All the sparkle of the Coca-Cola Football League: Brave Barnet show conform (non)sense

Brave Barnet show fashion (non)sense

Barnet"s players were visions in lilac at Port Vale when theysported an away kit (below) reminiscent of Italian club Fiorentina. Foronce, they even played with Serie A swagger, recording just their thirdaway win of the season. Now they"ll want to wear it every week.

Deep Purple: Barnet"s John O"Flynn

Remember the feeling, lads?

Part one: On Saturday, a hardy bandof Stockport County fans negotiated a 478-mile, nine-hour round trip toExeter. It was worth it, though, as they witnessed the League Onebottom club"s first win since October. Part two: October was also themonth in which Grimsby had last scored more than a single goal in amatch until a rip-snorting 2-2 Lincolnshire derby draw against LincolnCity. Now they just need a first win in 23 League matches.

Scouts Corner

Aswith every starlet at a major club, Charlie Adam has had to bide histime. The midfielder, 24, finally gave up on his dream to become aRangers regular when Blackpool signed him for a club record 500,000last summer. Twelve goals in 28 starts later including the second ina 2-0 win over Reading and his dreams are now tangerine. Sportsmail valuation: 1million

Theres a tractor (boy) parked in the goal . . .

Itwould not have been lost on the Carrow Road faithful that the man whostopped their side scoring for the first time in 26 League One games intheir 2-0 defeat Southampton keeper Kelvin Davis spent two seasonsacross the other side of the Norfolk-Suffolk divide at bitter rivalsIpswich.

Red mist: Gorka Pintado was sent off for this Savage tackle on the Derby skipper

Savage more sinned against than sinning?

Even whenhes innocent, Robbie Savage is always at the centre of things, itseems. The Derby midfielder, upended by the crudest of challenges fromSwanseas Gorka Pintado (above), ended up as part of an 18-man melee a customary happening at Pride Park of late which eventually sawPintado sent off.

Its the hope that hurts

Bottom of theentire Football League, 13 points from safety and playing at a hollowground in front of 2,209 fans, Darlington promised an unlikely win overpromotion-chasing Chesterfield when they led 2-0 with 10 minutes left.Three disasters later, 2-0 became 2-3 and despair hit home harder thanever.

Roys honesty policy

Ipswich Town boss Roy Keane

;Managersare paid to make decisions and Ive got a lot wrong this year. Maybe Igot one or two right today. The buck stops with me and I know Ive notdone well enough this season. But I know we have to get through thissticky patch as a team if I want to be a top manager. Ipswich boss RoyKeane (left), both relieved and candid after his side moved out of thedanger zone with a 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday.

Cards cost on the coast

With his second red card of thecampaign, defender Adam Virgo collected the ninth dismissal ofBrightons season. As on every other occasion, the loss of a man meantno victory, Virgos early bath helping Leeds to an injury-timeequaliser.

Payback . . . sort of

It has taken two yearsbut Barnsley have finally laid the ghost of Wembley past. Their 2-0 winat Cardiff sealed a season double over the club which denied them an FACup final in 2008. Theyd still swap it in an instant, though.

Gate of the day

;AccringtonStanley? Who are they? went the old Milk Marketing Board advert. Itseems fewer people are asking that question after Stanley attracted3,396 to the Crown Ground to witness a 2-0 win over Bradford, theclubs highest crowd of the season and 243 more than League Two leadersand neighbours Rochdale.

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