Almanac Soccer: Barnsley FC 2022 – Relegation awaits

 

I don’t think that Spring arrived early in Barnsley this year, actually I think it’s always a little later than those areas further south, so there was no Spring miracle for the Tykes in the form of football results.

 

In mid March they lost to neighbours Sheffield United 2-0 and in their next game could only come up with a draw against another club facing relegation, Reading. I was really hoping for a win but it wasn’t to be.

 

A week later they faced Millwall ,a club battling for promotion, and they gave Barnsley a thrashing 4-1. I couldn’t see how their position in the Championship could be saved and unfortunately my pessimism turned out to be correct. They managed a draw against Swansea City which didn’t help their cause and then went down to Peterborough United 2-0 and Huddersfield Town 2-1.

 

There are still a few games to be played in the season but it wouldn’t effect the Tykes who won’t be in the Championship next season no matter what results take place.

 

So according to the BBC Sport the Tykes will be playing in League One next year against teams like Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland, Accrington-Stanley, Charlton Athletic and Shrewsbury Town.

 

It’s been a very disappointing season for the Tykes, last year they came very close to promotion to Premier Division. In the off season they lost their Manager and a couple of star players and the wheels came off. They spent the greater part of the season in the bottom four and despite a couple of surprise results that lifted spirits were never in a safe position.

 

English football must be one of the unfairest  competions going around. Every year it’s the same four or five top clubs vying for top honours. It wasn’t always the case, but when “Big Money” got heavily involved all those years ago, the competition amongst clubs went down the sink.

 

Lets hope that Ken and his Barnsley mates enjoy the off season and look forward to a positive League One season later in the year.

 

 

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