Sharkey wrote: "
It also seems that they have played most of their more difficult fixtures already this season, unlike us".
Below, I've listed Barnet's results to date. Alongside each result, I've attempted to assign a "similar" Rovers game.
Where there is a (+n), it indicates that Rovers got n more points than Barnet from the game.
If there is a (-n), Barnet got n more points from Rovers from the game.
The point of this is to show that, in my opinion, Barnet and Rovers have faced opposition so far of similar calibre.
I have put an opponent in
bold if I think they are sterner opposition than the other opponent in the pair. (Also, ignore goal difference
).
Barnet have six opponents in bold, Rovers four. So there's not much in it.
Barnet have had some good victories - Torquay away, Macc at home, Gateshead away and Forest Green away.
But they have also slipped up - lost Torquay home, lost Wrexham home, lost Lincoln home, drew Telford away.
My conclusion is: you don't get to be seven points clear after 25 games if you are not a very strong team...but, Barnet have been almost as liable as any other team to slip up. So it's all to play for!
December 2014
Torquay 1-2 Barnet Sat 6 Dec Welling Away (-2)
November 2014 Barnet 3-1 Macclesfield Sat 29 Nov Woking Home
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Barnet Tue 25 Nov Barnet Away
Woking 1-1 Barnet Sat 22 Nov Eastleigh Away
Barnet 3-1 Telford Sat 15 Nov Telford Home
Barnet 2-3
Torquay Tue 11 Nov Dover Home (+1)
Welling 1-2 Barnet Sat 1 Nov Welling Home
October 2014
Barnet 3-0 Braintree Tue 21 Oct
Halifax Home
Gateshead 0-2 Barnet Sat 18 Oct Wrexham Away (-2)
Barnet 3-3 Kidderminster Sat 11 Oct Kidderminster Home
Macclesfield 2-1 Barnet Tue 7 Oct Braintree Away
Barnet 1-0 Eastleigh Sat 4 Oct
Grimsby Home (-2)
September 2014
Braintree 1-1 Barnet Tue 30 Sep
Chester Away
Forest Green 1-2 Barnet Sat 27 Sep Forest Green Away (-2)
Barnet 5-0 Altrincham Sat 20 Sep
Wrexham Home
Barnet 0-1 Wrexham Tue 16 Sep Forest Green Home
Telford 2-2 Barnet Sat 13 Sep Alfreton Away
Dover 0-3 Barnet Wed 10 Sep Lincoln Away
Barnet 2-1 Alfreton Sat 6 Sep Nuneaton Home
August 2014
Southport 0-2 Barnet Sat 30 Aug Southport Away
Barnet 4-0 Dartford Mon 25 Aug Dartford Home
Nuneaton 0-2 Barnet Sat 23 Aug Telford Away
Barnet 1-2
Lincoln City Sat 16 Aug Altrincham Away
Barnet 2-0 Bristol Rovers Tue 12 Aug Barnet Home
Chester 0-5 Barnet Sat 9 Aug Aldershot Away (-2)
).