Ashley Barnes - Was it a dive?

[theonesmith]

Can Gus go out and shoot dead 3 people then because we are 8 points clear?

Christ are some people ever happy? Shall we get rid of him then? Would that please you?

 

[Buzzer]

Can someone give Hurstpierpoint a call and tell them to collect their village idiot, please?

 

[Mackenzie]

Can Gus go out and shoot dead 3 people then because we are 8 points clear?

You are very odd.

 

[El Presidente]

We went mental because we had a very clear view of both players going down and then their player attacking Barnes' head. I can say with some certainty that our view was *says in a brummie accent* considerably better than yow.

I think you are ignoring the fact that Hurstpierpoint has X Ray vision, remember how he claimed that Barnes missed two sitters at Tranmere that his ten year old would have put away, despite being 300 miles away at the time and listening to the radio.

He's just a petty vindictive twat who for some reason has it in for one of our players. We're 8 points clear and he's back on his singleminded campaign to mealymouth our leading scorer at any opportunity.

 

[Giraffe]

He was punched in the head. Sitting in P block we had a very good view.

 

[Buzzer]

I think you are ignoring the fact that Hurstpierpoint has X Ray vision, remember how he claimed that Barnes missed two sitters at Tranmere that his ten year old would have put away, despite being 300 miles away at the time and listening to the radio.

He's just a petty vindictive twat who for some reason has it in for one of our players. We're 8 points clear and he's back on his singleminded campaign to mealymouth our leading scorer at any opportunity.

Gotcha. Whatever gets him through the day, I suppose.

 

[Revilop]

Looked like the centre back punched barnes in the side of the head from my seat in Block B!

 

[Tooting Gull]

It wasnt a dive, but was a huge overreaction. With them both lying on the ground, the defender sort of hit him with the back of a closed fist. It was a red-card offence, but neither the ref or the lino could see it. Barnes had clearly decided that by rolling about a bit a red card was more likely, but he was wrong as play just went up the other end. Then he had to keep up the charade having gone that far. Like I say, it was a sending-off, but there was nothing wrong with Barnes at all.

 

[Easy 10]

They both went down in a heap, and it looked to me (from block D) that their CB clumped Barnes in the head with his forearm as he pushed himself up. Quite deliberate. Very snide. He was fortunate the ref and lino were following the ball, cos that was a straight red and a pen.

 

[Lush]

I thought it was a headbutt from my perfect view in Row Z.

 

[tonymgc]

Enough with your petty vendetta against Barnes HUST its tedious, petulent & bordering on pathetic.

 

['sladegull]

They both went down in a heap, and it looked to me (from block D) that their CB clumped Barnes in the head with his forearm as he pushed himself up. Quite deliberate. Very snide. He was fortunate the ref and lino were following the ball, cos that was a straight red and a pen.

This ....also from D block.

He did milk it though.........

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Had a very good view from Q block. They wrestled while they were getting off the ground and the other bloke did make contact with Barnes' face with his arm as they struggled to get up. Barnes made a lot of it, though. So they both acted poorly.

 

[wehatepalace]

Can Gus go out and shoot dead 3 people then because we are 8 points clear?

Gus Poyet can do what ever he likes as long as he gets us promoted !

 

[Spiros]

They both went down in a heap, and it looked to me (from block D) that their CB clumped Barnes in the head with his forearm as he pushed himself up. Quite deliberate. Very snide. He was fortunate the ref and lino were following the ball, cos that was a straight red and a pen.

Exactly how it looked from my vantage point in block C, but to be fair to the ref and lino most around me were asking what happened as almost everyone followed where the ball was going. However don't think that the fact that Barnes is a quality player whose general play is good and and scores goals will stop certain posters on here from finding every reason possible to criticise him for something. Even if he gets 30 goals this season they'll find something to moan about - they always do.

 

[Billy the Fish]

The bloke definitely caught him - I could see that from J block. I doubt it was hard enough to warrant that amount of time on the floor though, bit embarrassing but that's modern football I suppose

 

[Superphil]

I was sitting probably as close as it is possible to have been to the incident (in the North Stand). We reckon he was trying to get 'contacted' but it didn't quite work out for him as when he lunged at the player trying to get contact their player moved out of the way. Sadly, we all came to the conclusion that it was a little bit of an over reaction, doing what most strikers do in the same situation. As for the family stand baying for it, who you going to believe? They were sitting much further away than we were.

NB, I love Barnes.

 

[Gerbil]

Can Gus go out and shoot dead 3 people then because we are 8 points clear?

Yes, yes he can

 

[Hillian1]

From W block it looked like Edwards grabbed hold of Barnes head and shoved it into the pitch.
not sure what happened to make them both go down though.

 

[Gazwag]

Can Gus go out and shoot dead 3 people then because we are 8 points clear?

Has nobody started a poll yet to decide which three