Barnes wants to stay long-term

[Stat Brother]

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/10799471.Barnes_wants_to_stay_long_term/?ref=twt

A couple of things:-

- Funny how players want to stay long term after scoring a brace, but no mention of it before.
- Argus/Ashley, if you take a penalty in front of the away fans, they will boo, you will hear it.
- Why have 5 Barnes threads, when you can have 6!!

 

[dougdeep]

Good news. Hopefully all of the squad want to stay.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/10799471.Barnes_wants_to_stay_long_term/?ref=twt

A couple of things:-

- Funny how players want to stay long term after scoring a brace, but no mention of it before.
- Argus/Ashley, if you take a penalty in front of the away fans, they will boo, you will hear it.
- Why have 5 Barnes threads, when you can have 6!!

I'm sure he knows the ground well enough to pick out the boos from the home supporters as well. It's been discussed on here about our own fans booing him, so if we heard it, why shouldn't he?

For me, these are the most interesting bits:

“I want to be here for as many years as possible but I need to be given the opportunity to be here and obviously it’s the people upstairs that make that decision.

“I am just going to fight for my career until the end of the season and hopefully get offered a new deal.

I might be wrong, but I thought he HAD been offered a new deal? I think this relates back to your first point, SB. He could hardly go back to the club and ask them to improve his offer after scoring zero goals. Now he's scored, he's angling for more money.

Possibly.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I'm sure he knows the ground well enough to pick out the boos from the home supporters as well. It's been discussed on here about our own fans booing him, so if we heard it, why shouldn't he?

For me, these are the most interesting bits:

“I want to be here for as many years as possible but I need to be given the opportunity to be here and obviously it’s the people upstairs that make that decision.

“I am just going to fight for my career until the end of the season and hopefully get offered a new deal.

I might be wrong, but I thought he HAD been offered a new deal? I think this relates back to your first point, SB. He could hardly go back to the club and ask them to improve his offer after scoring zero goals. Now he's scored, he's angling for more money.

Possibly.

According to Sky he was offered a new deal back in August to keep him when other clubs were interested.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11741/8881569/

 

[Icy Gull]

Good, I hope he and the club can work something out.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

We want to be "PLR"? Barnes isn't good enough. Harsh reality...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

We want to be "PLR"? Barnes isn't good enough. Harsh reality...

If he's got a contract then we get money for him when the next bid comes in, otherwise he can just walk.

 

[Icy Gull]

We want to be "PLR"? Barnes isn't good enough. Harsh reality...

We'd be a bit short of players using that criteria for getting out of this division.

 

[Spicy]

Very good news.

 

[El Presidente]

We want to be "PLR"? Barnes isn't good enough. Harsh reality...

Agreed, but of the starting XI Saturday I would say only PIG, Ward and Crofts are PLR.

 

[Albumen]

What the **** is PLR?

 

[Trigger]

Fail to see where he'd fit in when everyone is fit?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

What the **** is PLR?

Pay attention. Paul Barber wrote a whole essay on it.
Premier League Ready.

 

[Hyperion]

We want to be "PLR"? Barnes isn't good enough. Harsh reality...

I thought this PLR thing was more to do with the systems & Infrastructure of the club not players in our squad currently

 

[kevtherev]

Of course he wants to stay...Where else would he keep his place in the side?

 

[dragonred]

we have 3, maybe 4 players that are PLR ready and maybe 3/5 who could surprise us and make the jump up and be comfortable at that level. I actually quite like AB but he is definitely, like CMS, championship level at very best so even if he signs a new contract, he'll be a squad player once we get first choice strikers fit.

 

[shaolinpunk]

I wouldn't blame him if he did want to leave. He might be more appreciated elsewhere

 

[British Bulldog]

We want to be "PLR"? Barnes isn't good enough. Harsh reality...

It's hard to say as he didn't look too shabby against Arsenal last season, Got a goal and an assist if I remember rightly and he's still at a young enough age to keep improving for a while yet.

 

[El Presidente]

Of course he wants to stay...Where else would he keep his place in the side?

Wise words as always Kev, he's scored 50 goals as a professional footballer, nearly as many as you.

 

[somerset]

If he's got a contract then we get money for him when the next bid comes in, otherwise he can just walk.

Sell him in January while he is still under contract...I am sure Bournemouth, Swindon, Bristol City or Pompey would make him an offer to keep him in or near his home region.....