[Jonno]

This could be one of the biggest weeks of our last five years... and the next five.

We're at the crossroads – if we ever have a chance to get out of this division, it's this season – s--t or bust. We have the best strikers in non-league, the best manager in non-league, the insurance monies, the Chelsea bonus... and a great squad playing great football.

Get through the next week with a full squad intact, including Tshimanga, and a hopefully even a couple of additions, and it's all systems go for the rest of the season.

Lose Kabby or other important players and we could lose a lot of momentum and belief... not just this season, but if we fail to go up this year, Rowe will be in-demand, and we're back to square one.

No-one needs reminding of the season under Cook when we had Doyler firing on all cylinders, Daniel Johnson almost signed, and we let that momentum fade. Then Cookie left, and bit by bit the squad fell apart.

Hope we can buckle in, hold our ground, and keep our eyes on the prize. COYB

[SuperJackyLester]

Agree with a lot of that. I think tomorrow is so important along with the Eastleigh away trip on the 29th. 6 points from those 2 and we are right back in charge. We have a very tough Feb coming up but so do other teams. Halifax have Boreham, dags, Notts County and Bromley. But we need to win tomorrow and players need to show some fight like we have done most of season.

[Nitrous Oxide]

Notts game is postponed according to twitter

[Valley Blues]

Not sure we’ve been playing great football for a few weeks, second half at Barnet aside.

It’s going to be an interesting second half of the season but in JR we trust.

[dim view]

Jonno, on 21 January 2022 - 11:45 AM, said:

This could be one of the biggest weeks of our last five years... and the next five.

We're at the crossroads – if we ever have a chance to get out of this division, it's this season – s--t or bust. We have the best strikers in non-league, the best manager in non-league, the insurance monies, the Chelsea bonus... and a great squad playing great football.

Get through the next week with a full squad intact, including Tshimanga, and a hopefully even a couple of additions, and it's all systems go for the rest of the season.

Lose Kabby or other important players and we could lose a lot of momentum and belief... not just this season, but if we fail to go up this year, Rowe will be in-demand, and we're back to square one.

No-one needs reminding of the season under Cook when we had Doyler firing on all cylinders, Daniel Johnson almost signed, and we let that momentum fade. Then Cookie left, and bit by bit the squad fell apart.

Hope we can buckle in, hold our ground, and keep our eyes on the prize. COYB

I'm fully behind the rallying call, but I'm really miles away from you in your definition of 'square one'. Think back to the total despair before the Trust and imagine if the Trust's bid for CFC had been rejected. That's my 'square one'. If we fail, in spite of everybody's best efforts, to get promotion then we'll be at square 100, not 1.

[Nitrous Oxide]

dim view, on 21 January 2022 - 01:29 PM, said:

I'm fully behind the rallying call, but I'm really miles away from you in your definition of 'square one'. Think back to the total despair before the Trust and imagine if the Trust's bid for CFC had been rejected. That's my 'square one'. If we fail, in spite of everybody's best efforts, to get promotion then we'll be at square 100, not 1.

Definitely

[Mr_Tall]

I wonder how much demand JR will be in if we don't get promoted this season. I'm sure someone will be after him, and I can understand why, but there's a few other managers who are doing very well in this division with far less resources than JR has been given.

[charleyfarley11]

Nitrous Oxide, on 21 January 2022 - 01:19 PM, said:

Notts game is postponed according to twitter

covid and injuries in barnet squad. notts not happy!

[charleyfarley11]

Mr_Tall, on 21 January 2022 - 03:13 PM, said:

I wonder how much demand JR will be in if we don't get promoted this season. I'm sure someone will be after him, and I can understand why, but there's a few other managers who are doing very well in this division with far less resources than JR has been given.

if we dont make it this season i would imagine kabongo would go for decent money. Rowe would have decent budget next season

[lindave]

charleyfarley11, on 21 January 2022 - 03:23 PM, said:

if we dont make it this season i would imagine kabongo would go for decent money. Rowe would have decent budget next season

But we Have to be in the EFL.

[azul]

charleyfarley11, on 21 January 2022 - 03:18 PM, said:

covid and injuries in barnet squad. notts not happy!

I know everyone does it but I find it funny that accusations fly when other teams bale out from covid/injuries but when their team does it, it is justified.

Like our outbreak caused comment. We had to pull out of the Trophy when a bit of progress in that completion would’ve been handy for returning players and a good chance to beat County missed. I know the Maidenhead game being called off wasn’t our doing but that hardly served us.well and neither did the fragmented fixture list in December

This post has been edited by azul: 21 January 2022 - 04:17 PM

[Westbars Spireite]

Not sure why Rowe wouldn't say which league the offer from Khan came from.

[Spire-Power]

Could those who said Quigley was signing for us name the club that bid for Khan?

[isleaiw1]

Tiptoe thru the Cross St, on 21 January 2022 - 07:10 PM, said:

Could those who said Quigley was signing for us name the club that bid for Khan?

Maybe Yeovil as part of a swap deal, which caused the delay whilst Khan pondered it?

[Spire-Power]

isleaiw1, on 21 January 2022 - 09:44 PM, said:

Maybe Yeovil as part of a swap deal, which caused the delay whilst Khan pondered it?

Khan would have to be crazy to go there, not surprising he didn't if they wanted him

This post has been edited by Tiptoe thru the Cross St: 21 January 2022 - 09:59 PM

[dim view]

isleaiw1, on 21 January 2022 - 09:44 PM, said:

Maybe Yeovil as part of a swap deal, which caused the delay whilst Khan pondered it?

Khan has got to start producing the goods now. He's been bit part recently, anonymous.

[sophocles]

dim view, on 21 January 2022 - 10:01 PM, said:

Khan has got to start producing the goods now. He's been bit part recently, anonymous.

Very unfair to single him out; most of our players were anonymous in the Maidenhead game.

[BilltBigBalls]

Leagues are won over a season (fact) the league will not be won over the course of this week. We're in a good position at the moment, yes we've dropped points we shouldn't have done. 2 losses all season isn't a bad thing and I'm sure we're not really going to complain about that.

[Fit as a Nelson]

BilltBigBalls, on 22 January 2022 - 12:16 AM, said:

Leagues are won over a season (fact) the league will not be won over the course of this week. We're in a good position at the moment, yes we've dropped points we shouldn't have done. 2 losses all season isn't a bad thing and I'm sure we're not really going to complain about that.

(fact)

[Fit as a Nelson]

sophocles, on 21 January 2022 - 11:37 PM, said:

Very unfair to single him out; most of our players were anonymous in the Maidenhead game.

I don’t agree, it’s been more than just the Maidenhead game. He’s not been bad, but I don’t think we’ve seen anywhere near the best of him yet I think there’s a lot more to come. I’d like to see him given a run in central midfield like at the start of the season where he was outstanding at times.