Ashley Barnes Twitter Love-In

[Rowls]

Our official account re-posting a lot of Ashley Barnes classic goals to celebrate his 9 years a Claret.

Take a look. Well worth a few minutes of joy-scrolling:

https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial

[Chester Perry]

Our official account re-posting a lot of Ashley Barnes classic goals to celebrate his 9 years a Claret.

Take a look. Well worth a few minutes of joy-scrolling:

https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial

any mention of the share issue that paid for him or which of the two new board members that appeared in the following weeks was the one that actually paid for him

[claretonthecoast1882]

No, as it is by the football club appreciating an achievement by a player it is about football funnily enough

[NottsClaret]

Scored some beauties for us hasn't he - and some crucial ones - definitely more than just a bruiser.

[martin_p]

any mention of the share issue that paid for him or which of the two new board members that appeared in the following weeks was the one that actually paid for him

Yes, because that’s what’s the day is all about obviously!

[Vegas Claret]

any mention of the share issue that paid for him or which of the two new board members that appeared in the following weeks was the one that actually paid for him

doesn't matter who paid for him or when they paid for him, got to be one of the best 375K ever spent by the club

[RVclaret]

any mention of the share issue that paid for him or which of the two new board members that appeared in the following weeks was the one that actually paid for him

[tiger76]

doesn't matter who paid for him or when they paid for him, got to be one of the best 375K ever spent by the club

I thought we paid about £1m for Ash with add-on's, still a heck of a bargain at that money.

He must be our longest serving player now following the exits recently, Jay was here in his 1st spell before Barnes arrived, but then of course moved on.

[Vegas Claret]

I thought we paid about £1m for Ash with add-on's, still a heck of a bargain at that money.

He must be our longest serving player now following the exits recently, Jay was here in his 1st spell before Barnes arrived, but then of course moved on.

I'm only going off what Dyche said in an interview, either way he's been well worth it imho

[Nori1958]

any mention of the share issue that paid for him or which of the two new board members that appeared in the following weeks was the one that actually paid for him

You really have a downer on the club at times

[Spijed]

Incredible for such a long ball side we scored some fantastic goals.
Can't be the case surely?

[Burnley1989]

You really have a downer on the club at times

You can imagine him sitting the wife down to go through each line item on the bank statement

[claretonthecoast1882]

You can imagine him sitting the wife down to go through each line item on the bank statement

Reminds me of the guy in every group where there is 5 of you having a curry bill comes to £100 everyone chucks £20 in then he says you lot had 2 drinks and I only had one so there's my £15

[Chester Perry]

everyone missing the point that we only got him because someone dug into their own pocket to pay the fee, the club did not have the money

more than happy to celebrate the contributions of Ashley Barnes

I am just not forgetting how it was possible to sign him in the first place

[Vegas Claret]

to be fair to CP he's put in an awful lot of effort on the MM thread and also our takeover thread and given us a greater insight to the financials of our club..........but let Ashley have his moment man !!!

[claretonthecoast1882]

Nobody is missing the point, it is probably more that nobody else is arsed.

[martin_p]

everyone missing the point that we only got him because someone dug into their own pocket to pay the fee, the club did not have the money

more than happy to celebrate the contributions of Ashley Barnes

I am just not forgetting how it was possible to sign him in the first place

No one is missing the point, no one cares!

[BurnleyFC]

Love Bashley.

[claretspice]

Given that without that director digging into their own pocket, we might well not have gained promotion in 2014, and so everything that has gone since almost certainly would not have happened, perhaps we should care a little more.

That director is owed huge gratitude for the years of plenty that followed - as much, and perhaps more than Dyche, given that Dyche got paid pretty well for doing his job, and no director can necessarily be automatically expected to give their money to the club without a guarantee of getting it back (much less a return).

Can't see that a thread celebrating the goals Barnes has scored in his 9 years at the club is necessarily a bad place to start, personally.

[tarkys_ears]

You can imagine him sitting the wife down to go through each line item on the bank statement

Phone bill*.

[martin_p]

Given that without that director digging into their own pocket, we might well not have gained promotion in 2014, and so everything that has gone since almost certainly would not have happened, perhaps we should care a little more.

That director is owed huge gratitude for the years of plenty that followed - as much, and perhaps more than Dyche, given that Dyche got paid pretty well for doing his job, and no director can necessarily be automatically expected to give their money to the club without a guarantee of getting it back (much less a return).

Can't see that a thread celebrating the goals Barnes has scored in his 9 years at the club is necessarily a bad place to start, personally.

So start a new thread then.

[Conroy92]

The first one again against spurs is some finish you know. Worthy of any classy striker, not sure how you can generate that much power while curling it with the instep.

Also big mention for that winner against Palace. I was fuming when we let it get back to 2-2 and came on here berating us a little prematurely. Happy that Barnes put egg on my face.

[martin_p]

The first one again against spurs is some finish you know. Worthy of any classy striker, not sure how you can generate that much power while curling it with the instep.

Also big mention for that winner against Palace. I was fuming when we let it get back to 2-2 and came on here berating us a little prematurely. Happy that Barnes put egg on my face.

Think that was an important game that season. In the first Dyche premier league season we’d lost leads at home and gone on to lose. This seemed like a turning point.

[claretspice]

So start a new thread then.

You'll have to forgive me for not understanding why that's necessary, when there's a perfectly good thread here reflecting on Ashley Barnes' contribution to Burnley FC and his point is relevant to it.

CP is a very informative and interesting poster - not sure he warrants the dismissive tones on this thread. He made a perfectly valid, and relevant, observation.

[martin_p]

You'll have to forgive me for not understanding why that's necessary, when there's a perfectly good thread here reflecting on Ashley Barnes' contribution to Burnley FC and his point is relevant to it.

CP is a very informative and interesting poster - not sure he warrants the dismissive tones on this thread. He made a perfectly valid, and relevant, observation.

It deflected the thread from its main purpose a celebration of Ashley Barnes.

[Taffy on the wing]

You'll have to forgive me for not understanding why that's necessary, when there's a perfectly good thread here reflecting on Ashley Barnes' contribution to Burnley FC and his point is relevant to it.

CP is a very informative and interesting poster - not sure he warrants the dismissive tones on this thread. He made a perfectly valid, and relevant, observation.

......it's just that he only ever talks about money!... Football is seemingly irrelevant to him.

[Nori1958]

You'll have to forgive me for not understanding why that's necessary, when there's a perfectly good thread here reflecting on Ashley Barnes' contribution to Burnley FC and his point is relevant to it.

CP is a very informative and interesting poster - not sure he warrants the dismissive tones on this thread. He made a perfectly valid, and relevant, observation.

.... Time and place....

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]

It's a relevant point and I don't think it deflects or detracts from the achievements of Barnes.
I actually think it adds to it - club needed someone to dip into their own pocket to buy him, then he goes on to be the player he's been and scored the goals he's scored.

[Chester Perry]

......it's just that he only ever talks about money!... Football is seemingly irrelevant to him.

I think I talk about the how and the why of things rather than the what for the most part - and in football that tends to involve money far to often for almost everyone's liking.

[Rileybobs]

You can imagine my disappointment when I opened the YouTube link and what followed was a video of all 50 of Ashley Barnes’ goals for Burnley rather than a 15 minute commentary piece about the club’s shareholding situation in 2014.

[longside72]

......it's just that he only ever talks about money!... Football is seemingly irrelevant to him.

Unfortunately , thats the football world we l8ve in now

[boatshed bill]

Incredible for such a long ball side we scored some fantastic goals.
Can't be the case surely?

Love this post, Spijed.

[Nori1958]

......it's just that he only ever talks about money!... Football is seemingly irrelevant to him.

Unfortunately , thats the football world we l8ve in now

When I was looking through the posts, and viewing the goals, I have to admit my first thought was not about how or who paid for him.

Other people's brains work differently, fortunately some would say

[Vintage Claret]

Some brilliantly taken goals there.

Apart from the 2 against Blackburn think my favorite is the winner v Palace.

Might be remembering it wrong now but wasn't this very late in the game at 2-2 (after we had let a 2 goal lead slip) and Palace had just hit the post before we broke away for AB to score?

[martin_p]

Some brilliantly taken goals there.

Apart from the 2 against Blackburn think my favorite is the winner v Palace.

Might be remembering it wrong now but wasn't this very late in the game at 2-2 (after we had let a 2 goal lead slip) and Palace had just hit the post before we broke away for AB to score?

It was very late, but astonishingly it was after we’d scored that Palace hit the post, Andros Townsend I think.

[Spijed]

It was very late, but astonishingly it was after we’d scored that Palace hit the post, Andria Townsend I think.

Yes, we were so close to throwing it away.

[claptrappers_union]

I've seen some magical moments as a Burnley fan, but after the Blackburn keeper attempted to get Barnes sent off in the first half, pushing the Blackburn goalkeeper into the net after scoring is the best thing I've seen any Burnley player do. It was pure Karma.

[COBBLE]

doesn't matter who paid for him or when they paid for him, got to be one of the best 375K ever spent by the club

Maybe a look at the accounts of Park Lane textiles might be helpful but maybe not.

[IanMcL]

Great forum to see Ashley Barnes - hope it is not a send off!

No need for the comments about Chester Perry, who has contributed much to the good debates on this board.

[TheOriginalLongsider]

Has anyone seen the Monty python sketch about the argument clinic?

https://youtu.be/DkQhK8O9Jik

[Raconteur]

To be honest, i would have found it strange if Burnley Football Club would have also mentioned that Brian Nelson joined the board of Directors at the same time and helped fund the signing.
Purely because clubs don't normally share that information on player appreciation posts on Twitter.

[NottsClaret]

It was very late, but astonishingly it was after we’d scored that Palace hit the post, Andros Townsend I think.

I remember voting for it on a poll of favourite Burnley goals. Beating Palace at home in a mid-season league match shouldn't be up there but it was such a great game, and an unbelievable finish to it with Palace inches from making it 3-3.

[arise_sir_charge]

I can’t recall anybody top English club ever celebrating a players contribution by referencing how that player was funded. May have missed it.

[Raconteur]

I can’t recall anybody top English club ever celebrating a players contribution by referencing how that player was funded. May have missed it.

I know, it's bizarre.

Don't get me wrong, I love reading some of the info CP gives on the money threads but this info is just not needed.

I've just been thinking about all the signing reveal videos on twitter over the summer. The Zaroury one for example. How come the club did not officially tweet thank you to Everton for signing Dwight for £20m as the money helped us purchase him.

[Chester Perry]

For all the mocking and comments of inappropriateness - and yes I do get why and even agree for the most part - the events surrounding the transfer of Ashley Barnes are effectively 'epoch' (i use the term lightly) defining in the history of our club. It is effectively the last of the Kilby era actions (yes Kilby stepped down a few years earlier) but Kilby's era was defined by money being put into the club (along with hope and ambition), Directors joining the board by buying newly issued shares rather than shares from other shareholders and thereby putting money into the club. not another's pockets.

Kilby's tenure came to an end with the dream of reaching the Premier League achieved, the dream of financial stability, even profitability, came not as direct result of that promotion, but took some time longer and required a much longer stay than anyone anticipated in the noughties. As it is, we are now in our 12th consecutive season suckling from the Premier League teat (with a minimum of 2 more to come). Since early 2014 no new shares have been issued and no new director has arrived by putting money into the club.

The Barnes transfer is the stepping stone between two eras, particularly when you remember the cost cutting events of the previous summer. There was renewed hope and this new, somewhat cautious, investment eventually enabled the transformation that we have since witnessed.

[Nori1958]

For all the mocking and comments of inappropriateness - and yes I do get why and even agree for the most part - the events surrounding the transfer of Ashley Barnes are effectively 'epoch' (i use the term lightly) defining in the history of our club. It is effectively the last of the Kilby era actions (yes Kilby stepped down a few years earlier) but Kilby's era was defined by money being put into the club (along with hope and ambition), Directors joining the board by buying newly issued shares rather than shares from other shareholders and thereby putting money into the club. not another's pockets.

Kilby's tenure came to an end with the dream of reaching the Premier League achieved, the dream of financial stability, even profitability, came not as direct result of that promotion, but took some time longer and required a much longer stay than anyone anticipated in the noughties. As it is, we are now in our 12th consecutive season suckling from the Premier League teat (with a minimum of 2 more to come). Since early 2014 no new shares have been issued and no new director has arrived by putting money into the club.

The Barnes transfer is the stepping stone between two eras, particularly when you remember the cost cutting events of the previous summer. There was renewed hope and this new, somewhat cautious, investment eventually enabled the transformation that we have since witnessed.

.. Read the room

[Chester Perry]

.. Read the room

read the post - fwiw I have never been interested in being popular or following the herd