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Ashley Barnes
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Brighton Boy
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64 starts and 23 sub appearances and scored 33 goals. Plus his defensive work is outstanding this year, much more of a team player. I don't see much cause for complaint on our part
Here,here!!
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
Ashley Barnes was outstanding against Palace. His defensive work is absolutely superb and he is just a really good all rounder. He is more of a midfielder these days, but he reads the game so well and is so versatile, he should be one of the first names on the team sheet. And he has got bottle too. If anyone can't see how good he is by now, i suggest that they don't really understand the game of football.
I think Ashley Barnes is great. The abuse he gets angers me. He's scored more than CMS, does a great defensive job for the team, he's only 22 and only cost us £50k. Bargain!
I hope now we've strengthened our defence he may be given more license to get forward and look for goals rather than having to focus so much on defensive duties due to the weakness of our fullbacks.
I hope now we've strengthened our defence he may be given more license to get forward and look for goals rather than having to focus so much on defensive duties due to the weakness of our fullbacks.
This.
bhaexpress
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Barnes is still a work in progress but he's developing well.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Barnes and Harley are at times abused so badly it beggars belief as both are progressing really well.
AMEXican Wave
AMEX Ruffian
- Sep 21, 2010
- 1,226
Out of contract at the end of the season. Time to sign him up.
Chris_Highwind
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Starting to show he's a lot more than just an average striker. Obviously isn't being played solely upfront now as he does exactly what Gus wants him to and puts in some excellent defensive work.
wehatepalace
Limbs
Maybe you should try to understand football a little bit before posting such inane bollocks again, were you a Man Utd fan before the Amex was built ? You certainly sound like one.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
He has learned a lot under Gus and is becoming a very good all round footballer, improving all the time. He was my MoM on Tuesday night at Smellhurst, overlapping very well with El-abd.
NMH
Banned
His goal tally does the talking for him.
When Murray was taking the plaudits for top scorer (while getting called offside so many times because he worked hard to poach and goal-hang), then bogging off on the back of that - Barnes was just a couple of goals short of GM's count.
I don't suppose Gus will mind if people call him 'barn-door' or generally unspectacular, as long as he just bangs them in.
Oppositions don't appear to be thinking "we MUST man-mark Barnes", so if that's a feature of his low-profile it's like having a secret weapon on the teamsheet every week!
When Murray was taking the plaudits for top scorer (while getting called offside so many times because he worked hard to poach and goal-hang), then bogging off on the back of that - Barnes was just a couple of goals short of GM's count.
I don't suppose Gus will mind if people call him 'barn-door' or generally unspectacular, as long as he just bangs them in.
Oppositions don't appear to be thinking "we MUST man-mark Barnes", so if that's a feature of his low-profile it's like having a secret weapon on the teamsheet every week!
Willy Dangle
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- Aug 31, 2011
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THis
ArcticBlue
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Are you mental or just blind?
Week after week we will be debating the Ashley Barnes "is he good enough, is he not good enough" thread. The problem i can see stems from his inability to perform at the same level week in week out. The last couple performances have been excellent IMO but the one prior to those have been inadequate and thats leads to a conflict of opinions about Ash. Ive been a knocker of Barnes this season purely on the performances ive seen from him at this level and i personally dont think he has shown anywhere near the quality required to perform consistantly in the championship.
However, having taken into account his age and experience so far, combined with a couple of promising performances of late im hopefull that Ash can turn this around. Of course he has ability, hes a pro, but i do think there is a mental side to his game that is hindering his progress.
I think by the end of the season we will know a lot more about him at this level. Im gonna remain on the fence for now.
However, having taken into account his age and experience so far, combined with a couple of promising performances of late im hopefull that Ash can turn this around. Of course he has ability, hes a pro, but i do think there is a mental side to his game that is hindering his progress.
I think by the end of the season we will know a lot more about him at this level. Im gonna remain on the fence for now.
says it all really
DarrenFreemansPerm
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Nice to see a positive thread for Ashley. People are really starting to appreciate his overall contribution.
u'vebeenamexed
Whateverhappenedto.......
I'm sure that the people slating Barnes now are the sort of people who were slating Adam El Abd a few seasons ago - give him a chance !