I think that is a very good point. His overall contribution to the Albion's recent success has been far higher than those players (apart from Bridcutt) - and numerous others.
Bridcutt. He would still have a sell-on value. Barnes won't by the summer.
Also, people are being slightly revisionist about things. Bridcutt has walked player of the year two seasons in a row. OK, he hasn't been great since returning from injury, but that probably has as much to do with...
I always felt he was better at centre forward than out on the left of the forward three and at times got stick from people because he was having to play in a position not best suited to him.
At his best when he could rely on his instincts. A lot of his goals appeared to be the sort when he...
I appreciate his lack of signing a new deal has been widely rumoured on here. Just the first time I have seen it 100 per cent confirmed was in The Argus story today.
Playing devil's advocate, allowing his contract to run down in this way is the sort of thing which is usually met with...
I have definitely begun to appreciated Barnes more over the last half season or so, but I don't think keeping hold of Barnes would be the difference between promotion or not staying in the Championship.
Whether Brighton have a replacement already lined up is, in reality, neither her nor there. With probably annual losses of more than £8million the club is not in a position to turn down upwards of £1million for a player who can leave for free in the summer.
So according to The Argus, Barnes was offered a new contract a while ago but has not signed it. It now leaves the Albion in a position where they have to think with a business head and look to cash in or risk losing him on a free.
To me, that is just something which happens in modern football...
Not sure how so many players averaged over seven in what was, in reality, a pretty standard performance against a poor Reading side. I can only imagine the sky-high scores if we won a game three or four nil.
I am not saying he should. Just that that was one reason offered for handing in a transfer request. Say Sunderland were only bidding £2.5million and Bridcutt was due £250,000 of it as a loyalty payment, by waiving it he would basically increase the bid by £250,000 potentially making it more...