maddog Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 Barnsley have been rejuvenated under Mark Robins and are now up to 16th place comfortably clear of the relegation zone. We are luckily playing them at a good time for us though as they have lost their last 3 games making their form worse than ours. And those games were against sides down in the bottom half, Coventry, Scunny and Sheffield Wednesday, so surely we can go there and beat them Last time out at Oakwell we won 1-0 and we all thought that was it and we would be safe from relegation, but it wasn't. We also beat them at the Walkers 2-0 in that season. And in the previous season we also won 1-0 at Oakwell and 2-0 at the Walkers. So thats 0 goals conceded in our last 4 games against Barnsley, winning all 4, can we make it five on the spin? No idea of the team NP will put out, but i would expect some or all of Howard, Fryatt, Neilson, Dyer, Powell, King to be involved somehow. He put out a decent team at Cardiff and we still lost so who knows what he will do, but i think we must have played well and just did our usual collaspe in the last few minutes like we seem to have done regularly in cup competitions recently. Crucial we get a win though, Blackpool scored 2 very late goals to win yesterday, but luckily Swansea only managed a draw at Middlesbrough so we can catch up with them a little. I'm not that confident about this one though, you'd have to think after 4 League games not conceding against them that we will surely concede a goal this time, and i don't know if we can go there and score 2 more goals, so i rekon a 1-1 draw with Waghorn scoring for us.
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 I keep saying to everyone I know that since the start of the noughties I can never remember Barnsley scoring against us home or away, and I seem to recall us aways winning against them with it always being 1-0 to us away from home. We need a response and I hope we get one. Under Robins they have become very hard to beat especially at home, but as Sheff Wed proved it is not impossible to win there. I think they have a big advantage that due to their game being called off they didnt play at the weekend, and I hope this doesnt have effect on the game. I reckon once again we will play really well, bit like Scunny away this season but then right at th end we will concede yet another poor goal, and will have to settle for a draw. I'm going to say 1-1, but I'm optimistic we can win 1-0 like we always do there.
Guest Bilo Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 Neither team in great form but we are something of a bogey team for Barnsley and yesterday sounded as though it was a very harsh defeat, so the players will be up for this one ahead of Newcastle on Saturday. Narrow 1-0 win with King the scorer.
Corky Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 Barnsley last scored against us in 1995, seven straight games without scoring and seven wins for us. That's some record. Hope it continues on Tuesday, think it will, 1-0 win.
Cropwellfox Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 A win and clean sheet would be incredibly welcome - just can't see either coming at Oakwell this time though. I can't remember the last time we lost 3 games in a row but think if Barnsley are going to break their terrible run of results against us this is the time for them to do it. 3:1 to the Dingles, and a sending off for us thrown in.
DanTheFox07 Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 Has to be a win, otherwise if pearson was resting certain individuals like fryatt for the cup game yesterday then will have been for no reason.
ramboacdc Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 in the first post where it says "last time out at oakwell" is that meant to mean the walkers? i went that game. im going for a 0-0 or 1-0 loss unless pearson can pull something major out the bag which i really hope he does
lcfcadam Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 2-1 defeat. Since the original Cardiff game was postponed I've seen very little to give me any confidence, and now that my condition that I wouldn't complain until we dropped out the play-off spots has been met, I can say I think the psychological weakness inherent to any modern day Leicester side has become apparent once again. We could have easily won yesterday, but the players didn't believe it even when they were 2-1 up with 20 minutes to go. There is far too much inexperience in the squad (N'guessan handed them their equaliser with an utterly pointless foul, McGivern was **** (insert appropriate negative adjective there, and we rely on a 20 year old loanee to do anything interesting for us upfront) yet the experienced players play as if they're still learning their trade in League 2 (Oakley's comical passing for example). The only improvement I noticed yesterday was delivery from set-pieces, where Gallagher's corners were consistently good and often led to chances. I'll get included with all the over-the-top 'reactionaries' that fill the post-match threads after a defeat or draw but I'm confident that my point has something concrete behind it: since S****horpe got that 90th minute equaliser in November going to see City has been EXACTLY like going in 2007-2008. Inconsistency all over the place (exemplified by how Pearson now doesn't have a 'favoured' starting line up, he's having to choose different every week) and a lack of confidence. If the team play like they did for most of yesterday but with the added belief that the game IS THEIR'S TO WIN, then we might have a chance. This will be summed up on Saturday at home to Newcastle, which could be a big turning point back in the right direction should they put on the right performance. But Tuesday night at Oakwell doesn't seem like the time that a 'big reaction' is going to happen, so I just can't see us getting anything.
Wycombe Fox Posted 24 January 2010 Posted 24 January 2010 No idea of the team NP will put out, but i would expect some or all of Howard, Fryatt, Neilson, Dyer, Powell, King to be involved somehow. I think he'd have to play all of them. I don't think NP would get away with playing just Fryatt's legs only. Solano for right back!
Guest Posted 25 January 2010 Posted 25 January 2010 3-0 City Fryatt, Gallagher and Morro Back on track with a convincing performance and a clean sheet.
Kilworthfox Posted 25 January 2010 Posted 25 January 2010 Leicester 1-0Waggy Yeah we always beat Barnsley! (although all good things do come too an end sometime?)
David Guiza Posted 25 January 2010 Posted 25 January 2010 I can see a boring 0-0 draw with Fryatt missing an easy chance late on.
caz05 Posted 25 January 2010 Posted 25 January 2010 Really need to win this one,as i dont see us getting anything from Newcastle. Heart says 2-0 win,head says 1-1 draw.
s2000 Posted 25 January 2010 Posted 25 January 2010 4-1 fryatt x2 kermogant gallagher i reckon we will win this one easily
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