Striker Ashley Barnes*set to leave Turf Moor

[durrington gull]

Nnnnnooooooooo, Barn door Barnes

 

[Hugo Rune]

#teambarnes

 

[Grombleton]

Would I welcome him back? Definitely.

Would it be for 8m? No, though that's probably the going rate in the PL for a player of his calibre and experience.

 

[heathgate]

Phook right off.... this would just take the effin biscuit...

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[dwayne]

Phook right off.... this would just take the effin biscuit...

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Better than nothing

 

[Icy Gull]

Could Naylor soon be touting this in a Dean Hammond way

 

[AlastairWatts]

Ulloa hasn't the pace as our no9 to keep up with the wingers, in our counter attacking PL style.

I seem to have missed these counter attacks...

 

[heathgate]

Better than nothing

Barely

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[LamieRobertson]

I seem to have missed these counter attacks...

If you only watched the City game then getting out of our own penalty box constituted a counter attack

 

[Urchin]

Going to Wolves by the sounds of it.

 

[Icy Gull]

I seem to have missed these counter attacks...

That's because Murray and Hemed are so slow that when our wingers break upfield they arrive at the byline as Hemed or Murray lumber up from helping out in defence and have only just made it over the half way line as the winger is surrounded by three defenders with nobody to pass to....probably

 

[Weststander]

I understand Vokes has been asked to change his name to Wokes and agreed ...Barnes is the odd one

Roy Hodgson has always raved about Wokes of Burnley. He know his football inside out.

 

[Weststander]

I seem to have missed these counter attacks...

Reading broadsheet and pundit previews of our season, reviews of the 3 games so far and having witnessed our play so far, CH has gone down the route of a packed solid defence, with counter attacking at pace.

To date we've been held back by only having widemen with that pace. But we've added Izquerdo and no doubt today we will sign two quality strikers with pace.

 

[DumLum]

Better than nothing

No it isn't.

 

[Questions]

If this is true, then Burnley's striker business has been absolutely WOEFUL.

Downgrade Barnes for Walters
Downgrade Gray for Wells
Spend £15m for a minor upgrade of Vokes to Wood

Shambles

I think Gray is a moody git and Dyce has got the hump with him. Agree though that doesn't look that much better.

 

[darkwolf666]

Don't think we agree on anything, that's unusual even for NSC

I agree... oh damn, that's not right is it

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Would I welcome him back? Definitely.

Would it be for 8m? No, though that's probably the going rate in the PL for a player of his calibre and experience.

In today's inflated market he must be worth all of that.

 

[jasetheace]

Frankly, would take him given the amount of tumbleweed blowing across Lancing currently. Someone who sits next to me at the AMEX would be apoplectic!

 

[lancyclaret]

I was not too bothered when Gray was sold (pace only real asset) but I would have been very disappointed if we had lost Barnes (a limited but very useful 100% player).

I still think Barnes will score vital goals this season (maybe from the bench) but I am bemused why Dyche would even consider selling him - Burnley certainly do not need the money (they've brought in more than they have spent this summer on top of the TV money).

I can only think that our manager thinks he can get more out of Wood & Wells than their previous clubs have managed - Dyche has history for this (eg Huddersfield fans laughed when we signed Arfield, Hull fans laughed when we signed Boyd, similar with Tom Heaton, Dave Jones and Dean Marney.

All have made massive strides since they have played for Dyche. Even, the lazy Defour seems to be putting a shift in this season (maybe hoping for a Belgium recall).

Still, I can see Barnes moving in January if he is not getting much game time. But if he is not playing, it would probably mean we will be doing OK.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

I can imagine Barnes coming back in the 1st week of January whilst we pursue a 2nd striker all through the window.