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All the talk of tomorrow's game against Northampton is the return of Barnet legend Scott McGleish when the Bees travel to Sixfields tomorrow for there League Two clash. Scotty joined the Bees in 1997 from local rivals Leyton Orient where he has made 36 appearances scoring 7 times. To join his home town club for a fee of £70000 and went on to make 106 (28) Appearances for the Bees scoring 38 times. Then in 2001 when Tony Co**ee came to the club he thought he would get rid of the competition and sold him to Colchester United for a fee of £15000. He went on to make 106 appearances for United scoring 45 times he then left in 2004 to join current club Northampton Town on a free. Scott scored 13 times in 43 games in League Two last season. Scotty was also a great guy, I met him once it must of been around 1998 and I was playing football with some friends on a green we saw him and we had a kick about and got his autograph. Still have it somewhere. The Cobblers are favourites to win League Two with best odds of 6/1.
Northampton started the season with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Lincoln on the first day of the season.
Match report (from northamptontown-mad.co.uk)
"Northampton were held to a 1-1 draw on the opening day of the League Two campaign after Lincoln new boy Gary Birch earned the hosts a 1-1 draw at Sincil Bank.
The Imps struggled for the first hour and looked to be heading for an opening day defeat until Birch got on the score sheet in the 64th minute.
Northampton keeper Lee Harper did well to push out a header from Derek Asamoah but could only watch as his defenders hesitated leaving Birch to scramble the ball home from six yards.
The goal seemed to wake up Lincoln and four minutes later Francis Green almost snatched a winner. The former Peterborough striker broke through the middle only to be stopped by a tremendous tackle from Luke Chambers.
Lincoln kept up the pressure until the final whistle but the Northampton defence held out.
The late burst by Lincoln was in contrast to the opening 60 minutes when Northampton dominated.
Town fully justified their label as the bookies favourite for the League Two title and should have had the game sown up.
A dangerous cross from Josh Low skidded off the shins of Lincoln defender Jamie McCombe and spun across his own goal.
The resulting corner from David Hunt found Pedj Bojic at the near post but his effort was well held by Lincoln keeper Alan Marriott.
Then Low got in a powerful shot in first half stoppage time but his effort was deflected wide.
Low created plenty of problems for Lincoln and in the 48th minute he fired an excellent ball into the box. The Lincoln defenders were caught out but Eric Sabin was just unable to make contact.
Northampton's opener came in the 53rd minute when Bojic ran unchallenged towards goal. Four defenders backed off allowing him to pick his spot leaving Marriott helpless with his 20-yard shot.
Four minutes later Low created a half chance for Sabin, but the big striker's shot was held by Marriott. Eoin Jess and Low combined to create an opening for David Galbraith but the midfielder saw his header saved."
This will be a big test for the Bees but if we play like we did against Bristol Rovers and with Paul Fairclough saying he will be fielding the same team we could sneak a win.
Northampton started the season with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Lincoln on the first day of the season.
Match report (from northamptontown-mad.co.uk)
"Northampton were held to a 1-1 draw on the opening day of the League Two campaign after Lincoln new boy Gary Birch earned the hosts a 1-1 draw at Sincil Bank.
The Imps struggled for the first hour and looked to be heading for an opening day defeat until Birch got on the score sheet in the 64th minute.
Northampton keeper Lee Harper did well to push out a header from Derek Asamoah but could only watch as his defenders hesitated leaving Birch to scramble the ball home from six yards.
The goal seemed to wake up Lincoln and four minutes later Francis Green almost snatched a winner. The former Peterborough striker broke through the middle only to be stopped by a tremendous tackle from Luke Chambers.
Lincoln kept up the pressure until the final whistle but the Northampton defence held out.
The late burst by Lincoln was in contrast to the opening 60 minutes when Northampton dominated.
Town fully justified their label as the bookies favourite for the League Two title and should have had the game sown up.
A dangerous cross from Josh Low skidded off the shins of Lincoln defender Jamie McCombe and spun across his own goal.
The resulting corner from David Hunt found Pedj Bojic at the near post but his effort was well held by Lincoln keeper Alan Marriott.
Then Low got in a powerful shot in first half stoppage time but his effort was deflected wide.
Low created plenty of problems for Lincoln and in the 48th minute he fired an excellent ball into the box. The Lincoln defenders were caught out but Eric Sabin was just unable to make contact.
Northampton's opener came in the 53rd minute when Bojic ran unchallenged towards goal. Four defenders backed off allowing him to pick his spot leaving Marriott helpless with his 20-yard shot.
Four minutes later Low created a half chance for Sabin, but the big striker's shot was held by Marriott. Eoin Jess and Low combined to create an opening for David Galbraith but the midfielder saw his header saved."
This will be a big test for the Bees but if we play like we did against Bristol Rovers and with Paul Fairclough saying he will be fielding the same team we could sneak a win.
COME ON YOU BEES!
BM91
History of the Northampton Town v Barnet fixture
Barnet pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 8 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in October 2001, with Barnet inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cobblers in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Barnet have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far, Barnet lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Barnet on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Bees. Score draw
BM91
History of the Northampton Town v Barnet fixture
Barnet pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 8 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in October 2001, with Barnet inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cobblers in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Barnet | AM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Barnet | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 28 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Barnet | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Barnet | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Barnet | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Barnet have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far, Barnet lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Barnet | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Barnet on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Bees. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnet | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |