No.9 Ashley Barnes

[pasty]

I mean proof he actually was a fan of his back in the day...

I'd be distraught to hear any non-believers are jumping on the Barnes love-in bandwagon. Personally always loved the bloke, particularly cherished his extreme intelligence, both on the pitch and off, gutted when he left.

Apologies. Mis-interpreted your post.

 

[Husty]

I mean proof he actually was a fan of his back in the day...

I'd be distraught to hear any non-believers are jumping on the Barnes love-in bandwagon. Personally always loved the bloke, particularly cherished his extreme intelligence, both on the pitch and off, gutted when he left.

Just watched him casually go down like a sack of shit against Liverpool and it put a tear in my eye, god I miss his cynical dives when staying on his feet was by far the better option..... COME BACK BARNES

 

[R. Slicker]

Booing your OWN player taking a penalty. It's hard to be MORE of a **** than that, isn't it?

I think you need to let it go, not worth getting angry about surely?
I seem to remember it was more a collective groan than a boo, as the words cows arse and banjo went through people's minds.


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[Husty]

Booing your OWN player taking a penalty. It's hard to be MORE of a **** than that, isn't it?

I wasn't booing him taking the penalty, I was booing his appalling tattoos

 

[LlcoolJ]

I enjoyed the Burnley song "We're winning away, we're winning away. How shit must you be? We're winning away.".

 

[Mellotron]

I think you need to let it go, not worth getting angry about surely?
I seem to remember it was more a collective groan than a boo, as the words cows arse and banjo went through people's minds.


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I think I have let it go, hardly starting a thread about it? There were audible boos in WSU. Hard to believe, I know.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Fair enough Barnes lickers.

He's now on 10 Premier league goals from 53 appearances.

For balance though, Leon Best scored 10 in 32 in the promised land and I don't see many clamouring to bring him back.

 

[GloryDays]

Looks like the underdogs might steal a shock win at Anfield. Liverpool are now 2-1 up.

 

[durrington gull]

Fair enough Barnes lickers.

He's now on 10 Premier league goals from 53 appearances.

For balance though, Leon Best scored 10 in 32 in the promised land and I don't see many clamouring to bring him back.

This, i wouldn't have him back

 

[DJ NOBO]

Barnes was a funny one. He scored some difficult goals and showed superb technique at times. But so often he went missing and would fluff simple chances .
Is anyone really claiming they thought he'd be a success in the premiership?

 

[1066familyman]

One of my all time favourite players. Along with GM, a complete feck up by the club in not trying to keep.

One of my favourite players too, but I'm not sure you can blame the club for not trying to keep him. I think some of our fans need to take a long hard look at themselves on that move for starters. But ultimately he wanted to go for Premier league football and the offer was clearly too good to turn down. Doubt there was much the club could have done to keep him to be fair.

 

[Bry Nylon]

How many were offering to drive him up there ??!!

Count himself lucky Reyes wasn't at the club at the time

 

[whitelion]

Nowhere NEAR Championship standard. Get rid.

That's why he's in the PL.

 

[symyjym]

He's done a lot for his age, still young and plenty of experience. Always does what is asked of him and a true professional. Him and Murray were a good team and it was a shame that they were split up.

 

[Nixonator]

Tickles me some on here are suggesting he left because of the boo boys. He left for the same reason many of our players of that era left, and the same reason DS wanted to leave.

Reading this on here or listening to it when out with mates is insufferably boring every time he scores a goal.

It's bad enough with the 'if we had kept Glenn..' statements which is a far more obvious one.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Four, yep 4, goals this season. Let us say treble that for back in the Championship making 12, that is less than Murray, Hemed, Knockheart and equal to Baldock. I was never a Barnes hater, but he really was nothing out of the ordinary. Get over it Erns.

 

[Bry Nylon]

I reckon he sits in his converted farm house out on the Yorkshire moors, with 7 bedrooms, games room, home cinema and solarium and wonder where it all went so wrong...

 

[Husty]

One of my favourite players too, but I'm not sure you can blame the club for not trying to keep him. I think some of our fans need to take a long hard look at themselves on that move for starters. But ultimately he wanted to go for Premier league football and the offer was clearly too good to turn down. Doubt there was much the club could have done to keep him to be fair.

He was the worst payed player in the squad despite being one of the most committed and far from the least talented. Don't try and lay the blame for him leaving on people who didn't value him in the stands, the club are equally if not more guilty of that.

 

[1066familyman]

He was the worst payed player in the squad despite being one of the most committed and far from the least talented. Don't try and lay the blame for him leaving on people who didn't value him in the stands, the club are equally if not more guilty of that.

If you read my post again you'll see I didn't only blame the fans for him leaving. The draw of Premier league football and the money were obviously the clinchers, but yes, I do think the lack of support he often got from large sections of our fans meant it wasn't a hard decision for him to make*.


*Disclaimer: I don't believe fans will ever have ultimate influence on whether any player stays or goes from any club these days. Money is probably the biggest factor, along with regular football and a settled family.

 

[Bigtomfu]

Fair enough Barnes lickers.

He's now on 10 Premier league goals from 53 appearances.

For balance though, Leon Best scored 10 in 32 in the promised land and I don't see many clamouring to bring him back.

Top statage.

My frustration with him was never his ability but more his temperament. When he fouled the ref at Bolton I lost all respect for him as a person and from that point on didn't want him in the team.

Watched the last 20 of the game today and EVERY challenge had an edge to it. Some on here will say that's his winning mentality I will say that he was a liability.

His general game play has improved in the Prem as it would for anyone playing with better players but I wouldn't have him back at all.