I think what the critics of Barnes are trying to say, is that if you ignore all his goals he has scored, and those he has set up, he has not done very much this season.
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Ashley Barnes isn't nearly good enough for us.
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I think what the critics of Barnes are trying to say, is that if you ignore all his goals he has scored, and those he has set up, he has not done very much this season.
Ninja Elephant
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Stop flogging the dead horse, El Pres.
Mr Burns
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I'm surprised. You can actually make a valid point. WOW!!
I'd have to agree, I thought his strike yesterday was one of his best, and too be fair was class. Overall I think it was also one of his better games.
But we were still woefully light up front. It seems Wood has just given up, and if I counted the times in the past two games that Ashley's been looking at the sky in a "oh f*** it should have better" sort of way, I'd need more than 10 fingers. As I say it was one of his better games, and if he had a first touch, he might have scored quite a few more. For the last few games, as he did yesterday, how many times has he been clear though, crap first touch, crap second touch trying to recover the first touch, and then keeper smoothers it before he gets a shot in. Fair enough the pitch was shocking so you could sort of forgive him for his poor first touch yesterday, but it does it all the time.
As I have said many times before, I really hope he goes on to be a legend for us, and I WILL admit I am wrong, but if I would still bet that he is an average league one striker, lucky to have had a season in a very above average side, and I dont see him having much of a role to play next season. If we had signed Hoskins on deadline day, and with Wood and Murray, I dont think Barnes would have had much of a look in, so as the start of September I've put it in me diary to start another AShley Barnes thread, as the place wouldn't be the same without it, but I suspect with all the JCLs most of the posts will be "WHO?"
Mr Burns
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Yay.Yay, Barnes has 20 goals.
How many would Knight had in this team this season? How many would Forster have?
Jake Robinson could have got 20 in this team.
Meh, He was good today but if he's in our top 3 strikers next season then we're in trouble.
A dam sight more than 20.
Possibily.
Exactly.
if you look hard you might spot one or two every page
So do I, and for what it's worth Phil, I agree with you about next season x
Mr Burns
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You mix up peoples words all the time, and it was there for everyone to see, that when you don't have anything fresh to add, or are backed into a corner, you start to misquote even more and wind people up, and then when they bite back, you use your powers as a Moderator to ban them (even if it did take you best part of a day to own up to it, and the week ban was lifted by someone after a few days), so I don't feel it's worth getting into any sort of debate with someone that. Let's have NSC so you can get into a debate with a Mod without the risk of them banning you for doing it.
I won't risk starting the line with something that can be taken as " For constant abuse of other posters. " and risk being banned by that "other poster" again.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Boy done good. Again.
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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Wow... Looking forward to a Brighton player failing. Classy.
Kalimantan Gull
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He scored, he scored !!! Time to bounce 
Diego Napier
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No it's not; it's sad and obsessive
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Great performance today. Worked tirelessly for the team going forward and defensively.
Definitely one of the players Gus talked about in his post match interview.
People are so quick to slate him when he doesn't perform.
This thread deserves another bounce in what has been a great week for young Ashley.
Definitely one of the players Gus talked about in his post match interview.
People are so quick to slate him when he doesn't perform.
This thread deserves another bounce in what has been a great week for young Ashley.