A friend just told me we have John Barnes's son on our books, but I've not come across him before and can't find much from searching. Anyone know anymore about him? How he's getting on etc.?
Barnes has nearly a football team worth of kids but most are getting on to retirement age in football terms. I believe his youngest is called Alexander and is maybe around 15. No idea if he is a footballer though. Someone getting (very) confused with Aaron Barnes maybe?
Aaron Barnes is a hardworking lean talented athletic footballer who cannot be remotely related to the lump of lard that stole a living at the Valley.
I didn't think John Barnes was that bad for us
He was bad because he put in so little effort.....true he wasn't too bad but he could have and should have made a far bigger effort.....much like Haslebaink. That's why they were both a waste of space......just going through the motions.
Aaron Barnes is a hardworking lean talented athletic footballer who cannot be remotely related to the lump of lard that stole a living at the Valley.
That's funny because a bloke called Alan Curbishley - remember him? - says in his book that Barnes was absolute class from the minute he arrived to the minute he left.
Apologies but can't let this criticism of John Barnes when he played for us go unchecked. True, he was at the end of his career and hadn't been playing for Newcastle which is why he was loaned out, so agreed he wasn't as fit as he had been in his prime - however, to say he did nothing for us is not true.
My memory is that he would stand around the centre circle and spray the ball around to good effect, the best example West Ham away at Easter 99 where he orchestrated that crucial 1-0 win. His arrival concided with an upturn in form which meant we went into the last game of our first Prem season with a chance of staying up .
Aaron Barnes is a hardworking lean talented athletic footballer who cannot be remotely related to the lump of lard that stole a living at the Valley.
That's funny because a bloke called Alan Curbishley - remember him? - says in his book that Barnes was absolute class from the minute he arrived to the minute he left.
Barnes should have stayed at Charlton. Was learning from a very good manager in Alan Curbishley, and had never coached anywhere.
Instead, Celtic thought someone with absolutely no experience could manage them (which, when you think of it, is probably true), and when he lost that gig, he suddenly decided that he was in the big time, and could do whatever he wanted.
Now, has no career in football worth talking about.
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That's why they were both a waste of space......just going through the motions.
Clearly his legs had gone when he was with us - but did ok.
Still, what would he know, eh?
My memory is that he would stand around the centre circle and spray the ball around to good effect, the best example West Ham away at Easter 99 where he orchestrated that crucial 1-0 win. His arrival concided with an upturn in form which meant we went into the last game of our first Prem season with a chance of staying up .
Instead, Celtic thought someone with absolutely no experience could manage them (which, when you think of it, is probably true), and when he lost that gig, he suddenly decided that he was in the big time, and could do whatever he wanted.
Now, has no career in football worth talking about.