Barnsley 0-0 Bristol Rovers (FA Cup Round Two) *3-4 pens aet Interesting fact: Bristol Rovers manager Matt Taylor actually started out as a goalkeeper where he played for several non-league clubs including a couple local to me in Matlock Town and Hucknall Town, but whilst studying at Sheffield University in 2006 he was spotted playing pretty well at centre half, so stepped into an outfield role at Team Bath, before joining Exeter City where he did pretty well as a player in o

Barnsley 4-3 Derby County (Friendly) The last time I was in Barnsley, One Show Presenter Jermaine Jenas was scoring for Nottingham Forest in a 4-1 thumping from Sean O’Driscoll’s side. A lot has changed since, but this is a proper football town. Why? Because you wouldn’t come here for any reason at all, unless you’re coming to watch football. Size-wise, the town is actually smaller than Mansfield, which is testament to the success the club has had in once, reaching the Premi

Hull City 1-0 Barnsley (Friendly) It’s been pissing down all day. I’m on dog duty waiting for the wife to get back from Leeds for 5pm so I can head up north to the East Riding town of Kingston-Upon-Hull, a couple of hours drive it’s the Tigers v Tykes tonight, Championship side Hull City take on their Yorkshire rivals Barnsley of League One in a pre-season friendly. Hull finished clear of safety last season in fifteenth after former player Liam Rosenior took over to steady a