I had the pleasure of a brief chat with Barry's mum & dad yesterday. His mum came up to me and asked if I had any photos of Barry "...his dad wouldn't come and ask, but I thought I would, you don't mind do you?"...
Happy to oblige! (I've got a good one from a previous match which I'll look for later when I have time)
They are really nice folks, so it was sad to read in Barry's column in the programme not only about the personal abuse that Barry experienced at Chesterfield but that his family were abused too, to an extent that they had to stop attending games. It makes me proud that Morecambe fans have always had such a great reputation for being friendly but also sad that this is unusual rather than the norm. Hopefully we'll see Barry's family at more games before the end of the season.
And if Barry's mum or dad read this, drop me an e-mail to keith.fitton@manx.net and I'll send a photo as promised.