Simon Morgan
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Lee Barnard!?
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glasfryn
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please no ........that was one very painful experience
- Aug 8, 2005
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I recall having a Mark Farrington t shirt! Along with a John Crumplin, Flash Walker one! Happy Gulls Eye days!
- Aug 8, 2005
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Another point on this, I remember a lot of people being very underwhelmed when we signed John Byrne and Mike Small. Neither had a great record at the time, but both gelled immediately and fired us to the play offs in the same league. Sometimes the right combination of players is more important thatn the individual quality. And anyway Barnard is no mug.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I see that Wikipedia have him down as a Brighton player, having him joining us on a season long loan as of today. I also see SaintsHub have described him thus:
"In July 2011 Barnard signed a new contract with Southampton, keeping him at the club until 2014. He spent the first few months of the 2011/12 season on the sidelines, making his first competitive appearance from the bench against Crystal Palace on October 25th 2011. Barnard made a few more sporadic appearances throughout 2011/12, but never looked anything like a capable Championship player. In fact, you barely even noticed him the few times he ventured onto the field. Barnard was cleared assault in April 2012."
I see he finished 2010/11 on the sidelines with injury and had this court case in the background throughout most of the 2011/12 season, after which time he was cleared. He's also in the prime of his career at 28. It sounds as though a 3-month loan deal would certainly be worthwhile to add to the squad and cover Hoskins, but it's in that same category as Vokes and Paynter.
"In July 2011 Barnard signed a new contract with Southampton, keeping him at the club until 2014. He spent the first few months of the 2011/12 season on the sidelines, making his first competitive appearance from the bench against Crystal Palace on October 25th 2011. Barnard made a few more sporadic appearances throughout 2011/12, but never looked anything like a capable Championship player. In fact, you barely even noticed him the few times he ventured onto the field. Barnard was cleared assault in April 2012."
I see he finished 2010/11 on the sidelines with injury and had this court case in the background throughout most of the 2011/12 season, after which time he was cleared. He's also in the prime of his career at 28. It sounds as though a 3-month loan deal would certainly be worthwhile to add to the squad and cover Hoskins, but it's in that same category as Vokes and Paynter.
albionalex
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Not exactly. Not knowing what the fee is makes it difficult to say that Player X, Y or Z would be better than Barnard. However, and I'd loved to be proved wrong, I think that with our scouting network and budget we can do better than Barnard. I do think he's a decent player btw.
BensGrandad
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He is very strong in the air and also good at holding the ball up. making a couple of yards in the box and bringing other players into the game. For all the experts who say he isnt good enough please answer me one question we are losing 1-0 and not looking like scoring despite having brought on Lua Lua and Buckley with 1 substitution left who do we bring on to possibly score a goal.
B.W.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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And Barry Lloyd suggested he was better than Saunders... tw@t...
- Aug 8, 2005
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He also believed that of Richard Tiltman though!!!
Sussex on Leith
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I remember going to a pre-season game at the Goldstone with my dad just after Farrington had finally been released. My dad launched into an extended rant about "that bloody useless striker we got from some Dutch team, cost us an arm and a leg, couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo, worst signing ever" etc etc - oblivious to the fact that the man himself was sitting directly behind us.
Still, I suppose it's nothing he wouldn't have heard before.
B.W.
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Hoskins
B.W.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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LoL! That's what I meant!
gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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A good point that. Very similar players I reckon... and we've already spent 800,000 on Hoskins!
theonesmith
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- Oct 27, 2008
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I actually really rate him!
glasfryn
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we were a very left sided at that time
He didn't suggest it - he said he WAS.
SurreySeagulls
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Lee Barnard is off to Brighton. Gives us a little £££ to put towards a CB and any other transfers. He would never get to play. #Saintsfc
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Lee Barnard is off to Brighton. Gives us a little £££ to put towards a CB and any other transfers. He would never get to play. #Saintsfc
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Silkster365
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Well, not what my colleague at work says. He is a hardcore Saints fan and has been a season ticket holder for years. Asked him about Barnard and he is certainly not a target man, hold the ball up type player according to him. He was surprised we are linked to him as he has him down as a League 1 player at best