debut a day after signing.
Players
out
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| v Southend (26.02.13) |
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Harry Crawford (Dartford)
Returning to his former club
– where he also made his name – on a month’s loan. After the signings of
Beattie and Lopez, he found himself down the pecking order.
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Taiwo Atieno
The 27-year-old only made
four appearances and has been without a club since his departure from
Underhill. Coincidence?
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Andy Iro (Stevenage)
The centre half returned to
the League One club after his spell with the Bees was up – and we signed a
couple of his teammates. Making 10 appearances in two months, he certainly did
the job.
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Jamal Lowe (Boreham Wood)
Looking for first team
football in order to continue his progression, and after a spell with Hayes
& Yeading earlier in the season, Lowe joined the local non-league side for
a month.
Injuries
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Ricky Holmes – a foot injury saw him
sidelined for the rest of the campaign, meaning he never got to make it to the
milestone of 100 league appearances for Barnet.
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Liam O’Brien – the goalkeeper returned
prematurely from Hastings, after suffering a groin injury which saw him out of
the season.
News
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The Football League granted the club
permission to relocate to The Hive ahead of the 2013/14 season.
Results
01.02.13 – Bristol Rovers 2-1 Barnet (League Two)
09.02.13 – Barnet 0-0 Port Vale (League Two)
16.02.13 – York City 1-2 Barnet (League Two)
23.02.13 – Barnet 0-0 Rochdale (League Two)
26.02.13 – Barnet 2-0 Southend United (League Two)
Played 5 – won 2 – lost 1 – drawn 2 – goals for 5 – goals
against 3 – points 8
March
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| Snowing before the Cheltenham game |
Players
in
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Jamal Lowe
The youngster returned to
Underhill after his month’s spell with Boreham Wood was up – he only made one
appearance
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Ross Jenkins (Watford)
Previously playing in League
Two for Plymouth, where his spell was cut short by injury, the 22-year-old made
the switch from Hornets to Bees for a month.
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Tom Flanagan (MK Dons)
The defender joined for the
rest of the season. Earlier in the season Flanagan played for eventual champions
Gillingham, those performances also saw him rewarded with a call-up to the Northern
Ireland Under 18s.
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Kyle de Silva (Crystal Palace)
Product of the Eagles youth
academy, the teenager was brought in on loan until end of the campaign. He made
his debut that weekend from the bench but in the following game against
Dagenham & Redbridge lasted 10 minutes before seeing red for a kick.
Players
out
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| Last game under the floodlights at Underhill |
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Dani Lopez & Bondz N’Gala (Stevenage)
The duo returned to their
parent club following Boro’s long list of injuries and suspensions. Lopez
netted a hattrick against Morecambe, while N’Gala made six appearances in the
Bees’ back line.
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Tanashe Abrahams (Mamelodi Sundowns)
The academy was shipped out
on loan to the South African Premier League side.
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Olly Lee (Birmingham)
Lee Clark described him as “Barnet’s
stand-out player” when the Bees faced Birmingham in the League Cup earlier in
the campaign, and the midfielder joined the Blues after two months on trial. A
regular under Robson, the 21-year-old former West Ham youth player soon became
out of favour.
News
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The club and Edgar Davids made national (Mail / Telegraph) news when, after the defeat
to Accrington Stanley, the supporters’ coach broke down on the M6. The players’
coach dropped staff and the lads at the nearest service station before going
back to pick up the stranded fans.
Results
02.03.13 – Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Barnet (League Two)
09.03.13 – Barnet 4-1 Morecambe (League Two)
12.03.13 – Oxford United 1-0 Barnet (League Two)
16.03.13 – Accrington Stanley 3-2 Barnet (League Two)
19.03.13 – Barnet 2-0 Fleetwood Town (League Two)
23.03.13 – Barnet 0-0 Cheltenham Town (League Two)
29.03.13 – Barnet 0-0 Dagenham & Redbridge (League
Two)
Played 7 – won 2 –
lost 3 – drawn 2 – goals for 9 – goals against 7 – points 8
