Ashley Barnes isn't nearly good enough for us.
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Solid at the back
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Is Ash your husband? You need to get a life.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Who he plays FOR is neither here nor there, it's who he plays AGAINST. It's near-enough professional negligence by our club to let him go elsewhere without very much of a fight You'd think they would have learnt from letting Murray go elsewhere so cheaply
AB just keeps producing the PL goods. Suck it up.
Thunder Bolt
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Ive got a husband and had a very varied life. Thank you for caring x
Weststander
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Nah, she just recognises good Albion players and joins in the mocking of the AB haters who got it all so embarrassingly (for them) wrong.
Solid at the back
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Then, yeah she needs to grow up and get a life then, pal.
Thunder Bolt
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You do seem very concerned about me. It's lovely of you but I can manage life after 71 years.
Who he plays FOR is neither here nor there, it's who he plays AGAINST. It's near-enough professional negligence by our club to let him go elsewhere without very much of a fight You'd think they would have learnt from letting Murray go elsewhere so cheaply
AB just keeps producing the PL goods. Suck it up.
I don’t agree there Tom. He suits Burnley and good luck to him as he is better than some we’ve had at the club. He’s better than Locadia but not as good as Ulloa. I’m not bitter just a tad bored with this same discussion time and time again when he scores a couple. He’s done well since he left I’m not denying.
Weststander
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Pal
If you’ve followed her posts over the years, she has plenty of interests, a life.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Fair enough. He does suit Burnley. But he suited us too. Andone is Barnes Lite. Like Lawro said on Football Focus at lunchtime, AB is a throwback, and one that defenders absolutely hate playing against. Like Sideshow David Luiz at lunchtime. Unforgettable how AB came on as sub for Burnley at the Amex a season or two back and very first thing he did was bundle Maty Ryan into the back of the net, just to let him know he was there. Barnes gave Dunk and Duffy a torrid time in that game for the relatively few minutes he was on the pitch, then Ashley and Lewis walked off the pitch together, all best mates. Unashamed AB fanboy here, not least because betting on him to score anytime for Burnley looks like heavily subsidising my next ST. Top man Ashley, would absolutely LOVE to see him back in the stripes. Not that we could afford him now.
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Pal
If you’ve followed her posts over the years, she has plenty of interests, a life.
Clearly, as do you, I'm sure.
Actually - who are we kidding here? You've got 26k posts and she has 40k posts, on an Internet forum. Let that sink in for a second, that is hilarious. Now we all know why you lot find these threads exciting, exhilarating, even. That's why they're bumped so often.
Threads like these are just an excuse for you guys to raise your post count, I guess you're all rather proud of your "contributions" on the Internet, that at the first opportunity you'll bump a 7 (?) year old thread to raise post count.
Now, then... what's worse, spamming on an Internet forum to raise a high post count, or posting an opinion on a former player, that was probably posted after a bad game, in frustration?
I think everyone here knows the answer to that.
These threads are the perfect reason, to delete post counts, and then we wouldn't see garbage like this every time 'Ash' has a good game.
Weststander
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Clearly, as do you, I'm sure.
Actually - who are we kidding here? You've got 26k posts and she has 40k posts, on an Internet forum. Let that sink in for a second, that is hilarious. Now we all know why you lot find these threads exciting, exhilarating, even. That's why they're bumped so often.
Threads like these are just an excuse for you guys to raise your post count, I guess you're all rather proud of your "contributions" on the Internet, that at the first opportunity you'll bump a 7 (?) year old thread to raise post count.
Now, then... what's worse, spamming on an Internet forum to raise a high post count, or posting an opinion on a former player, that was probably posted after a bad game, in frustration?
I think everyone here knows the answer to that.
These threads are the perfect reason, to delete post counts, and then we wouldn't see garbage like this every time 'Ash' has a good game.
Sadly you’re overthinking it.
I’m just a happy Albion fan, who liked Barnes from the moment he joined from Plymouth and I’m glad he’s doing the business in the PL. I enjoy the banter, wind-ups, the typically British sense of humour of many folk on NSC.
With zero interest in post counts, or analysing whether 25,000 or 50,000 requires a “let that sink in for a second” dictate from a busybody.
Long may [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] allow threads such as this one fester.
Solid at the back
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I liked 'Ash' too, was a great signing at the time, and a bargain.
The club deemed that both player and club needed to move on, and that was the best option, at the time. Had he stayed, I doubt he'd of matured into the player he is today, and obviously the club believe that too, otherwise they'd of played hardball.
But we all moved on. Except those that decide to spam in this thread.
So, what's worse, spamming on an Internet forum to raise a high post count, or posting an opinion on a former player, that was probably posted after a bad game, in frustration?
Some on here, really need to let go, holding a grudge for 7 years is a bit ridiculous.
League 1 at best.
I respectfully disagree.
You seem really defensive.
If their couple of post in this thread = spamming, what do your couple of post in here = ?
If you read the first post, it is clearly not a reactionary 'just back from the game' rant. It actually points out it's been a gestating thought and the most recent game (more than 24 hours prior) was just the latest piece of "evidence" to support his opinion. He then came back multiple times over the following weeks and months (and years? - can't be bothered to find out when mr burns last posted in here, as mr burns at least) to defend his position. There was never a 'y'know what, it was a bit of a sulk after a bad game, fair cop, I was a bit harsh'.
As has been pointed out by many posters on this thread, it isn't really a grudge against the OP any more. It's about celebrating the successes of a former player (with perhaps for some a slight hint of 'careful about writing off any player, look how bad this thread looks in retrospect').
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Equally if someone's been consistently backing the wrong horse for over 8 years, it's probably time for them to choose the right one.
Premier League Top Scorers - 2019-2020
4 - Pukki (43 mins/goal), Sterling (45 mins/goal)
3 - Barnes (58 mins/goal)
2 - Rashford (43 mins/goal), Aguero (44 mins/goal), Aubameyang (90 mins/goal), Kane (90 mins/goal)
- Jul 10, 2003
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Not good enough for Div 1, but apparently good enough to be the featured player on Football Focus
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Indeed. And even has his own grime tribute track
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/cogdcy/the_greatest_football_song_ever_made_an_ode_to/