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14 hours ago
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Barrow v Preston North End
Update: Date: 2' Title: Post Content: Attempt missed. Jeppe Okkels (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner. Update: Date: 2' Title: Post Content: Corner,Preston North End. Conceded by Niall Canavan. Update: Date: 1' Title: Kick Off Content: First Half begins. Update: Date: 1' Title: Post Content: Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
BBC News
01-08-2025
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Canavan out to prove Barrow doubters wrong again
Barrow captain Niall Canavan says that he is happy nobody considers the Bluebirds as promotion contenders so that they can prove people wrong have been big changes under head coach Andy Whing this summer as Barrow look to kick on from finishing 16th last season, and Canavan is ready for the challenge ahead."I couldn't give two hoots what most people say," Canavan told BBC Radio Cumbria."Most people in life, at whatever job you are doing, at some point you have to prove somebody wrong."If people are writing us off, good luck to them." Barrow captain Canavan is now the longest-serving player at the club after Robbie Gotts joined Doncaster Rovers this joining from Bradford City in 2022, the defender has grown used to people underestimating he highlights Lionesses star Chloe Kelly in how she went from being out of the picture at Manchester City in the winter to scoring England's winning penalty in the Euro 2025 final last Sunday."Chloe Kelly is the perfect example," said Canavan. "From where she was to where she has been in recent weeks."You sometimes write people off at your peril, so don't take any notice of that."
