Marching to the beat of our own drum
There are two big absences tonight: the Scunthorpe drum and me. Yes, I'm doing another report off the old Telebox. Many apologies. So forgive me a third absence, any type of reflection on the crowd, away support, or whatever else you might expect from the terraces. I can comment on the wind, however. From my vantage point above Big Sand on the north-west coast of Scotland, the Atlantic gusts are giving Holker Street a right good go for its money. I'm mid-tour of Alba in the B
40 minutes ago
Roots Maneouvres: Southend Done the Northern Way
I’m sat at my laptop on a rainy Sunday lunchtime still trying to distil yesterday into a cogent narrative. Every time I try to get some thoughts down, something else pops into my head. ADHD or BAFC? A bit of both, most likely.
Saturday started bright and early with a smooth run down to Euston on the rattler. When in the capital some went straight to the seaside, others to their post-England game digs and my eldest and I did our usual schlep around Oxford Street for some win
3 days ago
BARROW AFC'S BLUEY GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
A Different Kind of Training Day
Barrow AFC mascot Bluey joined local teachers and club staff in a training day with a difference as part of the Barrow 125 initiative.
Walking the Heritage Trail
The training, which aims to provide educational links to Barrow AFC and Barrow itself in the classroom for local children, began with a visit to where the Heritage Trail (the plaques for which are sponsored by the local Unite Union branch) is planned.
5 days ago
A shot in the Arm
Barrow win the toss and elect to play into the wind in the first half, opting for the dubious advantage of attacking the Holker St End in the second. Isaac Marriott is deservedly handed the captain's armband, in lieu of the aforementioned MJ, at a time when the gaffer has said we need voices on the pitch and leaders in the dressing room. A truism for any club, but after the last year, one that's worth emphasising.
Sep 20
