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    I think Barnet could be in trouble , first game of the season and they
    lose seven goals . Things are not too good are they , back to the
    conference maybe we,ll soon see.
    

  BUT... they did score 4 !! 

  It's a small pitch at Barnet...would not be surprised if there are a
  few high scoring games.

    
    Great quote from the manager Barry Fry after Saturday's game: "We will
    score 100 goals this season ... but will also let in 300 before
    Christmas!"

    I went on Saturday and it was a game it REALLY could have been 10 all.
    
    Barnet's defence is terrible and needs serious strengthening if this
    isn't to happen again. The really worrying thing was that Crewe weren't
    THAT good, and still scored 7!!
    
    Apparently Gary Phillips (Goalie) and three other players have been
    dropped for Wednesdays Rumbelows Cup match with Brentford. It will be
    interesting to see how they get on against a side that is considerably
    better than Crewe.
    
    I'm debating whether to go to Mansfield on Saturday or not. I must be
    mad!!
    
    

  If they continue to attract 5000+ fans,  and with a little money in
  the kitty already...they could buy a few players?

  My promotion double (Arsenal,Barnet) bet looks in jeopardy already! 

    Does anybody know when Hereford United will be playing at Barnet this
    season?.
    
    
    Leigh
    

    On the 31st August (The next home league game).
    
    
    Dave.

For reasons I still don't completely understand, I found myself at Underhill 
on Saturday, watching Barnet beat Doncaster 1-0. And if anyone thinks 
something must have changed since the oipening game, just wait. Barnet just 
don't seem to believe in playing with a defence - their No 6 was often to be 
seen attempting to link up with the forwards, for instance.

Luckily for Barnet, Rovers' strikers were completely inept. They had chances 
to go ahead in the first half, but didn't trouble the keeper. In the second, 
they hit the post, and then the rebound was knocked straight to someone on the 
line. Later, one got round the keeper, passed to someone who was even better 
placed, and this guy tried to trap it and fell over!

The goal was about the only touch of class all afternoon, as Bull slipped his 
marker just inside Rover's half, pushed it forward once and then chipped the 
stranded keeper from at least 35 yards.

Highly recommended for a good-natured entertaining day out. And Barnet are now 
in the top 3.

grahame

Re. last

Things havent changed then! ... I understand though, that you cannot
swap ends at half time this season?

As for the defence...they have not let in a goal (but scored six) at
home since the 4-7 defeat... 

	Is it this Firday night that Barnet are at Aldershot or is it
	next? I'd like to see what this lot are like.

	Cheers,

	Eck.

    Sure its not next FIRSDAY...
    

Re .9,

I'm not sure if you CAN'T swap ends at Barnet now, but there were continual 
please for fans not to. I'd guess it's possible but frowned upon.

That was one of the nice things about the day - memories of how things used to 
be, before all the fences went up. But they're not completely behind the times 
- �5 to get in, and this is the Fourth Division1

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    Re: .10
    
    I thought Barnet were at Aldersh*t on Mronday 18th November not a
    Firday in the next couple of weeks. Please post the correct date if
    you find out for sure as I'll definately be going.
    
    
    Cheers,
    
    Dave.

This F'day	Aldershot v Halifax
     S'day	Gillingham v Barnet

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    re .8,
    
    GASH
    
    Nice to see that you are checking out some grounds that Newcastle will
    be playing at next season (:==:)
    
    Regards,
    
    Andrew.D.Wicks

Now behave yourself, Andrew. The Mags have NEVER been below Division Two, and 
won't be starting next year. I fully expect them to be back in Division One 
next season (though it may require the Premier League to happen first!)

g

    Barnet 3  Scunthorpe 2
    
    Another win, that's 6 games unbeaten 5 wins and second place on goal
    difference.
    
    Apparently the win was secured with another late goal, a Gary Bull
    penalty (his 10th of the season).
    
    Come on you Bees!
    
    Dave.

    Gillingham 3  Barnet 3
    
    Sounds like a good game.
    
    Carter, Lowe and Bull (11th of the season) scored for the Bees.
    
    Barnet are still second on goal difference.
    
    The Bees still seem to be the team to watch for goals in their
    10 league and cup games so far.....
    
    		Scored      27
    		Conceeded   22
    
    An incredible average of 4.9 goals per game!!
    
    
    Dave.

    Barnet 3   Cardiff 1
    
    Attendance 4,000
    
    Another win and two more goals from Gary Bull. That's 13 for the season
    two ahead of Smith and Lineker.
    
    Blackpool are still top on goal diff after a 3-0 win over Rotherham.
    
    
    Cheers,
    
    Dave.

    And wait for it
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Two ahead of Aldo.
    
    �.

    5/10/91
    
    Walsall  2   Barnet 0
    
    The first time this season the Bees have failed to score. Still only
    a point behind Blackpool who drew at Northampton.
    
    Dave.

    12/10/91
    
    Barnet  2   York City 0   Att. 4,400
    
    Murphy 71,77
    
    Another good win keeping the Bees in third place. Blackpool lead after
    winning 3-0 on Sunday. 
    
    The crunch game is next Saturday when Barnet take on Blackpool at
    Underhill
    
    
    Dave.
    
    

    19/10/91
    
    Barnet  3  Blackpool 0
   
    Att. 5,085
     
    Willis 7
    Poole 51
    Showler 61
    
    
    By all accounts (The Mail on Sunday!) an impressive performance with
    Barnet serving notice to their title aspirations.
    
    The Div 4 table stands as follows:
    
                     P   W    D    L    GF   GA   PTS
    1. Mansfield    11   8    2    1    21    6    26
    2. BARNET       12   8    2    2    29   17    26
    3. Blackpool    12   7    3    2    20    9    24
    4. Hereford     11   7    2    2    16    7    23
    5. Rochdale     11   5    5    1    13    9    20
    
    
    Next week..... Scarborough away.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Dave.

    Apparently you can now place a bet at Ladbrokes on the highest scoring 
    teams throughout the season. Barnet are the favourites to win this. The
    current standings are as follows:
    
                   P    GF    AVE/GAME
    1. BARNET     12    29      2.42
    2. Swindon    12    28      2.33
    3. Arsenal    12    27      2.25
    4. Crewe      12    25      2.08
    5= Cambridge  12    24      2.00
    5= Stockport  12    24      2.00
    5= Bury       12    24      2.00
    
    
    The most entertaining teams to follow (debatable!) ie:- goals at both
    ends are as follows:
     
                   P    GF   GA  TOT   AVE/GAME
    1= BARNET     12    29 + 17 = 46     3.83
    1= Bury       12    24 + 22 = 46     3.83
    3= Arsenal    12    27 + 18 = 45     3.75
    3= Exeter     12    23 + 22 = 45     3.75
    3= C.Palace   12    23 + 24 = 45     3.75  
    6. Forest     12    23 + 21 = 44     3.67  
    
    
    Dave.

    26/10/91
    
    Scarborough 0  Barnet 4
    
    		   Showler 15
    		   Willis 23,88
    		   Bull 58
    

    Barnet took their 'goals for' total to 33 and Gary Bull took his
    personal total to 14.
    
    Mansfield and Barnet have opened up a 5 point gap on third placed 
    Blackpool who have a game in hand over the Bees. The top of the table
    is as follows:
    
    
                      P   W   D   L   GF   GA  PTS   Bees v. Leaders
                     --  --  --  --   --   --  ---   ---------------
    Mansfield        12   9   2   1   25    7   29     Won  2-1 a
    BARNET	     13   9   2   2   33   17   29
    Blackpool        12   7   3   2   20    9   24     Won  3-0 h
    Hereford         12   7   2   3   16    9   23     Won  1-0 h
    Walsall          13   7   2   4   21   16   23     Lost 0-2 a
    
    
Dave Barnett.

    2/11/91
    
    Wrexham  1   Barnet  0
    
    According to my Sunday paper, Barnet were very much like the England
    rugby team on Saturday, not being able to convert pressure into points.
    
    Not a good result, but thankfully Mansfield and Blackpool could only
    draw.
    
    
    Dave.

    Dave, It was close with Mansfield, they were trailing 0-2 with 8
    minutes to go, and came back to 2-2.  
    
    I think its Barnet v. Carlise on Tuesday (I'll try to make it to that
    one), but who have they got at home on Saturday? 

    RE - 1
    
    Barnet are at home to Halifax. Their remaining fixtures in November
    are as follows:
    
    h Carlisle        6th
    h Halifax         9th
    h Tiverton (cup) 16th
    a Aldersh*t      18th
    a Rochdale       23rd
    h Chesterfield   30th
    
    
    Dave.

It was a very cold night at Underhill, the crowd huddled into the stands
too watch an expected home win against lowly Carlise. The first half was
deadlock, the Bees playing too much up-and-over, and Carlise holding steady
at the back, making a few half-hearted attempts up front. The deadlock was
boroken with a typical own goal, the Bees defender putting out a leg to a
hard low cross. Half time the wife predicted a 0-3 defeat, and soon after
the break a Carlisle penalty made the prediction look good. All was not lost,
though, and the Bees, for once playing some one-touch football, scored 3 goals
in 10 minutes to take the lead. A further goal after Carlise started to rally
again, settled the game. My half time prediction of 5-2 to the Bees, nearly
came true when the Bees broke though the Carlisle defence in the last minute.
The Bees though failed to make the 3 to 1 man advantage pay. A 4-2 win on the
night a good result.

    The Bees roll on....beating Halifax 3-0 at home and are now top of 
    Division 4. The FA cup run starts on Saturday against non-league
    Tiverton.  SKY sports have a match (I think live) on Saturday, I
    wonder if it will be the Bees?
    
    Ps. The Bees play Burnley at home on Jan 25.  

    A full month since the last Bees note...almost as busy as Lutons..
    
    Barnet beat Enfield in the FA 2nd round....
    
    Beat Brentford 6-3 last night in the Autoglass trophy - not a bad
    result considering how well Brentford are doing this season...
    
    Goals in the 57,64,67,77 minutes after being 2-1 down!!

    
    Prediction
    
    Hereford 2 Barnet 1
    
    
    Sorry lads...
    

    I think the Bees will build on the 1-0 win earlier in the season...
    especially after last weeks win against Mansfield...
    
    Here are the Bess exciting opponents at Christmas!!
    
    	Thu 26 Dec	Away to CREWE
    	Sat 28 Dec	Away to HEREFORD
    	Wed  1 Jan	Home to LINCOLN

    The Bees are out of the FA cup after losing 3-1 (after going 1-0 up)
    to Charlton at Upton Park on Sunday.  Barnet though were by no way made
    to look a side two divisions below, although towards the end a few legs
    were going. The support for Barnet was tremendous, filling Upton Parks
    South Bank and part of the North Bank seating.
    
    Lets hope Barnet can go on from here and gain promotion to the 3rd.
                                                                       

    
    Apparently, Barnet and Barry Fry briefly parted company after an
    altercation with chairman Stan Flashman. Flashman criticised Fry and
    the team after the first play-off game, comments which Fry objected to
    so Flashman told him to leave. He later changed his mind so Fry has now
    been reinstated.
    
    However, he was quoted as saying:
    
    "One of us is going to have to go."
    
    jeff

    For those who may not have heard, the entire Barnet squad have
    put in a transfer request. Action was taken after the players
    received their most recent pay packets, resulting in a delegation
    turning up at the house of chairman Stan Flashman. Stan was 
    apparently ill in bed (oh yer!) but his wife claimed that she would 
    deal with the matter. She'll probably sack the lot of 'em. 
    
    barry.
      
    
    

    Anyone hear the interview with Spazoman on radio 5 on sat.
    
    I only heard the recorded version and I was wondering if it was ever
    broadcast live (there where lots of bleeps). I can imagine it being
    taken off the air very quickly if it was live.
    
    Those of you who missed it have missed a broadcasting classic.
    
    Nigel 

    
    Flashman's always been 'of dubious character' (allegedly), since he
    made his name as the king of the ticket touts back in the 1970s. IMHO
    the Football league shouldn't have allowed Barnet in with him as
    chairman.
    
    Paul

    Didn't hear the interview myself, but Flashman is reported as saying
    that "the fans don't matter, they only pay their entrance money", and
    he apparently told the interviewer , on air that he was a "f*%#ing
    idiot".
    
    Jim

Stan Flashman has sacked Barry Fry as manager of Barnet.

Last week Barnet were fined �50K by the FA for financial irregularities.
Flashman had a couple of altercations with a couple of members of the press
on the day of the hearing.

This prompted Fry to suggest to Flashman that he should resign.

Yesterday Fry got the "Brown envelope" delivered.

The players are not at all happy. It will be interesting to see what happens
next.

There is talk of a takeover bid by Fry and/or Paul Miller ( Ex Spurs ).

Al

Barnet face a winding up order in the courts today.

They are currently �1.2M in debt.

Al

    Does anyone have the address of Barnet Football Club.
    
    
    Thanks,
    
    /GAry.... 

    
    Gary,
    
                       < > Barnet Football Club
                             Underhill Stadium, Barnet Lane
                              Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN 5 2BE
                                               081-441 6932
     
    It's just down the hill from High Barnet tube station
    
    Paul

    Cheers Paul.
    
    
    Hugs,
    
    Gary....

    
    Barnet are at home to WOKING (top of GMV) in the FACUP proper on
    Saturday 12th Nov. 
    
    With a ground capacity of only 3900 can someone tell me how a little
    club like this can be accepted into the football league ?. 
    Woking need 3900 tickets to meet their own demand but Barnet have 
    supplied only 1200, initially they only supplied 1000. Due to this 
    Wokings allocation was 1 per person. 
    
    
    Still I got mine.  Any Barnet Deccies going  ??
    
    
    Gazzer

    
    Barnet 4 (0)  Woking 4 (3)
    
    Well what a day out this was. Woking were like a team possessed.
    Barnett were well and truly torn apart in the first 35 minutes of the
    game. By half time it could have been 7 nil. Colin Fielder opened the
    scoring with a good header after being left unmarked on the spot from a
    corner. Lenny Dennis put Woking 0-2 up with a shot into an open net
    after Clive Walker had rounded three Bees defenders and struck a post.
    The ball ended up at Lennys feet on the edge of the box. Memories of 
    West Brom were flooding back. 30 minutes gone and Clive Walker made it
    0-3 with another from outside the area. Lenny Dennis had a 4th
    disallowed, a perfect strike cancelled out for a dodgy offside given 
    by a lino 25 yards behind the play.  Scott Steele hit a post and had
    two others saved. Barnet had nothing to talk of in the whole of the
    first 45.,
    
    The 2nd 45 was a different story. Ray Clemence must have put something 
    in the Barnet tea as they pushed on looking to take the play away from
    the visiting cards. Woking had their backs to the wall with Barnet
    playing a lot of long balls to the front men who were bigger and
    stronger than Wokings back 4.  After about 10 mins of the 2nd   it was 
    1-3. A ripple of applause from the Bees faithful . 15 gone saw it at
    2-3 and hope returned to UnderHill.  Completely against the run of play 
    Scott Steele made it 2-4 with a deflected shot sooo fortunate that
    noone could actually believe it went in.  No sooner had we celebrated 
    that it was 3-4. Everytime Barnet went forward they looked like
    scoring.  What a last 15 minutes it was. Woking were very shakey and
    it was no surprise to see them equalise 4-4 with 10 to go. 
    
    The return is on the 22 Nov at Kingfield Woking. 
    No way can it live up to this one.
    
    Gazzer 

    Bad news, (or maybe it's good news), for Barnet. Ray Clemence has gone to
    coach the English national squad....
    
    Ray....