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Spot on. You would think that only-Championship-proven-so-far TA was the answer to all our PL striking prayers, the hype he's been given since he failed to score against us at The Amex. He'll probably develop into a very good target man, but he isn't a pace merchant (Defoe, Mane, Vardy). He's...

Great post. I wonder if most of the back stabbers against Barnes were genuinely Withdean regulars. At a very young age, Barnes fitted in immediately. We may well NOT have been promoted without his vital goals, assists, hold up play, stamina and putting the foot in, in midfield when needed...

Alan Shearer, Giroud, Rooney. If true, they have company in masters of that particular 'skill'. Ulloa tried it dozens of times playing for us, but in a case of Cry Wolf, refs ignored his non stop whinging.

No one booed him at Withdean. At the Amex, a noisy minority didn't rate him. That's all. Also victims of that were David Lopez (he was NOT loved all the time), Sparrow, Harley, Dicker, Vokes (ironically now a PL star also at Burnley), and when Noonie left I recall bitters saying they "never...

Barnes was debated in great detail 2011 to 2013 whilst he was still our player. Usual pattern, a hater would start a thread and others such as myself defended his attributes as we saw it. It really did happen, not a case of hindsight.

Barnes fan here. I rate Dyche's view over the unknowing Barnes haters. Barnes is a solid forward in the top two flights of football, a great competitor, works his socks off, rarely injured, links midfield with out-and-out strikers, unselfish, and tenacious. On that last point, in our early...