Enormous rethink needed at Holker Street this summer.
Because, bar a handful of exceptions, I think everyone connected with the footballing side at Barrow this season should be - and I hesitate to use this word because I appreciate it’s not pleasant - a little bit embarrassed.
I’ve watched them live enough times to know they haven’t built a team that represents Barrovians: in fact, these are the opposite.
Weak. Passive. They regularly lose not just 50/50s but 90/10s because they’re slow to react. They don’t look fit enough, yet more so mentally fragile.
Body language horrendous. Light jogging in high-stakes moments.
Fans who dig deep for season tickets - and deeper still to travel the country watching them in an economically challenged area - don’t deserve to watch their team roll out the red carpet for the opposition when they’re in the final third over and over again.
Stephen Clemence, Andy Whing, Neil McDonald, Dino Maamria and now Sam Foley have all struggled over the last two years, largely as a result of poor recruitment, on a lower midtable budget.
Time to look further up. For starters, I don’t think Iain Wood - though by no means the only culprit - being entrusted with a rebuild in the National League as Sporting Director can be tenable.
Hate to point fingers, but sometimes we have to call out what’s blatantly unacceptable.
#WeAreBarrow ⚪️🔹
After today's performance, Taysom Hill now has 2,388 passing yards, 2,545 rushing yards, and 1,002 career receiving yards. With his 36 receiving yards today, Hill is now the only player with over 1,000 yards passing, rushing, and receiving in the @NFL Super Bowl era.