Fixture: Barnet Vs Weston-super-mare
Time: 15:00
Date: 15th October 2022
Competition: Fa Cup – Fourth Round Qualifying
Venue: The Hive
Barnet host Weston-super-Mare A.F..C in the fourth round qualifying match of the FA Cup. The Somerset-based team will enter the Hive looking to cause an upset whilst the Bees will be wanting a routine win. The Seagulls are filled with confidence after their brilliant start to the season, they haven’t lost in their last 13 games in all competitions and currently sit second in the Isthiam Southern Premier South division. Our last fixture saw us lose in a 12-goal thriller against promotion favourites Wrexham, whereas the visitors beat Yate Town 2-0 away from home.
About our opposition:
Nickname: The Seagulls
Founded: 1887
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
Manager: Scott Bartlett
Top Scorer: Dayle Grubb (9)
League Position: 2nd
Form: WWDWW
Recent Result: Yate Town 0-2 Weston-super-mare
One To Watch: Dayle Grubb
Dayle Grubb, the 31-year-old midfielder currently sits top of The Seagulls scoring charts as he leads his team to second in their respective division as well as reaching the FA cup fourth qualifying round. The versatility of Grubb will cause issues for the Bees as they look to reach the next round of the FA cup.
Grubb came through the Weston-super-mare academy whilst working as a sports teacher during a nine-year stay with the club, he would go on to leave the club for 2 years before making a return in 2020.
The ex-League two player will be wanting to help his side beat Barnet on their first-ever visit to the Hive, with the Bees shipping 7 to Wrexham in their last game, Grubb will be hoping that he can also chip in with a goal.
IN THE DUGOUT: Scott Bartlett
Scott Bartlett is currently in his second stint as Seagulls boss where he was in charge for seven months in 2016. Bartlett has currently coached his team to go undefeated in the 2022/23 league campaign so far, a rather impressive achievement.
He has been in the game for over 25 years, starting his football career in the Bournemouth academy before moving to Cirencester Town, a team he played at for 5 years. Bartlett later signed for Salisbury in early 2000, it was there that he earned the Southern Premier title.
After hanging up his boots in 2011, Bartlett became Forest Green’s head of academy, the team he would start his managerial career at. Notably, the Seagulls boss took Grimsby Town to Wembley in the Conference Play-Off final in 2016.
OUR LAST MEETING:
Barnet have never faced Weston-super-mare in a recorded match.
