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Understood. Apols.

Get off our board.

You are utterly, utterly deluded if you think we can replace Barnes with a "forward with pace and skill" for £1m less agent fees.

He will perform because he#ll be after a contract at a new club.

DOH!!

Err.... Gilbert O'Sullivan. Was that Claire point made to me SHC?

What reassures me most about this thread - and comments around the Amex recently - is that now there is a real chance of losing Ashley Barnes, it seems the majority of knockers are now accepting that he is in fact a decent striker and would be a loss. Of course there are better out there - but...

And we had a different manager at the time. Do you think that had an influence? Could that affect the way we have/will approach the Barnes negotiations?

Didn't we get to the play off semi finals the season after we let Glenn go? Wasn't the worst feck up at the Albion ever was it!

But saying we should just get one - and getting one - are completely different things. I'd love us to be able to borrow a season-changing Jason Roberts kind of player - but they are few and far between. We've seen FAR more duds (from that professional scouting network) than we have successes...

LB agreed a new contract not so long ago. Player of the year twice and leading player - I'd guess he'd be on £15k rather than £7k.

I thought that would be obvious. Where is this miraculous loan striker that will be better than a proven striker we already have that will fit in with our way of playing and won't cost a fortune? Leroy Lita didn't seem to work.

Have it. The Forum is still a great venue though. Just not allowed to go to anything where my teenage children might also be in attendance.

I don't.

Mine too - but I didn't warm to them. A Boy Band for the Balding.

Not sure that's what's been said. I understood that he'll be back in training at end of Jan. Even if that is so - and we've had a few false dawns on CMS - then he won't be trained and match fit for perhaps another month and with no assurance that the injury won't cause him to be more injury...

Seriously? I think you're doing this on purpose now. What are the alternatives? - sell Barnes and pocket the £750k (always assuming that is what we'd get offered). That leaves us with one fit first team striker who has had major injuries this season and who plays a physical game. It also looks...

You're missing the point. My view is that w need Barnes today and for this season more than we need 750k. Also it was suggested that we should sell him and buy a new strike for the same money. I'd prefer we keep Barnes. That would be the £0 striker you are looking for.

Where is this better striker than Ashley Barnes for £750k (less fees) that you speak of?

Thought some of you might be interested in this - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25549789