[Football] Ashley Barnes potentially leaving Burnley

[Icy Gull]

Relying on Chris O Grady as your main striker , in hindsight was “desperate” in 2014/15. Having Connolly in our squad, and then playing him a few times off the bench with Welbeck and Maupay and Trossard scoring multiple goals ahead of him in 2021/22 was not.

Welbeck played 4 times from the beginning of the season to mid December, so we had Maupay and Trossard shoehorned in as a striker on occasions but if you feel Connolly deserved a place, we’ll just agree to differ. We were very short on strikers in the first half of the season imo. If we had signed a striker in the summer window Connolly would not have made the squad again just imo. There has never been anything desperate about anything Albion related from you

Are you sure you don’t work for the club in some capacity?

On another note it looks like the club have sorted Welbeck’s long term injury, he played a part and generally quite a big part in every game from 14 Jan to the end of the season

 

[Pondicherry]

Barnes has averaged 5 league goals a season over his 9 year spell as a striker at Burnley. He is 32 and has a recent drunk driving conviction. His main talent as a footballer is that he puts himself about a bit.

 

[Justice]

No, Barnes and Welbeck are worlds apart saying that I would probably rather he came on as sub than Connolly if it became that desperate again in the summer.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Barnes has averaged 5 league goals a season over his 9 year spell as a striker at Burnley. He is 32 and has a recent drunk driving conviction. His main talent as a footballer is that he puts himself about a bit.

I like to think that Glenn taught Ashley all about the 'dark arts' of football, but Glenn left before he had the chance to do the subtlety chapter

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

He’s good at penalties!!!

IF Mr Potter saw a place for him, I certainly wouldn’t object. I always rated him.

I think it’s a big if, though, and can’t see it happening.

 

[Barham's tash]

God I got wazzed off enough when Poyet played him AML so imagine how narked I’d be by him turning up as a relief CMD/LWB under Potter

 

[Guinness Boy]

While we're at it we could bring back Murray, Ulloa and Hemed.

 

[banjo]

His hairs not nice enough. A no from me n

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Massive asset to wherever he ends up with. If he's fit, he scores




Ashley Barnes

 

[Swansman]

32 year old injury prone drink driver with two non-penalty goals in two seasons. Its a no for me and more importantly its a no from any owner/director of football/manager working in the PL. He'll end up in a decent Championship club.

 

[Working class pride]

Would be an asset but another version of what we have in Maupay. Hard working, bring much to a side but not prolific (tho maybe if he had the chances we create he might just take them). Personally I think we need a player who will drift away from a defender and calmly place the ball where the keeper is not and in the net. A Lineker, a Greaves, a finisher. Can we afford one? Probably not.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I like to think that Glenn taught Ashley all about the 'dark arts' of football, but Glenn left before he had the chance to do the subtlety chapter

Just imagine how many goals we would 'of' had if we'd somehow kept that partnership together. We've never really done an upgrade on either player since

 

[LamieRobertson]

Just imagine how many goals we would 'of' had if we'd somehow kept that partnership together. We've never really done an upgrade on either player since

…and yet somehow we’ve just finished in our highest place ever with a record points total…amazing

 

[Swansman]

…and yet somehow we’ve just finished in our highest place ever with a record points total…amazing

Almost makes you believe that someone had a clue when they gave 42 caps to Danny Welbeck while (probably) never even contemplating about Barnes.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

No. I always loved AB and was really sorry to see him go at the time, but that ship has long sailed.

I'm happy with the memories of him, Murray and Wood at Withdean

(and no, I wouldn't want them back either).

This with bells on, was gutted when he left us but we have moved on. Not sure what he would offer us now!!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

…and yet somehow we’ve just finished in our highest place ever with a record points total…amazing

It's almost like the defence and midfield finally came to the realisation that technically they were allowed to score goals this season also

 

[Springal]

Just done a Ronaldo. Burnley 5-2 down, Kompany made a triple sub of which Barnes wasn’t one so he went off down the tunnel in the 77th minute

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Just done a Ronaldo. Burnley 5-2 down, Kompany made a triple sub of which Barnes wasn’t one so he went off down the tunnel in the 77th minute

Given he’s not the sharpest tool in the box he’s probably forgotten they are allowed 5 subs in The Championship.

 

[bluenitsuj]

Is he still rubbish

 

[beorhthelm]

Just done a Ronaldo. Burnley 5-2 down, Kompany made a triple sub of which Barnes wasn’t one so he went off down the tunnel in the 77th minute

started reading, thought he single handedly turn the game around. you meant the other side of Ronaldo