Burnley face competition from Wolves for Ashley Barnes

[MattBackHome]

I've heard from my sauces that he'll be gone this transfer window.

Just heard from my sauces that he's staying.

I love January.

 

[Icy Gull]

£750k or £0 at the end of the season. Hmmm. I wonder what the FFP-loving Albion will do!? That is, of course, unless Ash signs his contract extension.

Hmm, who are you going to replace him with and GUARANTEE that he'll be as useful. 750k is peanuts in the grand scheme of getting to the Premier League, check with Palace fans about Dobbie, oh how we laughed...foolishly. Absolute madness to sell him if we haven't got a ready made better replacement, which is highly unlikely.

 

[The Large One]

I've heard from my sauces that he'll be gone this transfer window.

I'd find it highly unlikely that the club will sell before it buys.

So who's coming in?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

£750k or £0 at the end of the season. Hmmm. I wonder what the FFP-loving Albion will do!? That is, of course, unless Ash signs his contract extension.

Did we buy him from Plymouth for £300K ? Argyle would have insisted on a sell-on clause I imagine so a percentage of the profit if we sell him would go to Home Park.

 

[Icy Gull]

Did we buy him from Plymouth for £300K ? Argyle would have insisted on a sell-on clause I imagine so a percentage of the profit if we sell him would go to Home Park.

Think it was more like 60k

 

[Footsoldier]

£750k or £0 at the end of the season. Hmmm. I wonder what the FFP-loving Albion will do!? That is, of course, unless Ash signs his contract extension.

If he goes for free then we'll need to replace him and how much would that cost? Whereas we take the money now and use it and add to it and get someone better then surely that makes sense due to FFP.

 

[Footsoldier]

I'd find it highly unlikely that the club will sell before it buys.

So who's coming in?

What if Barnes refuses to leave and stays put and waits till the summer?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Did we buy him from Plymouth for £300K ? Argyle would have insisted on a sell-on clause I imagine so a percentage of the profit if we sell him would go to Home Park.

Think it was more like 60k

Various figures reported, between 60k and 120k (£300k was for Noone). Fairly confident that there is no sell-on, as Plymouth needed maximum cash up front.

 

[Se20]

Kevin Phillips rumoured to be going to Wolves ( near his family's home)
Can't see them signing Barnes as well.

 

[The Large One]

What if Barnes refuses to leave and stays put and waits till the summer?

'Refuses to leave'? I think you mean 'decides to stay'.

There's more to running the football club than a quick dirty profit. The fact that the club doesn't want to sell him says to me he figures in the plans for our promotion push. Supposing he was the catalyst in getting us promotion, what would a quick buck at the cost of a promotion push be worth then?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Think it was more like 60k

I thought Barnes and Noone both came to us for roughly the same fee , I might be wrong but any reference to what we actually paid for them seems to have gone from t'internet as all proper sources now say they were undisclosed fees.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

If he goes for free then we'll need to replace him and how much would that cost? Whereas we take the money now and use it and add to it and get someone better then surely that makes sense due to FFP.

Where is this better striker than Ashley Barnes for £750k (less fees) that you speak of?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Kevin Phillips rumoured to be going to Wolves ( near his family's home)
Can't see them signing Barnes as well.

Barnes will only go to Wolves if they can also sign the recently released Blades striker Marlon King. King and Barnes up front for Wolves would be a sure-fire winner.

 

[brightonrock]

Surely this is a very obvious play by his agent. Probably doesn't want to go, but hold out on the contract and when teams start bidding he can angle for another couple of grand a week from us to stay.

 

[fleet]

Where is this better striker than Ashley Barnes for £750k (less fees) that you speak of?

Exactly. Would be a big mistake to let him go unless we have someone better to take his place and I just can't see who that would be - strong, defensive play good, lays the ball off well. Doesn't score as many as he should - but still finding the net, so that bit could improve. In his short time on the pitch yesterday he did more of value than Leo did in his 90 mins (not to say I don't think Leo is good you understand).

 

[tinycowboy]

King and Barnes up front for Wolves would be a sure-fire winner.

That would really be festive.

 

[British Bulldog]

Barnes will only go to Wolves if they can also sign the recently released Blades striker Marlon King. King and Barnes up front for Wolves would be a sure-fire winner.

I'll drink to that

 

[WATFORD zero]

The only possible reason i can see for accepting an offer for Barnes is if he has made it clear that he is not staying in the summer.We couldn't buy a realistic replacement for under £ 1.5M.

 

[B.W.]

Hmm, who are you going to replace him with and GUARANTEE that he'll be as useful. 750k is peanuts in the grand scheme of getting to the Premier League, check with Palace fans about Dobbie, oh how we laughed...foolishly. Absolute madness to sell him if we haven't got a ready made better replacement, which is highly unlikely.

We haven't got a ready-made replacement and we won't get one. But that's missing the point. £750k is £750k, zero pounds is zero pounds, and we ARE seeking to comply with FFP.

 

[B.W.]

Where is this better striker than Ashley Barnes for £750k (less fees) that you speak of?

Where is this better striker at £0 that we will get in the summer?