So he is quick? Stretches defences? Score lots of goals? Makes many defence splitting passes? Has a good temperament?
He is one of the poorest strikers if not the poorest striker in the premier league.
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Ex Brighton players being touted for 5+ Million in the Prem
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So he is quick? Stretches defences? Score lots of goals? Makes many defence splitting passes? Has a good temperament?
He is one of the poorest strikers if not the poorest striker in the premier league.
Whitechapel
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A Leicester fan I know seems to think that the only reason they turned down the Sunderland deal was because at the time they were relegation rivals. If a club from Spain/Italy has came in for him then they would have let him go for around the 3m mark. Similar logic might push up his fee if we were to go in for him, but I think the most likely option is for Ulloa to return to Spain at a middle of the road La Liga club for about half of what Leicester paid for him.
I imagine Sunderland would still be interested for around £3 million (plus extra in the unlikely event of promotion). No idea if middling La Liga clubs would afford to pay that much.
Chris Wood is probably worth around £8-10 million plus big extras should be prove himself in the PL.
He's helped his team stay up, something the other promoted teams failed to do, and you wouldn't take him on a free. That's just dumb.
Justice
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Hemed is twice the player Barnes is, don't really get the love in tbh.
Publius Ovidius
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Good job you are not choosing our players then.
lancyclaret
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Chris wood 15-20M??
If at all true that's madness despite his best season
Ashley Barnes for 6M bargain - we should be bidding to get him back if it wasn't for a section of stupid Bton fans who don't rate him
Burnley would want double that if they were to sell Barnes (now a proven PL player) but I extremely doubt we'd sell anyway to a possible relegation rival (Newcastle).
durrington gull
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Very little in it - we need to brand new strikers next season - Hemed will be down the pecking order surely after Murray and a new striker plus as we all know we need a no.10 so Baldock may also be surplus to requirements?, i certainly wouldnt want Barnes back - no thanks
Chuba Akpom helped us get promoted. Want him back?
Justice
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Hughton rates Baldock first name on the team sheet when he's fit so can't see that changing to much but you never know.
No he didn't. You're not helping yourself here.
durrington gull
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As Hughton has stated that a No.10 is a priority signing then Baldock is going to get very limited game time i would suggest, and we should surely be able to attract real quality now we are Prem, i can see both Hemed and Baldock being moved on but lets see who we actually sign
The red pepper kid
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i certainly wouldnt want Barnes back - no thanks[/QUOTE said:
Thunder Bolt
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You obviously had, because it happened at Bolton.
That was my point.
Chuba didn't do anything, he didn't score, he didn't get an assist, he didn't work hard and tire the opposition, he didn't tackle anyone, so in the end, when Baldock wasn't fit, Chris chose Hemed with Murray, and failing that he chose a winger. Anything but Akpom.
That's clearly not the case for Barnes. He's a regular for Burnley as he's doing a job. You no doubt thought he was shit when he was with us, you probably offered to drive him to Burnley. You've been proved clearly wrong, but you can't/won't admit it.
Pavilionaire
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If you want a second striker who works hard and will score you 6 or 7 a season then he's your man. However, it does mean that the main striker will have to bag you 15+ goals, and they don't come cheap.
Exactly right. Akpom contributed nothing. Barnes started 20 games and had 7 sub appearances for Burnley in the league. During that he got 6 goals and 2 assists. For someone who's not their main striker that's not a bad return. He's clearly contributing.
Raskolnikov
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Anyone know why he has never been called up to the Austrian first team? He must be good enough to make the squad at least!
Barnes is not a good player. It's as simple as that. He offers very little apart from hard work. So yes, i won't admit he is anything other than that. As I stated originally. No pace, lack of goals, doesn't stretch a defence, lack of assists, poor temperament. He's a poor player. If he was available on a free, he'd be way down on the list of strikers i would be interested in now we are in the premier league.