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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.”
With the Yorkshire club set to repeat their visit to Anfield, it is worth remembering that legendary victory. Liverpool’s side was almost full strength – Itandje, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Benayoun, Lucas (Gerrard 75), Alonso, Babel (Kewell 69), Kuyt, Crouch – 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 Benítez’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.
