Question Will somebody come in for Barnard before Christmas?

[Ayrshire Blue]

his injury record isn't too bad - no major knee or ankle ops - nothing this year - if we let him go what does it say about our chairmans ambition ?

That's what used to be so annoying with his injuries, it was always silly little knocks that he could never seem to just run off.

 

[turkishm]

Goal scorers are gold dust, if his contract up next summer lets get a fee for him before he leaves on a free. If he finishes anywhere near top goalscorer in div 1 someone will be in for him, and we will get nought.

 

[RobM]

I'm just musing - if we got, say, £500,000 for Barny and got Dervitte for £200,000 and a decent left winger for £150,000 wouldn't that be good overall?

 

[Silencer]

I remember all the Barney knockers last season....glad he has proven a few people wrong.

Personally, I always maintained that a fit Barney would bag 20-22 in a season. Good on him, fingers crossed he stays on track.

I cant see many bids due to the fact of his injury record.....get him signed on though T&B pleeeeeease.

More exciting news is the possibility of a returning Dorian

 

[The Big Shrimp]

What exactly did happen to the Fred and Bailey cash?

I would guess it wasn't spent on replacements!!

 

[turkishm]

I'm just musing - if we got, say, £500,000 for Barny and got Dervitte for £200,000 and a decent left winger for £150,000 wouldn't that be good overall?

Yes, as long as 500,000 didnt disapear into Uncle Rons big black hole, where i think it would finish up, and then instead of where has the Eastwood money gone, it will i wonder what happend to the Barny money.

 

[Shrimper]

I'm just musing - if we got, say, £500,000 for Barny and got Dervitte for £200,000 and a decent left winger for £150,000 wouldn't that be good overall?

As easy as that sounds, that will never happen. It'd likely go towards the stadium into the "warchest" never to be seen. Would rather keep Barnard as well.

 

[Southendsleeper]

I remember all the Barney knockers last season....glad he has proven a few people wrong.

Yep remember it was only earlier this year we had
http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=48407

 

[weststander]

What exactly did happen to the Fred and Bailey cash?

Well £1 million of the Fred cash paid Peter clarkes wages whilst he was here ! The other half mill was spent on Revell, Walker, etc etc
As for the £350k we got for Bailey, well i think that it probably went on the day to day running of the club, it might have even been used to pay Dorian Dervitte's wages last year ?? Clutching at straws i know but then more likely than the conspiracy theorists ideas......

 

[shrimperton]

if tilly and ron have any sense a new contract will be offered on monday morning!!!!!

 

[Shoebury Blue]

Well based on the price of a goalscorer i wouldnt let him go at all, but definitely not for less than £500k. Without his goals we'd be in the bottom three and if he leaves in January we'd be stuffed...

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

I heard Swansea were interested in the summer. Get him tied down, like Barrett, Moussa and Macca. Goalscorers like him are priceless.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

if tilly and ron have any sense a new contract will be offered on monday morning!!!!!

But would Barnard sign it?

 

[Boreham Shrimper]

But would Barnard sign it?

I've had this argument several times with my dad over the last few months and I honestly think the answer is no. Why would he? He's in no hurry with the form he's in at the moment and he might as well wait around to see if he gets a better offer. Strikers like him are like gold dust and he (and his agent!) knows that we are not likely to be able to afford to bring in someone of his quality and in his form.

I'm not for a minute suggesting that Barney is money grabbing or anything like that but I just think it makes sound financial sense from his point of view to wait and see what happens.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Coca-Cola Football League One Top Scorers

BarnardSouthend10
RhodesHuddersfield8
BakerStockport7
BeckfordLeeds United7
EasterMK Dons7
ForsterBrighton7
JacksonGillingham7
LambertSouthampton7
HoltNorwich6
LallanaSouthampton6
LisbieColchester6
AbbottOldham5
BurtonCharlton5
HarrisMillwall5
JohnsonLeeds United5

He was awesome today !

As the transfer window doesn't open till Jan, I am going to say no.

 

[ian_the_girth]

how many goals has he scored for us now, approaching 30? in how many games?

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

how many goals has he scored for us now, approaching 30? in how many games?

According to the official site Barnard has started 55 games for us and come on 16 times as a sub. He has scored 32 goals.

 

[ian_the_girth]

According to the official site Barnard has started 55 games for us

how many goals?

 

[Uncle Leo]

31st June 2010 I would imagine

I would imagine not.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

how many goals?

32 goals I think.