brighton_girl87
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- Jul 18, 2006
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Yep, sorry should have said it was an old article. I was just showing that Gus knows him and obviously rates him.
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Lee Barnard!?
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Yep, sorry should have said it was an old article. I was just showing that Gus knows him and obviously rates him.
pork pie
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That article was from MAY 2012. We were at Withdean, and in League 1. If you change the names though, it sounds like the same moans from Gus about strikers as we still get. Surely it is about time that the Club just recognised what decent strikers cost?
pork pie
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Rates him for League 1. He, like CMS, has now proven himself as useless in The Championship.
pork pie
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But Gus thought that CMS would be able to? And spunked a load of money on him.
B.W.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Nothing like keeping an open mind and giving potential new players a chance!
CMS WILL come good, the supply line WILL be improved this season...
B.W.
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Closed mind my friend...
Bloody hell mate can you change the record?!
brighton_girl87
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Well if the rumours are correct and he is coming here, Gus must think he can do a job in the Championship as well.
supaseagull
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He thought that about Billy Paynter.
Let's face it, I love Gus but his track record with strikers is not brilliant!
ryans father
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How can anybody genuinely believe that Barnard coming here on a loan is a bad idea. Anyone at Swindon on tuesday would know that we lack cutting edge and increasing our short term options can only be good.
Nathan
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- Jan 8, 2010
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This.
Thing is that if players like Murray and Barnard are coming in as 2nd / 3rd / 4th striker, then great. If it's as the number 1, then it seems to me we have a great team, which is so painfully and disappointingly let down by the lack of quality up front. 
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I used to rate Lee Barnard very very highly. Thought he was quality. Then he moved to Southampton and they had a lot of strikers and he didn't really get a look in.
Seems to me the same thing as happened to bobby Z when he went to Spurs and then for a while West Ham. There is nothing to say that he has lost the class that he had, he just made a bad move. Arguably the same thing happened to Beckford and Murray. Players can suddenly start scoring big goals at new clubs with different styles, more opportunites and a manager that believes in them. Who would have thought Iwelumo would go on to score as many as he did for example?
So I say it's possibly a cracking signing, albeit with an element of risk. I would however like to see Beckford or someone similar also appear, but suspect that would mean CMS going.
Seems to me the same thing as happened to bobby Z when he went to Spurs and then for a while West Ham. There is nothing to say that he has lost the class that he had, he just made a bad move. Arguably the same thing happened to Beckford and Murray. Players can suddenly start scoring big goals at new clubs with different styles, more opportunites and a manager that believes in them. Who would have thought Iwelumo would go on to score as many as he did for example?
So I say it's possibly a cracking signing, albeit with an element of risk. I would however like to see Beckford or someone similar also appear, but suspect that would mean CMS going.
Postman Pat
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I assume after the game in midweek, someone spotted something in him that made them think he would fit into our system.
Why not get him in on loan till Xmas? Have a look and if he does the business we sign him. If not send him away.
Seems like a win-win to me.
Why not get him in on loan till Xmas? Have a look and if he does the business we sign him. If not send him away.
Seems like a win-win to me.
It's actually very poor but no doubt he's learning.
supaseagull
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Absolutely which is why unlike some other experts ill reserve judgement til we see him.
SouthamptonGuy
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- Apr 3, 2011
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Morning all. Saw this on Saintsweb and wondered what your thoughts would be.
I think Barnard would be a cracking addition to any Championship side. His work rate, movement and ability to find the back of the net is very good. As a striker he is also very good at getting fouled, like Shearer was back in the day, when isolated or holding the ball up. Any opposing defences had a real work out when playing against Barnard and Lambert as the movement and work rate was a lot to contend with. That's my opinion anyway.
I think Barnard would be a cracking addition to any Championship side. His work rate, movement and ability to find the back of the net is very good. As a striker he is also very good at getting fouled, like Shearer was back in the day, when isolated or holding the ball up. Any opposing defences had a real work out when playing against Barnard and Lambert as the movement and work rate was a lot to contend with. That's my opinion anyway.
gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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Cheers mate.
The highlighted bit in your post sounds like a certain player we already have... who has struggled a tad!