Martin Allen was adamant Barnet did not deserve to lose at Doncaster Rovers in EFL League Two on Saturday afternoon following a "fantastic second-half performance". The Bees went in 2-0 down at the break following goals from James Coppinger and Matty Blair. However, Allen’s side rallied after the restart and attacked Rovers from the outset, […]
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Ryan Watson felt Barnet’s youngsters handled Championship opponents Norwich City "brilliantly" and predicts they will be pushing for the first team soon. Martin Allen included ten academy products in his matchday squad of 18 for Tuesday night’s EFL Checkatrade Trophy clash with the Canaries, handing Jack Taylor his full Barnet debut in the centre of
Skipper Michael Nelson echoed the thoughts of Martin Allen by confirming Barnet were the most likely winners when assessing Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Leyton Orient at The Hive. Neither side managed to grab hold of the game and assert themselves on the other, though Barnet had two of the game’s best chances through Luke Gambin
Martin Allen felt Barnet were the side more likely to win Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Leyton Orient at The Hive. Noteworthy chances were in short supply for both sides, though Luke Gambin and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro were thwarted by O’s keeper Alex Cisak either side of half time. Those were two of the game’s best
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Having been forced to take a watching brief while getting over a groin problem, Bees keeper Jamie Stephens knows his teammates’ performances haven’t always been rewarded sufficiently in the points stakes. And it was no different at The Hive on Tuesday evening as Barnet were pegged back late in the second half by a Morecambe
Martin Allen felt Barnet did enough to win on Tuesday evening as Morecambe escaped The Hive with a point from a 2-2 draw. Â John Akinde opened the scoring for the Bees in the seventh minutes but the Shrimps equalised two minutes later through Tom Barkhuizen. Â Just after the half-hour mark Barnet went back
Ross Eames saw the bigger picture after watching his young Barnet side lose 4-1 to an Oxford United team which included a number of first-team players. The Bees, who named goalkeeper Jamie Stephens as their only senior player, had the better of the first half until Sam Long tucked home from a set piece before
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Ross Eames felt Barnet were excellent as a reserve side comfortably beat Southend United 2-1 in a friendly at The Hive this afternoon. Goals from Ryan Watson and Shane Cojocarel either side of half time sealed the win for the Bees who had the better of the chances by far. "We were excellent – especially
Defender Elliott Johnson says Barnet must replicate their performance against EFL League One side MK Dons in the Checkatrade Trophy when they return to league action this weekend. Martin Allen’s side drew 2-2 at MK Dons on Tuesday night before losing a penalty shoot-out 5-3 in their first match of the revamped competition. Strikes from
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Barnet boss Martin Allen declared himself pleased with the Bees’ performance in their 2-2 draw at MK Dons in their first Checkatrade Trophy fixture on Tuesday night. The Dons, relegated from the Championship at the end of last season, went ahead after 17 minutes through Ben Reeves. However, Alex Nicholls and Curtis Weston both scored
