WITH EDITOR ALEX NAREY
The NLP SAYS…

KNOW-HOW: Martin Allen in his Barnet days and new Shrewsbury boss John Askey, inset
PICTURE: PSI/Mark Pollitt

Many years ago now, when Martin Allen was managing at Barnet – in his first stint at the club, so we are talking somewhere around 2004 – I stood and waited for a post-match interview with the Bees boss. They had just played Aldershot at The Rec, and the game had finished 1-1, a decent result for Allen’s side as they were fighting in the mix with a cluster of sides – the Shots included – for a play-off...