I started this blog because I didn’t think there was that much coverage of Town that I liked. It was back in the days of The Examiner being pretty dire, the club didn’t do much more than post press conferences to YouTube and there wasn’t loads of stuff made by fans about games. Thankfully that’s changed a lot over the years and there are now almost too many articles, videos and podcasts to digest after a game and that’s before you consider all the interesting bits and pieces knocking around on social media.
This article is a bit of an experiment to try and pull together some of the best coverage of Town after their FA Cup victory over Barnsley at the weekend. I’d be genuinely interested to know if you find this stuff interesting. Please put your thoughts in the comments below. If it’s not helpful then I’ll stick to my wayward team predictions and contentious player rating articles.
The best tweets about the Barnsley game
Sorba Thomas’ celebration with the fans was lovely to see. While his dance may not win Strictly but it makes me smile to see him smiling.
This short video provides an excellent summary of just how blatant Matty Pearson’s dive was for the disallowed goal.
Town superfan, Chris Green, always manages to sum up the game in one short tweet and his video of the celebration of Holmes’ goal is worth watching.
While it can all change very quickly, there does feel to be something building between the players and fans at the moment. Let’s hope we can keep it up after this unbeaten run comes to an end
I don’t think we can call it the “Wagner wave” any more but it’s great to see this celebration make a return.
And He Takes That Chance cover the Barnsley game
The best fan videos
I know fan vlogs aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but they can give an interesting insight on how fans experience games. Here are a few that covered this game. Expect bad language and shonky camera work.
The best articles following the game
For those that like to read, here are some links to click:
- My player ratings article
- My ramblings on the various talking points of the game
- Steven Chicken gives his five conclusions on The Examiner website
- The Yorkshire Post did their usual write up too
- The Tykes blog shows just how miserable their fans are right now (when they had such a good season last time, it’s a cautionary tale)
Love this!!
Really enjoyed this.
Really good of you TS as I spend very little time sifting through other postings outlets etc etc.