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Well obviously he has gone, but where is the 'much evidence to the contrary' you claim? Also, what is the correct system? Are you telling me that in the first season, a supporting cast of Buckley, Noone, LuaLua and Vicente et al was not good enough?

What evidence is that then? Barnes adjusted his game in the Championship and still managed to score goals (even outscoring CMS in the first season).

Don't get me wrong I really hope he shows me (and others obviously) that he is a quality player and can fire us up the league

What would they be? To me I saw a player try very hard but struggle to get the better of better defenders with his poor touch and positional sense.

I admire the optimism and hope he comes good, but, what is it based on? Good player (or at least good goal scorer) at league 1 level but has failed to adapt to the higher level to date and I have seen nothing that suggests he will be able to

As much as I think we should cash in on him (would we clear what we paid though), I can't see Sunderland being the slightest bit interested.