"Shortly before his Barnsley side took on Liverpool in the FA Cup, back in February 2008, Simon Davey took a pensive walk around the city. I left the team hotel for a walk in the town centre and as I was talking a bird shat right on my head, the Tykes manager revealed after his side's famous 2-1 victory at Anfield. I was hoping it could be a lucky omen because that's what they say, and it was."
"while Barnsley had to bring in goalkeeper Luke Steele in on an emergency loan just two days before the game. While Steele's heroics on debut helped Barnsley into the sixth round, Charles Itandje had a shocker at the other end in one of Rafa Benitez's few changes. Brian Howard's spectacular late winner, coming moments after the Barnsley captain was denied a stonewall penalty, send the away fans into delirium."
Barnsley produced a shock 2-1 FA Cup victory over Liverpool at Anfield in February 2008. A bird incident preceded manager Simon Davey's walk before the match and became a lucky omen. Liverpool fielded an almost full-strength side, while Barnsley signed goalkeeper Luke Steele on emergency loan two days before kickoff. Steele's debut heroics and a Charles Itandje error at the other end set the stage for Brian Howard's spectacular late winner, which followed a denied penalty for Barnsley and sent the away fans into delirium. Barnsley later beat Chelsea but lost to Cardiff in the semi-finals, and the club now sits mid-table in League One.
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