I thought I would start my first blog on here by looking at events at my old team Barnsley. It was sad to see Simon Davey leave the club earlier this season. He brought exciting times back to the area in the three years he was at Oakwell. His cup runs had ultimately kept him in the job up until recently; he took them on a phenomenal cup run a couple of seasons ago which increased the profile of the club and the town when they reached the semi-final of the F.A. Cup with a trip to Wembley.

With a very low budget, I think Davey’s side were punching above their weight in the Championship and I think he did a fantastic job keeping them in that league. A club like Barnsley need to be in that league and if they are ever to progress as a more stable club they will need to make changes at the top i.e., someone to come in with a bit of money but until that happens they will remain in and around the bottom of that league battling it out with other teams for survival.

Being my home town club, I would love them to do well. I still have friends who are season-ticket holders so I get to see the odd game here and there, but because of my commitments with Birmingham City it is hard to see them play. Obviously I would like to get down there more, but my contact with the club has diminished over the years and the only name I know there is the old kit man, Norman Rimmington.