Just read it on the transfer news on sky.
I'd laugh at it , but after they were linked with Crouch, Carrol et al, anything is possible.
They can't ever have watched him mind, because they think he is a target man

He is a target man.

WTF!

Sky Sports have just announced that Chelsea are interested in Ashley Barnes....

Just heard it on Sky. £20 million they can have him for me!

I nearly spat my brew out when i heard that

Hes better than Wood. At least he plays !!!

That’s really funny!!!!

We may as well pursoe Edin Dzeko (sp) instead of them now

6-8m should do it, shouldn't it?

Is it April 1st?

Carrol
Crouch
Benteke
Barnes

I laughed harder each time the next one was linked

Swap for Cahill?

Took my youngest (Man U) fan yesterday, he's always slaughtered AB based of TV viewing. After yesterday he said he's a brilliant player in that he's a constant nuisance and threat...and can potentially get 3 or 4 free kicks a game in dangerous positions. Foolhardy to get rid, our best attacking threat...not scorer but certainly threat.

Or Hazard?

£20 million should do it

Chelsea are being linked with just about every centre forward in the league right now, but I wasn't expecting this.

He’s not really a target man in the traditional sense of winning headers, holding the ball up and linking play. He’s not great at any of those things. He doesn't score very often with his head either.

He’s a nuisance and has an edge about him. Sometimes that’s effective for us, some times it leaves us looking toothless.

I’d be amazed if anyone at Chelsea thought he had the quality to supplement the players they have.

Cash plus Hazard deal I heard.

agreenwood wrote:He’s not really a target man in the traditional sense of winning headers, holding the ball up and linking play. He’s not great at any of those things. He doesn't score very often with his head either.

He’s a nuisance and has an edge about him. Sometimes that’s effective for us, some times it leaves us looking toothless.

I’d be amazed if anyone at Chelsea thought he had the quality to supplement the players they have.

No, he's not naturally a TM but that's what he's been playing as this season and he's been doing it very well. He might not be "great" as the role but i think it's his best roll.

It depends how far he rolls, Turtle.

If they are paying anything over 5million I will happily drive him

It goes to show just how good he really is when a club such as Chelsea are linked with him.

ewanrob wrote:Took my youngest (Man U) fan yesterday, he's always slaughtered AB based of TV viewing. After yesterday he said he's a brilliant player in that he's a constant nuisance and threat...and can potentially get 3 or 4 free kicks a game in dangerous positions. Foolhardy to get rid, our best attacking threat...not scorer but certainly threat.

Spot on in my view rob.

KlyBfc wrote:If they are paying anything over 5million I will happily drive him

In the best form he’s been in since he’s been at the club, and he’s an important part of our team. There’s no chance we’d sell him for £5m.

Imploding Turtle wrote:No, he's not naturally a TM but that's what he's been playing as this season and he's been doing it very well. He might not be "great" as the role but i think it's his best roll.

He’s done ok, but his limitations are there for all to see. I don’t think he’s good enough long term to be someone you might need to rely on regularly to lead your attack in the Premier League.

All around us, we like him.

But its three/four times a game when we all are laughing at his attempts to win free kicks.

Lancasterclaret wrote:All around us, we like him.

But its three/four times a game when we all are laughing at his attempts to win free kicks.

I thought you were too busy roaring your approval at the half time guest yesterday to notice, and I don't mean Sean Ruane.

The way he took his goal at City in the cup, plus the winner against Stoke, shows his ability!

I'dhave bought my "Tommo 3" shirt if I'd known!

BFC123 wrote:In the best form he’s been in since he’s been at the club, and he’s an important part of our team. There’s no chance we’d sell him for £5m.

You are right on both fronts he is in the best form since he joined and I don’t believe we would sell for 5million.

However I personally would happily shift him on. I would love us to strengthen up top and for me what he offers is greatly out weighed by his lack of goal threat and (linked) his attacking movement. Only my opinion and I know the majority don’t agree, but that’s just how I see it.

When they mentioned Crouch I thought of them going for Vokes, never Ashley.

He'd certainly replace some of what they lost when Costa left.

Ahhhhh the way he nearly broke matic’s leg so majestic give it a few years we will have this lad !

If anything I thought the way vokes tore them apart on opening day would be more realistic target

I'd rather have Ashley Barnes than £20m pounds, there I said it.

I'm still amazed that fans criticise Ash.
The ball he laid off for JBG's cross is typical of his play, and we don't have anyone who can lay the ball off, on the right line, with the right pace, like Ash does. Not Wood, certainly not Sam. He doesn't score as often as either of them. He isn't as strong in the air as Sam, but he has a side to his game that we need far more than a poxy 5 million.
Ash is unsellable in my view. Not that I'm buying the headline anyway.

Sell him and bring in a 40 mil striker

Ah yes, he nearly broke it so much that Matic jumped up straight away to try and banjo Ashley.

FCBurnley wrote:Hes better than Wood. At least he plays !!!

He isnt but he's a useful player. And with Wood out we'd need somebody in first.

cutsy123 wrote:Sell him and bring in a 40 mil striker

That wouldn't happen and nor should it.

Straight swap for Fabregas I heard....

I really like our Ash, but if there's any chance whatsoever we can have Chelsea's trousers down here I'd let him go.

£30 million or they can stick it. Oh plus Hazard. Ash though can be very effective in certain games and has more skill than what some people realize.

Dark Cloud wrote:I really like our Ash, but if there's any chance whatsoever we can have Chelsea's trousers down here I'd let him go.

Aye nice to get our hands on a big dollop of that Siberian oil money.

unless our extensive scouting network is about to unearth and absolute gem of a player selling Barnes would be the biggest mistake we could make

Stayingup wrote:Aye nice to get our hands on a big dollop of that Siberian oil money.

Indeed!
PS. I think you need an alternative user name until we get at least another 5/6 points!

Shocking how underrated he is on here. A genuinely good footballer - something we have precious little of.

Stayingup wrote:Aye nice to get our hands on a big dollop of that Siberian oil money.

Chelsea looking for cheap short term fix til new manager arrives in the Summer. No thanks Ash deserves better.

thatdberight wrote:Shocking how underrated he is on here. A genuinely good footballer - something we have precious little of.

TBH I don't think many Clarets do underrate him as he's almost universally popular here (unlike at Brighton where he seemed to be a "marmite" type of character.
What does surprise me sometimes is how often we talk about "the best value for money signings ever" and inevitably Duff's name or Arfield's is always at the top, but crumbs, £350,00 or thereabouts for Barnes was an absolute steal and even SD probably thought it was just basically a short term thing to shore up our first promotion push, but here he is still starting PL games and scoring goals. Great business and possibly the best ever.

Conte alienating Costa looks more hilarious by the day.

They will be after Ntumba Masanka next!

If Chelsea dont have an academy player that can offer what Ash can they may as well scrap their academy now!

MACCA wrote:6-8m should do it, shouldn't it?

........
I was thinking of a goldfish in a bowl or a balloon on a stick
only joking Ash.