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It’s the first leg of the Championship play offs, that’s the semi final, before the final, two games though, when the goals are all added up it means the winners go through to another game. After that game they could become losers. The Duckworth Lewis method won’t be used in any of these games even though Dicky the bird is from Barnsley.
Barnsley v Swansea City EFL Championship Play Off 1st Leg Monday 17th May 2021 Kick off 8.15pm UK time Oakwell Stadium
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Match Officials Tony Harrington ( who always books players, and we mean in every game he and officiated this season ) began refereeing in the Teesside Junior Football Alliance at the age of 14, having completed a basic refereeing course whilst at school as part of the Duke of Edinburgh award. After four years as an EFL assistant referee and four years as a National League referee, he was appointed to the EFL Referees List in 2012/13 and has now overseen more than 190 EFL matches. Tony is the Grandson of Tommy McGuigan, who is in the Hartlepool United record books for top 10 number of appearances and goals for the club. Harrington will be assisted by Shaun Hudson and Richard Wild whilst Geoff Eltringham is the fourth official.
The championship play off final by all accounts leads to the saying “ The biggest financial reward in the world of football” Or similar. However, is it ? This isn’t the final, it’s the game before, but not the actual game before it’s the one before the one before. The last time Barnsley beat Swansea City in an actual league game was 1983. Strangely, in the 2006 final of the play offs Barnsley beat Swansea on penalties. That game was played next to the railway station near Leckwith, 36,000 swans fans attended the game that day. It could have been more but that’s the official attendance.
Barnsley’s record v Swansea City Games won: 24 Games drawn: 15 Games lost: 37 Includes FA Cup, League Cup and Play Off game.
Barnsley ‘Who wooda thunk it” ? Barnsley have been in two FA Cup finals but never at Wembley. In 1910 they lost to Newcastle, then in 1912 they beat WBA 1-0 after a replay. They have been at Wembley for an FA Cup semi final in 2008, the manager then was ex Swansea City player Simon Davey. They lost the game. In 2000 at Wembley Barnsley lost to Ipswich Town in a play off final and in 2016 Barnsley won the EFL Trophy beating Oxford. Well, “Who wooda thunk it “ ?
Barnsley in 1897 when they were called Barnsley St Peter’s
Again another tale in the story of Swansea City Football Club the club I love and I grew up from a gobby teenager to a grumpy oldman with my family & friends some of whom are not here anymore but I can still see them and hear them on the North Bank and in The Liberty
Good Luck boys [clap] [clap]
Change of ref for tonight
Geoff Eltringham has replaced Tony ‘whose coat’ Harrington. David Webb is now fourth official.
Barnsley v Swansea City Play Off Matchday Thread (1) LATEST MONDAY on 17:25 - May 17 by Catullus
Sorry but I can't get enthusiastic over Hourihane starting. Barnsley will be in our faces, they work hard, close down quickly. That's not been Hourihanes kind of game. I'd start Smith.
Same here cat, id have smith in with fulton and grimes then bring on hourihane when they start to tire.
We can't afford a lazy player in the centre of midfield when the going is tough
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Barnsley v Swansea City Play Off Matchday Thread (1) LATEST MONDAY on 18:09 - May 17 with 1620 views
Barnsley v Swansea City Play Off Matchday Thread (1) LATEST MONDAY on 19:28 - May 17 by pencoedjack
Very bold we lose it will be carnage on here later
Certainly don’t see us keeping a clean sheet with that side but may well score, interesting call - feels more like a second leg chasing the game side but can’t fault Cooper’s balls & certainly won’t be what Barnsley expected.
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Barnsley v Swansea City Play Off Matchday Thread (1) LATEST MONDAY on 19:39 - May 17 with 1253 views
Barnsley: Brad Collins, Callum Styles, Mads Andersen, Callum Brittain, Cauley Woodrow, Daryl Dike, Toby Sibbick, Romal Palmer, Alex Mowatt (captain), Dominik Frieser, Michal Helik.
Substitutes: Jack Walton, Jordan Williams, Liam Kitching, Conor Chaplin, Carlton Morris, Aapo Halme, Michael Sollbauer, Victor Adeboyejo, Jasper Moon.
Swansea City: Freddie Woodman; Kyle Naughton, Ben Cabango, Marc Guehi, Jake Bidwell; Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Conor Hourihane; Andre Ayew, Liam Cullen, Jamal Lowe.
Substitutes: Ben Hamer, Joel Latibueadiere, Ryan Bennett, Connor Roberts, Ryan Manning, Korey Smith, Yan Dhanda, Wayne Routledge, Morgan Whittaker.
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
A great believer in taking anything you like to wherever you want to.
Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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Barnsley v Swansea City Play Off Matchday Thread (1) TEAMS on 19:44 - May 17 with 1228 views
Go only know where this going to go. We can but hope Lefties,righties,hitler youths,poisons,welsh speakers,non welsh speakers,indys and non indys. Time to really really unite
Barnsley v Swansea City Play Off Matchday Thread (1) TEAMS on 19:42 - May 17 by builthjack
Hmmmmm. I hope Cooper proves me wrong.
Coopers not on the pitch. This looks an ok team. I’d have gone for the Millwall away team myself, but it’s not a cowards team. Those players need to stand up and be counted now. No hiding behind Cooper or anyone else. If it’s not working THEY need to sort it out, like real professionals.
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