Barnes

[Westleigh]

Recovered from injury and back in the Norwich squad ,perhaps a cheeky bid in January?

[fidelcastro]

Recovered from injury and back in the Norwich squad ,perhaps a cheeky bid in January?

Are you bored?

[boatshed bill]

Sam Vokes is still playing, he was good too.

[ClaretsPadiham]

Let’s give Chris Iwelumo a ring aswell see what he’s up to.

[ElectroClaret]

Charlie Austin on the bench at Accy Stanley tonight for Swindon...currently winning 0-2.

Maybe give him a ring.

[Buxtonclaret]

If none of them are interested, I've still got a pair of boots ......

[Vegas Claret]

SJF was 60 this week, give him a buzz

[Bosscat]

Wrighty might be busy though ... hasn't he just picked up his Gong from our number one fan 'The King'

[Westleigh]

Surely everyone agrees we could have done with him?

[Claretforever]

I must admit to being in the camp of getting rid of Barnes last season. Totally before his turnaround in form, but despite that turnaround I figured we needed better. If I’d known what our transfer business was going to bring I’d have had him for another season.

[ClaretinJapan]

Tony Philliskirk is already at the club. No need for phone calls.

[Bosscat]

Surely everyone agrees we could have done with him?

Should have kept him for his influence with the youngsters Zaroury and Benson worshipped him

[Westleigh]

Should have kept him for his influence with the youngsters Zaroury and Benson worshipped him

Glad somebody knows what their talking about.

[Pearcey]

Norwich fans really rate him. Was the right time for him to leave but only if we replaced him. Unfortunately, we didn’t.

[Florian]

Ings id have

[DukeOfBar]

We never recovered after Nathan Peel went!

[Vim Fuego]

Ha ha - this is where we have reached

120m quid spunked and we want Barnes back. What a mess

My answer is yes btw, Cos we have made an absolute pigs ear of it all

[MT03ALG]

Twine scored tonight

[Quicknick]

Les Lawrence... No wait, Tony Hancock.

[Nori1958]

Ings id have

I take it you didn't see the game on Saturday?.......even our defence kept him quiet

[bumba]

I take it you didn't see the game on Saturday?.......even our defence kept him quiet

You can't say that about our defence, what if they are reading this forum? What about their mental health?

You should be getting behind the defence, what's your agenda?

[Florian]

I take it you didn't see the game on Saturday?.......even our defence kept him quiet

Hed probably track back for the 2nd goal

[PaintYorkClaretnBlue]

I’d have him back on a six month loan, he’s got the grit that this team is lacking!

[nil_desperandum]

I’d have him back on a six month loan, he’s got the grit that this team is lacking!

Up till Saturday I would have definitely agreed, but to me he looked unfit and uninterested. It was like WHU were playing with 10 men.
A move back to the Turf might rejuvenate him, but he won't improve his fitness overnight.
(Ings, of course, not Barnes as in the thread title - we've gone off track!)

[Swizzlestick]

Lots of ironic cheers from the Hammers fans when Ings was substituted on Saturday, sounds like that performance wasn't a one off. Great player for us, but I wonder if the injuries have taken their toll on him.

[IanMcL]

Should have kept him for his influence with the youngsters Zaroury and Benson worshipped him

Exactly that.
He was a huge influence on their confidence and guided them, whilst clearly leading the line.

A big mistake, when signing loadsaplayers of a young age, to not retain his experience and clear expertise.

[Holtyclaret]

Twine scored tonight

Goal line tap in but will do his confidence good

[Nori1958]

Exactly that.
He was a huge influence on their confidence and guided them, whilst clearly leading the line.

A big mistake, when signing loadsaplayers of a young age, to not retain his experience and clear expertise.

Hindsight is great, but without Foster's illness Barnes would have been nowhere near the side. I doubt he'd have stayed just to be mates in the dressing room, as he moved to play games

[Carlos the Great]

Barnes is very good at going down like been shot when touched on the back .. but apart from that he has had his day /.

[IanMcL]

Hindsight is great, but without Foster's illness Barnes would have been nowhere near the side. I doubt he'd have stayed just to be mates in the dressing room, as he moved to play games

Not hindsight. Never thought he should go, for the reasons given. We are very lightweight in strikers and he would definitely have played his part.

[Jamesy]

Is Delroy Facey still in reasonable shape?

[RammyClaret61]

We never recovered after Nathan Peel went!

I’ll take a trip down Mornington and see if he’s interested. I’ll ask Mike Conroy as well.

[equinox]

To get this thread back to something that slightly resembles a serious discussion on a Premier League Clubs main forum:

Amdouni is now, even at this early stage of his career, 10-20 times the player Barnes was at his very peak and will go on to have career Barnes could only dream of.

[Targetman]

To get this thread back to something that slightly resembles a serious discussion on a Premier League Clubs main forum:

Amdouni is now, even at this early stage of his career, 10-20 times the player Barnes was at his very peak and will go on to have career Barnes could only dream of.

[Wuggawumphwumph]

Tony Ellis anyone

[Westleigh]

To get this thread back to something that slightly resembles a serious discussion on a Premier League Clubs main forum:

Amdouni is now, even at this early stage of his career, 10-20 times the player Barnes was at his very peak and will go on to have career Barnes could only dream of.

Not suggesting he isn’t ,but I think Barnes would have help us out no end for this season even just as an extra body.

[Westleigh]

Some of the names suggested on here obviously are sarcastic ,but does anyone seriously think that Jay Rod is a better option than Barnes?

[boatshed bill]

Some of the names suggested on here obviously are sarcastic ,but does anyone seriously think that Jay Rod is a better option than Barnes?

I think he's the better footballer.

[Westleigh]

I think he's the better footballer.

Definitely ,but his goal scoring prowess has diminished to next to nothing and he doesn’t tend to upset the defenders.

[boatshed bill]

Definitely ,but his goal scoring prowess has diminished to next to nothing and he doesn’t tend to upset the defenders.

i agree.
But we can't be sure that Barnes would be more effective back in the PL.

[fidelcastro]

Definitely ,but his goal scoring prowess has diminished to next to nothing and he doesn’t tend to upset the defenders.

Barnes scored once in 23 appearances during our last season in the PL... And that was a penalty!

[Carlos the Great]

Interesting that Jay Rod was in the Wembley final
In 2009 against this weekends opponents… I thought he been around a long time and he has

[vinrogue]

Dear Wout,
Well I know you like playing in the PL, you told us that much, well we need a player who can create and on the odd occasion score a goal as well. If we don't post any negative comments would you consider coming back and saving our season? If the answer is no I will be chuffed to bits however if you do come back I promise not to post what I really think.
Big hugs
CR

[boatshed bill]

Dear Wout,
Well I know you like playing in the PL, you told us that much, well we need a player who can create and on the odd occasion score a goal as well. If we don't post any negative comments would you consider coming back and saving our season? If the answer is no I will be chuffed to bits however if you do come back I promise not to post what I really think.
Big hugs
CR

Dear Mr Vinrogue,

I am from an aristocratic Dutch family, I wouldn't set foot in Burnley if I had the choice

[Stan Tastic]

Ashley Barnes scored 6 goals in 39 appearances last season, playing up front for the division's top scorers. Try and imagine, using this information, how many he'd score in the PL.

[Westleigh]

Ashley Barnes scored 6 goals in 39 appearances last season, playing up front for the division's top scorers. Try and imagine, using this information, how many he'd score in the PL.

Unfortunately nobody has come up with a better answer whilst Fosters out.

[fidelcastro]

Unfortunately nobody has come up with a better answer whilst Fosters out.

You certainly haven't.

[Steve1956]

Recovered from injury and back in the Norwich squad ,perhaps a cheeky bid in January?

How desperate have we become?

[Westleigh]

Desperate ? Were more desperate than Desparate Dan whose run out of cow pie.4 points were heading for being the worst
Premier League team ever,makes you feel proud.

[nil_desperandum]

Some of the names suggested on here obviously are sarcastic ,but does anyone seriously think that Jay Rod is a better option than Barnes?

Pretty irrelevant since Jay Rod wasn't out of contract - unlike Barnes,and we weren't going to keep both.