Holker Street Urchins Leave Barrow Asking for More
The year 2026 and we've already hit more rock bottoms than a Flintstones sex tape, climaxing in losing our EFL status. A precious Fabergé egg that should have been bound in bubble wrap, put in a strong box and vaulted inside the DDH, instead we've chucked it over the garden fence like a careless postman. Let's not dwell. Summer gave us the opportunity to Ctrl Alt Delete the blue screen of death and reboot into National League OS 2.0 with renewed optimism. My own coping method
16 hours ago
The Tale of Innes Cameron and the Stabilo Boss XI
If you were unfortunate enough to suffer a medical episode that meant you were in a coma for the past twelve months, you would be forgiven for thinking that nothing has changed. Barrow playing away from home for the first game of the season in a lesser-spotted third shirt, with Big Innes Cameron leading the line in the glorious sunshine. Rekeem Harper was also there, as was Scott Smith; you would be forgiven for thinking nothing has changed, albeit everything has changed and
Aug 9
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MURRAY
Hope, football, and ‘Meet the Board’ nights spring eternal. As the faithful, sceptical, and hopeful gathered, we wondered how this one would come across. That’s not to imply any lack of sincerity, just that there’s only a certain number of ways this could be presented—and unless the three amigos were about to deliver their thoughts in the medium of French mime, or perhaps a Sanskrit mantra, we’d likely seen similar before.
Aug 1
Peak Practice
“Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.”
Radcliffe away pre-season. Third game in and first out of Barrow. Stupidly delighted to be ‘going away’ again, I waited impatiently for transport to arrive. I guess we need to practise too. Acts of faith take work, though optimism has peeked through this summer’s gloom.
Jul 22
