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Hemed better than Barnes? I think you'll struggle to make that argument. I was always a fan of Barnes, I have his name on a shirt. He contributed a lot to the team at the time he was here, I would much rather have Barnes in the team than Hemed.

Because he's Premier League standard or because it would cost too much to replace him? I don't dislike the man, and Hughton has spoken highly of his attitude and personality on more than one occasion. We need squad players, and Hemed as a backup isn't a disaster, but if he's needed to start...

If you think he's Premier League quality that's fine, your opinion differs from me. My opinion is that if we play Hemed, we won't score goals and we will get relegated. Not the end of the world, obviously. But it's the reality, because he isn't good enough at this level.

He's shown over the last two years that he's not better than Championship standard. He was in a very good team for two years and one hot streak aside, he's toiled away. He's very average at Championship standard and certainly not Premier League quality.

Limited chances? Do you have stats to back that up? I don't recall him being out of the team for any length of time, he was just not scoring goals. He had a long run before the fluke against Charlton where he wasn't scoring and he wasn't contributing anything of any kind. He did have his hot...

He didn't in his first season with us, in a very strong team. I don't dislike Hemed, but I don't think he's anything more than alright. He's not especially big so he's average in the air, wins a few, loses a few. He's not quick at all, so he's not getting in behind. Technically he's alright, the...