Not Another Ashley Barnes Thread

[Weststander]

Barnes was a top lad, well liked by his team-mates, who never gave anything less than 100%. Not just a good player, but a FAR more intelligent player than given credit for by many - excellent at winning free-kicks, and the only one truly on a wave-length with Vicente, who loved playing with him. Prepared to follow instructions to the letter and play absolutely anywhere for the team without complaint - despite his subsequent dip in scoring rates being used against him. Excellent defensively, in open play on the left, and aerially in our box.

Despite all that, some fans made themselves look a bit silly when he was here, in arguing that he was 'rubbish'.

That anyone STILL tries to argue that, after he's PROVEN them wrong over the course of two Premier League campaigns, just shows them to be completely stupid.

Great post.

I wonder if most of the back stabbers against Barnes were genuinely Withdean regulars. At a very young age, Barnes fitted in immediately. We may well NOT have been promoted without his vital goals, assists, hold up play, stamina and putting the foot in, in midfield when needed. In my opinion, those traits carries on into the Championship, but the goals lessened as Poyet placed him deeper in helping the midfield, leaving CMS and a long list of (poor) loanee centre forwards as the only true striker in any first 11.

The wind-ups about Barnes every few months reveal that very British trait of jealousy.

Dyche knows far more about football than the spiteful.

 

[One Love]

Or he wins a free kick because there has been contact, but not enough to knock over a 3 year old girl like.

This is a pet hate of mine in modern football.

Barnes' biggest weapon and why I didn't like seeing him in a Brighton shirt.

 

[Justice]

With rall due espect mate, you're coming across as more and more of a KNOB on the subject with every post you make on this thread.

FFS the stats prove it and I'm the knob

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Barnes was crap for us most of the time. He's only developed since leaving.

I think you're mistaking him for Jesse Linguard.

 

[dazzer6666]

I'm not sure if other people have bitten, having not read past the first page of this thread..........but I'm going to bite!!!

As far removed from a JCL as you can get, but in my (humble) OPINION, I would have driven Barnes anywhere years before he left. A walking yellow card that man. Good at heading out the box granted, but no thanks, not for me.

Barnes = pure Marmite

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[Raskolnikov]

I've asked this before but shall again nevertheless, how come he has never been given an Austrian first team call up?

 

[Albion my Albion]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXlkmPXDvqU

 

[B.W.]

Perhaps you wouldn't feel quite so sick, if you didn't exaggerate.

Where is the exaggeration? Barnes is a moron, and he proved it when he got that ban, delivered those infamous press comments... the one that really gets me is where the Barnes-loving morons say he was better than Leo... he wasn't and, I'm sure, still isn't...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Where is the exaggeration? Barnes is a moron, and he proved it when he got that ban, delivered those infamous press comments... the one that really gets me is where the Barnes-loving morons say he was better than Leo... he wasn't and, I'm sure, still isn't...

Catching the heel of the referee, as witnessed by me and others on Nsc, is not kicking the referee up in the air. But then you knew that.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Where is the exaggeration? Barnes is a moron, and he proved it when he got that ban, delivered those infamous press comments... the one that really gets me is where the Barnes-loving morons say he was better than Leo... he wasn't and, I'm sure, still isn't...

Barnes was, and still remains, in a different class to Ulloa in what he offers to a side. Versatile too.

Just my opinion mind.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Given the choice of Leo or Barnes, back here, I'd take Barnes.


Partly because I really rate him, but mostly just to p1ss off some knobs on here.

 

[clarkey]

Barnes was a top lad, well liked by his team-mates, who never gave anything less than 100%. Not just a good player, but a FAR more intelligent player than given credit for by many - excellent at winning free-kicks, and the only one truly on a wave-length with Vicente, who loved playing with him. Prepared to follow instructions to the letter and play absolutely anywhere for the team without complaint - despite his subsequent dip in scoring rates being used against him. Excellent defensively, in open play on the left, and aerially in our box.

Despite all that, some fans made themselves look a bit silly when he was here, in arguing that he was 'rubbish'.

That anyone STILL tries to argue that, after he's PROVEN them wrong over the course of two Premier League campaigns, just shows them to be completely stupid.

Great post. Think some people forget how often he was asked to play wide left, to fit in CMS or whoever else. You only need to look at Baldock to see how much that can affect a player.

 

[Justice]

Given the choice of Leo or Barnes, back here, I'd take Barnes.


Partly because I really rate him, but mostly just to p1ss off some knobs on here.

And your calling other people knobs

 

[hans kraay fan club]

And your calling other people knobs

Case closed.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Given the choice of Leo or Barnes, back here, I'd take Barnes.


Partly because I really rate him, but mostly just to p1ss off some knobs on here.

Barnsey for me every time too, but completely because l really rate him. Couldn't really care less what others think.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I'd take Barnes over Leo. He would be great competition for Baldock. Different, but great competition.

He will never be the most talented player on the field, but he will get the absolute maximum out of the talent he has and will be far more successful than many more talented players.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

The sort of player one only really missed when he wasn't playing . . . if that makes any kind of sense.

 

[b.w.2.]

Given the choice of Leo or Barnes, back here, I'd take Barnes.


Partly because I really rate him, but mostly just to p1ss off some knobs on here.

You clearly don't have a ****ing clue.


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[Justice]

I'd take Barnes over Leo. He would be great competition for Baldock. Different, but great competition.

He will never be the most talented player on the field, but he will get the absolute maximum out of the talent he has and will be far more successful than many more talented players.

 

[Rod Marsh]

Ulloa over Barnes any day if I had to pick. I'm hoping for some pace up top. I was hopeful it would be Abraham...our chances are.diminishing by the day sadly.