Tykesmad Barnsley F.C. Season Review 2007/2008

TYKESMAD BARNSLEY FC SEASON REVIEW 2007/2008

This is the ultimate season review of the Reds 2007/2008 campaign which saw plenty of twists and turns, comings and goings and of course, that magnificent cup-run. Here it is then, August to May, ten months of being put through the ringer every Saturday and some mid-weeks.

Summer signings included:

Kayode Odejayi £200,000 from Cheltenham, Miguel Mostto £400,000 from Cienciano, Marciano Bruma (now van Homoet) Free from Sparta Rotterdam, Rohan Ricketts Free from Wolves, Rob Kozluk Free from Sheffield United, Lewin Nyatanga (re-signed) On loan for 6 months from Derby, Dennis Souza Free from Charleroi, Andy Johnson free from Leicester and Dominik Werling on loan from Sakaryaspor for 6 months.

August 2007

The Games

Saturday 11^th August 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday One

Barnsley 1 (Howard pen 9)

Coventry City 4 (McKenzie 6, Kyle 50, Gray 65, Mifsud 90)

Tuesday 14^th August 2007

Carling Cup Round One

Barnsley 2 (Ferenczi 65, Reid 77)

Darlington 1 (Wright 70)

Saturday 18^th August 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Two

Colchester 2 (Sheringham 45, Connolly 48)

Barnsley 2 (Howard pens 28, 85)

Saturday 25^th August 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Three

Barnsley 3 (Ferenczi 12, Werling 45, Howard 60)

Plymouth Argyle 2 (Hayles 63, Chadwick 68)

Wednesday 29^th August 2007

Carling Cup Round Two

Newcastle United 2 (Owen 57, Martins 86)

Barnsley 0

Transfer Activity

Ins

Kim Christensen from OB - Undisclosed

Heinz Muller from Lillestrom - £170,000

Stephen Foster from Burnley - £100,000

Anderson de Silva from Everton - Loan

Jamal Campbell-Ryce from Southend - Undisclosed

Outs

Michael Coulson to Northwich Victoria - Loan

Robbie Williams to Huddersfield - Undisclosed

HIGH Points:

• The early season goal scoring form of Brian Howard
• First league win against Plymouth
• Getting through to play Newcastle in the Carling Cup
• The signings of Stephen Foster, Anderson de Silva, Heinz Muller and Jamal Campbell-Ryce.

LOW Points

• Getting eclipsed on the first day of the new season by Coventry
• Nearly squandering a 3-0 lead against Plymouth
• Tommy Wright scoring against us for Darlington

September 2007

The Games

Saturday 1^st September 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Four

West Brom 2 (Teixiera 30, Beattie 38)

Barnsley 0

Saturday 15^th September 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Five

Barnsley 2 (Williams o.g. 45, Odejayi 65)

Scunthorpe United 0

Tuesday 18^th September 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Six
Stoke City 0

Barnsley 0

Saturday 22^nd September 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Seven

Southampton 2 (Saganowski 45, Idiakez 90)

Barnsley 3 (McCann 27, 40, Devaney 90)

*Idiakez scored first

Saturday 29^th September 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Eight

Barnsley 1 (Howard 84)

Cardiff City 1 (Hasselbaink 75)

Transfer Activity

Outs

Dwayne Mattis to Walsall - Loan

HIGH Points

• The dramatic away win at Southampton
• Two magnificent free-kicks by Grant McCann in the same game
• The first goal for Kayode Odejayi
• Going four games unbeaten into October

LOW Points

• The spineless defeat to West Brom

October 2007

The Games

Tuesday 2^nd October 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Nine

Barnsley 3 (Howard 67, Souza 72, Devaney 88)

Bristol City 0

Saturday 6^th October 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Ten

Charlton Athletic 1 (Zheng Zhi 82)

Barnsley 1 (Christensen 90)

Saturday 20^th October 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Eleven

Barnsley 1 (Mostto 71)

Burnley 1 (Gray 11)

Monday 22^nd October 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twelve

Hull City 3 (Campbell 7, 18, Marney 90)

Barnsley 0

Saturday 27^th October 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirteen

Leicester City 2 (John 22, Kisnorbo 30)

Barnsley 0

Transfer Activity

None

HIGH Points

• Great start to the month with a win against high-flying Bristol City and draw at Charlton
• Miguel Mostto and Kim Christensen's first goals
• Being THIRD in the Championship after the Bristol City triumph

LOW Points

• Capitulating against Hull live on SKY
• Losing to Leicester four days after
• Only drawing with Burnley after dominating game

November 2007

The Games

Saturday 3^rd November 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Fourteen

Barnsley 1 (Ferenczi 42)

Preston North End 0

Monday 5^th November 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Fifteen

Barnsley 2 (Howard pen 21, Ferenczi 70)

Blackpool 1 (Southern 72)

Saturday 10^th November 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Sixteen

Wolves 1 (Collins 13)

Barnsley 0

Saturday 24^th November 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Seventeen

Barnsley 3 (Howard 31, Devaney 34, Lee o.g. 66)

Watford 2 (Shittu 36, 45)

Tuesday 27^th November 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Eighteen

Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Sodje 60)

Barnsley 0

Transfer Activity

Ins

Jon Macken from Derby - 2 month loan

Anderson de Silva from Everton - Loan extension

Outs

Robert Atkinson to Grimsby - Loan until end of season

HIGH Points

• The superb win at home to at the time table-toppers Watford
• The signing of Jon Macken
• The two wins in three days over Preston and Blackpool
• The 94^th minute penalty save by Heinz Muller to win 3 points against Preston

LOW Points

• Losing the South Yorkshire derby to fierce rivals Sheff Wed
• Squandering a 2-0 lead against Watford, thankfully winning in the end

December 2007

The Games

Saturday 1^st December 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Nineteen

Ipswich Town 0

Barnsley 0

Tuesday 4^th December 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty

Barnsley 1 (Ferenczi 47)

Wolves 0

Saturday 8^th December 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-One

Barnsley 0

Crystal Palace 0

Saturday 15^th December 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-Two

Sheffield United 1 (Kilgallon 64)

Barnsley 0

Saturday 22^nd December 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-Three

Bristol City 3 (Showunmi 35, 45, Byfield 90)

Barnsley 2 (Macken 33, Souza 40)

Wednesday 26^th December 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-Four

Barnsley 3 (Howard pen 23, Macken 66, 85)

Stoke City 3 (Lawrence pen 31, 84, pen 90)

Saturday 29^th December 2007

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-Five

Barnsley 2 (Togwell 1, Campbell-Ryce 34)

Southampton 2 (Wright-Phillips 61, 70)

Transfer Activity

None

HIGH Points

• Yet another penalty save to win a game by Muller against Wolves
• Three goals in two games for Jon Macken
• Breaking Ipswich's 100% home record

LOW Points

• Failure to hold onto 2-0 lead v Southampton
• Leading twice at Bristol City only to lose 3-2
• Leading three times against Stoke and only drawing 3-3
• Another derby defeat to Sheff United
• Having JCR falsely sent off at Bristol City which effectively cost us the game

January 2008

The Games

Tuesday 1^st January 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-Six

Scunthorpe United 2 (Morris 45, Youga 47)

Barnsley 2 (McCann 74, Howard pen 90)

Saturday 5^th January 2008

E-ON FA Cup Third Round

Barnsley 2 (Foster 78, Coulson 81)

Blackpool 1 (Fox 32)

Saturday 12^th January 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-Seven

Barnsley 1 (Devaney 18)

Norwich City 3 (Evans 48, Fotheringham 70, Dublin 74)

Saturday 19^th January 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-Eight

QPR 2 (Agyemang 5, Vine 45)

Barnsley 0

Friday 25^th January 2008

E-ON FA Cup Fourth Round

Southend United 0

Barnsley 1 (Campbell-Ryce 22)

Tuesday 29^th January 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Twenty-Nine

Barnsley 1 (Macken 45)

Colchester 0

Transfer Activity

Ins

Diego Leon from Grasshopper Zurich - Free

Miguel Tininho from WBA - Loan for 1 month

Jon Macken from Derby - Undisclosed

Lewin Nyatanga from Derby - Loan until end of season, fee agreed for permanent switch

Anderson de Silva from Everton - Undisclosed

Tony Warner from Fulham - 1 month Loan

Daniel Nardiello from QPR - End of season loan

Outs

Paul Heckingbottom to Bradford - Free

Tom Harban to Halifax - Free

Nathan Joynes to Halifax - Free

Nick Colgan to Ipswich - Free

Rhys Meynell to Gretna - End of season loan

HIGH Points

• The permanent signings of Anderson, Jon Macken and Diego Leon
• The progression of two rounds in the FA Cup, culminating in a glamour tie at Liverpool
• Coming back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Scunthorpe

LOW Points

• The loan signings of Tininho, Tony Warner and Danny Nardiello
• The second home defeat of the season against Norwich
• The shocking injury to Heinz Muller

February 2008

The Games

Saturday 2^nd February 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty

Coventry City 4 (Best 37, 84, Gray 70, Tabb 75)

Barnsley 0

Saturday 9^th February 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-One

Barnsley 2 (Nardiello 30, Macken 45)

West Brom 1 (Morrison 58)

Tuesday 12^th February 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-Two

Plymouth Argyle 3 (MacLean 6, Mackie 76, 84)

Barnsley 0

Saturday 16^th February 2008

E-ON FA Cup Fifth Round

Liverpool 1 (Kuyt 32)

Barnsley 2 (Foster 57, Howard 90)

Saturday 23^rd February 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-Three

Norwich City 1 (Cureton 26)

Barnsley 0

Tuesday 26^th February 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-Four

Barnsley 0

QPR 0

Transfer Activity

Ins

Luke Steele from West Brom - Loan

Outs

Miguel Mostto to Coronel Bolognesi - Loan

HIGH Points

·        Great home win over West Brom

·        The loan signing of Luke Steele

·        Of course, the giantkilling of Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup

LOW Points

• The defensive debacle at Coventry
• Inability to win away in the league
• Not scoring in three league games
• The loan sale of Miguel Mostto
• The injury to Anderson De Silva

March 2008

The Games

Saturday 1^st March 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-Five

Barnsley 0

Sheffield Wednesday 0

Tuesday 4^th March 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-Six

Blackpool 1 (Taylor-Fletcher 20)

Barnsley 1 (Campbell-Ryce 45)

Saturday 8^th March 2008

E-ON FA Cup Quarter Final

Barnsley 1 (Odejayi 66)
Chelsea 0

Tuesday 11^th March 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-Seven

Barnsley 4 (Howard 27, pen 83 Macken 50, Wright o.g. 86)

Ipswich Town 1 (Counago 20)

Saturday 15^th March 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-Eight

Crystal Palace 2 (Soares 46, Scowcroft 83)

Barnsley 0

Saturday 22^nd March 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Thirty-Nine

Barnsley 0

Sheffield United 1 (Sharp 77)

Saturday 29^th March 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Forty

Burnley 2 (Elliott 30, Lafferty 36)

Barnsley 1 (Howard 43)

Transfer Activity

None

HIGH Points

• First derby point of the season
• The second giant-killing of Chelsea
• THAT goal by Kayode Odejayi
• The 4-1 demolition of Ipswich

LOW Points

• The defeat to Sheff Utd
• The continuing inability to win away

April 2008

The Games

Sunday 6^th April 2008

E-ON FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley

Barnsley 0

Cardiff City 1 (Ledley 9)

Wednesday 9^th April 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Forty-One

Watford 0

Barnsley 3 (Odejayi 36, 54, Foster 47)

Saturday 12^th April 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Forty-Two

Preston North End 1 (Foster o.g. 67)
Barnsley 2 (Leon 33, Macken pen 55)

Tuesday 15th April 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Forty-Three

Barnsley 1 (Ferenczi 90)

Hull City 3 (Marney pen 24, Ashbee 52, Windass 83)

Saturday 19^th April 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Forty-Four

Barnsley 0

Leicester City 1 (Hume 72)

Saturday 26^th April 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Forty-Five

Barnsley 3 (Campbell-Ryce 11, Nyatanga 33, Macken 85)

Charlton 0

Transfer Activity

None

HIGH Points

• The Wembley appearance
• The two away wins at Watford and Preston
• The CCC safety ensured with the win over Charlton

LOW Points

• The FA Cup semi final heartbreak
• The home defeats to Hull and Leicester

May 2008

The Games

Sunday 4^th May 2008

Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Forty-Six

Cardiff City 3 (Parry 44, McNaughton 49, Ledley 63)

Barnsley 0

Transfer Activity

None as of yet

HIGH Points

• The end of the season!

LOW Points

·          The defeat to Cardiff (again)