A Whole New Atmosphere

I’m sure tomorrow’s match against Barnsley will see a whole new atmosphere at the Walkers. For a start, Gerry Taggart will be in joint control. He will surely be among the fans’ favourite for manager along with Steve Walsh and Simon Grayson. Also, there will be some expectation of something more watchable on the pitch (and let’s face it, it could hardly get much worse).

So our visitors could find it a difficult match. And what of Barnsley?Apart from going up the M1 to watch Leicester beat them back in May, it’s not a place I tend to visit or know much about. Football-wise, they had about as poor a season as us last time; and it isn’t really a place that has produced many football legends either. Indeed, Mick McCarthy seems to be on his own while other famous Barnsley folk include Darren Gough, Dickie Bird, Arthur Scargill and half of the Arctic Monkeys who apparently went to college there.

Of course Barnsley’s brave miners did take on Thatcher (whose name I can only utter through gritted teeth!) so there is a fighting spirit in the town. But I’m confident we will get behind our team, that Gerry will have them well organised, and that we will actually win at home. Come on Leicester!