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Number nine, Ashley Barnes!
- Thread starter edna krabappel
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sir albion
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Almost spilt my drink everywhere reading that lol
He's very very average and proved that with us and was saved by having loads of penalties...Not rated in Burnley either.
He's gone and he's not better than baldock,Wilson,hemed or Zamora
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I love the daft ****er.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
This! He trips refs up for goodness sake! What other player does that?
Careful, it's not easy getting Top Deck stains out of clothes or upholstery.
saafend_seagull
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Played his first game of the season this week (for Burnley's development squad) after returning from cruciate ligament damage.
Wonder if he'll be fit enough to play any role at the Amex at the start of next month?
Always quite liked Ashley,, even though he had his moments, and I could understand why he frustrated other people. Think we missed him when he first went. Gray, Vokes and Barnes still to come in are great striking options at this level. Hope there's not something written in the stars about his return
He played his first game already before this. Last week or the week before.
B.W.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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How very dare you! I just don't rate Ash as highly as some on here. Just an opinion. Ulloa, yes, a fantastic striker. Ash worked hard, played out of position, but average goals scored. No great loss IMHO.
B.W.
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IMHO we got the Barnes decision 100% correct. Now, the other players you mention, seems like a distant nightmare...
B.W.
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Yes, but was and is an average Championship striker. Not a patch on Leo. Not a patch on Andre G either.
Andre Grey cost Burnley £7 million and is on £25,000 a week.
Ashley Barnes cost the Albion £150,000 and was on £3,000 a week when he left.................and he didn't play as a striker for us either most of the time.
Thunder Bolt
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Brighton paying poor wages and offering poor contracts to strikers? Who would have thought it?
highflyer
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Top deck! Does that even still exist?
Scientifically proven to be impossible to get drunk on. Oh how we tried!
Icy Gull
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The two of them upfront together at the Amex for the next home game is not a pairing that I fancy watching
Really hope Ashley is not ready for that game....
Gullflyinghigh
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- Apr 23, 2012
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Not necessarily, I personally thought Barnes was a good player when he was here and certainly didn't like seeing him go as several others did at the time.
Sadly, he was the scapegoat for many for such a prolonged period of time that anyone who praises his time here now is seen as trying to be revisionist, rather than just not being part of the howling throng back then.
Thunder Bolt
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He scored 42 goals for us. That cannot be disputed.
dsr-burnley
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The two of them upfront together at the Amex for the next home game is not a pairing that I fancy watching
Really hope Ashley is not ready for that game....
Sam Vokes has scored 9 in 13 games, so barring injury, Barnes certainly won't be starting against Brighton. Even then, Sean Dyche doesn't bring players in after injury until they're properly fit, and I doubt Barnes will be at that level. He might be on the bench, but more likely not.
Icy Gull
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Good, I'd much rather face Vokes than a fired up Barnes, although Vokes may also feel he has a point to prove against the Albion. Must confess I wasn't that impressed with him when he was on loan here. He has obviously kicked on in the three years or so.
Gullflyinghigh
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I'm confused as to whether you're a fan of the mighty Barnes, thus sitting on my side of the fence, or if you're suggesting his scoring record was low therefore not that good, putting you on the other side of the fence. The wrong side.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Definitely on your side of the fence. I used to have running battles with [MENTION=894]Mr Burns[/MENTION] regarding Ashley Barnes. Whatever happened to Mr Burns?