Barnes never got this kind of stick at Withdean. The boy cost peanuts, he's 24 years old and he's scored 50 goals for the Albion in less than 150 appearances. He's punching WAY above his weight. What on earth is not to like? Well apart from his occasional daft rush of blood to the head maybe...
Maybe there should be two awards. One for the Albion player who scores the most goals in a match. This could be presented by the pissed-up sponsors. Also some mechanism for awarding the fans MoM, maybe vote by phone before 80 minute mark ('lines are now closed'). This award could be presented by...
You're seeing what you want to see. It took big balls to take that penalty. He knew he'd be crucified by certain sections of the fans if he didn't convert it.
And the 'tap in'? It's a natural-born goal scorer's knack of being in the right place at the right time. Barnes has that knack. CMS, for...