Vaj Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Really liked him on the right hand side. When he is out there he has good delivery but he floats a lot more which makes us more unpredictable. I always feel that we are too rigid at times with our wingers so it’s a welcome change Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 6 minutes ago, Vaj said: Really liked him on the right hand side. When he is out there he has good delivery but he floats a lot more which makes us more unpredictable. I always feel that we are too rigid at times with our wingers so it’s a welcome change He does well hopefully he can grow into that position next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Was very good today I thought. Love the movement he brings to that right side, and he tends to get more crosses in from there and his delivery is good. Wouldn't mind him starting there going forward at all either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 1 hour ago, Vaj said: Really liked him on the right hand side. When he is out there he has good delivery but he floats a lot more which makes us more unpredictable. I always feel that we are too rigid at times with our wingers so it’s a welcome change Noticeably more fluid in the forward areas today. Ramsey seemed to have some kind of free role. Wolte was deeper at times, then also ahead of Osula at others. Barnes pops up all over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaj Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 9 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: Noticeably more fluid in the forward areas today. Ramsey seemed to have some kind of free role. Wolte was deeper at times, then also ahead of Osula at others. Barnes pops up all over. It is something that has annoyed me quite a bit at times. Always feel like our striker is really isolated. It should be fluid in attack and then rigid in defence. As you say, much better today! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15846239/Aston-Villa-eye-summer-38m-Newcastle-star.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 30 minutes ago, KaKa said: https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15846239/Aston-Villa-eye-summer-38m-Newcastle-star.html Feels like a good time to flog him from a commercial standpoint. I’d happily let him go for the right price tbh but given the sheer volume of dogshit we have out wide and with Gordon chucking the towel in, we’ll likely have to keep him. He’s probably the only ‘keepable’ winger we have now sadly. It’s a shame though because it would be good business to chop him in now for a small profit given the PSR benefits and the fact he already cannot beat a man. Another years football in his legs will mean we’ll get a much lower fee if we sell him the following year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 13 minutes ago, Minhosa said: Feels like a good time to flog him from a commercial standpoint. I’d happily let him go for the right price tbh but given the sheer volume of dogshit we have out wide and with Gordon chucking the towel in, we’ll likely have to keep him. He’s probably the only ‘keepable’ winger we have now sadly. It’s a shame though because it would be good business to chop him in now for a small profit given the PSR benefits and the fact he already cannot beat a man. Another years football in his legs will mean we’ll get a much lower fee if we sell him the following year. Aye ideally you'd want to let go but we've got too much to do in this window as is. I think this is where those 3 windows of no activity really hurt us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Still can’t understand why he seems to be first on the chopping block for Howe but I imagine we’ll sell at that price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 1 minute ago, r0cafella said: Aye ideally you'd want to let go but we've got too much to do in this window as is. I think this is where those 3 windows of no activity really hurt us. Totally agree 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Just now, St1pe said: Still can’t understand why he seems to be first on the chopping block for Howe but I imagine we’ll sell at that price. I don’t think he is at all tbh. Just a media report of potential interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 At the same time, the thought of starting off the transfer windows with our only wingers being Elanga and Murphy is the stuff of absolute nightmares. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) Yeah, insane levels of incomings needed if we sell Barnes. A winger for each side at least, and at least one forward. At least one or two CMs. GK. Fullbacks for both sides, maybe a backup CB. Could be looking at 8+ players. I mean, I guess we need most of those even if we don’t sell Barnes Edited May 25 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 3 minutes ago, r0cafella said: At the same time, the thought of starting off the transfer windows with our only wingers being Elanga and Murphy is the stuff of absolute nightmares. Last summers business fucking us over now in shifting someone along for sound commercial reasons too. The impact feels never ending. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 18 minutes ago, Minhosa said: Last summers business fucking us over now in shifting someone along for sound commercial reasons too. The impact feels never ending. Absolutely, all of the issues aside hubris was probably one of the biggest issues last summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 1 hour ago, KaKa said: https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15846239/Aston-Villa-eye-summer-38m-Newcastle-star.html A proper Villa player, very predictable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Two years left on his contract. Good time to sell. Obviously him and Gordon leaving in the same window isn’t ideal, but hopefully we’re well prepared for this and can replace him well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) Unless there's serious plans for serious talented incomings we cannot sell Barnes, his goals might keep us up next season. Edited May 25 by Tiotes Witch Doctor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Cannot be getting rid of one of your most productive game winning players at a time when we need so many new players to settle in. I could honestly see it been a relegation season should we do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 7 minutes ago, Rafalove said: Two years left on his contract. Good time to sell. Obviously him and Gordon leaving in the same window isn’t ideal, but hopefully we’re well prepared for this and can replace him well. Unfortunately that's the only hard nosed way of looking at it. We have to look at our growth model, and the only way of doing it is by selling well. Don't blame the players or the club for this. The directive comes from how the SCR has been implemented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 If there is any truth to this, I’d expect Barnes to push for the move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: If there is any truth to this, I’d expect Barnes to push for the move. He'd be mental not to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I don't want him to leave. No guarantee Gordon's replacement hits the ground running and Barnes will easily hit 20 G/A next season. Cashing in on him is mental Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I like Barnes to be fair, would be disappointed if he left, he's one of our current players who you expect an end result from when in a goal-scoring opportunity and we lack those currently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 That'd be a tough one to take. Ideally we keep him as if we're looking overseas for a cheaper Gordon replacement, we're likely going to need him to start a fair few games while he settles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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