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There was only one team of promotion contenders out there today and it wasn't Stanley on that showing. Barnet gave us a footballing lesson, completely outplaying us after our bright start. Whereas we increasingly lumped the ball in the air towards their 6'5" back four giants, they played with good pace, control and incisive movement while we looked like we were wearing ice skates instead of studded boots. If McCleod hadn't left his shooting boots at home it could easily have been a 5 goal thrashing. Apart from Lindfields effort in the first half I can't remember their goalie having to make a save. With quality footballers like Coid, Barnett, Bender and Craney on the bench we seemed to have shot ourselves in the foot, and although we immediately looked a bit more threatening after Charlie and Craney came on, it was too little, too late. I thought all our front three were poor today and Joyce and Procter struggled to make anything happen in midfield. A bad day at the office, and although we looked worryingly fragile at the back I would make Deano my MOM as he had to bail out his colleagues far too often.