Out of the Box Barnsley – Part 14: Keeping the Wolves from the door

Well fancying seeing you here. You join me at Barnsley once again, playing the out of the box version and we’ve hit somewhat of a crisis. Or at the very least a lull in form. 13 goals scored in 12 games is unheard of for these pages, my sides are often unconventional but scoring goals has never been a problem since 2-3-1-2-2 came into our lives. Is it the patch? Is it Bakayoko’s long term injury? Is it me? Now is not the time for sulking.

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Out of the Box Barnsley – Part 13: Identity Crisis

Ah ah ah ah Season 5, Season 5. Welcome back to Barnsley where we continue to strive for success in this pre-patch world. So far, we’ve reached a ceiling of second place. There always seems to be a team who are just that bit better than everybody else, as you can see here Kenny Dalglish has made Newcastle some sort of defensive powerhouse. As ever though, optimism is high that this could be our year.

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Out of the Box Barnsley – Part 7: Legends Bonanza

HELLO! Welcome back to Barnsley, where season 2 is disappearing in the wing mirrors of our ever fancier car. Season 3 has a lot to offer, including Champions League football coming to Oakwell – if we can negotiate the sometimes tricky Champions League qualifier. Here’s a reminder of how we got within touching distance of that delicious Gazprom.

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Out of the Box Barnsley – Part 5: Kanu believe it?

Welcome back to Barnsley, where we have so far refused to lower ourselves to communicating by Yorkshire stereotypes. We do however find ourselves second in the Premier Division, having the time of our lives or at least the best time on record since that Hovis advert. Was that Yorkshire? Anyway, will the dream season continue?

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