2013 round-up (part three)

July

Players out

·         Sam Cowler

The goalkeeper left, having only made two appearances last season, as back up to Graham Stack. The former West Ham youngster took to Twitter to share the news stating it was a “difficult decision to make but at the end of the day as a footballer I want to play games”.

News

First trip to The Hive

·         The official site showed off this gallery of images to show off the progress made at The Hive. While the turnstiles had been installed and the floodlights under construction, work was well underway in the East Stand and a members’ bar was even being built underneath the Main Stand.

·         Davids was happy with the number and quality of the players retained but also stated he would be hoping for a few more additions come the beginning of the 2013/14 season.

·         Two Spaniards in Luisma Villa and Roberto Casabella were on trial with the Bees and Fairclough sang their praises post Hendon. He kept quite tight-lipped about their future in black and amber, but said a decision would be made by the end of the month.

·         The kits for the upcoming campaign were released: the traditional amber and black for the home kit, while the away strip’s purple and white.

Results

09.07.13 – St. Albans City 1-3 Barnet (pre-season)

20.07.13 – Barnet 0-1 Ipswich Town (pre-season)

23.07.13 – Barnet 4-1 Hendon (pre-season)

27.07.13 – Barnet 1-4 MK Dons (pre-season)

30.07.13 – Hitchin Town 0-3 Barnet (pre-season)

Barnet v Ipswich (pre-season)

August

Players in

·         Marciano Mengerink

The Dutch forward had been training with the Bees for over a month before putting pen to paper on a two-year deal, subject to international clearance. Joining from SDV Barneveld, he had previously worked with Schreuder.

·         Luisma Villa

The 23-year-old had previously played in the third tier of Spanish football, but began his career at Racing Santander, where he even played 20 minutes against Barcelona! Having impressed pre-season, he signed alongside...

·         Roberto Casabella

Another Spanish midfielder, Casabella most recently played for Moldovian side Milsami Orhei where he featured in the Europa League. As a youth player, the 26-year-old played for both Real Madrid and Atlético.

·         Nick Jupp

The goalkeeper arrived on a short-term deal from St. Albans City, as back-up to Graham Stack.

Players out

·         Dom Vose

Another Robson signing departs. The former West Ham youth player left by mutual consent with only two appearances in the black and amber to his name. He later joined Colchester United.

·         George Sykes

The young striker departed on loan to Bishops Stortford in order to gain first team experience.

·         Jamal Lowe

No stranger to a loan spell, Lowe joined Hitchin Town on a short-term deal.

News

·         Elliot Johnson and Luke Gambin both signed extensions on their contracts. Both players broke into the first team last season, with Johnson becoming a regular in the Bees’ back four.

·         The trio of international signings received international clearance ahead of the opening game against Chester.

·         Jake Hyde and Keanu Marsh-Brown were called up to the England C team after a number of good performances in the opening handful of games. Hydey had scored five in five, while KMB had already chipped in with two goals.

Results

03.08.13 – Barnet 1-2 AEL Limassol (pre-season)

10.08.13 – Barnet 3-0 Chester (Conference)

13.08.13 – Tamworth 0-0 Barnet (Conference)

17.08.13 – Gateshead 1-2 Barnet (Conference)

24.08.13 – Barnet 1-1 Nuneaton Town (Conference)

26.08.13 – Braintree Town 0-3 Barnet (Conference)

31.08.13 – Barnet 3-2 Hyde (Conference)

Played 6 – won 4 – drawn 2 – goals for 12 – goals against 4 – points 14

September

Players out

·         Freddie Warren

The midfielder left for Canvey Island on a month’s loan

News

·         Jake Hyde – the striker was sidelined for up to three weeks with a hamstring injury, sustained in the game against Lincoln.

Results

07.09.13 – FC Halifax Town 2-1 Barnet (Conference)

14.09.13 – Barnet 1-1 Lincoln City (Conference)

17.09.13 – Aldershot Town 3-3 Barnet (Conference)

21.09.13 – Alfreton Town 3-1 Barnet (Conference)

24.09.13 – Barnet 1-2 Macclesfield Town (Conference)

28.09.13 – Barnet 3-1 Salisbury City (Conference)

Played 6 – won 1 – lost 3 – drawn 2 – goals for 10 – goals against 12 – points 5

2012 round-up – part three

July

Regarding the stadium saga, it was announced that from 2013/14 Barnet would move to their training ground – The Hive at Harrow. The move was approved by the council on the 19^th.

Players out:

Former Bees Sam Deering and Izale McLeod found new clubs. Sammy joined fellow League Two club Cheltenham, while Izzy went to League One’s Portsmouth – despite their financial restraints.

My season ticket arrived in July.

Players in:

There were a number of players brought in during the close season. First was former Hammer Olly Lee. The 20-year-old midfielder was another Robson’s connections and on his arrival commented: “Olly’s a very good footballer who is comfortable on the ball”.

Following the expiration of his previous contract, Jack Saville agreed a new deal.

After securing Freddie Warren and Ahmed Abdulla on free deals, Jon Nurse the former Dagenham & Redbridge front-man became Robson’s seventh signing.

Anthony Edgar put pen to paper for a permanent deal after he impressed on trial.

Towards the end of the month, free agent Jon Fortune joined the squad. Known for his two stints with Charlton, he had most recently played for Exeter City.

The final player to arrive in July saw the return of Jake Hyde, following his time in Scotland. The striker played during the 2009/10 campaign, where he made 34 appearances but spent two years in Scotland playing for Dundee and Dunfermline.

Results:

Pre-season – 14.07.12 – Burnham Ramblers 0-6 Barnet

Pre-season – 21.07.12 – St Albans 2-10 Barnet

Pre-season – 26.07.12 – Barnet 1-4 Charlton Athletic

August

Players in:

Former Gillingham duo, midfielder Curtis Weston and defender Barry Fuller (in his second spell) both arrived on free transfers.

Rainbow during the League match v York.

Goalkeeper Graham Stack signed for the Bees following his release from Scottish outfit Hibernian.

Injuries:

Jon Nurse – suffered concussion in the game against York. It appeared to be a lot worse at a first glance, as he was stretchered off wearing a neck brace and oxygen mask. The initial reaction was a serious neck/back injury, as he wasn’t moving for five minutes after going down.

Competitions:

A tough trip to Birmingham awaited in the first round of the League Cup. After a good start with a goal from Nursey, the Bees were eventually knocked out, suffering a 5-1 defeat in the process.

Results:

Pre-season – 04.08.12 – Borehamwood 2-3 Barnet

League Cup – 14.08.12 – Birmingham City 5-1 Barnet

League – 18.08.12 – Port Vale 3-0 Barnet

League – 21.08.12 – Barnet 1-1 Bristol Rovers

League– 25.08.12 – Barnet 1-3 York City

Points – 1/9 ––– Goals scored – 2 ––– Goals conceded – 7 ––– League position – 17^th

September

Players in:

Another month and another handful of signings.

Welcome (1) to defender David Stephens who arrived from Hibernian, teaming up again with keeper Stack.

Welcome (2) John Oster. The midfielder was released by Oldham and has a wealth of experience in the Football League, also playing in the Premier League with Sunderland and Everton.

Beautiful playing surface.

Welcome (3) loanee Krystian Pearce. The Notts County defender joined on a three-month deal.

Welcome (4) to former Dutch international and Fulham striker Collins John and finally welcome (5) to Sierra Leonean Ishmail Kamara. The 24-year-old (now 25) attracted attention from a number of clubs after his performances with Dulwich Hamlet.

Injuries:

Ishmail Kamara joined Danny Senda and Steve Kabba on the long-term injury list after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the defeat to Fleetwood. After coming on as a substitute, the debutant was only on the field for a couple of minutes.

Results:

League – 01.09.12 – Rochdale 2-0 Barnet

League – 08.09.12 – Barnet 1-3 Gillingham

League – 15.09.12 – Bradford City 3-0 Barnet

League – 18.09.12 – Aldershot Town 1-0 Barnet

League – 22.09.12 – Barnet 0-0 Rotherham United

League – 29.09.12 – Fleetwood 2-1 Barnet

Points – 1/18 ––– Goals scored – 2 ––– Goals conceded – 11 ––– League position – 21^st

Part one can be found here and part two, here.

2011 round-up (part three)

 After compiling the round-up for months January-March and April-June, here’s instalment part three.

July

The club received compensation from Notts County after reporting the club to the FA and Football League for their illegal approach for Martin Allen.

With pre-season in full-flow, trialists were on display, hoping to sign up contracts before the start of the campaign.



Pre-season results:
16/07 – Barnet v Peterborough     (D)       2–2
20/07 – Barnet v Gabala               (W)      1–0
23/07 – Barnet v Tottenham XI      (W)      3–2     (Lee Harrison’s testimonial)
26/07 – Chesham v Barnet XI        (L)       0–4
27/07 – Sutton v Barnet                (W)      4–2
30/07 – Barnet v MK Dons            (D)       1–1



Two more players wrapped up contract deals in July, with Steve Kabba signing for two years and Danny Senda, one year.



My Season Ticket

August

The month began with more short-term contracts for players who had initially joined the club on a trial basis. Jason Price and Ryan Watts both signed one-month deals after impressing in the pre-season games. Longer term, goal keeper, Dean Brill, put his name to a one-year deal, after being released by Oldham; hoping to stake his claim as Barnet’s number one. The final signing of the month was another one-month deal for defender Exodus Geohaghon. On the transfer front, both Price and Watts had their contracts ended at the end of month with the former going on to sign for Morecambe (the team he scored against on the opening game of the season!).

First game back after holiday, v Gillingham

Defenders Darren Dennehy and Daniel Leach – both of which were injured throughout the previous season – became long-term injury doubts again.



Lawrie Sanchez came out and said he was happy with the squad and won’t be bringing in any more players – a statement that didn’t go down well with fans and would come back to bite him once the season was underway.

The club said “NO” twice in August. 1) To the Cameroonian Football Federation, who had invited Clovis Kamdjo to train with the under-23’s squad. 2) To Charlton Athletic who had bid for winger, Mark Marshall, on deadline day. There was also interest from a number of other Championship and League 1 clubs.

06/08              Morecambe v Barnet           (W)      1–0
13/08              Barnet v Port Vale                (L)       1–3
16/08              Barnet v Gillingham              (D)       2–2
20/08              Rotherham v Barnet             (D)       2–2
27/08              Bradford v Barnet                 (L)       2–4

            5 points from 15
Goals For: 8              Goals Against: 11

09/08  (League Cup Round 1) Portsmouth v Barnet     (W)      1–0
23/08 (League Cup Round 2) Burnley v Barnet            (L)       2–3 (aet)
30/08  (JPT Round 1) Colchester v Barnet                  (W)      3–1

September



Despite last month’s news Darren Dennehy was bound to be a long-term doubt, he has a surprise return against Colchester in the JPT stating: “I feel perfect… as if I was never injured”.

Despite their troubles, Plymouth brought a fair few with them!

Darren Dennehy and Izale McLeod made the League 2 Team of the Week, and Izale was also in contention for Player of the Month award for his five goals throughout September.

Again, more signings this month – Lloyd Owusu a straight-forward replacement for Jason Price who, the previous month, had been let go by the club. Defender, Gary Borrowdale also joined on loan from QPR – in the hope the defence would become more stable and prevent conceding so many and unnecessary goals.

The first for the season, regarding the ground saga and the club’s future, came to rise when Chairman Tony Kleanthous broke his silence. The initial argument surrounded the fact the Saracens’ rugby team had planned to relocate to Copthall Stadium, an area that the Bees’ had previously been looking into. He then later in the month stated that the club’s days at Underhill were clearly numbered, although hoping we’d get to play at least half of next season at the ground.

03/09              Barnet v Accrington Stanley          (D)       0–0
10/09              Crewe Alexandra v Barnet             (L)       1–3
13/09              Barnet v Plymouth Argyle              (W)      2–0
17/09              Barnet v Oxford                             (L)       0–2
24/09              Swindon v Barnet                          (L)       0–4

            4 points from 15
Goals for: 3                Goals Against: 9

Part four is the final part of the 2011 round-up, and will include months October-December; keep your eyes peeled as it will feature in the New Year.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for reading my blog and for the continued support and feedback! When I started writing, I didn’t think I’d have as many views and followers as I have, so thank you all, and have a very happy New Year! Hoping for a few new ideas for 2012, so if you have any suggestions of things you’d like to read, let me know!