Ashley Barnes

[Simon Morgan]

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Sorry, just thought we should have another thread about Ashley Barnes? He's shit isn't he. Or amazing. Or possibly neither.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Well hes now on the way to redeeming himself, can say that

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

Nothing wrong with Barnesy. Two goals.

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

Pleased for him, remembered his shooting boots today, hope this continues 'cos he knows where the goal is.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Now he knows where the goal is again, he can take it to Doncaster next week !!

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

There will still be certain members of NSC who will still somehow find fault with Barnes today. Give it an hour or 2 for peeps to get home and watch the binfest begin!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Rubbish, League 1 standard. Oh shit, you've just given the moaners a scrap to feed on.

 

[TopCorner]

Played well today!!

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

He's still a young lad learning his trade. I think he is becoming quite adaptable in a more midfield attacking type of role.Unfair to knock him.

TNBA

TTF

 

[WhingForPresident]

Will do wonders for his confidence netting a brace today.

 

[Seagull kimchi]

BBC said his first goal was fantastic! Beautiful to hear.

 

[SeagullinExile]

He is quality, as said before, he's young and still learning...

30 league goals in 80 matches...21 of these appearances as a sub...not a bad return if you ask me.

 

[Pevenseagull]

this season:

With Barnes starting W14 D9 L6 average points 1.76 (48%win, 21%loss)
Without Barnes starting W3 D2 L6 average points 1.00 (27%win, 55%loss)

includes cup games as 'points'

obviously not enough data to be statistically significant but good ammunition against the moaners

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

thought Barnes was poor today but he scored 2 great goals.i am not in the barnes slagging of camp,just saw it like that today.

 

[Mellotron]

Barnes generally played well today, the witchhunt when he made his FIRST mistake of the game was embarrassing, some people have genuinely got an agenda against the lad. He soon shut up the twats in our crowd with two really well taken goals.

 

[Triggaaar]

We could have won today if it wasn't for Barnes.

 

[Ken Newbury]

thought Barnes was poor today but he scored 2 great goals.i am not in the barnes slagging of camp,just saw it like that today.

Utter rubbish, if you thought Barnes was poor today you must have been looking somewhere other than the pitch during the first half; I thought his first half performance today was probably the best he has ever played for us. Yes he faded slightly with a couple of misplaced passes in the second half - but he wasn't alone in doing that - and his two goals make up for that.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

He had an awful start to the second half, everyone near me was saying he should be subbed but his first goal was sheer class and he played a brilliant ball to CMS.

 

[Seagull kimchi]

We could have won today if it wasn't for Barnes.

 

[murraymints4brighton]

There doesnt seem to be many people in the middle with Barnes. He's either shit or amazing. In my opinion he is neither. He is a good player on paper. The stats show that your going to get goals out of him. I am happy with that. Im happy with Barnes tapping them in or applying good finishes like today and playing through the middle so he can do that. However he does not...

For the first time in a number of games Barnes got himself into the more central striking places and thus finished up with two good STRIKERS goals. Why Gus puts him on the right or left I do not know! He serves absolutely no purpose in the position. Yes, yes he does defend well at times. For a striker. so did Glenn Murray. But I can name countless times in the game were the ball came to Barnes in an advanced wingers position and he had absolutely no clue what to do with it. He tried a stepover and did a Heskey. Passed the ball out of play twice and failed on countless occasions to offer any tenacity in attacking from that left flank. However he moves in centre and scores twice.

Gus should have him upfront with CMS. Dont station him out on the left he could defend from there but for christ sake he's a goal poacher not a left sided midfielder.