StriderHiryu 14,798 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October 26 minutes ago, fox_up_north said: It would be great to see him get a few games for the England squad, rather than become one of those players that gets a handful of games. If we do sell him, I'd really like it to be to a glamour club in Europe. I think that would add real prestige to the club and set a precedent - we only sell for big money to UCL teams. For now - glad to see him in the shirt and might actually watch an England game for the first time since the world cup. A lot of that will be on Harvey himself. If he consistently gets 10+ goals and assists a season then he will be right up there with the best wide forwards in Europe and will be banging on the door to start. Last season Raheem Sterling scored 20 goals with 17 goals and 10 assists the season prior to that. Jadon Sancho had 17 goals and 16 assists. So I don't think any player can complain about not getting a run when players who are putting up those sort of numbers are ahead of you. Barnes can get there though, and Sterling should be the ultimate example. He too struggled with composure for a long time, but eventually cracked it. Well deserved new contract and call up though, he's taken his chance when given to him in a way that Gray never did. A very likable person and player too! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gerrytaggart 1,605 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Southgate to play him as defencive center mid. Good luck Harvey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom12345 898 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October (edited) 2 hours ago, Adster said: So what, though? At this moment in time, in order for us to be sustainable, it has to happen. Selling Maguire, Chilwell, Kante, Drinkwater etc 1 each per season hasn't particularly stalled our growth as a club has it? I'd argue it's gone pretty well so far. With a clever scouting team and our new world-class facilities, we're slowly building into a club that'll be able to get the most out of players potential and growth, and may be ever be able to keep our top talent at the club for longer. Hopefully Barnes and Chilwell, Hamza, young Thomas, etc are reminders of that the club needs to continue to focus on youth development. We have done well so far and in order for our club to compete and to sustain our model we need to keep faith in our young players and the youth system. We are still a long way off to change to a buy developed players model to properly compete with the likes of Man Utd and Man City. We need to save a few spots in the first team squad for our next Barnes - hopefully young Thomas and Dewsbury-Hall can be next up. I also rate Hirst and am pretty excited about Leshabela. Edited 1 October by Tom12345 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mozartfox 4,741 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Great opportunity for a Chelsea/Chilwell tap up. Congrats Harvey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom12345 898 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Just now, Tom12345 said: Hopefully Barnes and Chilwell, Hamza, young Thomas, etc are reminders of that the club needs to continue to focus on youth development. We have done well so far and in order for our club to compete and to sustain our model we need to keep faith in our young players and the youth system. We are still a long way off to change to a buy developed players model to properly compete with the likes of Man Utd and Man City. We need to save a few spots in the first team squad for our next Barnes - hopefully young Thomas and Dewsbury-Hall can be next up. I also rate Hirst and am pretty excited about Leshabela. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Foxxed 3,810 Posted 1 October Popular Post Report Share Posted 1 October Poor bastard. He thought he was rid of Chilwell refusing to pass 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col city fan 10,799 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Completely deserved Just don’t get injured Harvey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grebfromgrebland 2,013 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Barnes is only in because Greenwood is out and there' 3 games in a week. I'd be surprised if he gets many minutes but what he has got in his favour is that he is already part of the England set up through the age groups and was even player of the tournament once. Gareth loves players who have come through the ranks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murphy 6,165 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Brilliant news. I'm really pleased for him. I've lost count of the times I've defended him from his myopic detractors. He was always going to be a special player. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrentFox 2,631 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Fabulous news. So hope rhis can be his catalyst for aBother step-change. Maybe this will be the self-belief fillip he needs to be what he is capable of being? 🤷♂️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Poznan34 878 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Great to have Leicestershire representation in the national team 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoopla10 48 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Congratulations to the lad. He's got tons of potential and I fully believe he'll be world class in future. I hope he feeds off the confidence shown in him. That all being said, given teams have games stacked on top of each other, in the middle of a pandemic, is this really a good time for some useless national game run by an absolutely useless manager? And sure players should take responsibility for themselves but I don't trust the national coaching staff or Southgate to deal with these players with the same due care and diligence that their clubs do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgfualol 9,992 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October Really pleased for him. But someone please don't let Southgate ruin him. Back to enduring horrific Southgate-ball with the hopes a Leicester player comes off the bench it is. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheLittleBigMan 889 Posted 1 October Report Share Posted 1 October (edited) He will be absolutely made up. Can see him really taking the shackles off and going for it given the right opportunity (depending on game time and tactics). In the opening games it feels like he's had an extra edge to his play, like he sees this season as a big one for his developing career. I cannot wait to see what he can do. Edited 1 October by TheLittleBigMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussie-fox 71 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October I always knew he'd get there one day but not untill he'd improved his finishing in front of goal. He's as an exciting player we've ever had and we should be so proud to have him in our team Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshall Cockney Fox 732 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October I think it's too early myself. Much the same as when Madders go his last year. I think caps should be handed out on persistant quality performances. But Eng toss them out willy nilly. Don't get me wrong, Harvey is going to be the DBs. But I'd rather he be capped when he's more rounded. His confidence is sky high and he has the emotional resilience to cope with the fall out of Southgate messing him around. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gwyn 322 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 19 hours ago, Babylon said: Not much, Southgate will probably play him at right back or something. Good point that @Babylon Barnes seems like a confidence type player and if Southgate stifles his attacking threats by making him play out of position he may loose the form he's had all season and take a few games to recover. Personally I think these international games are a waste of time, too much disruption to the season, I hope we can just go back to the world cup and be done with it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaqo88 127 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 50 minutes ago, Marshall Cockney Fox said: I think it's too early myself. Much the same as when Madders go his last year. I think caps should be handed out on persistant quality performances. But Eng toss them out willy nilly. Don't get me wrong, Harvey is going to be the DBs. But I'd rather he be capped when he's more rounded. His confidence is sky high and he has the emotional resilience to cope with the fall out of Southgate messing him around. I do agree with this but It’s a double edged sword because then you can become stuck with the same old crowd in the squad even if they underperform. I would rather exciting players with potential like Barnes than the same old crew like Alli, Dier, Walker etc that always seem to stink out the place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stadt 12,464 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October I’m absolutely delighted with this, love him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chrysalis 776 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 17 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: New contract too! Club knows whats coming, will it be enough to fend off the tappers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrsJohnMurphy 1,236 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October The baggies love him http://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=22024.650 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shailen 1,572 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 5 hours ago, MrsJohnMurphy said: The baggies love him http://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=22024.650 Comparison to Bale in terms of pace and power on there. Crickey. We've got some player here and when he improves his game in the final third he will be up there with the Sterling's, Salah's, of this league imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sampson 2,698 Posted 3 October Report Share Posted 3 October 6 hours ago, MrsJohnMurphy said: The baggies love him http://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=22024.650 Same with the Barnsley fans. http://barnsleyfc.org.uk/threads/congratulations-to-harvey-barnes.295833/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StanSP 22,689 Posted 5 October Report Share Posted 5 October Sancho delayed arrival. Sterling out of all games. I reckon Harvey sees some minutes on Thursday against Wales. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy_Bear 1,720 Posted 5 October Report Share Posted 5 October Sterling out of the squad injured and Sancho, Chilwell and Abraham told not to bother for breaching Corona guidelines. Barnes MUST be in for a start. That's two wingers out the squad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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