its a joke the club have not brought in any strikers

[Blue Valkyrie]

We may have started looking at that point but more reasonably, at that stage, we still had 3 strikers available. Would we have qualified for an emergency loan? When does the loan window close?

You've misunderstood the term 'emergency loan'.

They are badly named, because you do not have to be in an emergency situation to take one out.

They were termed emergency loans to sell the concept to UEFA when transfer windows were introduced. UEFA then realised this, and have since made them illegal from 2014.

An emergency loan is just a short term 93 day loan which is available to Football League and Blue Square teams during a certain loan window.

Nothing to do with emergencies.

There is another rare sort of emergency loan which is for true emergencies, requires FL permission, and has nothing to do with this loan window.

 

[StonehamPark]

It took 18 months to sign a striker.
We've had a total of 8 days (4 days remaining) to sign another one!

Buckley up front I reckon.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Not listed here: TEAM

Harry always bangs on about how Bobby is amazing/essential so not a chance!

http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/allsport/2013/03/10/redknapp-reveals-zamora-injury-fears-82029-32960547/

 

[B.W.]

on the other hand they might fail to bring in a striker and that he would have to be a striker who can score goals, they might also think to bring one of the DS squad in and just squeak into the play-offs and we might by then have a refreshed grown-up Barnes back to get us through the finals

just a thought

DS striker would be a HUGE ask at this stage of the season with so much at stake. An experienced head is what is required.

As for Barnes. If I were in charge, he would be shown the door.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

DS striker would be a HUGE ask at this stage of the season with so much at stake. An experienced head is what is required.

As for Barnes. If I were in charge, he would be shown the door.

Why didn't we get rid of Tanno who swore at a ref, or Greer who also got a couple of red cards? We got rid of Sparrow & Vincelot because they were League 1 standard not because of their red cards.

 

[tomfitz12]

Why didn't we get rid of Tanno who swore at a ref, or Greer who also got a couple of red cards? We got rid of Sparrow & Vincelot because they were League 1 standard not because of their red cards.

hate to break it but so is barnes

 

[B.W.]

Why didn't we get rid of Tanno who swore at a ref, or Greer who also got a couple of red cards? We got rid of Sparrow & Vincelot because they were League 1 standard not because of their red cards.

I see your point, but Barnes clearly has an attitude problem, no self-control. He KNEW we were short of strikers, he had been red-carded in his previous start. Ash just NEVER learns. He is a disgrace IMHO. P45 for him.

 

[North London Seagull]

i like this a lot, i can imagine they would be a good partnership, like ulloa and cms but jackson is way more talented than cms, better touch, better technique and has scored a few in the prem.

 

[jackcgull]

has anyone actually seen or heard what barnes did to get sent off? highlights just show him looking aghast (not that that is proof of anything) that he was being sent off.

i just think showing him the door without knowing what he did is a bit harsh. he was fighting hard to save the game for us.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

It had better be a Premiership player if the negotiating terms Gus alluded to in the Argus are correct. Guaranteed starting place in the team = Massive Ego. I wonder who we're talking to?

Kenwyne Jones really played 21 league games this season? Surely not had him down as a maybe :/

I heard a rumour of a Villa player and assumed someone had made it up. Delfounesco (already at Blackpool) else Weimean who's had like 25 appearances. SURELY not Darren Bent!!! Is he mates with Bridge or Upson particularly?? They need every player then can to avoid relegation!

 

[Brighton Mod]

Apart from Ulloa where the jury is still out, none of those players find it easy to score. They all need loads of chances before they get one.

Dave?

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

Michael Owen? Could do a job. And he's not popular at Stoke

 

[StonehamPark]

has anyone actually seen or heard what barnes did to get sent off?

i just think showing him the door without knowing what he did is a bit harsh. he was fighting hard to save the game for us.

Surely

 

[LamieRobertson]

Can you stop saying hmmmmm
Go out cut some grass

Hmmm ...I'm not sure ...lol

Can you see your posh lawn yet? Friday at earliest for grass cutting....other work maybe Thursday hmmm

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

has anyone actually seen or heard what barnes did to get sent off? highlights just show him looking aghast (not that that is proof of anything) that he was being sent off.

i just think showing him the door without knowing what he did is a bit harsh. he was fighting hard to save the game for us.

I am going to assume you are not on a fishing trip.

He tripped or attempted to trip the ref with just a few seconds left, hardly fighting hard to save the game. Infact his childish petulance has made our quest for a playoff place even harder.

Ashley Barnes referee trip red card | Mail Online shows the video footage taken by a fan in the stand and some poor quality stills taken from the video, but you can still clearly see Barnes attempting to trip the ref.

I like Barnes I think he offers enough to our squad to warrant a place in the match day 16 but I feel this may be the final straw for him as far as Gus is concerned and he'll be shipping him out in the summer.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

We haven't signed a striker to play our style of play within FOUR days - Christ on a bike give it time, these things don't happen quickly.......

 

[strings]

I like Barnes I think he offers enough to our squad to warrant a place in the match day 16 but I feel this may be the final straw for him as far as Gus is concerned and he'll be shipping him out in the summer.

I think Barnes will stay. I also think that the club will try and mitigate the potential elongated FA ban by promising to send Barnes on some kind of anger management programme.

 

[k2bluesky]

I really don't think that many quality strikers like our style of play, which is why we struggle to get anyone decent in, despite fantastic crowds and a great stadium. Strikers will always be a problem for Gus I fear, his track record with them is not good and it's not all just bad luck.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

We haven't signed a striker to play our style of play within FOUR days - Christ on a bike give it time, these things don't happen quickly.......

should have been identified beforehand in case of situation we now find ourselves in. Time is something we do not have.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

should have been identified beforehand in case of situation we now find ourselves in. Time is something we do not have.

Well we weren't exactly expecting to have Barnes sent off again, neither was Gus and he admitted that so we weren't prepared - got to be sorted by Palace though.