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Originally posted by petrosianpupil
Interesting.

But Fry is a joke right?
No Fry's not a joke. From 1983 to 1990 I followed Barnet FC Home and Away all over the country. Barnet FC would not exist if it wasn't for Barry's time and money.

He would clear the pitch of snow, pay for the fans fish and chips, buy players for £5k and sell them for £100K+

But the main reason was the entertaining football that saw us in the top two of conference 5 times in 6 seasons.

I don't go to many Barnet games anymore, we are in the football league now and just another struggling small club. But the eighties were our glory years and Fry put his heart (4 heart attacks) and soul into it. I know he is seen as joke in Peterborough and beyond but to me he is a true football hero.

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Originally posted by invigorate
No Fry's not a joke. From 1983 to 1990 I followed Barnet FC Home and Away all over the country. Barnet FC would not exist if it wasn't for Barry's time and money.

He would clear the pitch of snow, pay for the fans fish and chips, buy players for £5k and sell them for £100K+

But the main reason was the entertaining football that saw us in the top tw ...[text shortened]... . I know he is seen as joke in Peterborough and beyond but to me he is a true football hero.
I do remember a phone in, years ago when a Barnet fan made the same points. It stays with me as one of the most heartfelt emotional references.

I know some Birmingham fan that loved him as well.

But can you imagine him at a big club?

Kinnear was awesome and really undervalued.