Aerial presence. More often than not he's the one heading away corners and free-kicks. We haven't got many players strong in the air which is a key reason he stays in the team.
Hoskins often played wide for Rovers. If any of the strikers have the attributes to do the same job as Barnes, it could be him. Otherwise it's a shift in the tactics - but at home that might not be a bad thing
Don't come on here talking sense! Everyone knows that we need to play Kuszscak and 10 out and out strikers every game. It's only Gus that can't see it with his negative tippy tappy football that hasn't win us a league title for 18 months now. Useless.