Holloway Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 5 minutes ago, Fak said: What did you make of John Barnes' contribution for us? EDIT: And Stuart Pearce's? Barnes showed glimpses of his talent, but at about 16 clem he was up against it Liked Pearce, on the decline but his leadership qualities were evident, good for the young uns I felt at the time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 1 hour ago, Holloway said: Barnes showed glimpses of his talent, but at about 16 clem he was up against it Liked Pearce, on the decline but his leadership qualities were evident, good for the young uns I felt at the time Barnes was great for us and that's speaking as someone that often thought he was overrated for Liverpool and England. Owed us nothing when he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 2 minutes ago, madras said: Barnes was great for us and that's speaking as someone that often thought he was overrated for Liverpool and England. Owed us nothing when he left. Great? Howay man he was on holiday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 1 minute ago, Holloway said: Great? Howay man he was on holiday This He was about two stone overweight if memory serves correct. And Ian Rush basically on his zimmer up top. What a strange time in the clubs history that was😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 Barnes was pointless for us. I can’t remember any meaningful contributions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 Just now, Holloway said: Great? Howay man he was on holiday On a free with Shearer and Asprilla out, played wide and as a CF. Didn't have the legs of when he was younger but adapted his game for it and was as much a leader as Pearce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 2 minutes ago, madras said: On a free with Shearer and Asprilla out, played wide and as a CF. Didn't have the legs of when he was younger but adapted his game for it and was as much a leader as Pearce. I can’t even remember a single goal he scored for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 2 minutes ago, Shearergol said: Barnes was pointless for us. I can’t remember any meaningful contributions Started V Barcelona 3-2. Our top league scorer that season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbel1 Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 Might be my memory playing tricks on me but I'm sure Barnes was joint top scorer one season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 Just now, madras said: Started V Barcelona 3-2. Our top league scorer that season. With 6. And I can’t remember any of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 1 minute ago, Shearergol said: With 6. And I can’t remember any of them Good goals at West Ham and Bolton. Both YTable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 18 minutes ago, madras said: On a free with Shearer and Asprilla out, played wide and as a CF. Didn't have the legs of when he was younger but adapted his game for it and was as much a leader as Pearce. What, down to MacDonalds after the match Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 14 minutes ago, madras said: Good goals at West Ham and Bolton. Both YTable. Scored in the CL against Kiev too (with Pearce getting the other). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 2 minutes ago, Holloway said: What, down to MacDonalds after the match Pearce wasn't what he had been two or three years before either. They both came in and done decent jobs for us. Not like Rush or John Bailey, Kenny Sansom, others we-ve had at the end of their careers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted July 11, 2025 Share Posted July 11, 2025 13 minutes ago, madras said: Pearce wasn't what he had been two or three years before either. They both came in and done decent jobs for us. Not like Rush or John Bailey, Kenny Sansom, others we-ve had at the end of their careers. Barnes' talent nicked those few moments, very much like Kluivert as a comparison. As a pro, he was a bloated stroller,with a little bullet heed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki679 Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 Remember Barnes scoring a quality header for us. Can't remember who it was against but it was an absolute bullet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begbie Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 (edited) On 11/07/2025 at 23:36, madras said: Barnes was great for us and that's speaking as someone that often thought he was overrated for Liverpool and England. Owed us nothing when he left. First time ive heard anyone using Great about Newcastle J. Barnes 🤣 From wiki: "Pearce has since stated in his autobiography, Psycho, that he felt Barnes was overweight by the time he joined Newcastle and that both Barnes and Rush had less desire than himself to win at that stage in their careers as they had already won everything, and that they could have had more of an edge to them" He also sound like someone leading by example.. 🤣 Edited July 14, 2025 by Begbie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 (edited) When I remember John Barnes playing for us, the overriding memory for me is that if it wasn't for him, we would have been relegated that season. I can't say that I can remember an individual moment of his but just that his overall contribution was invaluable. Edited July 12, 2025 by Robster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 Barnes dragged us through some games when without him we would have lost. We didn’t have loads of points to play with so if we hadn’t won those games especially when Shearer was injured who knows where we would have been. Class goal away at West Ham and a great performance in a target man type role at home to Southampton spring to mind. It might be in Shay’s book where he says he wouldn’t do the warm up he’d just be in the ice bath Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 9 hours ago, Shearergol said: Barnes was pointless for us. I can’t remember any meaningful contributions He was our top scorer one season. Criminal what Daglish did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 9 hours ago, Shearergol said: With 6. And I can’t remember any of them Barnes scored a corker away to West Ham - I think opening day of the season; I was there (and can be see in The Mag match report photo should anyone have an old copy!). He wasn’t terrible from memory. Pearce was an excellent signing - he got another England cap after he left. We signed Gary Speed to replace Barnes on the LW, and an over-the-hill Barnes was still better than Speed on the left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 9 hours ago, Shearergol said: I can’t even remember a single goal he scored for us Sweet curler away at West Ham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 1 hour ago, The Fountain said: He was our top scorer one season. Criminal what Daglish did. Dalglish had to polish a turd that season. Shame he chose to use a chainsaw to do it. He did gave us Solano though, and Speed...pity Speed didnt really come good till 2 seasons later Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 Proven pl scorer, and free. Get him signed up...DCL will need some company on the physio bench Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted July 12, 2025 Share Posted July 12, 2025 1 hour ago, TheBrownBottle said: Barnes scored a corker away to West Ham - I think opening day of the season; I was there (and can be see in The Mag match report photo should anyone have an old copy!). He wasn’t terrible from memory. Pearce was an excellent signing - he got another England cap after he left. We signed Gary Speed to replace Barnes on the LW, and an over-the-hill Barnes was still better than Speed on the left. Outside of the box with the outside of his left peg - majestic goal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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