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Barnsley Preview
By: Richard Hubbert
Date: 26/02/2004
AFTER the Mariner's dramatic last gasp winner on Tuesday night, they welcome Barnsley to Blundell Park with some familiar faces re-visiting Cleethorpes for this fixture…
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Saturday could see the biggest gate at Blundell Park this season, with 2,000 Barnsley fans expected in what is bound to be a passionate affair. Peter Handyside and Michael Boulding re-visit Blundell Park whilst Mariners striker Isiah Rankin is on loan from Barnsley. Ex-Mariner defender Tony Gallimore is likely to miss out through injury.
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Gudjon Thordarson. Former Stoke City manager who was at the Helm at the Brittania Stadiumn from 1999 until 2002. He guided them to promotion in 2002, but was sacked just five days later when his relationship with his fellow Icelandic chairman had become "untenable". Spent about a year out of the game until his appointment as Barnsley manager this summer. One of his first moves was to bring in his former captain at Stoke City, Peter Handyside and since then has built a squad that look set to be challenging for a play off place in the second division.
Despite all the Yorkshire side's financial problems in the last year, since new chairman Peter Risdale has come in, manager Gudjon Thordarson has been able to accumulate a squad of decent players. In between the sticks for the Tykes is the experienced Marlon Beresford who signed for the club just a month or so ago. In the centre of defence they have Peter Handyside (left), who needs no introduction to the Town fans and Garry Monk who just signed permanently for the club this week after spending three months with the Oakwell club on loan from Southampton.
Former Fulham player Kevin Betsy provided pace and energy on the right hand side of midfield whilst Craig Rocastle is one of a string of loan players on loan for the club. One is Arron Davies who is on loan from Southampton and Manchester United youngster Daniel Nardiello who has scored three goals in five appearances in his brief time with the Tykes. Former Notts County and Bradford forward Mark Stallard has also impressed in his short period in Yorkshire, but Michael Boulding is still yet to find the net for our visitors which could make up for an interesting match!
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Town Team: Davison, McDermott, Crane, Edwards, Barnard, Cas (Crowe, 77), Campbell, Hamilton, Anderson, Onuora, Boulding
Barnsley Team: Ilic, O'Callaghan, Crooks, Handyside, Gallimore, Ireland, Burns, Carson (Hayward, 78), Kay (Fallon, 62), Betsy, Rankin Attendance: 10,092 Report Barnsley Head-to-Head (36th on The Opposition Ladder).
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